As a bottom-feeder, sturgeon are sometimes accidentally caught by anglers in rivers and estuaries. This led NFC to reach out to NOAA Fisheries and several New England state marine resources agencies…
Read MoreIf not, it is a sign that something is wrong at the watershed level, as while it is easy to depress a population of fish, their complete loss is usually the sign of compound problems, not a single issue or event.…
Read MoreMembers of the Massachusetts chapter of NFC recently tabled at the first ever Boston Outdoor Expo…
Read MoreThis may be the coolest fly rod we have ever raffled off. A rare Epic built custom 476-4 FastGlass fly rod in salsa red…
Read MoreWe are excited to announce a new NFC logo native brook trout theme clog in collaboration with Catchflo…
Read MoreAs part of a NFC wide project, we just ordered informational signs pertaining to federally listed sturgeon for New Jersey and Pennsylvania…
Read MoreThe Massachusetts chapter of NFC with support from Charles River Watershed Association just wrapped up a multi-location season-long temperature monitoring effort on Trout Brook in Dover…
Read MoreNFC just tabled at the 2024 The Fly Fishing Show in Marlborough, Massachusetts…
Read MoreNFC Executive Director Bob Mallard and National Chair Emily Bastian were invited to speak to The Fly Casters of Boston…
Read MoreAfter analyzing the data, NFC was able to identify the source of an increase in stream temperature of more than 15 degrees over a distance of just 1/4 of a mile…
Read MoreAs part of MA NFCs ongoing project at Trout Brook, MA NFC board members Max Heidelberger, Brian Hutchison and Jeff Moore deployed the last 3 temp loggers in middle and lower Trout Brook, bringing the total to 12…
Read MoreAs part of MA NFCs ongoing project at Trout Brook, MA NFC board member Jeff Moore accompanied by his wife Jane, grandson Ziggy and the family dogs, deployed 4 more temp loggers in the critically important headwaters of Trout Brook.…
Read MoreMA NFC board members Jeff Moore and Brian Hutchison deployed the first two temp loggers on Trout Brook in Dover, Massachusetts…
Read MoreWhile disappointing, the lack of brook trout is not surprising as the population is seriously depressed at best and possibly extirpated…
Read MoreAfter posting informational signs noting the presence and status of endangered sturgeon on the Connecticut River, MA NFC is now starting on the Merrimack River…
Read MoreMassachusetts NFC has posted informational signs pertaining to the presence of wild brook trout redds on the Swift River above Route 9…
Read MoreMassachusetts NFC worked with Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation and Pioneer Valley Trout Unlimited to develop an informational sign pertaining the presence of wild brook trout redds in the upper Swift River tailwater below Quabbin Reservoir…
Read MoreAs part of a multi-state project, NFC worked with NOAA Fisheries and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries to develop an informational sign pertaining to the presence of federally endangered shortnose sturgeon…
Read MoreFirst up is Massachusetts, where MA NFC is working in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries to post signs in critical sturgeon habitat…
Read MoreOn August 5th, Massachusetts NFC board member Jeff Moore helped MA Fish and Wildlife e-fish a small stream less than 15 miles southeast of Boston…
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