Is It Right To Target Pre-Spawn Fish?

Is it right to target pre-spawn fish? Maine Fly Guys investigates whether or not there exists an ethical issue fishing for trout in the pre-spawn phase.

By: Maine Fly Guys February 1, 2020February 10, 2020 Fly Fishing, HomePagefeatured, Fly Fishing, muskie, muskyLeave a Comment

Muskie On The Fly – A Unique Perspective

There is one fish in Maine that really doesn’t get talked about that much (given its accidental inhabitance) in the fly-fishing community. It hasn’t been around all that long and to me, was revered as a unicorn of sorts. The fish of a ten thousand casts, the muskie.

By: Maine Fly Guys September 9, 2019February 1, 2020 Fly Tyingfeatured, flies, Fly Fishing, fly tyingLeave a Comment

Are there flies that shouldn’t be considered flies?

To each is own is how I like to live. However, I believe some flies are teetering the line of what is and what isn’t a fly. The very definition for what is fly fishing and what is not is arbitrary and poorly defined at best and the definition of what constitutes a fly follows the same grey path.

By: Maine Fly Guys August 30, 2019February 10, 2020 Fly Fishingfeatured, Fly FishingLeave a Comment

Fly or Spin Casting, Why the Rift?

something I’ve noticed, between fly and spin casting anglers, that truly troubles me, is the repugnance between fly and spin casting anglers. Where does it come from?

Meet MFG

Maine Fly Guys was created by Greg and David LaBonte in 2019. Greg and David are trying to create a sense of fisheries education, conservation, and a fly fishing community (which you can find out more about here). Greg LaBonte CEO David LaBonte COO

What we Offer

Maine Fly Guys strive to promote three distinct messages: Education: We believe that a more educated fishing community will create a healthier fishery. The more informed anglers can be regarding proper catch and release, fish behavior, angler impacts, and other fishery related topics the more informed angler choices can be. Our impact as anglers is limited…

The Fly Bench

Come one come all, for all your fly tying needs. Patterns, recipes, gear reviews, and custom orders can all be found here. Over a decade of experience and innovation has gone into each and every one of our patterns. From modernized classics to beefy bufords, we tie it all, big or small, here at Maine…

Eggs Are For Suckers by Greg LaBonte

By: Maine Fly Guys July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

Fly Fishing, Hot TopicsFly Fishing, hot topics, maine, salmon, suckersLeave a Comment

Fishing the sucker spawn, what’s the right way to do it? Is there a right way? I think there is.

5 ways to save time organizing and spend more time fishing

By: Maine Fly Guys February 15, 2020February 15, 2020

Fly Fishingangling, fishing, fly boxes, Fly Fishing, fly tying, saving time, time savingLeave a Comment

One of the worst mistakes I make is I say I’m going fishing for three days; I get there and just randomly pick a place to fish, then make some irrational decision to go somewhere else.