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Dave Martel wrote:
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Take the 9 wt. Put on an Intermediate line if fishing from the beach...a
350
grain head if fishing from the Yak. The lower Kennebec (Popham) or the
lower
New Meadows (next river south) are both excellent. ....

Unless waves are really kicking up, I think that he should be able
to fish clousers with a floating line on Popham Beach, no ? The
section I fished last fall, out in front of the parking area (there
was
a pretty dense fog and very few people around) seemed to have a
pretty gradual drop off.

IMO...no. The floating line is tossed around by all the (conflicting)
currents, catches seaweed, floating crap, etc. The IM line gets beneath the
waves and other assorted junk and is *much* easier to fish, IMO (and I've
been fishing off of Popham Beach for going on to 25 years now. We go to the
right of the Fort (as you face the K) and head beyong the pilings to the old
Coast Guard Station.

Dave M