Chick Hill Guide Service​

​Welcome to Chick Hill Guide Service, a fishing guide service located in central Maine just east of Bangor. Our job is to make lifetime memories for you and your family. Fish for smallmouth and largemouth bass, brook trout, or landlock salmon. Open Memorial day - Labor day.

Bass fishing from a boat

Maine is full of waters loaded with these hard fighting game fish. We primarily fish the Penobscot river north of Old Town, and the lakes and rivers of Grand lake Stream. We fly fish or spin cast, or both. Packed lunch and all gear provided. Best times to fish - Memorial day to the end of July.

Wade fish Grand Lake Stream for landlock salmon and brook trout

We wade fish three mile long Grand Lake Stream, located in the town of Grand Lake Stream in down east Maine, and listed in Trout Unlimited's  "America's 100 best Trout Streams".  Known for it's landlocked salmon and brook trout, the stream fishes best in late May to mid July. Packed lunch and all gear provided.

Spring and fall trolling for landlock Salmon

Troll for landlocked salmon after ice out into mid summer when the salmon and lake trout (togue) come out of the deep to chase smelt spawning smelt in the shallows. We fish the Maine traditional way with fly rods, smelt imitation tandem streamers, and a variety of floating and sinking lines. We fish again in the fall when the salmon hit the shallows to spawn. Dress warm, as spring and fall are transition months!

Remote pond fishing for native brook trout

Remote pond fish for wild, native brook trout in northern Maine. This entails a minimum of three days due to logistics. Little Lyford Ponds, Nesowdnehunk lake are just a couple of the areas we fish. Need to call EARLY so as to reserve a cabin in the area. 

Your Guide

Mike Hegarty is the owner/guide of Chick Hill Guide Service. Retiring as a Navy Captain after 40 years of active Naval service, Mike now guides fishermen in the beautiful state of Maine. Fully licensed and insured, member of the Grand Lake Stream Guide's association and the Maine Professional Guide's Association. Part time upland hunting and fishing guide for Leen's Lodge.

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​"Just spent an amazing day on the river with Mike. We’d both heard from other fisherman that the dam had released water that made the river too high and fast – resulting in very poor fishing conditions. We had great fun proving that consensus wrong.  We lost track of time - checking to see if it was lunchtime and found it was going on 3:00 PM – it was that kind of a day. Mike has a collaborative and client-focused approach that blended seriousness in doing what was needed to catch the Salmon we were targeting, but with a great easy going manner. Anyone tired of pretentious guides or guides with an attitude -  Mike is for you, He absolutely checks the best-guide criteria box of being a good person. One of the things that distinguishes him even from many other good guides is the effort and energy he puts into changing-up the rigging to give his client the best possible chance of catching fish. If something is not working - Mike definitely  does not keep doing it. One of the reasons for fishing with a guide is to grow your knowledge of the sport, and I feel I learned a number of strategies I know will serve me well going forward."   Michael Magee

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When I decided to travel 1500 miles to fish Grand Lake Stream for Landlocked Salmon, a trip that had been on my “bucket list”, I wanted to do more than just fish it…I wanted to have a Maine Experience and make memories. Mike Hegarty helped me do just that. More than simply accommodating, he actively partnered with me to craft the trip I had envisioned. From providing the knowledge to put me on fish, the equipment to use, reserving the cabin, furnishing and preparing the food, providing great conversation/entertainment and taking the pictures to remember it all, I could not be more pleased with my trip and with Mike as my guide! After showing the pictures to my family, my adult children asked if they could join me the next time I book a trip. It doesn’t get better than that! Yes, there will be a next time…with my adult children…and it will most definitely be with Mike! I recommend him without hesitation! Lou Forbringer St Louis, MO. Click here to read more.

Rates

​Boat fishing- $400 day (2 people). Lunch and gear provided. 
Wade fishing - $450 a day for up to two people. 
Remote pond fishing -  $500 a day, three day minimum. Price includes food, transportation, you pay for lodging. 
​Note - A Maine fishing license is required for the days you fish. Purchase online at Maine IF&W and keep on your phone. ​