Fisherman casts into the Little Androscoggin River on Thursday in Oxford.
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Fishing retreat for men fighting cancer comes to Maine
Ten men from across the Northeast gather in Grand Lake Stream for the first Reel Recovery retreat in the state.
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Fly fishing expo returning to Bethel
The eighth annual Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo will be held on March 16 at the Gould Academy Field House.
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James R. McLafferty
AUBURN — James Robert McLafferty (aka Jamie, Jim and Jimmy) passed away Tuesday, June 19, at Odd Fellows Home in Auburn, after a long illness. He was born Jan. 27, 1938, to Joseph and Lurlene (Ross) McLafferty of Rangeley. As a child, he was described as rambunctious, upbeat and “always on the run.” He graduated from […]
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Fly-fishing good for your health
BETHEL — The theme was Women in Fly Fishing at the seventh annual Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on Saturday at the Gould Academy Field House in Bethel, and with over 50 booths set up to thrill, educate and explore, there was plenty of excitement to get people “hooked.” Selene Dumaine of Buckfield attends the […]
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Outdoors in Maine: "The River King" well worth the read
You should know at the outset that any new book that bills itself as a “fly-fishing novel” will get my attention. “The River King,” by Robert Romano Jr, is just such a book. Romano is an old hand at writing fiction with a Maine outdoor theme. Almost as prolific as Paul Doiron, who pens Maine […]
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Aaron J. Pittman
MINOT — Aaron Pittman, 41, went to heaven on Tuesday, Feb. 20. He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 17, 1977, son of Ronald Pittman and Debra (LeCompte). Aaron was educated in Minot and graduated from Edward Little High School. He attended Northwest Technical Institute in Arkansas and went on to become a master electrician, licensed […]
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People You Know: Born to fish
LEWISTON — Gabriel “Gabby” Giguere started leading his first fishing expeditions for strangers at age 12. “The old man used to keep the money — just one time I kept it,” Giguere said. He bought a pole. One of eight kids growing up in Tramway, in the Allagash region, Giguere would go with his family […]
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Julien A. Roy
AUBURN — Julien A. “Jules” Roy, 76, of Poland Springs passed away at the Androscoggin Hospice House on Aug. 8, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Aug. 13, 1940, the son of Irene (Godbout) and Gerard “Peton” Roy. He married Claudette L. Raymond, his loving wife, on Aug. 29, 1959. Jules was […]
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Fishing lessons offered by Trout Unlimited
BETHEL — The Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the Gould Academy Field House. Bob Van Riper, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife regional fisheries biologist, will discuss the status of the fishery, the management plan, and problems and issues associated with the Rangeley region. Three workshops are […]