fishing (hobby)

Published
September 23, 2023

Commentary: License to kill – Brookfield’s dams and Maine’s rivers

A major July fish kill on one of Maine’s most revered fisheries shows why Mainers must be concerned as Brookfield seeks to renew its dam licenses.
Published
September 22, 2023

Unconventional high school course has Newport-area students hooked

Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of 'doing high school differently,' and it's doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.
Published
September 21, 2023

Phippsburg supports new grant proposal for Center Pond River fishway

The Center Pond River Herring Committee will take the next step with a grant proposal to rebuild the fishway connecting the pond with the lower Kennebec River for alewife migration.
Published
August 30, 2023

Lakes Region Sportsman: A great summer of fishing, and it’s not over yet
Published
August 24, 2023

Grants for Kennebago preservation project on hold over lack of public access

The Rangeley Heritage Land Trust will have two years to secure deeded public access or it will lose $1.7 million to protect thousands of acres along the Kennebago River.

Published
August 6, 2023

U.S. auditors accuse Maine of misusing federal grants to shore up its pension fund

The practice, while not unique to Maine, exceeded 'reasonable' allowances as it diverted $2.6 million away from fishing, hunting and wildlife protection programs.
Published
August 3, 2023

Lakes Region Sportsman: Keep a catch log, help with fishery research
Published
July 11, 2023

Maine tightens rules for fishing striped bass following ‘unprecedented’ year

Recreational anglers will be prohibited from harvesting striped bass smaller than 28 and larger than 31 inches. The previous regulation had a 35-inch limit.
Published
June 29, 2023

Lakes Region Sportsman: Thank the birds for great salmon, lake trout fishing
Published
June 18, 2023

Maine fishermen keep catching rare orange lobsters

Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.