If You Build It, They Will Come

By Regional Fisheries Biologist Tim Obrey

The Moosehead Lake Region is blessed with fishing opportunities for wild fish. In this neck of the woods, there are hundreds of ponds, lakes, and countless miles of streams and rivers with thriving populations of wild brook trout.

Invasive Plants – Trouble for Maine’s Wildlife

By Wildlife Biologist Sarah Spencer

Does Fishing with Barbless Hooks Benefit Maine's Fisheries?

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.

What does a trout eat for dinner?

By Fisheries Biologist Jacob Scoville

Mussels on the move!

By Wildlife Biologist Sarah Boyden

A Togue Explosion in Central Maine

By Fisheries Biologist Wes Ashe

Maine Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project

By Wildlife Biologist Scott McLellan

Thompson Lake – Summer Profundal Index Netting (SPIN)

By Fisheries Biologist Jim Pellerin

Getting you to the Blue Parks

By Diano Circo, Chief Planner

Sights of Early Morning Paddling – Waterfowl Brood Surveys

By Wildlife Biologist Carl Tugend