Some of us use this time to look ahead toward fishing and hunting season, and make plans, writes V. Paul Reynolds, who gives some dates to keep in mind as you mark your outdoors calendar.

Fred Kircheis, the “Charr man,” will long be remembered for his profound passion, his significant contribution to fisheries management in Maine, and his hard work, writes V. Paul Reynolds.

V. Paul Reynolds shares stories of a pair of humorous run-ins with game wardens on Seboeis Lake about 50 years apart.

Maine is now the only remaining U.S. state where the Atlantic salmon’s future hangs in the balance, writes V. Paul Reynolds.

The pond is one of only a dozen Maine waters that are home to the native Arctic charr. V. Paul Reynolds writes about the reclamation project to preserve them from rainbow smelt illegally introduced to the pond.

The village of Grand Lake Stream, near Princeton, has for a time been ground zero for a local whitetail population, much appreciated by the locals, who enjoy seeing them forage for greenery near town, writes V. Paul Reynolds.

Fisheries biologist Tim Obrey says there are indications that trout spawning is taking place in the lake, and he is convinced it may hold togue as big as 25 pounds.

The live bait regulations protect sport fishery from invasive species getting in waters where they don’t belong, writes V. Paul Reynolds.

Maine’s wild turkeys have been getting a bad rap, writes V. Paul Reynolds.