Memories that will last a lifetime!

Lou came all the way from St. Louis to catch several Fall landlocked salmon

Father and son on a beautiful day fishing Grand Lake Stream area

Jay came from Ohio to shoot his first Maine grouse

Welcome to Chick Hill Guide Service, a fishing, recreational, and hunting guide service located 30 minutes east of Bangor International Airport within driving distance of Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Grand Lake Stream and the North Maine Woods. Family friendly, flexible, passionate about the Maine outdoors, our number one goal is to make your fishing, canoeing, camping, or bird hunting trip to Maine a memory of a lifetime. Mike Hegarty is the owner and operator of Chick Hill Guide Service and is a Registered Maine Guide licensed for fishing, hunting, and recreation.  A highly knowledgeable and experienced outdoorsman and canoeist, he is extremely enthusiastic about the State of Maine and all that it has to offer. Check out our testimonials, photo gallery, fishing, upland,and other pages.

Megan with a nice spring smallmouth at Green Lake

We offer several different adventure packages, and can adjust trips to your timetable and preferences:
- Fly fish or spin cast for smallmouth bass out of a boat.
- Spring trolling for landlocked salmon.
- Wade for brook trout and landlocked salmon in local rivers.
- Fish for wild, native brook trout in the North Maine Woods.
​- Hunt the North Maine Woods for ruffed grouse and woodcock.
- Canoe/camping trips.
- Wildlife watching or photography.

Her first fish caught on the fly - Toddy Pond Largemouth

Beautiful Northern Maine Grouse

First time trolling and he catches a beast!

An independent Guide Service, Mike also guides for Weatherbys Lodge, Leen's Lodge and Grand Lake Lodge in Grand Lake Stream, Little Lyford Pond Camps in Greenville, and bird hunts out of Umcolcus Sporting Camps in the North Maine Woods. Chick Hill Guide Service is fully licensed, permitted, and insured. Active member of the Grand Lake Stream Guides Association, Maine Professional Guides Association, and the Maine Wilderness Guides Organization. Retired Veteran with 40 years of active service in the U.S. Navy.

Father and daughter day on the Penobscot river

Call 207-356-6773 or email navyduckman@gmail.com

Oftentimes we are out guiding or scouting and will be out of range of wi-fi or a cell phone signal. Rest assured we will get back to you soonest! We want your business.

Nice smiles and lots of fish on the Penobscot river.

We do full or half day trips. Packed lunch included on full day trips. If fishing the Grand Lake Stream area, a hot shore lunch is available. All gear (waders and boots, rods, reels, flies and lures, tippet material, etc.) included. No hidden costs. Transportation available in most cases. See our Fishing page, Upland page and Testimonials page. A Maine fishing or hunting license is required for the day(s) you hunt or fish. Click on the Maine IF&W link, and you can store it on your phone. We look forward to fishing, hunting, or canoeing with you and your family!

Another double! This father and son team from Texas caught over 60 smallmouth using spinning gear.

Bird hunting Northern Maine

Fly fishing beautiful Grand Lake Stream with these Florida boys.