Capt Brandon Bichrest took us to all the sweet spots and between my daughter, her boyfriend and me, we caught about 30 small mouth bass, the largest 16”, 2 lbs.  A beautiful day on the Androscoggin, Had the river all to ourselves.  Saw great blue heron, osprey, and flying directly overhead, a bald eagle.

Brandon did a great job putting us on fish, even though the fishing conditions weren’t perfect for the fish. I caught my first fish in less the five minutes once we started fishing. On a 3 day Kennebec River trip we caught some beautiful Rainbow & Brown trout, a Salmon, several Smallmouth Bass, & a few Creek Chub.  Brandon is very knowledgeable about most everything fishing and he’s professional but personable. We had a great time talking with Brandon and picking his brain about fishing. I will definitely be fishing with the “Maine Fly Guide” again. Thanks for the great trip!!!

Caught a crazy amount of fish!

Captain Brandon was the best guide my husband has ever hired. He’s been fishing for 61 years and has hired many guides. I’m a novice, but Brandon was knowledgeable, respectful of the environment, interesting, helpful, and funny. We both learned a lot. He was gentle with the fish as he unhooked and released them. With the fish we kept, he quickly killed them, which we appreciated.

We wanted to fish and keep the fish we could legally. Brandon respected this and took us to a lake that allowed it. He met us at a lake 1.5 hours from his house to accommodate this.

A few days before our fishing expedition, Brandon contacted me to let me know that the daytime temperatures were high, which would affect the fishing and our ability to catch fish. We opted to fish anyway, and this left a great impression on us because we really appreciated his honesty.

He has great equipment and a customized, comfortable boat. He designed his boat and had it built by a company in Minnesota, I think. The boat has a great layout, is roomy, easy to walk around, has comfortable swivel seats, and has a rail rod at either end.

We’re vacationing, but we hope to come back and hire him again. If you want a great experience, Captain Brandon is your guy. I can’t say enough good things about him.