South Branch Lake Camps

South Branch Lake Camps operates guided hunts and fishing trips across 50,000+ acres in central Maine. With over 50 years of combined experience between guides, they handle everything from black bear hunts to trophy moose expeditions.

• •Guided Bear Hunts — Hunt over professionally managed bait with guide Shaun Aldridge overseeing operations. Year-round returning hunters come back for the experience and results.

• •Moose Hunts — For lottery tag holders or outfitter tag opportunities. Shaun's year-round scouting across zones 9, 10, 11, and 18 has delivered 100% tag-filling success rates in past seasons.

• •Deer Hunts — November hunts with options for partial or full guidance. Choose drop-off service with a map and scouting intel, or have a guide lace up boots and hunt alongside you. Warm cabin and hot food waiting when you return.

• •Bird Hunts — Pheasant, grouse, woodcock, partridge, and migratory birds. Hunt with pointed dogs or from blinds. No need to walk miles between locations—change spots quickly if the first location isn't producing.

• •Bass Fishing — South Branch Lake itself is three miles long by 1.5 miles wide with 9 islands, rocky shoals, flats, and drop-offs. Guide Cliff specializes in putting anglers on smallmouth and largemouth bass. With minimal predators besides a small pickerel population, bass are dominant and abundant.

Alternatively, fish the Penobscot or Piscatiquis rivers where counts can exceed 100 fish per person (though smaller average size).

• •American Plan cabins (meals included)
• •Housekeeping cabins (self-catering)
• •Fall hunting season requires American Plan booking—reserve early