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Monumental agreement for Maine’s Atlantic salmon
Setting the stage for dam removal and Atlantic salmon recovery In the early 1800s, as many as 200,000 Atlantic salmon would return to Maine’s Kennebec River for their annual spawning run. In 2025, just 47 adult Atlantic salmon — designated as a federally endangered species — swam up the river to Lockwood Dam, where they…
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Photo of the week – streamside nap
Is there a better place to catch a few zzzz’s than streamside? The gentle noises of water trickling over rocks and a soft bed of grass is just what is needed to let relaxation come and catch up on lost sleep from early mornings and late nights during a fishing adventure. Don’t worry, we don’t…
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TROUT Tips – roll cast
When a traditional backcast is restricted by a tight stream corridor, a roll cast can help get our fly where we want it. But a roll cast can be tough if you don’t know the mechanics. Watch this video from Orvis to learn where to put your hand, how to execute it and then give…
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Every river has a story
Do you hear it? The rivers are calling you back to a time when life was simpler and nature was your playground. They’re the places where nature meets humanity. They unify us. Guide us. Nourish us. Research leads to stewardship Stroud Water Research Center has spent more than 50 years studying how streams and rivers…
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The greatest threat to wildlands and native trout in a generation
And you can do something about it
And you can do something about it “This country has been swinging the hammer of development so long and so hard that it has forgotten the anvil of wilderness which gave value and significance to its labors. The momentum of our blows is so unprecedented that the remaining remnant of wilderness will be pounded into…
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The ultimate fishing trip hack—Forest Service cabins
If you’re like me, you love to recreate on public lands but hate paying a premium for lodging. Here’s the secret to your next getaway: Forest Service cabins. You can book these cabins, lookout towers and yurts throughout the country at recreation.gov. The best part: these are beautiful, historic properties—in prime locations—available for your next…
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The True Cast – Hunt birds, tie flies, catch trout (in that order)
It’s hard for me to land on anything quite as fun, nor nearly as rewarding, in the whole wide world of fly fishing, as catching a wily, wild trout on a fly pattern you tied yourself. If it’s your own design, so much the better. I often laugh when I remember some of the crazy,…