Long Lake Trip

We'd heard a lot of stories about the giant landlocked salmon in Long Lake, situated at the very top of Maine. The lodge owner I spoke with a few months back said they hadn't caught any "big" salmon this fall, but plenty of "mediums," which to him meant 5 to 7 pounds (!!!)  Needless to say, we were pretty psyched to have three days to fish.

Unfortunately, three fishermen (not in our party) went through thin ice the first day we were fishing. It made the news in Bangor and Portand that night, and several people called to make sure our crew was OK. Here's the story from the Bangor Daily: Ice Fishermen Fall Through Thin Ice on Long Lake

Fishing with Tim Jackson (Jack Traps, INC) and Bob Foster, an old-school fisherman who used to fish with Tim's dad, we managed to land 16 salmon in three days. We didn't find the big fish - but caught several between 2-3.5 pounds, the biggest of which we brought back to the cabin for dinner! Our interview with Bob went well - we had great lighting and a beautiful ice shack in the background. Also - Dan caught his first salmon through the ice!

We captured some amazing underwater shots - shots that have never been done, shots that we've talked about for years now. These we'll save for the film!

Below are a few pictures from the trip.

Snowstorm

Salmon with hook-jaw, 3.5lbs 

What happens when the power auger jams up? Time to break out the chisel...