Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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PublishedJune 6, 2010
Freshwater Fishing: Bass finish nesting in the south and trout cruise the rivers
With water temperatures reaching toward 70 degrees in some areas, it appears Maine fishermen are heading into the dog days of summer — before summer has begun. But read on and find where fishing abounds, with hatches in the Moosehead region, and the fast action in the small trout ponds of The County. REGION A: […]
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PublishedJune 6, 2010
cast away
You can fish a handful of pristine mountain ponds newly stocked by state biologists.
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PublishedJune 6, 2010
Fleming: Pettengill truly is an old farm that offers a brand new experience
For years Pettengill Farm was an unusual museum set beside the Harraseeket River. Situated on 140 acres of fields and woodland, the Pettengill Farm is a living postcard from a different century, less than two miles from the buzz of Route 1. This summer the Freeport Historical Society and locals plan to turn the 200-year-old […]
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PublishedJune 3, 2010
National Trails Day takes on Maine hue
Several organizations are celebrating with hikes and outings showcasing the state’s extensive trails.
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PublishedMay 30, 2010
Freshwater Fishing: Heat causing decline in brook trout, salmon fishing
The hot, dry summer weather that has delighted most folks in Maine means a sad end to the fast fishing as water temperatures warm and fish head to cooler waters. Last week state biologists reported brook trout and salmon fishing was still going well in some parts of Maine. So get it while it’s good […]
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PublishedMay 30, 2010
race ya.
Tiny East Grand High School is BIG on the outdoors, with its popular outing class and yearly challenge to students and public alike to compete in a grueling adventure race.
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PublishedMay 30, 2010
Fleming: Smith stepping down, but hardly going away
Last week George Smith announced his retirement from his work as lobbyist for the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine to a chorus of grumbling (or perhaps cheers) from many opponents. It’s no secret many in the outdoors community resented how Smith fought to change fish and hunting laws in Maine during his 18 years at SAM. […]
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PublishedMay 25, 2010
Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine’s chief to retire
George Smith spent 18 years lobbying the state Legislature on sportsmen’s rights.
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PublishedMay 23, 2010
Restoration raises hope for future of native fish
TOWNSHIP 8, RANGE 10, WELS — To get from Big Reed Pond to Frenchville at the far northern tip of Maine requires a float plane trip to Munsungan Lake and from there a two-hour drive, most of that on logging roads. It is a journey that state fisheries biologist Frank Frost has made on a […]
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PublishedMay 23, 2010
Connecting with the land
A midcoast land trust’s atypical events seek to give people a deeper understanding of the beautiful St. George River valley.
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