Newbie Nimrod, Brent Johnson, and I ventured to Belgrade, ME for the 4th of July weekend (near Augusta) and had a great time on Messalonskee Lake. While the fish lacked size generally, they were abundant.
We lost count on the smallmouth bass and yellow perch, and each took in a nice-sized chain pickerel. Weather was mostly beautiful with a chop on the water only during the high-noon hot hours of the day.
Sightings included a nesting pair of bald eagles, snorting deer, families of loons, and Swedish meatballs.
Brent's been going to this lake-side cabin since he was 5 years old. It's a great place and worth looking into a rental for next summer or a design retreat in the fall.
