With our Maine chapter firing on all cylinders, it's time to strengthen our New Hampshire and Vermont Boards and Advisory Councils to help move our initiatives in those states forward…
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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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The article below by John Litvaitis appeared in Northern Woodlands magazine. It features a picture of Maine NFC Chair Emily Bastian along with two others that while not attributed to NFC came from NFC. It’s great to see this rare and unique fish finally getting the attention it deserves...
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Most lakes, ponds, rivers, and many streams in New Hampshire are now stocked. Wild native brook trout are now found mostly in small headwater streams and wild trout management is all but stalled out…
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Thanks to the generosity of the folks at Swift Fly Fishing out of New Zealand, NFC is raffling off a Studio Built 370 FastGlass II fly rod. With a retail value of $825, this 7-foot 3-weight 4-piece S2 fiberglass rod is arguably the finest and most versatile small stream rod on the market today…
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People love fishing for trout. They love it so much that we are willing to go to insane lengths to catch them. But what should we make of the fact that much of that experience of fishing for trout is just a facsimile of what it once was… and may actually be BAD for the very same fish, that we so love to catch?
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Historically, the Saco River was one of the premier trout fishing rivers in the Northeast. Today, the natural reproductive capability of native fish populations has been exceeded by angler demand, and stocking of hatchery reared brook, brown, and rainbow trout…
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The Hippo, a weekly free newspaper out of Manchester, NH, recently did a piece on New Hampshire’s state symbols. While they noted the brook trout as the State Freshwater Fish, they posted pictures of nonnative brown trout on the cover…
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It was recently announced that 11-year New Hampshire Fish and Game Executive Director Glenn Normandeau would be stepping down at the end of his term this March…
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The department just has not moved forward as much as we would have liked to see it,” Phillipson said. “By getting a new director, we get new ideas and ways to deal with emerging stuff.”…
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New Hampshire’s Swift River is one of the most beautiful rivers in New England. It winds it’s way along the fabled Kancamagus Highway…
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Big shout-out to Cameron at The Fiberglass Manifesto for publishing NFC National Vice Chair Bob Mallard’s piece on native fish, small streams and fiberglass fly rods…
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New Hampshire’s Wild Trout Management program is best in class when it comes to its inclusion criteria and the protections provided…
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The Ammonoosuc River is one of the most beautiful and fishable rivers in New Hampshire. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most abused and poorly managed rivers in the state…
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Native Fish Coalition uses memberships to help fund its conservation work. While small in number, the distribution is impressive…
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A couple of years ago NH State Chair Nate Hill and me came across some freshly cut trees along a formally designated National Wild & Scenic River in White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. Twenty minutes from the nearest road, we were perplexed by what we saw…
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It's official, Native Fish Coalition National Vice Chair and Maine Board member Bob Mallard’s upcoming brook trout book is now in the proofing stage and heading to the printer in May for a summer release...
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As New Hampshire NFC Chair Nate Hill once said, New Hampshire doesn't have a habitat problem, it has a habit problem…
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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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