The brook trout once was king in New York, and, in fact, it was the only trout east of the Mississippi, but when the statewide trout season opens April 1, most every angler will be trying to catch a brown trout. Or a lot of them….
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The Maine chapter of Native Fish Coalition testified at a public rule-making hearing in regard to the proposed ban on live bait, minnows, in the North Region of Maine…
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The Maine chapter of NFC and our partners Downeast Salmon Federation and Atlantic Salmon Federation worked with Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to help protect adult critically endangered Atlantic salmon from misidentification…
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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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Public hearings will be held in Millinocket and Hallowell on March 18 and 19 to discuss a proposal to ban the use of live fish as bait by rule not exception in the North Region...
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Every day, 50 million gallons of water full of arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from contaminated mining sites into waterways from Montana to California. The contaminated water poisons aquatic life and taints drinking water…
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All-star volunteer Kerry Hegarty of Jackman, Maine, just posted the 200th State Heritage Fish sign…
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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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Purchase a 1-in-100 chance to win a $1,000 9-foot 5-weight 4-piece Winston Air fly rod with “Native Fish Coalition” inscription for just $20…
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R. L. Winston Rod Co. has generously donated a custom imprinted, “Native Fish Coalition”, 9’ 5-weight, 4-piece Winston Air fly rod with a retail value of $950 to NFC to help raise funds for our conservation initiatives…
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If you have any plans of throwing a line into Idaho waters this year--specifically the South Fork of the Snake River--you could earn yourself some cash in the process…
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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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The new bill entitled, “An Act To Require Biodegradable Hooks and Lures for Freshwater Fishing,” has Maine anglers riled up. This bill, presented by Senator Davis of Piscataquis, lays out a plan to ban all non-biodegradable lures and hooks…
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Scientists in Maine are using DNA to try to preserve the remaining populations of a fish that lives in 14 lakes and ponds in the state and nowhere else in the continental United States…
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Your $1,250 or $1,275 donation gets you a $900 fly rod, $30 NFC hat, and national NFC decal, while also helping to fund initiatives to protect and preserve our wild native fish…
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Georges River Trout Unlimited (GRTU) welcomes Native Fish Coalition, represented by Emily Bastian and Bob Mallard, for a presentation on New England's rare Arctic charr, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m., in Rockport…
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Well maybe gloom of night as no one has tried it yet, but nothing else seems to keep Maine NFC volunteers from taking to the woods to protect out State Heritage Fish waters…
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NFC superstar volunteer Kerry Hegarty of Jackman doesn’t let a little snow get in his way of protecting Maine’s State Heritage Fish waters…
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After a couple of hours on the phone earlier this winter, here is what Fly Life magazine has to say about NFC National Vice Chair Bob Mallard, NFC, native fish, and the state of the state…
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There have been several articles and blog posts recently defending and even promoting the consumption of trout, and one defending why they were promoting such after the fact...
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