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You won’t want to miss a
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the area as well as kayak
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rentals.
Wells offers a variety of
Travel to inland York County
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cages and a pro shop. Plan to
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A f i s h ta l e [ Striped Bass at Nubble Light ]
Text & Photos DANA BENNER
I
T WAS A FOGGY MORNING AS I MADE MY WAY DOWN ROUTE 1A IN YORK. I was heading to Nubble Light to meet up with my good friend Jack Hanley to do some striper fishing. As I made my way
along the coast I was surprised at the number of people out and about at this time of the morning. The tide was coming in (tide charts said about 4:30am) and the waves were rolling up upon the beach as I drove by. Joggers of all ages made full use of the cool morning and deserted sidewalks to get their runs in.
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When I pulled into the parking area
of camera flashes going off is any
at Nubble Light I saw that Jack was
indicator.
already there, as well as a handful of
Amid the photographers, Jack and
tourists eager to see the sunrise over
I prepared our gear. With everything
the cove or maybe a couple of anglers
ready we made our way gingerly down
fall in. Either way, they would be in for
the slippery rocks, made even more
a show. Nubble Light must be one of
precarious by the lack of light. It was a
the most photographed landmarks in
toss-up on whether or not the tourists
this part of New England if the number
were going to get a show. With the
KITTERY TO KENNEBUNKS aid of the rotating beacon of
was able to grasp ahold of
Nubble Light, both Jack and I
the fish, being ever cautious
made it down without serious
of the lure’s treble hooks.
mishap. All I could picture
Handing the fish up to Jack,
were those tourists wagering
we got a quick photo and I
on my chances of survival.
then removed the lure and
Jack started casting the
got a quick measurement. It
surface bait and as if on cue,
was a very thick bodied fish
a nice striper exploded on
(probably full of mackerel)
the bait, and missed. Jack
and measured between 28
twitched the bait again, and
and 29 inches. After the
again the striper hit and
measurement the fish was
missed. This happened a
released back to the ocean.
third time, but on the fourth
It was now about 7:00AM.
the striper was on. As luck
The mackerel had moved on
would have it, the tide was
and with them the predator
going out and we were losing
fish. It had been a good
water rapidly. What was the
morning, but it was time to
water line was now exposed
head home. Route 1A through
rock. Jack battled this fish like
York was a flurry of activity;
he had done it before, it was
with crowds filling the beach
almost poetic. He was able
despite the rain that was now
to work the fish into a gap
falling.
between two rocks, but was unable to get to it. I scrambled down the slippery rocks and
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