Registered Maine guide adventures
Maine Professional Guides
Fun Facts about registered Maine guides
According to , 鈥淗ow do you navigate the Maine wilderness safely and get the most out of your experience? Hire a Registered Maine Guide. Maine started requiring wilderness guides to be registered with the state in 1897. The first Maine Registered Guide was an avid hunter, fly-fisher, camper and author. That first guide was also a woman, Cornilia Thurza Crosby, who went by the nickname 鈥淔ly Rod.鈥
鈥淚t takes up to a year to complete all the required applications and tests to become a Registered Maine Guide. Each must be licensed in at least one classification of outdoor sports and/or activities, and each classification must be applied separately. Hunting guides must show they are skilled in all forms of hunting and trapping and must be familiar with wilderness camping. Fishing guides must be familiar with all forms of freshwater fishing and again show skills in wilderness camping and survival. Guides must also have current hunting and/or fishing licenses.鈥
Why a registered Maine guide experience?
Maine has so many phenomenally beautiful natural places to visit and experience that it is difficult to determine where to go and what to see. Furthermore, finding the hidden gems of nature is no small task and your time is precious and often limited.
Registered Maine guides know their areas inside out and can help provide you with beautiful authentic natural experiences that meets your needs and interests.聽 鈥淩egistered Maine Guides are licensed by the聽. They offer a variety of guided opportunities for all skill levels including sea kayaking, white water rafting, camping, bird and wildlife watching, hiking, and of course hunting and fishing. (visitmaine.com).
鈥淯sing a Registered Maine Guide lets you get the most out of your Maine wilderness experience. Let鈥檚 say you want to do a bit of fly-fishing for brook trout or land-locked salmon. A guide can show you where the fish are hiding, give you a lesson or two on fly-fishing and even recommend a place to spend the night. Your fishing trip might even include a bit of back-country camping.鈥 鈥淩egistered Maine Guides also provide a valuable service for those wanting to track wildlife for photo-ops. It鈥檚 nice to have an experienced woodsman nearby when a bull moose takes more than a casual interest in you and your camera. Guides also know the best places to find fall colors, the backwater streams leading to pocket beaches worth camping on and how to get close enough to a lake-bound loon to get the perfect shot.鈥 ()
Examples of guided adventures
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These come from a registered Maine guide but are probably representative of the type of experiences you could expect:
鈥淟earn about the local fauna, animals, and history from your naturalist, _____. Stop in the middle of the day to have a scenic lunch by a waterfall or picturesque mountain top view. All tours can be combined with as much or as little hiking or walking as preferred. Fishing and swimming can be added to any of our tours as season and weather allows.鈥
鈥淭ravel into wilderness areas of Maine. Whether you鈥檙e a first-time camper or you have been pitching a tent for years, you may want to consider a guided Maine camping trip. Camping with ________ takes away the stress of trip planning, and adds fun, safety, and learning to an adventure.鈥 (Twin Maple Outdoors)
Fishing examples: 鈥渟pecializes in fresh water fly, spin and ice fishing. We center on designing your special days where we strive to create life long memories. Beginner to expert, we can help up your game.鈥 鈥淢aking every trip an expedition of a lifetime. World class guided trips for fly fishing and multi-day canoe camping expeditions鈥 鈥渕ulti-day canoe fly fishing trips focused on native brook trout, land-locked salmon, and Atlantic salmon.鈥 (Blue Star, River Raiders, Mahoosuk)