fishing (hobby)

Published
November 20, 2023

Commerce report says Maine’s outdoor recreation economy grew 16.5% in 2022

Outdoor recreation accounted for $3.3 billion in economic activity, or nearly 4% of the state's GDP. That's the 6th-highest percentage of any state.
Published
November 1, 2023

Officials say Freeport brook dam removals will improve local trout run

Sea-run brook trout, otherwise known as "salters," are running free for the first time in over a century, thanks to a joint effort by the Freeport Conservation Trust and Maine Water.
Published
October 5, 2023

Lakes Region Sportsman: October offers so much action, it needs to be longer
Published
September 23, 2023

Commentary: License to kill – Brookfield’s dams and Maine’s rivers

A major July fish kill on one of Maine’s most revered fisheries shows why Mainers must be concerned as Brookfield seeks to renew its dam licenses.
Published
September 22, 2023

Unconventional high school course has Newport-area students hooked

Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of 'doing high school differently,' and it's doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.

Published
September 21, 2023

Phippsburg supports new grant proposal for Center Pond River fishway

The Center Pond River Herring Committee will take the next step with a grant proposal to rebuild the fishway connecting the pond with the lower Kennebec River for alewife migration.
Published
August 30, 2023

Lakes Region Sportsman: A great summer of fishing, and it’s not over yet
Published
August 24, 2023

Grants for Kennebago preservation project on hold over lack of public access

The Rangeley Heritage Land Trust will have two years to secure deeded public access or it will lose $1.7 million to protect thousands of acres along the Kennebago River.
Published
August 6, 2023

U.S. auditors accuse Maine of misusing federal grants to shore up its pension fund

The practice, while not unique to Maine, exceeded 'reasonable' allowances as it diverted $2.6 million away from fishing, hunting and wildlife protection programs.
Published
August 3, 2023

Lakes Region Sportsman: Keep a catch log, help with fishery research