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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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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The Vermont chapter of NFC attended the American Museum of Fly Fishing’s summer expo on Saturday, August 10th. They had a booth in the event tent and presented on brook trout in the museum itself…
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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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Native Fish Coalition uses memberships to help fund its conservation work. While small in number, the distribution is impressive…
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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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It should come as no surprise that Vermont Fish and Wildlife and the governors office backed off their proposal to close the Salisbury fish hatchery…
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To save money, Gov. Phil Scott wants to shut down a fish hatchery, and the organized angling community is in a tizzy…
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VT TU certainly endorses a heightened awareness of wild trout and habitat but we all know the ‘safety net’ and resources provided by state trout hatcheries… This hatchery seems to matter. Let’s keep it…
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We had a number of difficult options on the table to close our budget, and this is the best of those options. — Commissioner of Fish & Wildlife Louis Porter…
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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
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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Nearly a year after NFC first brought it to the attention of the masses, Vermont’s highest-in-the-east daily limit on brook trout in rivers and streams, 12-fish, still stands...
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They are encouraging state officials to reduce the number of brook trout caught on rivers and streams, from 12 to 6 fish daily…
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Having one’s rivers is important, like having family or a country. With rivers, though, you get to choose...
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Results from a 15-year study of factors affecting population levels of Eastern brook trout in the face of climate change…
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