A New Fishing Tool: FLOAT

I’m sure many of you have hit the road at the crack of dawn to start a fishing trip and realized you didn’t have your fishing lawbook. Did you go out of your way to stop by a gas station or town office hoping they’d be open and have a copy? Or turn around to head home and waste even more of your precious fishing time? To me, neither of those options are ideal, and I’d rather not worry about remembering the lawbook along with my fishing gear, life jackets, snacks, sunscreen, bug spray…the list seems endless. I guess I could put a copy in my boat that never leaves the boat and remains in pristine condition? Yeah right!

Brook Trout Protection - Blog One

By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region

Brook Trout Protection - Blog Two

We had two focal areas as we discussed the current Moosehead Lake brook trout fishery:

The Legends of Lily Bay - Blog Three

By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region

Brook Trout Protection – We All Play a Role - Blog Four

By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region

Fish don't enjoy heatwaves either...

By Director of Fisheries & Hatcheries Francis Brautigam

No More Sweat, Blood, and Tears – Youth Fishing Can Actually be Simple, Convenient and Comfortable

By Fisheries Biologist Wes Ashe

In early May, I decided it was time to take my toddler son on a remote fishing trip. Greyson was a relatively proficient caster, earthworms no longer freaked him out, and he was big for his age. I was certain he was ready for the Maine outdoors. Plus, I already had my kayak stashed alongside a Heritage brook trout pond that only required a milelong roundtrip hike. What could possibly go wrong?

Should Anglers Catch and Release or Harvest Their Catch?

By Fisheries Resource Biologist Liz Thorndike

When to be Concerned About Finding Dead Fish on Maine’s Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers this Summer

By Fish Pathologist David Russell

Fish Recipes from MDIFW Staff

By Former Fisheries Management Section Supervisor Joe Overlock, Retired Director of Fisheries & Hatcheries Francis Brautigam, Wildlife Biologist Kendall Marden, and Holly Tremblay

After a day of fishing it is hard to beat going back to your house or camp and cooking your legal catch!