Fishing in Maine

Jeff Holmes with the winning fish

FISHING

Long Lake Camps is located in the middle of a huge water system. Right from our dock, you can go into Long Lake (595 acres) which connects to Big Lake (17,792 acres), Lewey lake, the Grand Falls Flowage (12,691 acres) and St. Croix River. Also note that there are not a lot of other boats in this area to disturb your fishing. Additionally, there are numerous small lakes and ponds within a short drive from camp...West Grand Lake (14,340 acres), Clifford Lake (954 acres), Pocomoonshine Lake (2,464 acres), Crawford Lake (1,677 acres). Grand Lake Stream, reknown for its landlocked salmon is only a 30 minute drive.

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Fishing 2007

All the fish pictured were caught during the 2007 season

11 yr old Mike with 2 beauties Robin with a 20+ incher Jim with a beauty

All guests above were guided by Steve

Steve A. with a hog	Eddie with a great looking fish
Matt with a whopper	Don with a nice fish
Bob with a September smallmouth	Denise with a nice one

Sam with a lunker

Smallmouth Bass

Jeff H. with another big fish

This area has some of the best smallie fishing you will find anywhere. From the middle of May until mid-July it is not unusual to catch and release 100 bass in the watershed here. The fishing then slows down a bit but you can still catch some nice size bass and have a great time. In September, fishing becomes fast once again, usually in the first couple of weeks.

The average smallie is about 2 pounds but you will find the 3 to 4 pounder not that unusual. Of course, we have our big fish stories with some over 6 pounds.

Largemouth Bass

Crawford and Pocomoonshine can provide outstanding largemouth bass fishing. The fish average 3 pounds but can go as high as 8 pounds and can be caught for our entire season. There is also good smallmouth fishing.

Landlocked Salmon

The waters from West Grand and Big Lake watersheds drain down through a relatively narrow channel near the east end of Long Lake. It is through these narrows, just in front of Long Lake camps, that significant number of landlocked salmon pass each May. During September and October, as the waters cool, salmon once again journey through the Long Lake narrows and the spectacular fall foliage makes this a truly special fishing experience.

Grand Lake Stream offers river fishing for landlocked salmon as well as brook trout. From the third week of May through June, two to three pound salmon are common. This is a dam controlled area and fly fishing only.

Our facilities in Maine

Our Facilities

At Long Lake, we have our own boat launch and docking facilities with electricity. You may bring your own boat or rent one of our boats--14 - 15 foot aluminum with 8 horsepower motors.

Also note that we sell non-resident fishing licenses.

Guides

Steve preparing shore lunch

Our traditional Maine guided trips can be a great experience. This experience not only offers fishing our lake and different lakes that surround us, our guides can teach and show you some tactics on getting more and bigger fish!

A great part of our guided trips is the shore side dinner that proves to be a highlight here at Long Lake Camps. Our camp provides one of the best shore side dinners with some quality guides who know how to cook. The meals offer steaks, ribs, chicken, ham steaks, hamburgers, and lobsters as our main course. With the main course we provide potatoes, onions, carrots, and much more. Finally, we provide homemade desserts which include cookies, brownies and pie, as well as, a few secret surprises. There is nothing like enjoying a great day of fishing with a meal cooked over an open fire, and experiencing some of the most memorable scenery found in the Northeast.

Throughout the area here, you may see eagles, moose, loons, and many species of water fowl. Your guide will try to tailor your trip to what you want to do. The type of fishing whether you like fly fishing, spin casting, or bait fishing is all possible depending on local conditions and weather. Your guide will try and bring you to where the fish are working and give you the best chance of landing that trophy!

Our guides can take two people per guide in a grand laker canoe, powered with an outboard motor. The canoes have been used by guides since the early 1900 and provides an opportunity "to step back into time" when the world was at a much slower place.

I highly recommend to everyone, even if you have been coming to the north country for years, to experience a guided trip first hand and catch the true feeling on what our area really has to offer.

Fishing Season

Smallmouth Bass/Landlocked Salmon
Ice out to September 30
October 1 - November 30 is catch & release

Grand Lake Stream (Fly Fishing Only)
4/1 - 9/30; 10/1 -10/20 (Catch and release)

Steve with a Trophy!!

Long Lake Camps

PO Box 817
Princeton Maine 04668
Telephone: (207)796-2051