In 1955 a mutant female rainbow deficient in pigmentation turned up in one of the Wildlife Division’s hatcheries -- to the delight of West Virginia fish managers who, one can easily imagine, rubbed their hands together and cackled, “It’s aliiiiive! It’s aliiiiive!”…
Read MoreEvery trout fisherman I know has his woods, having one’s woods is important–like having family or a country. Mine are the Maine woods. And the excuse I use to get into them–brook trout–is as beautiful an excuse as anyone could find….
Read MoreEvery trout fisherman I know has his woods, having one’s woods is important–like having family or a country. Mine are the Maine woods. And the excuse I use to get into them–brook trout–is as beautiful an excuse as anyone could find…
Read MoreThanks to DIF&W Commissioner Judy Camuso, Maine’s brook trout will be getting new protections. The proposed new rule is already at stage 2 and will be implemented on January 1…
Read MoreIn 2006, I put together a report on Maine’s burgeoning splake stocking with the help of other members of DDAS. Our goal was to show people how much the program had grown, where it was being done, and what the risks were…
Read MoreThe biggest project NFC has taken on to date is progressing quite nicely. Big thanks to our volunteers and partners for stepping up for these unique and irreplaceable waters...
Read MoreLand and water conservation projects nationwide would receive a big boost from a bipartisan bill introduced this week to guarantee full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of the nation’s most important conservation programs…
Read MoreNew Hampshire’s Wild Trout Management program is best in class when it comes to its inclusion criteria and the protections provided…
Read MoreMore than 400 miles of Maine’s rivers and streams will receive increased legal protection under a bill (LD 1743) that will receive a public hearing today. Of particular significance, the bill includes critical portions of Maine’s largest river, the Penobscot, and 200 miles of trout streams flowing into Webb Lake by Tumbledown Mountain…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreIf you’re an avid angler, you may think that there’s no such thing as a lake with too many fish in it. If you’re a fisheries biologist, you know that’s not true…
Read MoreNative Fish Coalition uses memberships to help fund its conservation work. While small in number, the distribution is impressive…
Read MoreMaine NFC Board Member and State Heritage Fish (SHF) sign volunteer Richard Joyce decided to commune with the brook trout while posting SHF signs at a few recently iced-out remote ponds…
Read MoreAs many of you know, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) has been working on a proposal to limit the use of live fish as bait in the North Region which encompasses most of the state’s wild native salmonid waters. This is the result of legislation submitted by George Smith and supported by NFC members in 2017…
Read MoreIt’s awesome to see some of the new signs going up on the upper Wood River in Rhode Island. The sign below is part of a kiosk system that allows anglers, and others, to dispense of spent leader and tippet…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreNative Fish Coalition National Vice Chair and Maine Board member Bob Mallard talks about the native charr of Maine’s Baxter State Park…
Read MoreSpring is here, the snow is melting, ponds are losing their ice, and dirt roads are becoming passable. This means that it’s time to get back into the field, catch some fish, and while you are at it, post some signs to help protect what we all hold near and dear — wild native brook trout...
Read MorePlease welcome our newest Business Partner, Fins & Furs Adventures, from my home town Skowhegan, Maine…
Read MorePlease welcome our newest Business Partner, Rangeley Region Sport Shop, in historic Rangeley, Maine. As anyone who knows brook trout knows, Rangeley, Maine, is the brook trout capital of the United States — nothing is even close…
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