When it comes to fish and game agencies, how they refer to the various species of fish found in their jurisdiction says a lot about how they view them…
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The intention is to provide guides, including NFC Board and Advisory Council members and supporters, with a way to help out while raising money for wild native fish conservation initiatives…
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NFC members and volunteers have been busy breaching manmade rock dams to help fish pass during what is an unprecedented drought in the region…
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In the third installment of his new conservation column in MidCurrent, Native Fish Coalition Executive Director Bob Mallard tackles the issue of daily bag limits…
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To be clear, most of what was presented in the article is accurate. And where subjective; it is as valid, or not, as the opposing position…
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Having said they “move in a different direction,” the hope was that the commission was looking to modernize the department, make it more representative of, and responsive to, the various user groups, and otherwise move fish and wildlife management in New Hampshire in a positive direction…
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NFC certainly can’t argue with some of what is said in the article, as it mimics, almost verbatim, what we have said for several years now. Doing so would be disingenuous and hypocritical, and we would surely, and rightfully so, be called on it…
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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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NFC went to the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire to prove there are wild native brook trout, even on heavily stocked waters…
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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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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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