Thanks for the deja vu I've hiked the same trail when I was younger, I remember the rocks very well. A beautiful one of a kind place that I've gone back to many times.
Wow!! Amazing 😍!! I live in Oxford county. Moved from Fargo North Dakota a year ago. Maine is Soo beautiful, I can't wait to check out Baxter state Park this summer👍👍 great video
First time viewer and....Wowza.....this place is incredible !!!!!! I have never been to Maine. Thank you for sharing. We love off the beaten path........never seen this on any other YT video. Thanks so much for sharing.
We are from KY and deal with a lot of mosquitos.....but when we visited Up state NY in 2022.....geez....we had no idea how things could be different (big wise). Thanks for the tip. I appreciate you so much. @@WildBlueDiscovery
My friend, thank you for this absolutely awesome video. The scenery of the scenes and the natural surroundings are just stunning, peaceful and feeling so calm after watching it. Seeing a part of the world that is still as wild as many years before is just so beautiful. Thank you and send much love.
Lifelong Mainer here. We indeed have some of the best remaining trout waters in the US. Brook trout specifically. Southern zone still has some wild and native Brookie pops but far more sparce than the North zone. Stocking is heavily relied on in the south zones. North has some very good trophy waters. (Sorry i can't reveal that though! hehe) I love to just pack up my gear, grab my gazette and topo maps and just head out and find new waters. (take note that we have a lot and a lot of laws and regulations on so many different waters and such. and wardens take it very seriously) in regards to why places don't allow dogs or other things is because people can't pick up after themselves and respect the nature and lands they are given privilege to adventure on. Far too many times i see tourists come here and just litter everywhere, damage things, disregard laws and regulations. 90% of land up here is privately owned. So what we have is a privilege and i wish more people would respect that. Cheers, tight lines and best of luck and thank you for respecting the land and taking out what you take in and for wetting your hands before handling trout.
Google maps says it cant find a way to this location. Guess they dont want me visiting lol. Thanks for sharing, def a beautiful spot. Greetings from Albany NY!
I hope you had a chance to hit some of the ponds and bigger streams and rivers in and around Baxter, there are some much bigger trout and salmon for sure. But thanks for the video , we do have some beautiful places to visit and explore.
You definitely have some beautiful country. Would like to come back sometime. Yes..I hit the West Branch Penobscot and had a blast catching mainly landlocked salmon. I made a video of that outing as well. Some incredible country! Thx for watching! Tightlines!
If you're ever back around Ricketts Glen, shoot me a message. I've been spending time in that area since I was a kid. There's some great fly fishing around there.
A couple hours to the west of Baxter, there's a body of water that's home to a small population of Arctic Charr. Maine is the only state in the lower 48 that has a native population of charr. Wadleigh pond is the name if I remember correctly and it's fly fishing only
@@WildBlueDiscovery it's a real adventure, the absolute middle of nowhere. Buy a Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (by Delorme) because it's the only map that shows the logging roads out that way.
If you are going after Arctic char, Maine’s subspecies is also known as blueback trout, I suggest looking into Deboullie Public Land in the northernmost region of Maine. Beautiful country and multiple lakes full of brook trout, char, other cold water species and lots of woodland critters as well!
Went to Baxter many times when working for years out of Bangor. It’s really beautiful. However, of all the places I’ve been, that region has the most amazing insects. The masses of mosquitoes would drive you mad. In the spring the black flies would kill you if they could. In the heat of summer the tiny no seeums and deer flies would put you into your car to get the hell out of there.
The trick is long pant and sleeves with a hoodie. They have great light weight UV protecting fishing/ watersports gear now that makes it wearable in the summer heat.
I drove from Canada up to Baxter park and had the dog in the car. Saw the signs for no dogs and just covered him with a jacket. We all had a great day 👍🏻 ridiculous rule begging to be broken. Lost my boy last fall
No , Governor Percival Baxter gave the land to the people of Maine, not to the nation. That is what it will remain as a State park. Besides That was my backyard growing up. Born and raised in the Katahdin region.
Chimney pond has never had any fish. Russell pond on the other hand, which is also reached from Roaring Brook campground, is outstanding for brook trout. As well as a handful of ponds a short distance away from Russell.
I spend a lot of time in Montana leading veterans on fly fishing trips, I live in the Adirondacks, born and raised. Why does everyone compare fly fishing to Montana? I don't have very much experience with Maine, but I can tell you that the fly fishing in the Adirondacks is ten times more fun and just as beautiful, if not more so, than Montana.
Montana has kinda become a point of reference with fly fishing. River Runs Through It Movie probably did that. I was comparing the mountain beauty in this video, not the fishing. I have fished a good amount in Montana, but there are other great states in the west to fly fish. Montana is certainly an excellent fishery. I have done some videos on Montana and the Adirondack area around Lake Placid. Thx for watching! Tightlines
Baxter should not become a national park; it will impede, and cost, Maine Guides to guide there. We are doing just fine at Baxter without the federal government.
Thx for watching! I believe the ranger acted like there was some...but I had no luck. Didn't fish it long as the weather had other plans! Lol Tightlines!
The rules are in place for a reason. Governor Baxter set the rules with his deeds of trust. Domestic animals have never been allowed in the park. The park is self sufficient and doesn't cost the tax payers any money through taxes. Money is raised through camping fees, out of staters per day use fees, and a portion of the north end of the park is used for sustainable wood harvesting. The rules are in place and strictly adhered to as they should be to keep the park in its forever wild state. If you don't like the rules, you don't have to visit, but you are missing out on the most natural place you will ever find.
@@WildBlueDiscovery we Mainah's kinda have our own language to some it seems. I truly do hope tho that your adventure to Maine brings others to this wild gem of a State that I am bonded by birth to. Maine is the very best wild Brook trout destination in the lower 48. Bar none.
Baxter is much different than the state parks in maine. It is self funding and is not governed by the State of Maine but through an authority set up by Governor Baxter.
Cool video. Thanks for visiting. However, when you visit a place, put some respect on the name. It's Ka-Tah-Din not cat-a-dean. And your comment about dogs not being allowed is short sighted. It's natural the way it is. I love dogs, but they don't need to go everywhere. Your video is a cool tribute, but if you're going to be thankful for a place, don't question all the rules
Thanks for watching. It's a name for some reason I struggle with remembering correctly. And obviously I am not from Maine so I don't hear the name alot. No dogs don't need to go every where. Keeping it wild is certainly a great thing. I see you guide up in Maine. Beautiful place!!
if he wanted no advertisement, it was for a reason and should be considered before posting videos like this. it's too bad that the internet has really taken a lot from what places like these had to offer. all for selfish personal gain.
@@WildBlueDiscovery I can assure you that I’m not the only Mainer who feels this way. Just please ask yourself why you’re doing this before you actually do it. It’s just really frustrating to see advertisements like this and then all of the campsites or fly fishing holes are filled with people from away and no locals. I understand this happens but please just curb your part in contributing. I’ve seen the change first hand since the internet days started. Our state is fragile and we’d like to keep it the way it is.
@@newmoon984331 ...Thx for sharing. I'm not a smart butt nor do I mean to come across that way. I don't make it up that way very often, so not much content will be from me. Tightlines!
@@newmoon984331 I'm born and raised in Millinocket and can tell you that I've never had an issue fishing in the park. I've always gone to the ponds I've wanted to fish.
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Thanks for the deja vu I've hiked the same trail when I was younger, I remember the rocks very well. A beautiful one of a kind place that I've gone back to many times.
Thanks for watching! An awesome area!
Wow!! Amazing 😍!! I live in Oxford county. Moved from Fargo North Dakota a year ago. Maine is Soo beautiful, I can't wait to check out Baxter state Park this summer👍👍 great video
Thanks and thanks for watching!! Beautiful place!
great video, thanks for taking us along
Thanks!
OK Maine is on my Bucket List now Craig! Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great year!
Thanks for watching! Glad I could inspire you to visit Maine! Happy New Year!
First time viewer and....Wowza.....this place is incredible !!!!!! I have never been to Maine. Thank you for sharing. We love off the beaten path........never seen this on any other YT video. Thanks so much for sharing.
It's a beautiful area! I suggest visiting in later June do to bug activity. Thx for watching!
We are from KY and deal with a lot of mosquitos.....but when we visited Up state NY in 2022.....geez....we had no idea how things could be different (big wise). Thanks for the tip. I appreciate you so much. @@WildBlueDiscovery
My friend, thank you for this absolutely awesome video. The scenery of the scenes and the natural surroundings are just stunning, peaceful and feeling so calm after watching it. Seeing a part of the world that is still as wild as many years before is just so beautiful. Thank you and send much love.
Thank you for watching and for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it. It truly is a special place.
Cool spot to fish. Maine is the closet thing to the Pacific Northwest we have on the east coast.
Beautiful area! Thanks for watching! Tightlines!
Was a Ranger there in the park twenty years back. It was great place to wake up to every day. Still visit every year.
Yes there was! Thx for watching!
Beautiful scenery man! Amazing video, thanks for sharing🎣
Thanks for watching! Beautiful area! Tightlines!
Wow I didn't know Maine had waters like that! Great video and thanks for sharing the adventure!
Thanks for watching and commenting! Some cool country up that way. Tightlines!
Lifelong Mainer here. We indeed have some of the best remaining trout waters in the US. Brook trout specifically. Southern zone still has some wild and native Brookie pops but far more sparce than the North zone. Stocking is heavily relied on in the south zones. North has some very good trophy waters. (Sorry i can't reveal that though! hehe) I love to just pack up my gear, grab my gazette and topo maps and just head out and find new waters. (take note that we have a lot and a lot of laws and regulations on so many different waters and such. and wardens take it very seriously) in regards to why places don't allow dogs or other things is because people can't pick up after themselves and respect the nature and lands they are given privilege to adventure on. Far too many times i see tourists come here and just litter everywhere, damage things, disregard laws and regulations. 90% of land up here is privately owned. So what we have is a privilege and i wish more people would respect that. Cheers, tight lines and best of luck and thank you for respecting the land and taking out what you take in and for wetting your hands before handling trout.
one of our lakes is the 20th top rated places to fish in the us
Google maps says it cant find a way to this location. Guess they dont want me visiting lol. Thanks for sharing, def a beautiful spot. Greetings from Albany NY!
Thx for watching! It's a great area! Tightlines!
Love your adventures. Thank you !
Thanks for watching and commenting!! Tightlines
I hope you had a chance to hit some of the ponds and bigger streams and rivers in and around Baxter, there are some much bigger trout and salmon for sure. But thanks for the video , we do have some beautiful places to visit and explore.
You definitely have some beautiful country. Would like to come back sometime. Yes..I hit the West Branch Penobscot and had a blast catching mainly landlocked salmon. I made a video of that outing as well. Some incredible country! Thx for watching! Tightlines!
Looked great! I MUST go!
Absolutely! Thanks for watching! Tightlines!
I fished Baxter State Park about 3 years ago and was very impressed. The weather was dog crap, with Patagonia type winds but I loved it
A heck of a neat area! Thanks for watching! Tightlines!
If you're ever back around Ricketts Glen, shoot me a message. I've been spending time in that area since I was a kid. There's some great fly fishing around there.
Thx! And thx for watching and commenting! Some neat stuff in eastern pa! Tightlines
@WildBlueDiscovery 🫡🤙
Cah-Tah-Din lol or how ever you said it great video thanks
Thx for watching!!
Great video! Just so you know here in Maine we pronounce it ka-TAH-din
Thanks for watching! It's one thing to know how to say it an another for my brian to remember how to say it..lol! Tightlines!
Just an absolutely beautiful place in God’s creation. Wish it was closer. Thanks for sharing Craig!👍🏻
Yes sir it is! If you head up feel free to pick my brain first. Thanks for watching and commenting! Tightlines
A couple hours to the west of Baxter, there's a body of water that's home to a small population of Arctic Charr. Maine is the only state in the lower 48 that has a native population of charr. Wadleigh pond is the name if I remember correctly and it's fly fishing only
Thanks for watching!! Wow that is awesome! I never new that! Tightlines!
@@WildBlueDiscovery it's a real adventure, the absolute middle of nowhere. Buy a Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (by Delorme) because it's the only map that shows the logging roads out that way.
@@AdamB12 ...thanks for the info!
If you are going after Arctic char, Maine’s subspecies is also known as blueback trout, I suggest looking into Deboullie Public Land in the northernmost region of Maine. Beautiful country and multiple lakes full of brook trout, char, other cold water species and lots of woodland critters as well!
@@ryannasty2276 ..thx!
Keep Baxter a State park making it a National Park will ruin it..
Absolutely keep it a state park! Thanks for watching!
Went to Baxter many times when working for years out of Bangor. It’s really beautiful. However, of all the places I’ve been, that region has the most amazing insects. The masses of mosquitoes would drive you mad. In the spring the black flies would kill you if they could. In the heat of summer the tiny no seeums and deer flies would put you into your car to get the hell out of there.
They have some bugs for sure!! Thx for watching! Tightlines!
The trick is long pant and sleeves with a hoodie. They have great light weight UV protecting fishing/ watersports gear now that makes it wearable in the summer heat.
I drove from Canada up to Baxter park and had the dog in the car. Saw the signs for no dogs and just covered him with a jacket. We all had a great day 👍🏻 ridiculous rule begging to be broken. Lost my boy last fall
Great park! A staying on leash rule would make more sense. My condolences for your loss. Thanks for watching!
@@WildBlueDiscovery 👍🏻
No , Governor Percival Baxter gave the land to the people of Maine, not to the nation. That is what it will remain as a State park. Besides That was my backyard growing up. Born and raised in the Katahdin region.
Should definitely stay a state park! Thx for watching! Tightlines!
Chimney pond has never had any fish. Russell pond on the other hand, which is also reached from Roaring Brook campground, is outstanding for brook trout. As well as a handful of ponds a short distance away from Russell.
Thanks for the info! Would be fun to go back! Tightlines!
cat-i-din haha. Should be pronounced Cuh-taw-din. Great trip.
Thx for watching!
I spend a lot of time in Montana leading veterans on fly fishing trips, I live in the Adirondacks, born and raised. Why does everyone compare fly fishing to Montana? I don't have very much experience with Maine, but I can tell you that the fly fishing in the Adirondacks is ten times more fun and just as beautiful, if not more so, than Montana.
Montana has kinda become a point of reference with fly fishing. River Runs Through It Movie probably did that. I was comparing the mountain beauty in this video, not the fishing. I have fished a good amount in Montana, but there are other great states in the west to fly fish. Montana is certainly an excellent fishery. I have done some videos on Montana and the Adirondack area around Lake Placid. Thx for watching! Tightlines
Baxter should not become a national park; it will impede, and cost, Maine Guides to guide there. We are doing just fine at Baxter without the federal government.
I agree that it's good to keep it a state park . Tightlines!
I'm pretty sure chimney pond has no active fish population but still a beautiful place
Thx for watching! I believe the ranger acted like there was some...but I had no luck. Didn't fish it long as the weather had other plans! Lol Tightlines!
Leave it a state park. Once the feds get involved it'll get screwed up
I agree to leave it a state park. Tightlines!
well i live in Fryeburg,ME and so what the hell i the point to fishing small shallows for 4 inch fish
I certainly prefer the bigger ones! That stream was big enough to hold larger Trout. Not sure why they are smaller. Thanks for watching.
have you been to montana?
WAIT!!! i apologize pleasse except. Im from Milli! love it there
i need to return to the mountain brother!
No worries....I love Montana and Maine. Tightlines!
@@WildBlueDiscovery godbless im a fan ha!
Some of these 'paths' (trails) were designed to break your ankles! 🤨
Oh..part of that trail was brutal!! Thx for watching!
Wish you hadnt kept trying to hook the little guys. You most likely killed them.
Why would catching a small brook Trout kill them?
The answer to your question, if BSP should be a national park, is a resounding NO.
I agree. Thanks for watching.
No dogs!! 👍 Dog crap everywhere in plastic bags people leave for someone else to pick up is the worst!
Its a shame folks are not more responsible with dogs. Thx for watching!
mt kah-tah-dyn, please
..I dont purposefully mispronounce...i just struggle with remembering how to say it. 🤣🤣
No dogs. I like it already.
Thx for watching! It's a beautiful area!
I’m a millinocket resident. The rules at Baxter are a little ridicules. You should check out acadia in the fall.
We did Acadia, but have not done it in the fall. That would be beautiful. Thanks for watching!
The rules are in place for a reason. Governor Baxter set the rules with his deeds of trust. Domestic animals have never been allowed in the park. The park is self sufficient and doesn't cost the tax payers any money through taxes. Money is raised through camping fees, out of staters per day use fees, and a portion of the north end of the park is used for sustainable wood harvesting. The rules are in place and strictly adhered to as they should be to keep the park in its forever wild state. If you don't like the rules, you don't have to visit, but you are missing out on the most natural place you will ever find.
Pronounced Kah-tah-din.
I suck at remembering how to say it correctly. Thx for watching. Tightlines
@@WildBlueDiscovery we Mainah's kinda have our own language to some it seems. I truly do hope tho that your adventure to Maine brings others to this wild gem of a State that I am bonded by birth to. Maine is the very best wild Brook trout destination in the lower 48. Bar none.
@@marklemieux2015..it is a wonderful state. I would like to catch a big Maine Brook Trout. Catching the landlocks was a blast !!!
No Dogs is a smart idea for So many reasons...many peeps are not smart enough to keep them under control for one.
Unfortunately people will let their dogs off leash at times even when they are not supposed to. Tightlines!
Kahh-tahhhh-dinn
Maybe if I say it 20 times it would stick in my head..lol. Tightlines
Ka-Tah-Din
Thanks...my brain struggles with saying it correctly for some reason...LOL
From a Mainer, Baxter is more of a state park than Acadia.
*National *
Thanks for watching! Its a beautiful area! Tightlines!
Thanks! I love a reply :)@@WildBlueDiscovery
Subbed :) I hope you come back.
@@WildBlueDiscovery
Baxter is much different than the state parks in maine. It is self funding and is not governed by the State of Maine but through an authority set up by Governor Baxter.
Cool video. Thanks for visiting. However, when you visit a place, put some respect on the name. It's Ka-Tah-Din not cat-a-dean. And your comment about dogs not being allowed is short sighted. It's natural the way it is. I love dogs, but they don't need to go everywhere. Your video is a cool tribute, but if you're going to be thankful for a place, don't question all the rules
Thanks for watching. It's a name for some reason I struggle with remembering correctly. And obviously I am not from Maine so I don't hear the name alot. No dogs don't need to go every where. Keeping it wild is certainly a great thing. I see you guide up in Maine. Beautiful place!!
Carry your fishing pole backwards when you hike. Your gonna trip and break your Orvis in half someday lol. Montana? Naw. Not even close.
Best to carry forward for sure. Best Rocky Mountain east of the Mississippi that I have seen. I do love me some Montana. Thx for watching. Tightlines
It looks like Maine to me. Nothing about it looks like the West.
Thanks for watching. Tightlines
if he wanted no advertisement, it was for a reason and should be considered before posting videos like this. it's too bad that the internet has really taken a lot from what places like these had to offer. all for selfish personal gain.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion. That's the wonderful thing about the USA.
@@WildBlueDiscovery I can assure you that I’m not the only Mainer who feels this way. Just please ask yourself why you’re doing this before you actually do it. It’s just really frustrating to see advertisements like this and then all of the campsites or fly fishing holes are filled with people from away and no locals. I understand this happens but please just curb your part in contributing. I’ve seen the change first hand since the internet days started. Our state is fragile and we’d like to keep it the way it is.
@@newmoon984331 ...Thx for sharing. I'm not a smart butt nor do I mean to come across that way. I don't make it up that way very often, so not much content will be from me. Tightlines!
tightlines to you as well@@WildBlueDiscovery
@@newmoon984331 I'm born and raised in Millinocket and can tell you that I've never had an issue fishing in the park. I've always gone to the ponds I've wanted to fish.
KAH-TAH-DIN! NOT CAT-A-DIN...
Lol...it's my brain remembering ..Tightlines!