Day 1:

You can arrive at Libby Camps anytime after 3 PM. If you are flying, Presque Isle (PQI) and Bangor (BGR) are the two closest airports. From the airport you can rent a car, or you can elect for a more scenic experience: Libby’s will pick you up via float plane. After you settle into your cabin, you can fish around the property on Millinocket Lake or relax until dinner with the rest of the group.

Days 2-5:

Each morning breakfast is served in the main lodge at 7:00 AM. After you are done eating, you’ll gather your things and head out with your guide. Whether you are fishing a local river, lake, or heading off on one of your fly-outs (each angler package includes two fly-out days), you are sure to have a full day of adventure. Your guide will carry your lunch and any snacks you would like to have. Fishing days are typically from 8-5 PM so you can return to the lodge before dinner. Dinner is served family-style around 6:00 PM.

Departure:

On your departure day, you will enjoy one final breakfast with the rest of the group before heading home or on to your next adventure. Check out is at 9:00 AM.

Each package includes lodging in one of the rustic log cabins at Libby’s. Each cabin has at least one queen bed and a private bathroom. Larger cabins can sleep up to six. Some cabins have oil lanterns while others offer electricity. If you have a preference, please let us know while planning your trip.

Meals are served family-style in the historic, rustic lodge overlooking the lake. The walls and rafters of the lodge are filled with Libby Camps’ history. Exploring it provides a wonderful window into the past. View camp flyers and pamphlets from the turn of the century, images of fish and wildlife from clients of the distant and not-so-distant past, and a plethora of relics from a simpler time. Moose horn chandeliers and furniture are scattered throughout the lodge, all adding to the rustic wilderness charm. The ever-present smell of fresh-baked bread, cookies, and home-cooked meals only heighten the experience.

Fishing in May will be primarily for brook trout with mostly dry flies on the ponds and dries and nymphs on the rivers. Dark Hendrickson, BWOs, March browns, and Caddis flies will be the primary hatches as the spring turns to summer. When the water warms up, and the sun is bright, you will have to go sub-surface for the fish. September can be a popular month for landlocked salmon.

A good sinking line is highly recommended. For landlocked salmon in the rivers, fishing small streamer patterns will be the main technique. The pond fishing during this time of the season can be exceptional, and where many of the larger fish are caught. You should expect to fish a number of ponds during the week.

Swimming: fine sand beach, ledges, islands, and pure water.

Hiking: wilderness hiking near camp or fly into Baxter State Park only 5 minutes away!

Canoeing: trips start right from camp: Millinocket, Munsungan, Mooseleuk, and Machias Streams, Aroostook, and Allagash Rivers. Guides available upon request for additional fees.

Wildlife: Wildlife spotting in the North Maine Woods! Moose by the dozens, deer, bear, lynx, fisher, marten, eagles, osprey, loons, and so much more!

Orchid Hunts: Come discover the dozens of native orchids in some of the neatest places. Ribbon bog, fens, cedar swamps, hardwood ridges, black spruce timber, or big pine over 200 years old.

Learn how to fly cast: Don’t know one end from another? We can teach you to cast and to catch fish. We supply everything, even the laughs.

Learn how to shoot: We provide the guns for kids or adults. Shoot skeet and sporting clays. Plink away with pistols. Safety and proper techniques are taught and stressed. The instructor will be with you constantly. (Additional frees applicable for ammunition & instructor.)

Scenic flights: Scenic Fly-outs are available upon request for an additional fee! Soar above the North Maine Woods – 3.5 million acres of pristine forest and natural beauty. Moose and wildlife are spotted frequently, and you get views of Mt. Katahdin as soon as you lift off from camp!