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Mitch
Tag: #65
Date Released: 10/6/03
Length: 21”
Caught by: Dick Anderson
Where Caught: UNE Dock
Bait: Secret Special Fly
Tide: Out going
Adopted By: University of New England
Notes: Last “hit” on UNE hydrophone was 10/6/03 

Motz
Tag: #66
Date: 10/7/03
Length: 25”
Caught by: Bob Panetta
Where Caught: Wood Island
Bait: Live Mackerel
Tide: High
Adopted By: University of New England
Notes: Last “hit” on UNE hydrophone was 10/13/03

Bob
Tag: #70
Date: 10/10/03
Length: 26”
Caught by: Bob Panetta
Where Caught: Wood Island
Bait: Live Mackerel
Tide: Incoming
Adopted By: University of New England
Notes: Bob made an appearance at Rutgers University on 12/7/03-12/8/03

Dick
Tag: #69
Date: 10/13/03
Length: 21”
Caught by: Dick Anderson
Where Caught: Wood Island
Bait: Live Mackerel
Tide: In coming
Adopted By: University of New England
Notes: Dick left the Saco River on 10/13/03 but made a reappearance on 6/3/04

Troy
Tag: #67
Date: 6/25/04
Length: 27”
Caught By: Troy Fields, Traditions Guide Service
Where Caught: Saco River mouth
Bait: Fly
Tide: Outgoing
Adopted by: University of New England
Notes: First Acoustic Tagged Striper of 2004

Darcy
Tag: #77
Date: 7/18/04
Length: 34"
Caught By: Darcy, client of Cal Robinson of Saco Bay Guide Service
Where Caught:  Biddeford Pool
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Low
Adopted by:  University of New England
Notes:  Released in Biddeford Pool on 7/18/04

 Brodie
Tag: #71
Date:  7/18/04
Length:  29"
Caught By:  Brodie, client of Cal Robinson of Saco Bay Guide Service
Where Caught:  Biddeford Pool
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Low
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  Released in Biddeford Pool on 7/18/04

Pa Haas
Tag:  #206
Date:  7/18/04
Length:  35"
Caught By:  Matt Haas
Where Caught:  Mouth of Saco River
Bait:  Clouser Fly
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:
Notes: 

Jake
Tag:  #1
Date:  7/18/04
Length:  21.5"
Caught By:  Jacque Carter
Where Caught:  UNE Dock
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Incoming
Adopted By:  John Oddy
Notes:  John Oddy is the proprietor of "The Lodge" in Biddeford Pool, Bed and Breakfast and cottages.  One of the most pristine settings on the Maine coast, Biddeford Pool offers a private beach, rock bound coast, marshlands, boating, bird and whale watching.  Click on "The Lodge" for more information.  Named in honor of Mr. Oddy's son, Jake.

Chuck
Tag:  #13
Date:  8/20/04
Length:  23"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Monument Island
Bait:  Pencil Popper
Tide:  Low Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  Named in honor of Chuck Morin in recogonition of his many hours maintaining the boats used to track these fish in the Saco River.

Bachelor
Tag:  #124
Notes:  Bachelor was tagged by Rutgers University in May of 2003.  He made a brief appearance here on 8/15/04.  See Bachelor's profile and tracking info at the Rutgers Marine Field Station Site by clicking here.

Captain Cory
Tag:  #144
Date:  8/20/04
Length:  29"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Monument Island
Bait:  Pencil Popper
Tide:  Low Outgoing
Adopted By:  Jim and Sally Zoll
Notes:  Named in honor of U.S. Army Captain Cory Henry, for noble service to his country in Iraq, Kuwait and beyond.
Captain Cory was released in the river on August 20, 2004 and made a brief visit to New Jersey on May 2, 2005.

Dougy
Tag:  #46
Date:  8/24/04
Length:  18"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Monument Island
Bait:  Pencil Popper
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:
Notes:  Tagging surgery filmed by Channel 13 News.  Was on Doug's Discovery 9/1/04.

 Office Mates
Tag:  #44
Date:  8/30/04
Length:  22.75"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Basket Island
Bait:  Tube and Worm
Tide:  High
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  Named in honor of Sandy Deluca, Ellen Parsons, and Paulette St. Ours whose unflagging support behind the scenes makes it possible for Jacque to chase fish on the water.

Goldy
Tag:  #14
Date:  8/30/04
Length:  25.25"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Basket Island
Bait:  Tube and Worm
Tide:  High
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  Named by my nephew Tyler Walsh

Ann of the Flying Fins
Tag:  #29
Date:  9/3/04
Length:  21.25"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Basket Island
Bait:  Tube and Worm
Tide:  High
Adopted By: Ed Legg
Notes:  Named in honor of Ann Legg, wife, mother, and wildlife artist extraordinaire.

Ann
Tag:  #34
Length:  22.5"
Date:  9/3/04
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Basket Island
Bait:  Tube and Worm
Tide:  High
Adopted By:  Charlie Harriman
Notes:  Named in honor of his wife, Ann.

George
Tag:  #11
Length:  24.75"
Date:  9/11/04
Caught By:  Kleinschmidt Associates Electrofishing Boat
Where Caught:  Kennebec River/Lockwood Dam/Waterville
Bait:  None
Tide:  High
Adopted By:
Notes:  George was tagged during our first trip to the Kennebed River.  Kleinschmidt Associates was electrofishing the Kennebec River between Waterville and Augusta to survey for fish species since the Edwards Dam Removal a few years ago.  They gladly gave us any striped bass that we wanted.  Electrofishing is done from a specially rigged, flat bottom boat.  A mild electical current is sent through the water that covers roughly a 10'x10'x10' area.  Fish in this area are briefly stunned and are able to be netted by people on the boat.  The fish are later released unharmed after being counted, weighed, and measured.  Thanks to Chris Yoder, John Audet, and Joe Dembeck for helping us get our first fish to tag in the Kennebec.  Funds used to tag George were obtained through a grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund.  George was named for George Smith, who is the executive director of S.A.M., the Sportsmans Alliance of Maine. 

Zippy
Tag:  #18
Length:  17.5"
Date:  9/16/04
Caught By:  Kleinschmidt Associates Electrofishing Boat
Where Caught:  Cataract Dam/Upstream Saco River
Bait:  None
Tide:  High
Adopted By:
Notes:  We contracted Kleinschmidt Associates for an evening of electrofishing near the dam in Biddeford.  We werent able to catch fish this far inland by hook and line so we utilized electrofishing.  Unfortunately there just werent many fish using the section of river during this time of year, and we were only able to obtain one fish to tag. 

Horace
Tag:  #205
Length:  25"
Date:  9/23/04
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Wood Island
Bait:  Teaser Fly
Tide:  High Outgoing
Adopted By: 
Notes:

Barbara
Tag:  #9
Length:  17"
Date:  10/16/04
Caught By:  Dave Pecci
Where Caught:  Kennebec River/Bath Iron Works area
Bait:  Bloodworm
Tide:  High Outgoing
Adopted By: Obsession Sportfishing Charters
Notes:  This fish was caught by Capt. Dave Pecci, of Obsession Charters.  Light tackle and fly fishing for Striped Bass on the Kennebec.  When hiring a guide to fish the Kennebec River, there is no subsitute for experience and locak knowledge. Dave took Jacque and Jon Kyne out fishing in an attempt to tag a few last fish from the Kennebec.  Dave has been a Kennebec fishing guide for a number of years and "hooked us up" with some taggable fish from the Kennebec River.  This fish was named after Dave's wife Barbara.

GiLL
Tag:  #3
Length:  18.5"
Date:  10/16/04
Caught By:  Dave Pecci
Where Caught:  Kennebec River/Bath Iron Works area
Bait:  Bloodworm
Tide:  High Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  Another fish caught through Obsession Charters.  Named in honor of Gail Whipplehauser, Laurice Churchill, and Linda Mercer.  All 3 are employees of the Maine Department of Marine Resources and have given us support and assistance in conducting a scientific study of Striped Bass in the Saco and Kennbec Rivers.

2005

Father Oscar Giroux
Tag:  #149
Length:  21"
Date:  6/13/05
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Monument Island
Bait:  Wildeye Jig
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  First fish tagged for the 2005 season.  Named in honor of St. Francis College professor Father Oscar Giroux, for his academic contributions, love of books, knowledge of modern philosophy, and devotion to student learning.  Fr. Giroux was a thorough scholoastic philosopher and true intellecutal who had the honor of being the first Franciscan Ph.D. on campus.  Father Giroux was also and avid fisherman, spending many hours fishing for Striped Bass at the edge of the sea.

George Bush '41'
Tag:  #22
Length:  26"
Date:  6/13/05
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Monument Island
Bait:  Wildeye Jig
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  Named in honor of George Herbert Walker Bush 41st President of the United States, in recognition of the President's special connection to the University of New England, Kennebunkport and the Maine Coast, and in particular for his love of fly fishing for Striped Bass.

Zeke
Tag:  #58
Length:  20"
Date:  7/21/05
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Monument Island
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Incoming
Adopted By:  University of New England

Ann of the Flying Fins II
Tag:  #7
Date:  7/21/05
Length:  36.5"
Caught By:  Matt Haas
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  Ed Legg
Notes:  Second Fish adopted by Ed.

Jeb
Tag:  #19
Date:  7/21/05
Length:  32"
Caught By:  Rip n Lips Charters
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England

Thor
Tag:  #210
Date:  7/21/05
Length:  32.5"
Caught By:  Rip n Lips Charters
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University Of New England

Brian
Tag:  #154
Date:  7/26/05
Length:  32"
Caught By:  Matt Haas
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England

Stewie
Tag:  #8
Date:  7/26/05
Length:  27"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Biddeford Pool
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University Of New England

Meg
Tag:  #6
Date:  7/26/05
Length:  25.5"
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Biddeford Pool
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England

Peter
Tag:  #10
Date:  7/26/05
Length:  25.5"
Caught By:  Jared Carter
Where Caught:  UNE Dock
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England

Gus
Tag:  #130
Date:  7/26/05
Length:  36"
Caught By:  Rip n Lips Charters
Where Caught:  Wood Island
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By: University of New England
Notes:  Gus was caught in Fire Island Inlet, Long Island, by Enzo Brun on November 5, 2005.

Curly
Tag:  #16
Date:  7/29/05
Length:  33"
Caught By:  Rip n Lips Charters
Where Caught:  Wood Island
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England

Quagmire
Tag:  #31
Date:  8/8/05
Length:  24"
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Pencil Popper
Tide:  Low
Adopted By:  University of New England

Odin
Tag:  #17
Date:  8/8/05
Length:  20"
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Pencil Popper
Tide:  Low
Adopted By:  University Of New England

Big Daddy
Tag:  #20
Date:  8/12/05
Length:  36"
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Biddeford Pool
Bait:  Chunk Mackeral
Tide:  Low
Adopted By:  University Of New England

Nimrod
Tag:  #97
Date:  8/12/05
Length:  19.5"
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Popper
Tide:  Low
Adopted By:  University Of New England

Dagon
Tag:  #91
Date:  8/12/05
Length:  18"
Caught By:  James Estrada
Where Caught:  Saco River
Bait:  Popper
Tide:  Low
Adopted By:  University of New England

Chunga
Tag:  #177
Date:  9/26/05
Caught By:  Jon Kyne
Where Caught:  Kennebec River/BIW
Bait:  Bloodworm
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England

Tomas
Tag:  #133
Date:  9/26/05
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Where Caught:  Kennebec River/BIW
Bait:  Bloodworm
Tide:  Outgoing
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  We were able to tag two fish in the Kennebec in the fall of 2005.  We deployed a hydrophone just upstream of Bath Iron Works (BIW), in hopes of determining if fish were leaving the river in the fall, or staying for the winter.  Unfortunately the Kennebec River had an unexpected flood in October and some of our gear and all of our data was destroyed.  We now hope to pick up these two fish in the Saco, or else have someone catch them so we can find out where they have gone since we tagged them.

2006

Sandra
Tag:  #98
Date:  5/26/06
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Length:  22.5"
Where Caught:  Saco River/Below Cataract Dam in Saco
Bait:  Jig
Tide:  Incoming
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:  Named in Honor of Presiden Sandra Featherman for her unwaivering commitment to academic excellence at the University of New England.

Bernard
Tag:  #105
Date:  5/26/06
Caught By:  Tim Arienti
Length:  23"
Where Caught:  Saco River/Below Cataract Dam in Saco
Bait:  Jig
Tide:  Incoming
Adopted By:  University of New England
Notes:   Named in honor of Bernard Featherman for his unwaivering support of his wife, Sandra Featherman, in her role as President of the University of New England, and for his service in support of economic growth in the Cities of Saco and Biddeford and for the well being of the people of this region.