I was thinking of headed back up to the Rangeley region later this week
for a few days, as I have 2 weeks left here in Maine and still want to
do some fishing, so I was reading some back posts on ROFF to see what
people have said about the Rapid, Megalloway and other rivers in that
area. It sounds like the traditional sweet spot of summer has passed a
few weeks ago, and those regions are sort of 'dried up' for now. So I'm
looking for suggestions on where I can go for a 2-3 day trip to cast
over some big fish.

Of course, I feel sort of stupid asking this, being a native son and
pretty familiar with the state and all. But I didn't start fishing
until I had moved to Latvia about 6 years ago, so although I'm very
familiar with the back roads and rivers (from a river runner's POV), I
don't really know the fisheries. One post from several years ago even
mentioned that the stretch of the Rapid I was on earlier this week was
actually closed as of July 1, but the current regs don't show that
(whew). So any suggestions would be well appreciated, and followed with
a TR.

One option I'm considering is to drive down the East Outlet out of
Moosehead and camp for 2-3 nights, fishing for Browns. Another option
is to hike into the Rapid again, and fish there (suggestions on places
to camp would be appreciated), or even to fish some stretches of the
Androscoggin or Kennebec.

Any suggestions for the best late July fishing in Maine?

--riverman