WILTON — The Wilton Fish & Game Association will hold the first annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 14, on Wilson Lake. Tickets are now available at Shelly’s Hometown Market in East Wilton and Mosher’s Seafood and Meat in Farmington, member Sharon Borthwick said. For the past few years, the […]
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38th annual Trappers Weekend scheduled for Aug. 21-24
BETHEL — The 38th annual New England Trappers Weekend will be held Aug. 21-24 at the home of Neil Olson. Olson said he started it in 1977 after he realized there was a lack of quality trapping events in the area. During a 2013 interview, he described the event as “the Woodstock of trapper events,” […]
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Feds say Gulf of Maine cod stock in jeopardy
PORTLAND — Federal regulators say an analysis of Gulf of Maine cod suggests the important species will continue to decline. The National Marine Fisheries Service says in a statement that “virtually every indicator” of the cod stock’s condition declined in 2013. The service says cod’s spawning levels are estimated to be three to four percent […]
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Feds to issue elver fishery recommendation
PORTLAND — Federal regulators could issue a recommendation this week about a new quota for Maine’s baby eel fishery. A spokeswoman for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission says the American Eel Management Board will meet Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, and vote on recommendations for the fishery. The recommendation follows an elver season in which […]
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Animal Tales: Water world at Argo
LEWISTON — It has all the elements of a good soap opera: Intrigue. Murder. Memorable characters. The fact those characters are tropical fish doesn’t put off anyone. “There’s a lot of action. You know what? Everybody likes the action,” said Jason Levesque, CEO of Argo Marketing. “Everybody comes in here and they watch the fish.” […]
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State offers free fishing this weekend
AUGUSTA — Officials are encouraging fishing novices to try their hand at it this weekend for free. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says anyone can fish on Maine’s waterways without a license on Saturday and Sunday. Free fishing is allowed for everyone except people whose license has been revoked or suspended. The department […]
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Lake Auburn group weighing options for fighting algae
AUBURN — Work repairing erosion problems around Lake Auburn and the tributaries that feed it might be the best long-term fix for avoiding future algae problems, say Twin Cities water officials. Members of the Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission on Thursday received copies of a study of the lake and the surrounding watershed that sought […]
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University of Maine researchers get federal money for fishing industry projects
PORTLAND — Three University of Maine research scientists will receive grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for projects related to the fishing industry. Aquaculture professor Heather Hamlin will receive $249,516 for a project that seeks to determine if rising ocean temperature is a cause of the lobster population decline in southern New England. […]