Staciand I headed out again for our second fishing adventure! For the second time, the water levels where we wanted to go were too high so we headed to my hometown to try our lines in the river. The Kennebec River The Kennebec River It was fantastic to be fishing there since I had never done it but I quickly learned that my lures were way too heavy for the water and the grass and slim covering the rocks. I would get caught on every two or three casts while Staci was using a fly rod and was able to cast out and relax for a few minutes before casting again. We walked about a mile down the river closer to town and tried again to get a bite. Seeing town from this angle was great! And the weather was perfect. My lure sunk worst...
My friend Staci is a fisherwoman. She had the gear, knows her stuff and has years of experience. Somehow, someway, I convinced her to take me fishing. We were watching the water height and strength online and it looked promising so that is where we headed. An hour later we arrived to this: the water had been released from the dam above and was raging. I snapped a couple of pictures and we headed to a different spot to try out luck. Staci said this was a little high compared to what it was a few days before when she was there with her husband but it seemed doable and we wanted to be able to cast a few times just to say that we did it. I had received two pairs of waders from a retiring coworker so I...
