NFC will be tabling at the 2024 The Fly Fishing Show in Marlboro, Massachusetts…
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NFC ED Bob Mallard dove into Maine’s wanton waste law to understand what is and is not covered…
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After two articles by NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard, one stating the problem and one offering solutions…
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In early spring 2023, NFC was approached by Northwoods Brewing Co. out of Northwood, New Hampshire, about developing a beer commemorating Maine’s State Heritage Fish waters…
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You could say the same thing about Maine in regard to wild native brook trout: “As Maine goes, so goes brook trout”...
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NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard chimes in on Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife proposal to exempt 5 waters from the North Zone bass tournament prohibition…
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While admittedly loosely enforced, NFC’s policy is to change chapter leadership every 2 years…
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As part of our “Fish with NFC” program used to raise money for wild native fish conservation initiatives, NFC National Chair Emily Bastian and Executive Director Bob Mallard just spend 2 days afield guiding…
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While driving back from fishing in the Moosehead Lake region, NFC National Chair Emily Bastian and Executive Director Bob Mallard…
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Several NFC chapters got together in August in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire…
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…the changes look to align management with Maine's 2021–2035 Statewide Fisheries and Hatcheries Management Plan…
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While not afraid to challenge the powers that be when they do something that negatively impacts wild native fish, or promotes nonnative fish at a time when they are the #1 immediate threat to such…
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We really need to be careful here as we are now fighting for what we have been fighting against for decades: the introduction of nonnative fish...
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This shows once again that there are times when while the initial response from the powers that be is not always what you want to hear, things sometimes work out anyway…
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While a statewide catch-and-release rule for Arctic charr would be prudent when you consider how few there are and the problems we have had with them recently, it makes no sense to propose something that has no chance of sticking…
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While it’s not unusual to see sturgeon in the river, they are not commonly seen in the stream…
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While striped bass and other fish are worthy of consideration, like the bald eagle and North American bison, one species of fish stands above all others in regard to majesty, power, strength, and endurance: the Atlantic salmon…
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Many anglers can’t tell the difference between brown trout and landlocked salmon. However, they are separated from a regulations standpoint by DIF&W, each with its own general law. You could make the same argument for splake and lake trout…
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At this point in my life, I am far more concerned about fish than I am fishing. While the latter is not in trouble, the former is, at least with regard to wild native fish. The survival of several species of wild native fish found mostly in Maine are at risk. Others could become so if we are not careful…
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As a result of a high level of interest and unanswered questions from my recent article on Maine’s endangered redfin pickerel, I felt a follow-up was warranted to answer some of those questions and outline a path forward…
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