Maine *Not* Striped Bass on the Fly

While fishing our way up the coast on our first day, Noah and I didn't just target striped bass. We came to Maine for new species and we were going to seek new species. In each spot we fished for stripers we devoted some time to seeking other things. Since it didn't really blend well into the previous post but all occurred at the same time, this post with a somewhat stupid title exists. Unfortunately, this didn't yield new species. But it did yield some colorful fish. In our first spot, it was spotlighting micros at night. The targets were rock gunnels and grubbies. Noah and I both caught some very colored up mummichogs, but nothing new. We did see both targets, but not while we had the right gear. Isn't that how it always goes?

Fundulus heteroclitus

On our second day we hit a specific dock spot where we'd found a ton of bergalls last year. They were there again, and I suspect some other species were as well as I had a handful of very distinctly not-bergall-like pickups. This was unique structure compared to what I typically fish bergalls in southern New England. It was this interesting sparse grass-like weed I don't know the name of, reaching from the bottom to five or more feet up the water column. It was a cunner pasture. What the attraction of the spot was I do not know. There was similar structure all over that just didn't have fish on it.

Tautogolabrus adspersus

Maine had already given us a handful of beautiful species, but nothing we hadn't tangled with before. As we headed further and further north, though, things could only get more interesting.
Until next time.
Fish for the love of fish.
Fish for the love of places fish live,
Fish for you.

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