I took a water temperature reading. Amazingly, like the Roach, it was an astounding 65 degrees…
Read MoreThis mobilized the powers that be to act to save a road that never should have been built in the first place…
Read MoreI want to end my season with a memory, not just another fish...
Read MoreThe wild native brook trout Big Spring Creek in central Pennsylvania have suffered just about every indignity a fish population can…
Read MoreAngling in and of itself does not hurt fisheries, at least to the degree that the population is notably affected. As we all know, it’s harvest that changes the population dynamics...
Read MoreAllowing harvest on all waters as was proposed is akin to restricting all waters to catch and release or fly fishing only. We would never do the latter, nor should we ever do the former...
Read MoreBob Mallard followed up NFC’s written opposition with an Opinion Editorial, or OpEd, in the Concord Monitor, the newspaper serving the state capital...
Read MoreRegardless of intentions or any challenges, leaving a wild native brook trout stream blocked from fish passage in the middle of the summer is not something you should ever do…
Read MoreAfter reading a story about Maine stocking PFAS contaminated waters with trout, NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard decided to take a closer look…
Read MoreNFC Executive Director Bob Mallard talks about balancing recreation and conservation…
Read MoreWanting to understand how this ill-advised and as likely to fail as not proposal got through the checks and balances…
Read MoreIf we truly want to discourage illegal nonnative fish introductions, we need to lead by example and walk the walk not just talk the talk…
Read MoreWhile recreational angling may not be the biggest threat to Maine’s redfin pickerel, we believe some threat remains…
Read MoreNFC Executive Director Bob Mallard addresses a proposal to stock lake trout in Haymock Lake in Maine…
Read MoreWhile major strides have been made in the last two decades, Maine’s management of the dangerous use of live fish as bait still falls well short of what is needed…
Read MoreSouth Carolina NFC board member Amanda Hoffner, also known as Lady Tenkara Bum, talked about the importance of native fish in a recent article in Tenkara Angler…
Read MoreBased on what I see in the field, we fly fishers consume a lot of bottled water…
Read MoreNFC ED Bob Mallard dove into Maine’s wanton waste law to understand what is and is not covered…
Read MoreThese two young men are making a difference in regard to wild native fish…
Read MoreAfter two articles by NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard, one stating the problem and one offering solutions…
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