Bucktail Guide Service
Outfitter · Rangeley, Maine
Bucktail Guide Service is a guide outfitter based in Rangeley, Maine, running drift boat, walk and wade, backcountry, and stillwater trips for brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, and blueback trout on Androscoggin River, Magalloway River, Rapid River, Rangeley River, and Kennebec River. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.
Scott Whitaker guides drift boat and wade trips across the Androscoggin, Magalloway, Rapid, Rangeley, and Kennebec rivers in western Maine. Remote canoe trips reach isolated ponds holding brook trout, landlocked salmon, and native blueback trout.
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Tripsdrift boatwalk and wadebackcountrystillwater
RatesFull day drift boat trip $635, half day wade trip $395, full day wade trip $500.
Good to know
What waters does Bucktail Guide Service fish?
Bucktail Guide Service guides Androscoggin River, Magalloway River, Rapid River, Rangeley River, and Kennebec River, out of Rangeley, Maine. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.
What fish can you catch with Bucktail Guide Service?
On Bucktail Guide Service's trips you're targeting brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, and blueback trout. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.
What kind of trips does Bucktail Guide Service run?
Bucktail Guide Service runs drift boat, walk and wade, backcountry, and stillwater trips on Androscoggin River, Magalloway River, Rapid River, Rangeley River, and Kennebec River. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.
Do I need a fishing license to fish in Maine?
Yes: everyone fishing Maine waters needs a valid Maine fishing license. You buy your own; get it from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Bucktail Guide Service can point you to the right one for your trip.
How do I book a trip with Bucktail Guide Service?
You book directly with Bucktail Guide Service: through their website at bucktailguide.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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