Thirty-five years ago, I saw a fish over 30-inches, leap from the brown water and attempt to clear a small falls on the Seboeis River, only to slide back into the white foam below…
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In the May/June 2020 edition, NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard provides a brief overview and status update in regard to Maine’s rare Arctic charr, formerly known as blueback trout…
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In the roughly 25 months since the project started, we have posted one or more State Heritage Fish signs on 250 lakes and ponds in Maine…
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Get outside, get off the grid, stay away from the crowds, learn some new remote and undeveloped wild native trout water, and help protect this irreplaceable wild native trout resource…
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As I stared at the brown water crashing over the rocks, a fish I estimated to be 30-inches or more, leaped from the water and attempted to clear the falls, only to slide back into the white foam below…
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Ten conservation groups and a number of scientists, advocates, and authors, have petitioned Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) Commissioner Judy Camuso to review Atlantic salmon to determine if they warrant listing as "Endangered" under Maine's Endangered Species Act…
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This fits well, and in a several ways, with a recent piece I wrote about “data” in MidCurrent. First is the lack of clear, concise, and meaningful goals…
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The information collected through the Brook Trout Survey by volunteer anglers – verified by biologists – will help inform future fisheries management decisions…
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Superstar NFC volunteer Kerry Hegarty just posted the first State Heritage Fish sign of spring 2020. Driving 74 miles round trip and spending 4 hours afield…
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DIFW Commissioner Judy Camuso is opening fishing in our brooks and streams early, and will allow anyone to fish without a license.
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The following quotes come from a recent post made on Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website called, 30 Ways to help conserve Maine’s fisheries…
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Great news! A legislative committee has voted unanimously for a resolve to void CMP’s public lands lease for their destructive corridor through western Maine. The resolve also notes that Maine’s constitution requires approval by two-thirds of the legislature for public lands to be substantially altered…
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The following comes from an email we received from NFC all-star volunteer Jerry Derosier. At 26 waters and counting, Jerry has posted more State Heritage Fish waters than almost anyone else associated with the project. I suspect by spring he will be our top poster…
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Our Winter 2020 newsletter is now out. For those who do not get it, click here to read…
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This led to an email which in turn led to Avid replacing the unit with a new reader with additional functionality gratis…
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We are only 4 tickets away from drawing a winner for a NFC inscribed Epic 370 FastGlass, 7ft 3wt 4pc, fiberglass fly rod valued at $825…
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While some people are getting a slightly different result, this is what many people appear to be seeing when they Google “Maine Native Fish”, “New Hampshire Native Fish”, and “Vermont Native Fish”…
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“It would have negative impacts on Maine’s brook trout, cause significant habitat fragmentation in the north woods, and it would also have dramatic visual and recreational impacts in the region”…
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While the claim that the proposed power line would destroy “pristine wilderness” may be exaggerated, the potential impact on Maine’s natural resources is not…
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Any blockage on the Denny's River that doesn't have passage needs to be addressed for salmon to both recover and thrive like they did…
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