Fishing in Maine - Jetty Fishing for Stripers
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2020
- **I mention catching my biggest striper ever in the outro of this video. I must have accidentally deleted the clip, unfortunately.
Date: 7/27/20
Location: Portland, ME
On our way north, we took a pit stop in Portland, ME. I decided to try my had at some salt water fishing, but this is not my game. I was honestly stoked to get bites. Hope you enjoy the video, and stay tuned for more videos from Maine and New Hampshire! - Sport
Hey great times,looking forward to the next bite. Enjoy your time there its a beautiful state. There's some awesome BASS FISHIN up there. Thanks for the time well.spent. tightlines buddy goodluck
We were actually up there a couple of weeks ago, just a little behind on my uploading. It really is a beautiful state, I wish i could have spent a month up there lol. Did some creek smallmouth fishing for the next video, so stay tuned! Glad you liked this one!
That's a solid beginning to the trip! Looking forward to seeing the rest of it.
I was pleasantly surprised to get any bites at all, saltwater is definitely not my game haha Last time I was in Portland I tried the same jetty and didnt even see a fish. Smallies are next, should post that video tomorrow as long as all goes well.
@@SCOutdoorsProductions Strippers are fun to catch at any size, particularly with the rod you were using. One of my goals for the coming months is to do more saltwater fishing. I had an ocean kayak within my grasp until a huge vet bill, new flooring and airplane insurance came due. I'll be chasing smallies on either the Codo or Conewago Creek Monday evening. I need to tie up some flies!
@@earthsciteach I would love to get a kayak out in the bay or something some time. Sounds awesome! Good luck chasing the smallies, I'll be doing the same near Philly sometime this weekend!
you stated your opening shot was Portland, it is South Portland maine, Fort Prebble and the campus of the vocational college. I went to school there and worked for the Fire Dept in the city
Came here to say that, south Portland is a completely different city. But hey Portland headlight is in cape Elizabeth
Great video man, I live up in maine and I’ve never been striper fishing before.. this video made me want to. Think I’ll get out some time this week
Hey, if I can do it then you can too haha. This was my first time ever fishing for stripers. Good luck if you give it a shot!
@@SCOutdoorsProductions appreciate it buddy, I’ll let you know how it goes
@@bigal5963 the stripers are hitting hard from popham to reid state park..was getting 35'' - 7 of them on the turning high tide with clams.. high/low rig, even got a double
@@mainegreengrower4209 wow! Thanks bud, I’ll check em out
7.5 inch slug-go with a 5/0 weighted swimbait hook. That's all I use for striped bass generally. I will use a 1/2oz or 1oz bucktail jig with a 4in paddletail trailer on occasion.
Solid fish man! Tight lines
Thanks man!
There's quite a bit of different fish in these waters. It's a lot to learn for sure. But I see people come from away every summer and they're clueless and don't catch anything. At least you hooked up!
It is definitley not my typical style of fishing so i was appreciative of any kind of action lol salt water is not my game but it was a blast out there
those paddletail swimbaits are never a bad bet. color isn't a huge deal when you're in coastal new england water and it's deep enough. those mackerel pattern jigs will catch fish when there are no mackerel around. i run bone for my most of my topwaters, but 10-15 feet down it's pretty dark anyway, and 50 feet down it's basically pitch black and color matters less and less. the key when you're jigging is having the proper weight and profile to be able to get down to the bottom and get your action. just a matter of the wind, current, distance, line thickness, etc. trial and error. the most important thing is knowing where the bottom is. throw topwaters to start at dusk and dawn or during the daytime if there are storms. these are your rangefinders, your announcement that there is action on an otherwise empty body of water. spooks for finesse and current, pencils for bigger bait, deeper water, longer casts, and wind. jig during the day if there's sun, and at night you want to fish the water column. sp minnow is the best place to start at night when you fish stripers. find some decent current, reel in your slack, and twitch the plug over structure.
i went to that spot but didn't really get any luck
nice vid, the hook sets came in really nice! Ever use bait?
Thanks! Jetty fishing and saltwater in general is pretty foreign to me. I just happened to be in the area for one day, so I just tried with what I had. I hear bait works really well of course. I'm definitely more of an inland trout and bass guy lol
Aren't you not supposed to lip them?
I wonder if top water rapala would have worked?
It could have! I was a little limited on what I had as far as lures. This was more of a trout/salmon trip to northern Maine, but we stopped here for a day.
What time of year is best?
Im no expert at all, ive only done this twice but both times were early September. Seems like end of spring and early fall are the best from what i read at least
this is a different fishing video, wich is cool. try using about 3 inch eels for bait. the stripers love them.
I thought about going with live bait, but honestly didnt even think we would find fish haha. We only fished for about 2 hours the first day. After seeing some of the big ones, I had to get up early the next day and get another couple hours in before we left the area. Glad you liked the video!
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What is that fort looking building?
It's called Fort Preble. I dont know much about it, but I remember reading that it was active during the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Kind of cool!
@@SCOutdoorsProductions thanks for getting back to me. It looked familiar but couldn't place it. I'm in the midcoast area
@@TrixieM712 No problem. I'm actually not from the area, but I've been as far north as Barr Harbor. Lots of cool stuff up that way.
@@SCOutdoorsProductions i have a camp up that way. We moved up here 2004 from Jersey.
@@TrixieM712 Nice! I'm down in PA. Did some camping near Baxter State Park last summer. I swear I could spend a few months up there.
Try Saco jetty in late June to August.....LOADED
If I get up there again I'll have to check it out. If I lived in the area I might have to switch to Salt water haha
Just wondering what’s the location if u don’t mind because I want to take my dad and my little brother fishing for striper when the season comes this year I hope you can help me out would love to catch my first striper(also when do u recommend fishing for them?)
For the life of me I can't remember what its called, but I know its a jetty in Portland, Me. South Portland i think. Im not from the area, but I've been there twice. Both times I had success. I'm far from a good striper fisherman lol. This was in July and the other time was labor day,, so I'm thinking mid to late summer is a good time to try. Good luck!
@@SCOutdoorsProductions ok thank you bro I will try maybe in July and I will try to use the same mackerel swimbait thank you
@@kingofjits1118 that worked really well for me. I bought it at bass pro shops i believe, but im sure you can find it elsewhere too
@@SCOutdoorsProductions ok bro thank you just one last question do u think I can catch any species of fish at that spot right now? And if so what do u think will work? Thank so much
@@kingofjits1118 I've only ever seen stripers and mackerel there. So I would say definitely those two. Heard that spoons work well for mackerel. Not much of a salt water guy, but im sure there are other species there as well.
the reason you lost that one is because you're pulling your rod straight up to take it out of the water. you want lower the rod and pull sideways.
Much appreciated! Definitley more of a small stream trout guy, so expirience is a little limited here lol
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Great place. Hope to be there soon for a more permanent vacation 🤫😎
Vacation from Portland to Wells. As a child, went deep sea fishing in Nova Scotia (cape sable). Love everything about it and the ocean.
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Oh yeah there's also mackerel
I saw some chasing me in, but never got one to take. Not much of a saltwater guy so would have been cool to check them off the list.
where is this place? what time was the best? morning or evening?
This was in South Portland, Maine. I was just passing through so definitely not familiar with the area. The bite seemed to be the best early morning though.
German subs cruised between the islands in Casio bau so the military ran nets and caught several…ww2
Really cool info! Love the history behind some of these fishing spots. Thanks for commenting!