All-star volunteer Kerry Hegarty of Jackman, Maine, just posted the 200th State Heritage Fish sign…
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The new bill entitled, “An Act To Require Biodegradable Hooks and Lures for Freshwater Fishing,” has Maine anglers riled up. This bill, presented by Senator Davis of Piscataquis, lays out a plan to ban all non-biodegradable lures and hooks…
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Scientists in Maine are using DNA to try to preserve the remaining populations of a fish that lives in 14 lakes and ponds in the state and nowhere else in the continental United States…
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Georges River Trout Unlimited (GRTU) welcomes Native Fish Coalition, represented by Emily Bastian and Bob Mallard, for a presentation on New England's rare Arctic charr, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m., in Rockport…
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Well maybe gloom of night as no one has tried it yet, but nothing else seems to keep Maine NFC volunteers from taking to the woods to protect out State Heritage Fish waters…
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NFC superstar volunteer Kerry Hegarty of Jackman doesn’t let a little snow get in his way of protecting Maine’s State Heritage Fish waters…
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After a couple of hours on the phone earlier this winter, here is what Fly Life magazine has to say about NFC National Vice Chair Bob Mallard, NFC, native fish, and the state of the state…
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Wildlife artist Matt Patterson has generously donated two signed copies of his Blueback Trout print. We has them professionally framed and mounted and will be using them to help raise money for Arctic charr initiatives…
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EMILY BASTIAN
Growing up in Maine, I learned to fly fish over mostly wild native fish in remote and unspoiled places. I am blessed to have spent countless hours pursuing wild...
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Bob Mallard, the national vice chair of the Native Trout Coalition, said he looks forward to continuing the organization’s work for native fish in Maine in 2019…
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BOB MALLARD
I spent twenty-five days in Montana and Wyoming this summer on assignment. While there I fly fished such fabled waters as the Beaverhead, Bighorn, Big Hole, Henry's Fork...
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ME NFC and ME Audubon braved the cold and snow to post signs on a small State Heritage Fish pond in York County, Maine…
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Answer: Creation of Maine’s Heritage Fish Waters – 500 lakes and ponds [actually 578 and counting] where we now protect our native brook trout…
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NFC co-founder, National Vice Chair, and Maine Board Member, Bob Mallard was recently interviewed on The Fisheries Podcast…
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The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and wildlife stepped up big time to expand protection of our native brook trout and Arctic charr. Recently, they went public with their proposal and I want to share it with you today…
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Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection has proposed exciting upgrades for more than 400 miles of rivers and streams. Although this is supposed to be something that’s done every three years, this is the first time in almost 10 years that the DEP has proposed to upgrade water quality protections…
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To their credit, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife withdrew their requests to remove Cold Water Pond and Henderson Pond from the State Heritage Fish list…
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In a disappointing decision, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) has decided to go forward with a plan to stock Crescent Lake with lake trout from another water…
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With cooler weather upon us, NFC volunteers have hit the woods and started putting up signs again…
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As a fly-fishing guide based out of Kingfield, I get to share some of the most beautiful remote places in Maine with my clients from around the state and from as far away as Australia. After a 20-year guiding career, I’ve seen the raw excitement of a kid who has just hooked their first brookie…
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