some of my maine smallie pics

[Cyork]

I used to have a ton on my camera but I foolishly deleted them all save 1 (see below )

That one is of a fish that I think was pretty nice.  The perspective is kinda weird with my forearm jutting out (I usually fish solo, so I have to hold the fish and the camera lol).  I used to catch a lot of ones like that from my "secret spot" (undisclosed river in western Maine).  

Here are some other ones of fish taken more recently from the Machias river which is literally like 200 feet from my front door.  The Machias River fish are not as big as the ones from the "other" river (usually between 12-17 inches) but they're still decent I guess.  Better than nothing lol  

I'll continue to post more pics in this thread later on.  

My "secret spot" is in the androscoggin river, long thought to be too polluted to sustain a healthy fishery (It used to be one of the most polluted rivers in north america) it has cleaned up well and now it has eclipsed the penobscot as the best bass river in Maine and is also one of the best smallmouth rivers in the east.  There are spots where you can literally sit and catch 2-4 lb fish all day.  There is tons of great structure and although it is labeled as a "popular" fishing spot I never saw anyone fishing the same water as me.  The trout fishery is nice in the upper reaches as well, the Maine state record rainbow trout was pulled from the androscoggin.

[NewScreenNameAdvised]

Man, that is a beautiful, healthy fish.  Good job, thanks for sharing!

[thefishingone]

Hey the Androscoggin is 15ft behind my house! But I don't fish in there.  

[S I G M A]

Beautiful fish

[Cyork]

Hey the Androscoggin is 15ft behind my house! But I don't fish in there.  

Lol you're missing out.  Supposedly someone put pike in the androscoggin (or they somehow got in there from Sabattus Pond :).  

[KevO]

Hey the Androscoggin is 15ft behind my house! But I don't fish in there.

Looks like your missing out!