Maine FF, late July?

"riverman" wrote in message
big snip
One option I'm considering is to drive down the East Outlet out of
Moosehead and camp for 2-3 nights, fishing for Browns.

I am by no means an expert on that region; but I have fished the East Outlet
in late July, and it was at least acceptable. About a quarter mile down
from the Rt 15 bridge are several nice pools; and I did fairly well for my
few hours there drifting caddis nymphs. Lots of nice fish there, including
some landlocked salmon. Closer to the road, I even LDR'ed a nice fish
(rainbow?) while fooling around with a Goddard Caddis I was tying for a
swap.

Louie is also familiar with the pools I mention (he's the one who told me).
Tie up some GRWs & have fun.

It's worth mentioning that I've been very fortunate in avoiding the famed
black flies; and by late July, their numbers should have greatly diminished,
BUT the worst I have ever been attacked by insects of all types was while
hiking down a moose trail alongside the East Outlet. I was well slathered
in DEET, but the insect cloud around my head was ominous. They still
managed to find a few square millimeters where I hadn't coated myself. If
you're going to camp up there, good screens & lots of DEET would be my best
recommendation.

Joe F.