Very popular with local anglers from central/southern Maine, aggressively promoted by local sports writers and newspapers, and touted by the Maine DIF&W as a "World Class Brown Trout Fishery", Shawmut Dam is one of the most heavily fished waters in the state.

While not our primary destination (Skowhegan to the Forks is), effective spring 2004 wel will be offering some level of guided float trips on the Shawmut section of the Kennebec. Our intention is to take advantage of the early hatches found at Shawmut as well as some level of late fall floats for BWO's (November after Solon has closed.)

As with most rivers, the hatches on the Kennebec start downriver and move their way up. As such, we will follow them to ensure that our customers are at the right place at the right time! Shawmut is as far downriver as we will go for trout due to the distance and urban nature of the lower fisheries. The exception however is striped bass, which one must in fact fish for where they are found!

The float trips in Shawmut are short in distance but the driftboats allow us to access water not normally accessible to the wading fishermen. If Shawmut is your destination, we will let you know if we feel that it is a viable option. Otherwise, we may suggest to you that you consider Shawmut as an option when the hatches warrant it.

For the unguided angler staying in the area or passing through on their way north, Shawmut offers adequate parking, good public access, relatively safe wading conditions, strong hatches, and decent populations of both stocked and hold-over brown and rainbow trout (some over 20'").

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