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Lou
Zambello, Registered Maine Guide
Phone: 207-864-4335 (May-Oct)
Mobile: 207-233-4481(Nov-April)
Email: lou@mainelyflyfishing.com
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Welcome to Maineflyfishing. My name is Lou Zambello. I have fished many wonderful spots all over the world but I choose to live, fish, and guide in the Rangeley Lakes region because of its unsurpassed beauty and world-class fishing. I have fished these waters for over twenty years. The Kennebago watershed, the Magalloway watershed, the Rapid River, and the surrounding waters are all tremendous fisheries with a wide variety of fishing available. Either fish from small boats or float tubes in lakes and ponds or wade everything from small streams to good size rivers. I
enjoy guiding beginners, families, as well as expert flyfishers.
Our fishing adventures can take many forms including canoe or mountain
bike trips. We can explore relatively unknown and unfished waters
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Beginners or inexperienced fishers My whole family; my wife, two teenage daughters, and young son all fly fish. No need for women or young people to be intimidated if they are inexperienced or trying fly fishing for the first time. I favor a patient approach that emphasizes learning the basics of fly fishing while out in the water fishing to real fish. I can supply the gear that you need or you can bring your own. |
As a 14-year employee of LLBean, I was introduced to and became friends with a number of well-known expert fly fishers and fly tiers. I have modified their knowledge and techniques to fit the fishing in Western Maine. For the expert fisherman, I enjoy showing advanced streamer, nymphing, and midging techniques, as well as how to tie specialized flies for the region.
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I book my clients at either Grants Kennebago Camps on Kennebago Lake or Bosebuck Camps on Azischos Lake, depending on availability and proximity to where we will be fishing.
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Grants Camps Grants Kennebago Camps has been a famous Maine Sporting Camp for over 100 years. It features individual cabins, individual cabins with the American plan which features three gourmet meals a day. Grants is located nine miles behind a controlled gate and features the old-fashioned hospitality of a traditional Maine sporting camp. For more information check out Grants Camps at www.grantscamps.com |
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Bosebuck Camps Built in the very early 1900’s, Bosebuck Camps lies in the heart of the remote Western Maine woods and has been a fly fishing destination since it was established. It features a main lodge, individual cabins, and three home cooked meals per each day. It has access to exclusive private waters. For more information, check out www.bosebuck.com |
Kennebago Watershed (click on a thumbnail to see the full size picture)
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The Kennebago Watershed offers an amazing variety of water to fish. The Upper Kennebago, above and below Little Kennebago Lake features small stream fishing by wading or float tube for native brook trout with larger fish possible as they move in from the lakes in the spring and fall. Little Kennebago Lake and Flat Iron Pond offer secluded pond fishing (no motorized boats allowed). Kennebago Lake offers five miles of fishing for large populations of brook trout and salmon as well as the occasional large brown trout. We fish from stable, flat-bottomed "Rangeley Boats” which make excellent fly fishing platforms. The Lower Kennebago River from its beginning at the Kennebago Dam all the way down to the famous Steep Bank Pool offers classic riffle, run, and pool fishing (there are 23 named pools depending on who is counting them) for Landlocks and Brook Trout
Magalloway Watershed (click on a thumbnail to see the full size picture)
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The different branches of the Magalloway from its headwaters near the Canadian border to it terminus into Lake Umbagog offer a staggering variety of fishing - from small stream fishing to small native brook trout, to classis pool and run river fishing, to inlet and outlet fishing for large trout and salmon as they move in and out of Parmachenee Lake, Azischos Lake. Regardless of the season or weather, some part of the Magalloway is always fishing well.
Rapid River (click on a thumbnail to see the full size picture)
The Rapid River continues to be one of the premier trophy rivers in the Northeast with brook trout up to four pounds possible and numerous salmon as well. There is good fishing throughout – from the tail waters by the dam, to the faster pocket water, to long pools, to “the pond in the river”. The river is managed under strict fly fishing-only regulations with anglers practicing catch and release. |
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