Asked 4 Maine lure makers for their best catches. Here's what caught them.

Maine lure makers shared their best catches in the Weeks after ice-out, highlighting four notable outfits shaping local angling. Pine State Sports Supply (Lisbon, founded 2023) offers spoons and plugs mimicking baitfish and handcrafts trolling spoons. The Harry Lure, now stamped in Kennebunk after founder Harry Ellison’s venture, was developed on Lake Winnipesaukee and moved in 2024. Northeast Troller (Thorndike, 2016) crafts CAD-designed spoons, painted and tested on water. Dream Catcher Lures (Lincoln, founded 2020) produces a range for salmon and lake trout, including a Solid Pink UV that helped a 10-pound rainbow trout land.