By Fisheries Biologist Dave Howatt

Recently I was contacted by an angler inquiring about adding barbless hook restrictions to a cluster of waters in the Rangeley Lakes area with wild fisheries for brook trout and landlocked salmon. MDIFW is very interested in protecting both of these species, especially wild populations, so I decided to dig a little deeper into the subject.

By Fisheries Biologist Jacob Scoville

By Wildlife Biologist Sarah Boyden

By Fisheries Biologist Wes Ashe