BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 27, 2020
Fly fishing can be a confusing. There are thousands of flies to choose from. I’d feel confident fishing these five flies in nearly all conditions you’ll find here in Maine. First up is the venerable Gray Ghost, a streamer fly that resembles a bait fish. My second choice — the woolly bugger — looks kind of like a leech, and will attract everything from trout to bass. If you’re fishing for trout in Maine, you must have a few of Alvin Theriault’s maple syrup flies. Maybe you don’t know if you want to fish a fly that floats, or one that will attract fish by darting below the surface. Maybe you need a muddler minnow. Finally, there’s the classic Adams dry fly, which is perfect for days when you see fish feeding on the surface, but can’t figure out what they’re eating.