While driving back from fishing in the Moosehead Lake region, NFC National Chair Emily Bastian and Executive Director Bob Mallard…
Read MoreSeveral NFC chapters got together in August in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire…
Read More…the changes look to align management with Maine's 2021–2035 Statewide Fisheries and Hatcheries Management Plan…
Read MoreWhile not afraid to challenge the powers that be when they do something that negatively impacts wild native fish, or promotes nonnative fish at a time when they are the #1 immediate threat to such…
Read MoreWe really need to be careful here as we are now fighting for what we have been fighting against for decades: the introduction of nonnative fish...
Read MoreThis shows once again that there are times when while the initial response from the powers that be is not always what you want to hear, things sometimes work out anyway…
Read MoreWhile a statewide catch-and-release rule for Arctic charr would be prudent when you consider how few there are and the problems we have had with them recently, it makes no sense to propose something that has no chance of sticking…
Read MoreWhile it’s not unusual to see sturgeon in the river, they are not commonly seen in the stream…
Read MoreWhile striped bass and other fish are worthy of consideration, like the bald eagle and North American bison, one species of fish stands above all others in regard to majesty, power, strength, and endurance: the Atlantic salmon…
Read MoreMany anglers can’t tell the difference between brown trout and landlocked salmon. However, they are separated from a regulations standpoint by DIF&W, each with its own general law. You could make the same argument for splake and lake trout…
Read MoreAt this point in my life, I am far more concerned about fish than I am fishing. While the latter is not in trouble, the former is, at least with regard to wild native fish. The survival of several species of wild native fish found mostly in Maine are at risk. Others could become so if we are not careful…
Read MoreAs a result of a high level of interest and unanswered questions from my recent article on Maine’s endangered redfin pickerel, I felt a follow-up was warranted to answer some of those questions and outline a path forward…
Read MoreThe Heritage Waters IPA is now available at the brewery and retail outlets throughout Maine…
Read MoreSpecifically, we will now show fish species in their actual size so as to help eliminate confusion and lessen misidentification…
Read MoreSet of four STATE HERITAGE FISH beverage coasters commemorating the upcoming release of Heritage Waters IPA…
Read MoreWhile chain pickerel are relatively common, redfin pickerel are listed as Endangered at the state level in Maine…
Read MoreNFC is excited to announce a new line of custom state, species and PROTECT.PRESERVE.RESTPORE leather patch hats…
Read MoreWhile we hold a tournament to remove 3,000 wild native lake trout from Moosehead each winter, we stock 5,000 nonnative landlocked salmon a few months later each spring…
Read MoreBiologists have a term for stocking over wild fish: Supplementary stocking. We do it try to appease anglers who want more from the resource than it can naturally provide…
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