Group Photo: 2009 Upper Andro Anglers Alliance Two-Fly Contestants

Above are all the contestants who participated in the 2009 Upper Andro Anglers Alliance Two-Fly fly-fishing contest held out of Bethel, Maine and hosted on the Upper Androscoggin River. For a larger view of this photo, please click on the photograph.

Fundraiser For A Good Cause

Coastal Fly Angler is hosting a showing of RISE the new film from Confluence Films (makers of Drift).
This is a fund raiser for Stripers Forever and Maine Rivers. The event is Nov. 6&7 at 7pm at Frontiers Cafe in the Ft. Andros Mill in Brunswick.

For more information visit Maine Striper Fishing Report.

Upper Andro Two-Fly Contest Winners

Anglers from Team Patagonia/Wild River Angler Take Top Spots In Upper Andro 2-Fly Contest

Bethel, Me…..Tyler Cote of Monmouth was the first place winner in the Third Annual Upper Andro Two Fly Contest held Saturday, September 19th on the Upper Androscoggin River between New Hampshire and Rumford, Maine. Tyler tied for first place in the biggest fish category with Brad Jerome of Newry. Both anglers caught a 14” rainbow trout. There was a tie for second place between Kevin McKay of Brewer, Maine and Charlie Lowe of Twin Mountain, NH, with 13 ½” rainbows. Chad Hughes of Camden, Scott Overbey of Brunswick and Mitch Cummings of Bethel each caught a 13” rainbow for third place honors. Read the story »

A Dozen Teams Competing in Upper Andro Two Fly Contest & Drift Boat Competition

Twelve teams will be competing in The Upper Andro Two Fly Contest and Northeast Drift Boat Championship scheduled for the weekend of September 19 and 20 in conjunction with Bethel’s Annual Harvest Fest. The competitions are the annual fund-raisers for the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance, a non-profit group dedicated to the conservation, protection, restoration and promotion of the natural fishing resource of the Upper Androscoggin River, its tributaries, watershed and environs.

The Two Fly contest will test the skills of anglers to fly fish, using only two flies, for the most and the largest of the three trout species, brown, rainbow and brook found in the Upper Androscoggin River from the New Hampshire border to Rumford Center. Teams of three including two anglers and a referee/oarsman must fish from an open drift boat or raft beginning at 6 am and concluding at 2 pm. Read the story »

Grayghost Prod. To Release Fly Fishing Movie – “East by Northeast”

We’ve all been waiting anxiously for the brand new production of the fly fishing movie, “East by Northeast”, created by Carter Davidson and his able staff at Grayghost Productions, LLC.

Due to be released this month, the following movie trailer has been made available to wet our appetites.

Tom Remington