Some additional tips beyond the standard catch and release recommendations to keep in mind while fishing Maine's waters. Photos can be so stressful.  SKIP SOCIAL MEDIA!  But if you feel you must get a picture, prepare for taking photos with your fish safely under the water surface. When lifting the fish out of the water, do it for 5 second intervals or less.

Camp North Woods was a great success last summer and we are pleased to announce an expanded camp is planned for summer 2016! The Department created Camp North Woods to provide opportunities for youth and their families to learn lifelong outdoor skills as well as the importance of sustaining Maine's natural resources.

By IFW Fisheries Biologist Kevin Dunham Togue and other bottom-dwelling fish often have expanded swim bladders after being pulled up rapidly from deep water.

Each year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife conducts a contest to select artwork for the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Hunting Stamp. The contest, which first bega in 1984, is open to Maine residents who are 18 years of age or older. The species chosen for the 2016 contest is the Blue-winged Teal.

By Francis Brautigam, Regional Fisheries Biologist [caption id="attachment_1193" align="alignleft" width="300"] September 2015 netting of Little Concord Pond reclaimed in 2011[/caption] Our agency is sometimes criticized for “not doing enough” to combat the alarming proliferation of illegal fish introductions that threaten Maine’s uni

A Field Report from the Rangeley Lakes Region by Regional Wildlife Biologist Chuck Hulsey Last year we had a winter with more snow, cold, and wind than usual. It was also a winter where conducting lynx track surveys was a priority for regional wildlife biologists stationed in northern, western, and eastern Maine.

Thanks to the generous support from folks who have become Outdoor Partners and back Maine's Landowner Relations Program, game wardens across the state have all been issued new Landowner Relations Relief K

There is nothing like a little snow on the ground to get me excited about winter! I love spending time in the outdoors during the colder months of the year.  There is so much to do and so much to learn!

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