Maine NFC chimes in on land-use bill. The bill deals with development in the unincorporated territories...
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Maine NFC’s formal written comments pertaining to IFW’s proposed live bait restrictions for the North Zone.
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NFC Vice Chair Bob Mallard writes about the native fish of Baxter State Park in in Friends of Baxter State Park News…
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Maine NFC Chair Emily Bastian writes about NFC and native fish in Fly Fish America Magazine…
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The Vermont Chapter of Native Fish Coalition has sent a letter to the VT media and Fish & Wildlife supporting the governor’s proposal to close a hatchery to address a budget shortfall…
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While working on signs for State Heritage Fish waters on Passamaquoddy tribal land, the Maine chapter of NFC talked to the tribe about a water on their land that has been eligible for inclusion in the program for over three years…
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Maine NFC does not necessarily agree with ME IFWs position that nonnative alewives entered Beech Hill Pond via an “illegal introduction,” which while it can mean any illegal act, implies to many a deliberate stocking…
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Take out a lifetime NFC freshwater membership for just $1,250 and get a NFC logo Sage 590-4 X fly rod valued at over $900, as well as a lifetime member decal and electronic newsletter…
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Maine NFC provides written testimony as to the management of fisheries resources in the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument...
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Custom State Heritage Fish sign for waters on Penobscot National tribal lands.
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Sea-Run brook trout sign for Downeast Maine rivers and streams.
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Nonnative and highly invasive smallmouth bass are well-established downstream of Middle Dam and throughout the Rapid River and Umbagog Lake, threatening the regions native brook trout and other species of fish and wildlife…
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NFC supports the proposal with the caveat that while it is a major step in the right direction, it falls short of what is needed to protect our wild native brook trout and charr in perpetuity…
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The Maine chapter of Native Fish Coalition has taken a formal position regarding the Central Maine Power proposal to run a powerline through critical wild native brook trout habitat…
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NH NFCs formal response to NH F&Gs refusal to allow volunteer-sponsored signage on NHs Wild Trout Management waters…
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While NFC absolutely sees the need to protect and preserve Maine’s rare Arctic charr, and at any cost, Arctic charr are not native to Henderson Pond and therefore this would constitute an “introduction” not a “restoration” or “reintroduction.”…
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If this change is allowed to go through, Region A and York County, and the anglers who fish the area, will lose 25% or ¼ of its State Heritage Fish waters in the swipe of a pen. We must ask ourselves why now and what is the rush?…
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We feel strongly that a “no-cut” buffer of 100 feet along ponds and streams is not enough to preserve the ecological, aesthetic, and recreational integrity of the resource and property. This is especially true since most cuts experience at least some level of additional tree loss after the fact due to wind. A buffer of at least 200 feet would be prudent when you consider what is at risk…
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The rules in place for lake trout allow one fish to be taken per day. Since we are trying to use lake trout to keep the smelt in check, it would be prudent to protect these fish with a catch-and-release regulation rather than use supplemental stocking which comes with a cost and a number of risks such as disease and parasites, accidental fish introductions, etc…
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