Late July, 75-80 degrees and dry air, blue sky, and just a hint of a breeze. Probably the best possible day to strike out and explore a new lake in Maine.
I hooked up the putt-putt and headed to Trickey Lake. My recon consisted of a look up on the state’s lake data site and a recollection from Monster Dean from a time he fished it. It’s relatively small but deep for its size with thermoclines supporting both warm and cold water species. There’s a small public ramp where I saw no one launching when I went in…or out.
There were plenty of camps on the shores; a couple being summer camps for kids that come from all over for a few weeks in Maine, and recreational boating was around. This lake goes to a bit over 50 ft. deep and at times boasts 40 ft. of visibility down through the water..and, they’re right.
I was mostly rigged for bass this time and, being a clear, deep spring fed lake with rock bottom and clean steep drops from shore, it was a challenge to find natural bass coverage. I found a few spots with over hanging trees that offered little pockets of shade and I side arm casted under branches to land three small mouth bass for the day. I trolled 30 ft. down for a little but will need to go back with a depth finder to maximize that. This lake is meant for that.
All in all this was about kicking back…poking around coves where you could see way down through clear water..soaking up the sun and scenery and landing three fish on a perfect summer day in Maine.