fishing (hobby)

Published
February 16, 2022

Death toll rises to 9 in fishing disaster off Newfoundland

Teams searched about 900 nautical square miles around the site, but high winds and over 30-foot seas impeded the effort amid dwindling hopes of finding any of the 12 missing sailors.
Published
February 16, 2022

Quite a catch: Program helps local schools serve Maine fish

Brunswick is one of 22 Maine school districts to offer freshly caught seafood through the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program.
Published
October 27, 2021

Kennebec River in Waterville, Winslow quietly becomes destination spot for anglers, nature lovers

The river, once known for its foul water, has transformed to become a recreational gem just a stone's throw from downtown Waterville, Maine guides and others say.
Published
September 29, 2021

Lakes Region Sportsman: October is ‘cast and blast’
Published
September 3, 2021

Lakes Region Sportsman: Sometimes we have to get off the grid

Published
August 3, 2021

Lakes Region Sportsman: Strange catches on Sebago Lake
Published
July 26, 2021

Are striped bass doomed? Some conservationists are worried.

Months ago, a New England-based nonprofit group called Stripers Forever, aimed at protecting the striped bass as a game fish, called for a 10-year moratorium on the harvest of stripers from Maine to North Carolina.
Published
July 9, 2021

Lakes Region Sportsman: Lakers and salmon on the bite
Published
July 3, 2021

Maine Voices: Restore Maine’s place as bastion of wild, native fish

A recent state proposal invests too much in harmful fish hatcheries, says the chairman of the Maine chapter of the Native Fish Coalition.
Published
June 14, 2021

Interior secretary urges Biden to fully protect 3 national monuments weakened by Trump

Trump permitted commercial fishing on the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the New England coast, and removed most federal protections there.