Welcome to the group!! There is tons of great information here

Welcome from a fellow New Englander! Now if I can just get back there without having to pay those high taxes....Still looking though. Sending you a PM.

Rains all been south Doublehaul , west is pretty dry , on top of the major screw up and repairs with the new Upper Dam (water is suppose to go through , not under ) it’s been a tough go , early ice out , no snow melt , you’d better check conditions on your fall trip , still fishing to be had , but it’s spotty … Again , a rain dance or 2 might help out some … ?

Just up there a few weeks ago, those kids will grow up sooner than you think.

Doublehaul, forgive me if you know this, but the comments about low flow were made before the heavy recent rains, and that's not the half of it when it comes to flow on any of Maine's major watersheds (similar in many other states as well). Seasonal drawdowns, lake level wishes of campowners, brief daily flows for rafting, power generation, minimum flows for fish and wildlife needs--all affect stream flows daily, within the context of predictated rainfall and YTD data. Even in a dry year, taking the Saco watershed as an example, it may look like gravel and puddles one day, and nice class 2 canoe water the next. Same for the rivers up country. Upcountry, the Carrabasset may look like a pile of rocks on Sunday and a raging torrent on Monday. And so on throughout the state. Check the FLOW website and the USGS gauging stations for the waters you want to fish. When you do, note the recorded flow for the day. Soon you will learn what a figure, let's say 1000 cfs means for that stream as to both fishing prospects and wading comfort. Some flows are ideal for only part of a day, and you can learn how long a scheduled release (let's say from500 cfs to 1500 cfs) will take to reach the section you plan to fish, and how/when it recede. This is similar to following the tide as saltwater anglers do.

Thank you both for the excellent info. A better appreciation for CFS #s would have probably saved me some gas money on dirt roads over the years. I still would have gone but my game plan would have been different. Most of those trips are usually saved in the final hours after a lot of trial and error. Would be great to have a smarter starting point. Same goes for water temps.

Rain dancing, like fly fishing is highly dependent on timing