The other night while looking at some old photos I came across these. They were of a trip to Maine back in 1999. They were taken with 35mm film so the quality may be some what poor. In the first photo is the road above Little Kennebago Lake. The road follows the Kennebago River and ends on the Canadian border. We fished both the lake and the river.
This is the inlet at Little Kennebago. You can see rise circles in the foreground. In the background moose can be seen feeding. Moose are a very common sight here. Further up the road we had one in the road that refused to move. But constant horn blowing made him change is route.
This is a landlocked salmon taken from the lake. The salmon took a 9/3 streamer. It was estimated to be 21 inches, and was a reel screamer. It was taken back to camp, grilled, and graciously enjoyed.
A wild brook trout also taken on a streamer. It was caught and released from the river above Little Kennebago Lake.
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I'm a sucker for old photo's. I enjoyed these very much.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan. It's amazing how good we thought those old film pictures were.
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It's nice viewing them. Sometimes you say to yourself "why did I ever take that"
Howard,
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Very true. I have some old Polaroids that are doozys.
Alan
ReplyDeleteOld photo can bring back such great memories, as I found out when working on my family tree--thanks for sharing
Bill Trussell,
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They seem to bring back that exact moment in time.
Hey there Brk Trt,
ReplyDeleteAnother great post!! Speaking of the Kennebago lake & river. One of my favorite dry flies is the kennebago wulff flies. It resembles others, though for some reason it works when others don't. An old pattern developed from a great area in Maine with its own great stories!!
Well done..........Phil
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Is that the Wulff pattern that has red hackle in it? If so I'll try to tie it.
Have you ever fished the Kennebago area?
From the photos it looks like a great trip up to Maine. I bet the salmon was really good.
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It was indeed. As far as the salmon as table fare it was awesome.
You especially know how good fresh seafood can taste.
Old blurry photos are great, always something special about them. Looks like a beautiful area, hopefully you will get to return soon.
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I agree Long. We will be back there come September.
Those silverbacks are fine..fine..fine..with a little white wine...
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