Brook trout sometimes feed on the surface during the day, especially in shaded sections of ponds and streams and on overcast or rainy days. Nymph fishers take their share of brookies too. Again, pattern is not especially important. The soft-hackle fly, in various shades and sizes, are very effective on not only brook trout, but all salmonids. Bucktails and streamers are popular brook-trout flies, with bucktails taking the edge in fish appeal.
Landlocked salmon are Maine's glamour fish.
These silvery battlers are known for their leaping ability, savage strikes, and swift, powerful runs. Pure waters and an abundance of smelt for forage are the keys to the state's renowned landlocked salmon fishing. The flesh of landlocked salmon is more delicately flavored than that of sea-going salmon. Most of the landlocked salmon you catch will weigh 2 pounds or less, but 4-pound specimens are not uncommon, and fish weighing 8 to 10 pounds are always possible. The Maine record landlocked salmon weighed 22.5 pounds and was taken from Sebago Lake in 1907.