We're into the dog days of summer at Captain Joe's Cruises, and typical for this time of year in Maine the temperature is rising. We always remind our passengers that they can expect much cooler temperatures out on the water and to dress accordingly. This week that may mean wearing a swimsuit instead of carrying an extra fleece! There are a few spots on our cruise to drop anchor or grab a public mooring, and jump in the river for a heat beating swim. The Ruby Belle has a s

So far we've had some beautiful, scenic moments on Captain Joe's Cruises already this week. We've had stunning sunsets, a bald eagle doing a fly-by, and now a porpoise doing a swim-by! The porpoises are tough to grab a picture of (maybe its time for a GoPro for the boat?) but the eagles have been polite enough to pose for us. We've discovered that our phones are not the best cameras for capturing their beauty but First Mate Evan got around it by holding his phone up to the

This week seems to be "for the birds" at Captain Joe's Cruises. We've been treated to a variety of fowl friends on our cruises up and down the river. Yesterday our scenic cruise was buzzed by a bald eagle hunting for fish on the river just as after we left the dock. Then we saw a big snowy egret perched in a tree! We normally see these hunters slowly working the riverbank (I always think of Elmer Fudd: "Be very very quiet....) but this one wanted a bird's eye view, courtesy

The weather looks spectacular this week with only a chance of showers on Tuesday night. Captain Joe's Cruises still has a few openings left to catch one of these beautiful sunsets. Book your cruise on the Saco River soon! #sacoriver #sunsets #captainjoescruises

Captain Joe's Cruises is always keeping an eye on the health of the Saco River. One good measurement is the diversity of wildlife and fish we see in and around the river. 50 years ago the the river was recovering from years of pollution coming from upstream mills and manufacturing. Today we see a thriving ecosystem: eagles, striped bass (stripers), snowy egrets, seals, and today, schools of pogies! Pogies, officially named menhaden, but also called bunkers, bugheads, mossb

This isn't the best time for Captain Joe's Cruises to be out of the river, but one lesson we've learned is sometimes you just need to engage the professionals. This past spring Captain Joe spent hours buffing and waxing the Ruby Belle, only to notice as summer was approaching that she was slowly turning into the Pink Belle. Oxidation does a nasty thing to red boats! So we reached out to the guys at Xtreme Mobile Detailing here in Saco to make her right again. Ruby Belle was

Here at Captain Joe's Cruises we don't market ourselves as a fishing charter. We're here for an easy cruise of the Saco River, and there are a lot of great guys on the river who can take you off-shore looking for tuna or ground fish such as haddock and cod. But we're not against some light tackle fishing in the Saco River! Many of our clients are taking kids out for their first fishing trip, or just want to drop a line in the water to see what happens. This has been an int

Our guests continue to be stunned by the sunsets on the river. It must be something about the view from the water! Come join us for a spectacular evening on the Saco River with Captain Joe's Cruises. Book now! #Sunset #sacoriver #captainjoescruises