How many of these Maine fishing adventures have you completed? See which belong on your bucket list.

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 31, 2026
Maine boasts unique fishing opportunities and fish that often go underappreciated by locals. Here are six experiences every angler should try at least once.
• Catch and cook a landlocked salmon
• Go smelting
• Catch a fish on a fly rod
• Catch an Arctic charr
• Stay at a historic Maine sporting camp
• Catch a striped bass
Catch a musky or a whitefish? See the alewives migrate or canoe the Allagash? Whatever it is, the best part about an angler’s bucket list is that there’s always another adventure waiting.