Fishing Guide - Horizon Line Adventures

05/25/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent conversations around trash, overcrowding, and “spot burning” in the Rangeley region and other popular fishing waters in Maine.

Maybe the bigger issue isn’t whether people share locations online. Maybe the issue is whether we are teaching people how to care for these places once they arrive.

As fly anglers, “Leave No Trace” means more than packing out a coffee cup.

It means understanding that our footsteps damage fragile riverbanks.
It means avoiding trampling spawning beds and shoreline vegetation.
It means handling fish properly so they survive after release.
It means keeping fish wet, minimizing fight times, and knowing when water temperatures are too high to fish safely.
It means respecting private landowners, parking areas, camps, and access points.
It means picking up trash even when it isn’t ours.

Most importantly, it means recognizing that access to these rivers is not guaranteed forever.

Maine's fisheries exist today because landowners, conservation groups, and local communities have continued allowing anglers onto these properties. Many of these organizations spend real money maintaining trails, parking lots, and even toilets so we can enjoy these fisheries.

When anglers leave behind beer cans, human waste, fishing line, and trash, it doesn’t just make the area look bad. It erodes trust. Eventually, people stop welcoming fishermen. Gates go up. Parking disappears. Access gets restricted.

That’s the part many people fear when they become protective of certain waters.

If we truly love these rivers, we should be doing more than fishing them. We should be stewarding them.

Help pick up trash.
Teach newer anglers proper fish handling.
Respect spawning fish and crowded conditions.
Stay on established trails.
Support conservation groups and landowners who keep access open.
Lead by example.

The future of Maine fly fishing will not be decided by who shared a fishing spot online.

It will be decided by whether anglers prove we deserve continued access to these incredible places.

05/19/2026

If your favorite spot is less than 200yds from the road, you have no place in the spot burning conversation. Those are the spots we SHOULD burn, while keeping those truly special, and hard to find spots a genuine secret.
Want to fish Big Eddy, Edes Falls, Presumpscot bridge, Little Falls or the Magalloway rt16 bridge or the Guage Pool? All great spots. All easy access. Not one of them should be called a secret. Let guys have their fun, and post their fish without giving them a load of s**t.

Want a secret spot that’s all yours, you have to work for it.

05/17/2026

Happy to be home!

Fishing report.
The ponds are giving trout. Busy pond fishing all over the area.

The river is slow, but there are some nice fish available to the patient angler. I saw a 21” salmon landed today.

Golden Road is good until Abol Bridge. Not terrible from there if you take your time.

05/15/2026

In a few weeks we should be seeing the Hendricksons start to pop. Last year I had a day where I really needed a good wet fly or emergent pattern.
What’s your favorite go to wet fly or emergent pattern for an early Hendrickson hatch?

05/05/2026

I can't believe I waited until my father was almost 80 to bring him on a fishing trip.

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05/05/2026

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05/02/2026

Green River's Flaming Gorge - Section A

Fishing The Green River Flaming Gorge A Section

04/27/2026

04/26/2026

Todd's Tippet of the Week

Open Water Fishing Season has been here for a couple of weeks, but the north has still been iced over until recently. Things are opening up and the smelts will be running soon.

If you want to buy a fishing license, here is a link to help you on your way.

Here is a quick look at my first fish of the 2026 season.

https://youtu.be/lgUHyzG1NNE

2026 First Fish

04/26/2026

My first fish of 2026 was a 13" Rainbow, caught in the Green River's Flaming Gorge. That makes Chad L, the winner of the fish pool, since he was the only person to guess a Rainbow.

Chad, send me an email and I'll send you the gift certificates you are due.

2026 First Fish