PORTLAND (AP) — New York Department of Environmental Conservation officers have arrested a former Passamaquoddy tribal representative to Maine’s Legislature and seven other people on charges of illegally harvesting baby eels from a creek on Long Island’s East End. Frederick J. Moore III, of Perry, and others surrendered April 8. Authorities charged them with lacking […]
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Maine Sportsman’s Show draws huge crowds on Saturday
AUGUSTA — Walking into the Maine Sportsman’s Show on Saturday morning was akin to a trip to the candy store as a child. There was so much to marvel at, hold, watch and interact with that it brought out the youth in many adults. The fact that the temperature was hitting 50 degrees outside the […]
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Maine lawmakers back new rules in elver fishery
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House and Senate have approved a bill that tightens rules in the state’s lucrative elver fishery. The bill approved Wednesday gives the Department of Marine Resources power to delay the start of the season and the ability to revoke the licenses of fishermen for out-of-state fishing violations. Republican Gov. Paul […]
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Smelt fishing is banned in parts of Maine
HALLOWELL (AP) — Traditional Maine smelt fishing is banned in the lower half of the state this spring from Stonington to the New Hampshire border. Battered and fried, the small fish is a spring staple in Maine. The Department of Marine Resources says in a press release that the closure will protect smelt at a […]
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Bethel to host Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on March 22
BETHEL — Participants at the Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on Saturday, March 22, can learn the latest fishing techniques and visit with guides, sporting camp owners and angling exhibitors. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bethel Inn Conference Center in Bethel. Admission is $5 for adults and free […]
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K. Brewer: The truth about rubber fishing lures
I often read articles about milfoil and lead sinkers affecting Maine lakes and wildlife, both important issues in Maine. I also read about who should be responsible for cleanups. Although state officials know about fishermen who participate in bass tournaments, especially people from out of state, they refuse to place the blame on those activities. […]
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Peavy goes fishing despite cutting finger
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Jake Peavy arrived at Boston’s spring training complex on Monday with a large white bandage covering his left index finger, the result of a weekend accident. The right-hander, scratched from his scheduled spring training debut Monday against Pittsburgh in Bradenton, said he was hurt Saturday. “Just getting ready to go […]
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State worries what will happen if all lobster license holders used them
ROCKPORT — Lobster fishing, the most lucrative commercial fishery in Maine with last year’s catch valued at $364.5 million, has a secret. That is that nearly a third of the 6,000 people who hold Maine lobster licences are not actively fishing and catch almost nothing. Almost half of the license holders land less than 14 […]
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Maine smelt season a dud
AUGUSTA (AP) — State biologists and smelt camp operators say this has been one of the worst seasons they can remember, but no one is quite sure why. Claire Enterline, a marine scientist for the state Department of Marine Resources, said surveys of the recreational fishing camps show the lowest total of fish caught per […]
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Fisherman revives son who fell off boat in Cape Porpoise
KENNEBUNKPORT — A 19-year-old man who fell into icy waters from a Harpswell-based fishing boat Wednesday morning off Cape Porpoise was resuscitated by his father before being taken to a local hospital. The man fell off the Kylie Brooke at about 9:50 a.m. and was in the water for three to four minutes before he […]