Day of Fishing

We fished and gave a good effort. Isaac ended up getting a small chub with a worm we dug up out of a pile of dirt by hand (personal note: next time bring shovel for worms or buy worms a head of time). Aside from that trying surface lures, little cleos, flyfishing with streamers and emergent blue-wing olives, but nothing could interest the bass or any other lurking fish waiting in the shadows. The Mattawamkeag River is truly a sight. There are large cliffs that run along the edges of it near the campground. Then there is a good size falls farther down the road. With plenty of places to stop and fish with walk-in trails, it is quite the place to visit. I'll be going back in July if I can help it. Here are some much anticipated pictures of the trip which gives you a few backgrounds and also a small sampling of what wildlife can be found there.

A deer right was found munching on some leaves on the way out of the campground. It didn't seem to mind us at all. We stayed in the car so we wouldn't startle it much.

I believe this is called little Gordon brook. Isaac caught the chub here. It looked like a possible trout hiding spot.











A snapper that we almost tripped over when coming down to fish at the river at the campground. It looked like it was laying eggs because the ground was dug all up around it.









At the end of the day Isaac finally couldn't keep himself awake. After a 4:30-4:45ish wake-up call, this is the end result after a day of fishing.











I took the camera and made a short video of our campsite...unfortunately I'm having a little trouble with it for now. Blogger has been 'processing' for about 2 days...rigggggggggght. I will post later, perhaps through youtube then posting a link here.

Morning comes early

Isaac was up around 4:30 or 5:00 and kept trying to get me up until
around 6:45 I capitulated. We made an attempt to catch some morning fish by the beach but it wasn't meant to be. All is not lost though.
We saw a good size snapping turtle likely laying eggs in the sand.
I'll post photos later. Meanwhile we've had breakfast and packed up
camp to head down river in search of the mighty bass.

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Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park

Isaac and I rolled in around 9:30PM and to my surprise this is a nice little campground. I thought it was more of a place like Elsmore Landing on Pecompass lake. Not that it isn't nice but it has a more rough appeal to it. They have electricity and running water here. Catch my drift? :). Isaac is still awake, full of excitement because this is his first time in a tent. I suppose he's been in the grandparent's camper, but that's not REAL camping. ;)

We'll go fishing tomorrow and maybe wander around the campground.
Apparently they have a playground, and I think showers, another thing I didn't expect. The staff are very friendly and thought they recognized me from last year, but it was likely my brother as I have not been here for a long time. I don't think I've ever camped here. Oh, and a bonus is they give you muffins at checkin. What a kick. Big blueberry muffins. They'll go great with cereal and donuts we brought...probably healthier too. Time to finish with a little
reading and then sleep. Isaac has finally settled down and I think he's asleep but will likely be up tomorrow early.

Another day goes by

Packing up after another night of attempted fishing. I'll save you
the suspense, no fish. But a good day. Great weather and a fun trip
to check out Cabelas' new store was part of the highlights. Tomorrow
is the last day so I hope we can find where the stripers are hiding.
We fished at parsons beach tonight on the outgoing tide. And now I
need my beauty sleep. Oh. I tested out my new loose fit waders from
LL Beans as well tonight. No leaks! :)

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Good Morning

We are up and about at last. I'm not sure which beach we'll be going to, but some of us are taking advantage of the hot tubs at this campground (camping is so rough sometimes).