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LD 922 – Not a Good Way to Make Fish Restoration Policy

Anadromous fish are those species that hatch in freshwater, then travel to salt water to mature, before returning to fresh water to spawn. Rivers like the Sheepscot River used to see annual migrations of hundreds of thousands of alewives (river herring). The alewives heading upriver to spawn served as prey for bald eagles, seals and otters. When the juvenile alewives hatched and returned to the sea, they provided food for cod, haddock, Atlantic salmon and striped bass. Over the years alewife populations have decreased by 95%, in large part because dams along the rivers blocked the fishes’ access to the ponds and lakes where they would have gone to spawn. At the headwaters of the Sheepscot River lies Sheepscot Pond, a clear, deep pond that also provides water for the nearby Palermo Fish Rearing Facility. At the pond’s outlet there’s a fishway and dam owned by the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. Each year, under an informal agreement between DIF&W and the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), the fishway is closed from April 15 to June 30 to prevent alewives and sea lampreys – another anadromous species – from entering the pond. Environmental groups and bait dealers (alewives are premium lobster bait) have urged the state to open the fishway at all times. DIF&W has resisted, concerned about the possible unforeseen effects of sea-run fish heading into the same water that pours through the pens at the rearing station. In last year’s legislative session a bill appeared – LD 922 – innocuously titled “An Act Directing the Commissioner of Marine Resources to Investigate the Conditions of Sheepscot Pond Related to a Management Plan for Anadromous Fish Species.” However, the bill did more than call for an investigation. Rather, its terms required the DMR Commissioner to open the fishway at the Sheepscot Pond outlet from April 15th to June 30th annually. At public hearings in 2017 and 2018, chaos ensued. Lakefront owners and fresh-water sportsmen expressed their opposition – more than 50 individuals and associations presented opposition testimony – at the thought that lampreys could be latching onto big lake trout in the deep waters of Sheepscot Pond. Then, in January of this year, Governor Paul LePage directed the Commissioners of DIF&W and BMR to maintain the status quo at the fishway, “given the concerns around biosecurity risks at the Palermo Rearing Station.” “With IF&W’s support,” he declared, “DMR shall focus its restoration efforts on other watersheds.” This debate points out the importance of determining fish restoration policy as part of a comprehensive plan, rather than on a case-by-case basis. Issues this complex should not be decided under the pressure of a pending legislative committee vote. DMR has jurisdiction over saltwater issues; IF&W governs freshwater. In dealing with an issue such as anadromous species, which by definition bridges the gap between fresh and salt water considerations, the two departments – and the two legislative committees, the IF&W Committee and the Marine Resources Committee – must work together to hear from environmental experts, listen to the concerns of shorefront property owners and lake anglers, and adopt policies to achieve the goals of restoring fish passage upstream while still providing a voice to all parties in the process.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Almanac by Will Lund........................................................ 11 Aroostook - “The County” by Bill Graves......................... 44 Big Game Hunting by Joe Saltalamachia...................... 46 Bird of the Month, by Erika Zambello............................... 14 Bowhunting by Chris “Bubba” Johnson.......................... 55 Capitol Report by George Smith..................................... 15 Central Maine by Steve Vose........................................... 64 Downeast Region by Jim Lemieux................................... 57 Editorial.................................................................................. 4 Freshwater Fly Fishing by William Clunie.......................... 28 Jackman by William Sheldon........................................... 52 Jottings by Jon Lund............................................................ 7 Katahdin Country by William Sheldon............................. 48 Kate’s Wild Kitchen by Kate Krukowski Gooding........... 30 Letters to the Editor.............................................................. 5 Maine Wildlife by Tom Seymour....................................... 37 Maine Wildlife Quiz by Steve Vose................................... 58 Midcoast Report by Tom Seymour................................... 60 Moosehead by Tom Seymour.......................................... 50 New Hampshire by Ethan Emerson.................................. 76 Off-Road Traveler by William Clunie................................ 35 Quotable Sportsman by George Smith........................... 16 Rangeley Region by William Clunie................................. 73 Riding Shotgun by Robert Summers................................. 75 Saltwater by Barry Gibson................................................. 42 Sebago to Auburn Region by Tom Roth......................... 69 Self-Propelled Sportsman by Jim Andrews...................... 56 Shooter’s Bench by Col. J.C. Allard................................. 62 Smilin’ Sportsman: Adults & Kids by Will Lund.................. 75 Sporting Environment by David Van Wie........................ 66 Sportsman’s Journal by King Montgomery....................... 9 Southern Maine by Val Marquez..................................... 71 Trapping The Silent Places by David Miller...................... 59 Trading Post (Classifieds)................................................... 77 Trout Fishing by Tom Seymour........................................... 31 Western Maine Mountains by William Clunie.................. 72 Young Maine Sportsman by Luke Giampetruzzi............ 70 Young Maine Sportswoman by Alyssa Sansoucy........... 54

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My Maine Boat Made of Reeds by Zachary Fowler...... 67 On the Cover: Maine Sportsman contributing photographer Josh Beane caught and photographed this 18-inch rainbow while throwing streamers in the Upper Kennebec. The fish was released after a brief photo shoot. Josh (joshuabeane121@gmail.com) also videos fish underwater using a waterproof GoPro camera.

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Letters

display together. My reason for writing is the hope that Mr. Montgomery can direct me to a source for a suitable photo. Doug Henning - North Berwick

To The Editor

King Montgomery replies: Thanks for your note, Doug, and for the cool photo of the driftwood piece. It certainly does look like a bird in flight. Here’s a copy of the photo you sent in to our offices, together with a photo of a Bermuda longtail (white-tailed tropic bird) in flight that I took along the cliffs in Bermuda. Thanks for your kind words about The Maine Sportsman. King

One That Got Away?

To the Editor: Let me relate a sad tale. On February 19th, I was ice fishing with my fiancé and her cousin on a pond here in Kennebec County. We pulled an absolute monster northern pike through the ice. We posed for pictures. The fish was so big that two of us, standing side by side, could barely hold him.

barn. I later retrieved the piece and was surprised to find it to be a tree root in the form of a graceful bird in flight. However, it had a large natural protrusion (7 inches long) on its back (the wingspan measures 19 inches, the body is 5 inches, and the head with beak is 2 inches). Something told me not to remove it or change the graceful form in any way. Instead, I have it nicely displayed where I can admire it. I have been unable to find a photo of a live Longtail in the same flying form, that I can

I estimate the fish was 40 inches long, and weighed between 20 and 25 pounds. I say “estimate,” because we never got to put him on a set of scales or alongside a tape measure. You see, although we had no intention of releasing the fish, it gave a mighty wiggle, got free of our grasp during the photo session, slid onto the ice and back down the hole, and swam away. Very upsetting, of course, but we will always have the photos. Ti Smith - Winthrop —

Longtail Driftwood To the Editor: I read with great interest King Montgomery’s article in the January Maine Sportsman (The World’s Greatest Publication). I was particularly struck by the bottom middle photo of the Bermuda Longtail. I was not previously aware of its existence. Twenty years ago I noticed a piece of driftwood hanging from the rafters in our 1880’s

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Wile E. Coyote To the Editor: Thought I’d share this photo with your readers because it illustrates pretty clever behavior by coyotes. My husband, Mark Belanger has been targeting the area’s coyotes in order to help preserve our local deer herd. (Continued on next page)

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He’s been setting out a few cow carcasses on our property in hopes to lure them in, and he’s had some success. However, he had no action for a couple of consecutive evenings, so we went to investigate. After thorough inspection of the bait site, we discovered that the coyotes had carefully dug out a tunnel on the back side of the snowbank so that they could easily feed virtually undetected.

Now we realize just how keen and adaptable these animals can be. Stacy Belanger - Allagash —

Surrogate Momma To the Editor: I have been doing supplemental deer feeding for 15 years, and this winter I have witnessed a sight I’ve never seen this before. Specifically, we have been observing a single doe with five fawns feeding on our property. All five will occasionally attempt to

nurse, with no success. I have read a few articles of does adopting fawns in the spring and summer, but I could find nothing about winter. She is attentive to all five fawns. At the beginning of the winter, she had two fawns, but that number has now grown to five. Have you heard of this before? Glenn Smith - Central Maine Editor’s response: Thanks for your supplemental feeding program, Glenn. Especially with the deep and crusty snow we experienced in mid-winter, it’s a helpful process for our whitetail herd. Regarding your question – we have not heard of five deer being adopted by a single doe. We will check with the state’s deer biologist and let you know what we learn. —

Appreciates Tick Disease Coverage Coyotes tunneled this hole in a snowbank to reach bait undetected.

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Dropper or Not In his book titled Salmon Fishing, renowned Atlantic salmon angler and author Hugh Falkus discusses the pros and cons of fishing a “dropper,” a second fly tied some distance ahead of the fly being fished at the end of the leader. He relates watching a neophyte angler who is playing a ten- or twelvepound salmon. It is his first salmon. The salmon is tiring, and the angler brings it close to shore, when the dropper fly hooks on to

On Redington Pond, I was fishing a dropper as our canoe drifted in a brisk breeze. A good-sized brook trout rose to my dropper fly, just as a second trout took the trailing fly. I set the hook a little too vigorously. a reed stem. The salmon dives and the leader breaks, freeing the fish. The angler, with classic British restraint says, “Oh dear, oh dear … oh dear….” But he is close to tears. Falkus relates another hazard in fishing a dropper – having a second fish take the dropper while the angler is bring-

ing in a fish that’s hooked on the trailing fly. The combined action of two salmon may break the leader. Falkus does not fish a dropper fly. But fishing for Atlantic Salmon is different from fishing for

trout. Losing a salmon is a far greater disaster than losing a brook trout. Worse Than Broken Leader A different mishap using a dropper took place many years ago while I was pursuing trout in

Redington Pond. I was fishing a dropper as our canoe drifted in a brisk breeze, when a good-sized brook trout rose to my dropper fly. Simultaneously, a second trout took the trailing fly. I set the hook a little too vigorously, and with the combined resistance of the two fish, my bamboo rod snapped off at the ferrule. My father, whose favorite trout rod was a (Continued on next page)

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seven-ounce nine-foot Thomas rod, often fished with two dropper flies. In his later years, his aging eyesight made it more difficult to tie on flies, so he made up a three-foot long spring-loaded rack on which he could carry several leaders, all rigged with flies. He didn’t change flies; he didn’t tie knots. He changed leaders, all set up with dropper flies, joining them to his fly line, loop-to-loop. When fly-casting for trout in Maine ponds – especially when we haven’t yet figured out what the fish are taking – I like to tie on a dropper, because with two different flies I can try out patterns more quickly. Sometimes trout like to take a wet fly that is making a wake. The dropper often does that. This year, I plan to

tie a dropper loop on my leader using a modified surgeon’s knot eighteen or twenty inches ahead of the trailing fly. I will have several of my favorite flies tied onto a six or eight-inch leader with a perfection loop at one end so I can change dropper flies without tying any knots: A good project this time of year. Micro-Lead Core Line Tom Seymour recently tipped off his readers to something new of interest to those of us who like to troll Maine waters – Micro-Lead Core line. Any red-blooded trolling enthusiast feels their pulse quicken when something new and perhaps better hits the market, especially if it is not too pricey. At roughly $25 per hundred yards, Micro-Lead Core fills the

The dropper often attracts trout by creating a wake along the water’s surface. J. Lund illustration

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A Primer on Fly Fishing Tough Waters There’s something about spring creeks and other tough waters that draws us to them and, once there, the pull intensifies and a spell is woven. A spring creek, the very toughest water to fish, runs clear, cold, and clean, and is full of life— aquatic and terrestrial insects, crustaceans, prey fishes, weedy vegetation, and trout. A spring creek is temperamental: sometimes it readily gives up its trout, and at other times, usually more often than not, the fish go untouched by even the best of anglers, particularly if the trout are native or wild. Even stocked trout, once they’ve swum the fertile waters for a while, can be tough to entice. If an angler experiences good fishing—usually defined by each of us in our own way—it is usually due to a relatively high degree of fishing skill, the proper alignment of all the appropriate stars and planets, and more than a

But first, a basic question: what is a spring creek?

In cold and warm weather, spring creeks maintain a favorable temperature for trout, and the fish can be caught on a fly rod in the dead of winter. Here, guide Phil Gay tempts rainbow and brown trout in a small Maryland stream. (Fishing is allowed all year ‘round in Maryland and many other states.) All photos © King Montgomery

little bit of old fashioned luck. There are a few things that spring creek anglers can do to improve their chances of finding fish, making a good presentation with the right fly, and hooking and landing “chalk stream” trout. A few of these techniques

are obvious (so obvious that we often forget them), while others are more subtle. The tips below are by no means comprehensive—there is a lot I don’t know about spring creeks, there is a bunch no one knows about spring creeks, and space

does not allow an exhaustive treatise. In Maine we don’t have true limestone spring creeks (that I’m aware of), but we can use the following tactics and techniques to fish our own local, demanding waters, particularly some of our fine tailwater trout and salmon streams.

The (Almost) Perfect Ecosystem A spring creek, limestoner and chalk stream are all the same, and they are the products of limestone and an underground water source. Such creeks, often small enough to cast across, begin where their headwaters bubble out of the ground through channels cut over the eons in the porous, soft limestone. These creeks are often fed by smaller springs along the way. The water, filtered by the calcareous stone, runs on the neutral to alkaline side of the acid-base (pH) scale. The water is high in dissolved oxygen and minerals, which stimulates plant growth and which further promotes a productive invertebrate and fish habitat. Waters of a spring creek are usually gin clear. In addition, spring (Continued on next page)

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creeks have: • Relatively uniform water temperatures between the mid-40 to mid-60 degrees Fahrenheit (F), depending on geographic location. Spring creeks seldom dry up or freeze over completely, except in sustained extreme conditions. • Fairly steady water flows over a gentle gradient. When blown out by a storm, limestoners tend to recede and clear quickly. • High fertility, which promotes extraordinary numbers of invertebrates such as, insects, crustaceans, worms, and planktonic organisms that, along with small fishes, form the base of the system’s food chain, headed by trout. • Lots of what the British call “weed,” aquatic vegetation like watercress that filters and oxygenates the water, and serves as both hiding and feeding spots for fish of all sorts, including the trout. Spring creeks are relatively stable ecosystems, and are the perfect environment for trout. Modern fly fishing has its beginnings centuries ago on spring creeks, called chalk streams, in the British Isles. We, like the British, have managed to muck up many of our spring creeks through pollution, unwise stocking practices and habitat degradation. But there are still enough spring creeks in the limestone regions of the world to provide great sport for the angler who fishes carefully with skill and grace. I do wish we had some of these classic spring creeks here in the Pine Tree State. A Few Good Tips Spring creeks and attendant trout will not respond to sloppy angling www.MaineSportsman.com

techniques. Fishers of chalk streams need the proper clothing, equipment, streamside manner and flawless presentations to the ever-wily and observant resident trout, which probably get quite enough to eat without having to consider our measly artificial offerings. • When you fish a spring or other really tough water with me I’ll ask you to wear a bright shirt or jacket: red, yellow or orange. You’ll look great in my photos, but I’ll whip your butt fishing on the stream because I’ll be wearing muted natural colors or camouflage. The fish will see you coming and hightail it to the next county. White and light khaki shirts set you off like a zillion candlepower light ruining the photograph as well as the fishing. You don’t have to look like Rambo oozing out of the muck, but a little blending in with the stream surroundings helps. • Stealth is a key component in successfully fishing a spring creek: a scared fish will not bite, regardless of how good the presentation or how hungry it is. Stay out of the water whenever possible, and cast from a kneeling or sitting position along the bank. Tread softly at water’s edge – vibrations from a heavy foot or sloppy wading scatter trout like an otter. • If blundering about puts down feeding fish, go ahead and move quietly into a good casting location, and sit. And sit. Ten, 15, 30 minutes if you can stand it. Pretend you’re a great blue heron. More often than not, the trout will resume their feed and, if you do everything right, you can sting a fish or two. • Keep false casting to a minimum; if you must false cast, do it over

land, and make the final cast to the watery target. Watch the position of the sun during casting—at other times too—and relocate if your or the rod’s shadow is on the water. • A nine foot fly rod for a 4- to 6-weight floating line works fine. Shorter rods can be better on small streams with thick vegetation along the banks. I sometimes use a rod for a 7-weight when casting large, heavy nymphs or streamers or tandem fly rigs in deeper pools. • There are a lot of very good fly lines, and you can’t go wrong with the major brands, such as Air Flo, Scientific Anglers, Rio, Cortland, Royal Wulff, Orvis and Teeny. I like a weight-forward floating line; some prefer a double taper. In high water and in winter, I sometimes use a Teeny Mini-Tip with its terminal five feet of sinking line to get the fly down near the bottom. Lately I’ve used mostly the latest Scientific Anglers fly lines, and highly recommend them for both fresh and salt water. • Leaders for spring creeks range from 9 to 15 or more feet in length, tapering to 4X – 8X depend-

Lefty Kreh and I were teaching at the Masters School of Fly Fishing on Pennsylvania’s Spruce Creek when this student caught her first-ever fish on a fly rod. She and the fish both were hooked.

Spring Creeks are cool, fertile and productive waters that often offer excellent, but somewhat technical, fishing. Here, Pennsylvania’s Spruce Creek meanders through a scenic dairy farm.

ing on the local situation. I use the store-bought knotless tapered leaders since I’m lazy, and they don’t have knots that pick up loose “weed.” I find I use 4X – 6X tippet material most often. Stop-Look-Listen When people ask what they should do when they arrive near a stream, I always tell them to simply stop, look, and listen. Let nature’s signs point the way to possible good fishing. You don’t have to become Zen-like or “one with the stream,” but it helps to be somewhat in tune with what’s going on. Are there insects over the water? Those birds you hear – are they taking flies in the air? The subtle rustling in the dry brush beside you: could that be a grasshopper? Check out the front of your vehicle before you head down to the stream. You might find a smorgasbord of mayflies, caddisflies and other trout food stuck to the bumper, the grill, the windshield, or the backs of side mirrors. Spider webs near a creek tell a tale of life through the death entangled in its silk. Often there are examples of insects that inhabit the stream and the riparian area, giving an idea of what artificial flies might or at least could produce. Shake a bush or low tree limbs to see what hops, slithers, crawls, falls, or flies out—most critters so liberated are

trout food, at least in one stage of their life cycle. (Make sure there are no bee or hornet nests first.) If you must be in the water, turn over some rocks in the riffles and glides – the insect activity on a hand-sized rock is amazing. Look for casings on the rocks and trees along the banks. The clues are there. Match the hatch when you can, and use an attractor or an attractor pattern with a nymph on a dropper when you can’t. Try a terrestrial fly— hoppers, crickets, ants, beetles and such. Realize that sometimes, regardless of what you do, nothing will work. The single most important factor in spring creek and difficult stream angling success is good presentation, and that means effective, accurate casting and mending at a variety of distances to place the fly in the best position for a drag-free drift over the optimum strike zone for a seen or unseen trout. Only too often, anglers arrive at the stream outfitted to the nines with the best (and most expensive) of everything, including the right fly, but can’t cast past the rod tip. It’s sad to see, but this condition is relatively-easily remedied by professional instruction, hours of practice on and off the water, and maintaining a sense of humor.

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“Snapshots in Time”

Excerpts from the Annals of Maine’s Sporting Past

1896 Rangeley Newspaper Tells of Lunker Togue in Clearwater Lake by Bill Pierce, Executive Director Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum, Oquossoc What follows is an article detailing the taking of many large lake trout from Clearwater Lake in western Maine in the late 1890s. It also references the angling prowess of the notable Mainer Charles E. Wheeler (1847-1916). Wheeler, born in Farmington, was the son of gunsmith A.G. Wheeler. He began his work in the craft as a teenager working with his father. Wheeler specialized in smooth bore shotguns including an early, and quite innovative for the time, “breech loading fowler” used for hunting small game and birds.

Charles stopped making guns altogether after a winning a medal for his fishing rod design in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition in Chicago. And as they say…the rest was history! His business exploded as anglers from around the country sought Wheeler rods. Wheeler was also awarded a U.S. Patent for his collapsible landing net design in July 1889. His fly rod shop in Farmington employed as many as six craftsmen building rods, which sold for as much as $50 (the equivalent of $1,098 in today’s currency) to custom-

Togue Talk from Clearwater

Will Spinney of Allen’s Mill, caught one weighing over 14 lbs. a week before Mr. Wheeler’s big one. E. E. Richard, Esq., of Farmington, caught the first togue of the season a few days after the ice went out. G. M. Hallet of Allen’s Mills, got the most in number—twenty. F. B. Mairs of East Wilton, caught the first land-locked salmon of the season, and had quite a lively time with him. Among the successful fisherman were L. A. Smith, Geo. G. Bean and Geo. Dobbins of Farmington. Fishermen are looking forward to a good season. A lot of smelts were placed in the pond last spring, which will undoubtedly improve the fishing. There have been several boats built, and there are a number of guides who know the pond well and have the good fishing grounds “spotted.” We are hoping to see at least a 20-pounder landed in 1896; and it is more than likely, if there is one caught, that Chas. Wheeler will get him; but there will be others who will try, and the

We thought perhaps a few notes from the Big Togue region of Maine might be acceptable for the breezy, sporting columns of Rangeley Lakes. The above-mentioned region is Clearwater Pond, picturesquely situated in the town of Industry. There’s many a big fellow been taken from the waters, mostly through the ice or by still fishing, for, up to a few years ago, travelling had not been practiced. This pond is situated about 4 miles from Farmington and makes a pleasant little drive from that village. The heaviest fish ever caught weighed 31 lbs., according to local tradition, but there many reported above 20 lbs. Last season one weighing over 16 lbs. was brought to net by C. E. Wheeler of Farmington, and just six days later he caught one that weighed nearly 10 lbs.

Fly Rod Crosby in Maine Women’s Hall of Fame by King Montgomery On March 17, 2018, Cornelia Thurza “Fly Rod” Crosby (1854-1946) will be inducted into the prestigious Maine Women’s Hall of Fame (MWHoF) at the University of Maine at Augusta. Crosby, the first Registered Maine Guide, was an influential out-

door writer, and promoter of Maine at large East Coast sporting shows in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (For more information, see my The Maine Sportsman column, “Sportsman’s Journal” (July 2017) on Crosby and her amazing career in the outdoors, and her dedication to making Maine a sought-after fishing and hunting destination.) The MWHoF was established in 1990 by the Maine Federation of Business and Profes-

ers from New York to Chicago. Wheeler was one of the first to build a machine to get a tapered strip of cane that allowed him to “mass produce” his highly sought-after bamboo rods. He also loved music, played cornet and violin and was the band leader of the Farmington Orchestra. Wheeler was truly an innovator and a superb craftsman, and – as you’ll read below – quite a passionate and successful early Maine angler. (Check out the name of the article’s author. What a great name for a fishing writer!) Enjoy!

writer hopes to be among that number.

Merl Marlin [Regular Correspondent of Rangeley Lakes] sional Women with the University of Maine as a co-sponsor. The Hall honors women in Maine that have had a statewide impact, significantly improved the lives of women in the Pine Tree State, and the women’s contributions provided enduring value for women. See www.uma.edu for more information. Fly Rod Crosby was nominated for the MWHoF by Oquossoc’s Outdoor Sporting (Continued on next page) www.MaineSportsman.com

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Jeff Angers, President of the Center for Sportfishing Policy in Baton Rouge LA, is urging salt water anglers to contact their Congressional representatives to build support for a bill call the “Modern Fish Act,” which is included as part of H.R. 200/S.1520. If enacted into law, the bill would each “roadblocks” that currently exist in setting higher catch limits for recreational anglers.

In other words, says Angers, recreational fishermen are not the problem, and are actually paying into the system: Anglers and boaters fund marine conservation efforts to the tune of $1.3 billion a year, and the primary reason we do so is to ensure there are ample opportunities and plenty of fish for every American to enjoy – today and in the future. News item submitted by Barry Gibson, the Sportsman’s “Salt Water Fishing” columnist — Amp Up Your Game in the Hunting Cabin –

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Heritage Museum, with supporting letters from the Maine Professional Guides Association and the Maine Council of Trout Unlimited. My Maine Sportsman column was included in the nomination packet, and I hope it had some modest influence in Crosby’s selection. Thanks to Bill Pierce at the OSHM, Don Kleiner at the MPGA, Evelyn King at Phillips Historical Society, and Kathy Scott at Trout Unlimited. Editor’s Note: Learn more about Fly Rod Crosby in our May, 2018 issue, in which Bill Pierce will include some of Fly Rod’s own writing in the “Snap Shots in Time” column in the “Almanac.”

In response to critics who argue that looser restrictions on recreational angling would lead to overfishing, Angers pointed out the differences between rod-and-reel versus commercial nets and long lines: Recreational fishing at its core uses highly inefficient methods – single hooks on rods and reels – to harvest a considerably small amount of fish from our oceans. Recreational anglers catch only two percent of all finfish caught in the United States each year. Meanwhile, with the goal of maximum sustainable yield, commercial fishers use very efficient nets, trawls and long-line sets, to harvest 98 percent of the fish taken from our oceans each year.

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• Try to bait your opponent into creating runs during play. For example, if you lead with a 7, your opponent could play 8 for 15-2. You can then play a 9 to score three points for a run of 3. • Leading from a pair is often a good idea. If your opponent plays the matching card, you can play your own card, scoring 6 points for a “pair royal.”* *The proper name for three of the same value card is a “pair royal,” and it’s worth 6 points. • On average, the dealer scores 16 points a hand (including all pegging, and counting the crib hand), and the “pone” (the name for the non-dealer), on average, scores 10 points. So all other things being equal, the player who deals first should win the game on the 10th hand.

A perfect hand of 29.

• The biggest possible improvement in a player’s score from the cut or starter card is 20 points – when you hold 4-4-6-6, and cut a 5. • Any hand containing a 5 will be worth at least two points. • The optional “Muggins” rule allows your opponent to claim points which you fail to score in your own hand or play, or forget to peg on the board. • If the four cards in your hand are of the same suit, you score four points for a flush. If the starter card is also of the same suit, you score five. However, in the crib you cannot score a four-card flush – all five must be the same suit. • If you hold the Jack of the same suit as a starter card, you get a point. This is known as “his nob,” or just “nob.” • If the dealer turns over a Jack as the “cut” or “starter” card, that’s worth 2 points, and is called “his heels.” (Continued on next page)

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• The highest possible hand is a 29. It consists of three 5s and a “jack of nobs” in the hand, and the 4th 5 being turned over as the “starter card.” Source: Cribbage Corner —

Return of the Real “Golden Retriever” by King Montgomery The Golden Retriever (GR), a modified Woolly Bugger, is one of the most productive fish-catching flies in Maine – and around the world. Originally tied for Shenandoah River smallmouth bass near Mossy Creek, a superb Virginia spring creek, by my old friend Jim Finn, who once owned a fly shop in nearby Bridgewater and now lives in Pennsylvania, it catches everything.

Several years ago, Jim developed an allergy to marabou, heavily used in tying the GRs, and stopped producing the originals. Just recently, Jim discovered he’s okay with marabou now, and is back production tying, and he just opened a new website to sell the GR and some variations such as the Magnum and Articulated models. Go to www.goldenretrieverfly.com to order.

There are a lot of knockoffs of this fly floating around, but the original as tied by Finn is the best. Here in Maine, it scores on brook trout, landlocked salmon, smallmouth and largemouth bass. On the ocean, the Magnum size takes striped bass. Keep an eye out for my “Sportsman’s Journal” column for an upcoming article on Jim Finn and his GR. —

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cluded Project SHARE, which was awarded more than $72,000 to use “high-density, low woody debris” to restore Atlantic salmon habitat complexity in Downeast Maine streams and rivers. Proposals must be sent electronically through www.grants.gov/. In addition, proposals must be emailed totony.jenkins@ me.usda.gov in PDF format. Proposals must be received by NRCS before 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 16, 2018. For additional information visit the NRCS-Maine website or contact State CIG Program Manager Tony Jenkins at (207) 990-9557. —

April 6 Deadline for “Camp North Woods” held at Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center Camp North Woods will again be held this summer, sponsored by University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. Camp staff and instructors will include Maine Game Wardens, Fisheries and Wildlife Biologists, Recreational Safety Coordinators, Information and Education staff as well as staff from Bryant Pond. A co-ed overnight camp for children ages 9-11 will be held July 15-20, 2018, and a coed overnight camp for children ages 11-13 is planned for July 29-August 3, 2018. This year, each week will accommodate 100 campers. Because there are a limited number of spaces at Camp North Woods, a lottery will be held on April 11, 2018. Campers may enter the drawing for a chance to attend Camp North Woods if they have not attended camp

before and will be at least 9 years of age by July 15, 2018 and no older than 13 years of age on August 3, 2018. Each child may enter the drawing only once. The entry fee is $5, and all proceeds will go to support Camp North Woods. Both residents and non-residents may apply. Lottery winners will be comprised of 70% Maine residents and 30% non-residents, and 50% boys and 50% girls. If selected in the lottery, the registration fee is $435 for Maine residents, and $635 for non-residents. The cost includes meals, lodging and instruction for the week. The deadline to apply for the lottery is April 6, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. For more information about Camp North Woods, go online to bit.ly/CampNorthWoodsMaine or email Brittany Humphrey at brittany.humphrey@maine.gov —

Bird of the Month: Brown Pelican by Erika Zambello In the summer of 2017, a Brown Pelican was spotted off the Maine coast, where it remained for weeks. These large, chocolate-colored birds with white heads are known for impressive aerial antics, diving from the sky straight into the ocean waves chasing after fishy meals. There’s just one problem – Brown Pelicans aren’t supposed to make it north of Massachusetts. According to Jeff and Alison Wells of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Natural Resources Council of Maine, respectively, the 2017 pelican is not the only specimen to appear along Maine’s shoreline. Records indicated the first pelican was spotted in 1826, followed by one in 1914 and another in 1922. The most recent prior to 2017? A Harpswell

sighting on June 16, 2007, marking the first record for the 21st century. As the weather warms this year, birders are on the look-out for its return. Brown Pelicans are big birds, and therefore difficult to miss. They can reach over 53 inches in length, with a wingspan of over six feet. Their diet is made up primarily of smaller fish that converge at the surface, making a pelican’s plunge dive an effective hunting tactic. Just before hitting the surface, pelicans open their bills to scoop up both water and fish, letting over two gallons drain out before swallowing their prey. Like many birds in the mid-20th century, Brown Pelican populations experienced a precipitous population decline because of pesticide contamination. Listed as an endangered species in 1970, they have since made a roaring comeback, with the Waterbird Conservation for the Americas organization estimating that more than 190,000 breeding birds can be found in the United States, Mexico, and Central America. As water temperatures continue to increase along New England’s Atlantic coast, pelican sightings may become more and more frequent.

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Constitutional Amendment to Protect Hunting and Fishing Rejected The Maine Constitution will not be amended to include a right to hunt and fish. This proposed Constitutional amendment was championed by the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, and the National Rifle Association. At a February work session on the proposed amendment, the Legislature’s IF&W Committee rejected the amendment by a vote of 9 to 3. The amendment had no chance of getting the 2/3 vote needed in the House and Senate in order to get onto a ballot for a vote by the people of Maine. The public hearing on the bill was held last year, and the bill was carried over to the current ses-

sion. At the public hearing, three representatives – Wood, Ward, and Tuell – spoke in favor of the bill, along with SAM, the NRA and the Maine Professional Guides Association. Opponents included the Humane Society, Wildwatch Maine, and the Maine Municipal Association. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesperson testified neither for nor against the bill, saying “The department appreciates the genuine intention of this bill. However, we urge careful consideration of the potential impacts on the current privileges enjoyed by all law-abiding sportsmen

and women. There is a distinct difference between a privilege and a right.” At the work session, it was noted that the amendment to the Constitution would not prohibit ballot measure initiatives on hunting fishing and trapping issues. The IF&W Committee had a very thoughtful discussion about the issue, expressing concerns about the impact on DIF&W’s management of the state’s wildlife and fisheries resources. Rep. Bob Duchesne, the House chair of the IF&W Committee, stated that the majority of the committee agrees that we do have the right to hunt

and fish. But he also expressed my concern that voters might reject the amendment, which would have a seriously negative impact. He was also concerned about the millions of dollars it might take to advocate for the initiative. And he noted there’s a lot of confusion about the potential impact of the legislation on our hunting and fishing methods and governance. Duchesne said, “I do not want to put our opportunities to hunt and fish in jeopardy.” DIF&W weighed in, calling the measure too complex. Senator Mike Carpenter said he thought the amendment could

impact all the decisions by DIF&W, and said he didn’t see any way the amendment could get a two-thirds vote in the Senate. It must be noted that 21 states have something in their constitutions about the rights and opportunities to hunt, fish, and/or trap. The language and protections vary significantly. In two other states, the right to fish is guaranteed in the Constitution. Brook Trout Lose Legislative Battle An attempt to protect the tributaries to Heritage waters, where Maine’s precious native (Continued on next page)

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brook trout are protected, has failed. This is a long story but I will give you a short version. Last year the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee held a hearing on a bill that Representative Russell Black sponsored for me. Among its provisions, the bill offered protection to Heritage water tributaries. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife opposed the bill, but after the IF&W Committee expressed lots of support for it, the department stepped up and promised to get the job done. The IF&W Committee gave them that chance, but carried Representative Black’s bill over to this year’s session, so they could use it to get the job done if the department failed to do so. The IF&W Committee’s work session on that bill was held in February. DIF&W’s fisheries division director Francis Brautigam presented a

written report on the department’s work on these issues. It was an extraordinary report, and included a number of what I viewed as inaccuracies. DIF&W organized a working group to assist them with the project, and working group members were at the work session. All of us at the work session agreed that one of the goals, to improve the process of adding more waters to the protected Heritage list, was accomplished. But another goal, to protect the tributaries to the Heritage waters, was not only not achieved, but continues to be opposed by the department. In his written report, Brautigam stated, “The work group discussed the merits of the proposed protection to the tributaries and acknowledged the proposal addresses a low risk that is not well supported by the department staff. The work group identified an alternative proposal that offers more

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We don’t encourage that type of feeding… We prefer that deer live off fat reserves and traditional winter browse. Nate Bieber, DIFW deer biologist, explaining why his agency discourages deer feeding. Deirdre Fleming story, Maine Sunday Telegram, January 28, 2018 — Interestingly, sportsmen are quick to vilify coyotes as great plunderers of our deer herd but take a more modest stance when it comes to black bears. Some of that is likely attributable to the lack of available information on bear predation. Bob Humphrey column in the Maine Sunday Telegram, January 28, 2018, reporting on studies in other states that showed high levels of predation by bears on deer. — The Eastern Brook Trout Venture… calls Maine the last true stronghold www.MaineSportsman.com

meaningful conservation and is better supported by staff.” Working group members Gary Corson and Steve Brooke stepped up to tell the legislative committee that the statement was not true. That was very distressing to IF&W Committee members. The committee allowed a number of us who were not on the working group to speak at the work session, which we all appreciated. Bob Mallard certainly expressed my view when he said we should be focusing on no risk, not low risk, to our native brook trout. It became clear, part way through the discussion, that the committee was divided on using the bill to protect the tributaries in law. So these tributaries will not be protected in the next couple of years. I was particularly distressed when Commissioner Chandler Woodcock said, “You can’t make the baitfish crowd upset.” If this is his criterion for protecting native brook trout, that is very sad.

for wild brook trout in the eastern United States. That’s almost an understatement. According to the Joint Venture’s 2006 study, Maine had twice as many intact sub-watersheds for wild brook trout than all the other 16 states in the species range combined. Deirdre Fleming story, Maine Sunday Telegram, December 31, 2017. — It certainly doesn’t speak to a lack of moose. Judy Camuso, DIFW Wildlife Division Director, on the 72 percent success rate in the 2017 moose hunt. Deirdre Fleming story, Portland Press Herald, January 29, 2018 — Gray said he punched and kicked the bear until it stopped biting (his puppy), which prompted the animal to knock him over as it ran off …. I thought it was ready to eat me, like it was my turn. Dustin Gray of Orrington, who drove off a bear that attacked his 11-month-old lab mix. Callie Ferguson story, Bangor Daily News, February 10, 2018

Representative Paul Stearns expressed his belief that there would be little to no opposition to protecting the tributaries by banning the use of live bait there, but there will be a lot of opposition to banning use of live bait in waters where they might migrate into Heritage waters, something that Francis said he wants to do. Representatives Steve Wood and Denise Harlow were particularly strong on the need to protect the tributaries, and I thank them for that. Gary Corson said, “The reason we’ve had so many problems protecting brook trout is a lack of staff buy-in,” and that the staff has “dug in” against protecting the tributaries. Gary suggested that the Legislature “go ahead and protect the tributaries in law.” A lifelong and leading advocate for our native brook trout, Corson said, “In my lifetime, I have watched our native brook trout populations collapse,” including in central Maine where he grew up. He expressed

hope that he’ll be able to see his granddaughter catch a native brook trout. That reminded me that we are making this fight not for ourselves, but for our children and grandchildren. After some discussion of using the bill to protect the tributaries, the IF&W committee decided to give the department another chance to get the job done. They created a resolve directing the department to do that and to report back to the committee next October. The committee’s House chair, Bob Duchesne, noted that if they don’t get the job done there will be lots of bills introduced in the next legislature to do that. As the work session wound down, Brautigam actually said that if the IF&W committee wants to protect tributaries, the department will do it. I’m very skeptical, but I guess we’ll know by next October.

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Maine Fish Stocking Report Current as of March 1, 2018 CITY/TOWN

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SPECIES

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT RAINBOW TROUT RAINBOW TROUT RAINBOW TROUT LAKE TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

300 200 1050 600 400 890 510 340 1150 250 250 150 330 100 100 220 300 100 500 700 25 30 200 50 25 200 250 165 30 500 330 200 100 450 100 110 150 165 1000 715 40000 10000 75 40 220 110 400 50 275 200 300 300 325 350 560 35 15 150 400 258 40 10 200 100 25 550 400 25

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY

10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 7 9 11 7 13 18 19 10 11 18 13 7 13 19 8 10 9 11 13 10 10 10 10 8 9 2 2 12 18 10 10 13 14 14 13 12 14 8 13 11 13 17 8 13 11 13 17 9 11 18 13 7 19

4/19/2017 5/23/2017 5/25/2017 5/25/2017 5/25/2017 6/7/2017 6/7/2017 6/7/2017 5/10/2017 6/1/2017 4/27/2017 5/12/2017 5/26/2017 4/25/2017 4/25/2017 11/15/2017 4/27/2017 9/28/2017 10/19/2017 10/19/2017 11/9/2017 11/15/2017 4/12/2017 9/28/2017 10/4/2017 10/19/2017 11/7/2017 11/14/2017 11/15/2017 5/9/2017 5/16/2017 4/27/2017 9/28/2017 10/19/2017 4/19/2017 5/16/2017 4/19/2017 5/16/2017 5/9/2017 5/30/2017 6/3/2017 6/15/2017 10/25/2017 11/9/2017 5/26/2017 5/30/2017 10/19/2017 10/30/2017 3/3/2017 10/20/2017 10/20/2017 3/1/2019 4/28/2017 10/20/2017 11/3/2017 11/15/2017 12/7/2017 4/28/2017 10/20/2017 11/3/2017 11/15/2017 12/7/2017 4/27/2017 9/28/2017 10/4/2017 10/19/2017 11/7/2017 11/15/2017

CITY/TOWN

WATER

SPECIES

AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN LEWISTON LEWISTON POLAND POLAND POLAND POLAND POLAND POLAND POLAND POLAND

ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R STETSON B STETSON B THOMPSON L TRIPP P TRIPP P WORTHLEY P WORTHLEY P WORTHLEY P WORTHLEY P WORTHLEY P

PRESQUE ISLE PRESQUE ISLE T14 R9 WELS SAINT JOHN PLT HOULTON LITTLETON LITTLETON HOULTON NEW LIMERICK NEW LIMERICK MONTICELLO MONTICELLO MONTICELLO MONTICELLO MONTICELLO GRAND ISLE NEW CANADA MADAWASKA LITTLETON WESTON WESTON WESTON EAGLE LAKE LINNEUS LINNEUS LIMESTONE LIMESTONE PRESQUE ISLE WESTON WESTON FORT KENT FORT KENT WESTON ORIENT WESTON ORIENT ORIENT WESTON MORO PLT REED PLT MAPLETON HODGDON T14 R8 WELS HOULTON T17 R4 WELS T16 R4 WELS PRESQUE ISLE T4 R3 WELS T4 R3 WELS HAYNESVILLE OAKFIELD FORKSTOWN TWP T11 R10 WELS TC R2 WELS MONTICELLO

ARNOLD BROOK L ARNOLD BROOK L BEAVER TAIL P BLACK P BROWN P CARRY L CARRY L CHURCH ON THE HILL P COCHRANE L COCHRANE L CONROY L CONROY L CONROY L CONROY L CONROY L CORBIN P DAIGLE P DAIGLE P (MADAWASKA) DEEP L #1 DEERING L DEERING L DEERING L DICKWOOD L DREWS (MEDUXNEKEAG) L DREWS (MEDUXNEKEAG) L DUREPO L DUREPO L ECHO L FAULKNER L FAULKNER L FISH RIVER FISH RIVER GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (EAST) HALE P HANNINGTON P HANSON BROOK L HODGDON DEADWATER ISLAND P LOGAN L LONG L MADAWASKA L MANTLE L MATTAWAMKEAG L MATTAWAMKEAG L MATTAWAMKEAG R MATTAWAMKEAG R (EAST BRANCH) MATTAWAMKEAG R (EAST BRANCH) MCNALLY P (UPPER) MEDUXNEKEAG R (NORTH BRANCH) MEDUXNEKEAG R (NORTH BRANCH)

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE

AROOSTOOK COUNTY BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

200 220 5000 300 165 750 400 50 200 75 750 175 15

10 10 2 8 10 8 11 18 10 11 9 13 17

4/24/2017 5/16/2017 6/15/2017 5/9/2017 5/30/2017 6/1/2017 10/2/2017 10/6/2017 4/27/2017 10/2/2017 10/26/2017 10/26/2017 12/7/2017

300 1000 325 400 200 1500 25 150 200 200 500 200 100 500 25 200 500 200 600 1000 300 300 2000 450 500 500 2117 6000 250 10 300 650 2000 1000 2500 1500 500 500 700 330 2500 250 500 250 4200 1515 500 550 1500 1500 600 1000 1000 250 250

9 13 10 7 10 7 17 10 12 14 10 10 14 8 17 10 8 10 8 10 7 13 7 12 14 13 8 7 13 17 13 13 11 11 7 7 13 13 7 10 7 12 7 10 8 13 10 8 13 10 10 10 10 10 10

3/26/2017 11/1/2017 5/18/2017 10/5/2017 4/25/2017 10/12/2017 11/8/2017 5/10/2017 10/5/2017 10/13/2017 5/3/2017 5/22/2017 10/13/2017 11/8/2017 11/8/2017 5/22/2017 11/14/2017 5/22/2017 10/30/2017 5/9/2017 5/18/2017 11/22/2017 10/5/2017 10/5/2017 10/12/2017 10/30/2017 11/1/2017 10/11/2017 10/17/2017 11/22/2017 10/4/2017 10/4/2017 5/3/2017 5/4/2017 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 10/17/2017 10/17/2017 10/5/2017 5/9/2017 10/12/2017 10/5/2017 10/20/2017 5/3/2017 6/8/2017 11/14/2017 5/31/2017 6/20/2017 10/17/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/15/2017 5/22/2017 5/22/2017

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SPECIES

MOLUNKUS TWP MOLUNKUS TWP FORT FAIRFIELD LINNEUS LINNEUS LINNEUS NEW LIMERICK NEW LIMERICK NEW LIMERICK NEW LIMERICK NEW LIMERICK NEW LIMERICK T9 R3 WELS ISLAND FALLS ISLAND FALLS ISLAND FALLS ISLAND FALLS ISLAND FALLS ISLAND FALLS MORO PLT T11 R8 WELS T11 R8 WELS WINTERVILLE PLT SQUAPAN TWP T11 R4 WELS T11 R4 WELS T11 R4 WELS MASARDIS NEW CANADA OAKFIELD HODGDON DYER BROOK DYER BROOK OAKFIELD T15 R9 WELS LIMESTONE T12 R14 WELS T7 R5 WELS

MOLUNKUS L MOLUNKUS L MONSON P MUD P MUD P MUD P NICKERSON L NICKERSON L NICKERSON L NICKERSON L NICKERSON L NICKERSON L NUMBER NINE L PLEASANT L PLEASANT L ROCK CRUSHER P ROCK CRUSHER P ROCK CRUSHER P ROCK CRUSHER P ROCKABEMA L ROUND MOUNTAIN P ROWE L SAINT FROID L SCOPAN L SCOPAN L SCOPAN L SCOPAN L SCOPAN STREAM SLY BROOK L (THIRD) SPAULDING L STEWART P STILES P STILES P TIMONEY L TOGUE P TRAFTON L UGH L UMCOLCUS L

BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT LAKE TROUT SPLAKE SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

BRIDGTON GORHAM GORHAM SEBAGO WESTBROOK NEW GLOUCESTER WINDHAM WINDHAM POWNAL NORTH YARMOUTH POWNAL NORTH YARMOUTH POWNAL NORTH YARMOUTH POWNAL POWNAL CASCO BRUNSWICK NAPLES NAPLES NAPLES GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY RAYMOND HARRISON GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY BRIDGTON SOUTH PORTLAND SOUTH PORTLAND SOUTH PORTLAND SOUTH PORTLAND RAYMOND RAYMOND NEW GLOUCESTER GORHAM GORHAM GORHAM GORHAM GORHAM GORHAM GORHAM HARRISON HARRISON BRIDGTON HARRISON HARRISON BRIDGTON WESTBROOK WESTBROOK WESTBROOK

ADAMS P ALDEN’S P ALDEN’S P BARKER P BEAVER P BRANDY B CHAFFIN P CHAFFIN P CHANDLER B CHANDLER B CHANDLER B CHANDLER B CHANDLER B CHANDLER B CHANDLER B (EAST BRANCH) CHANDLER B (EAST BRANCH) COFFEE P COFFIN P COLD RAIN P COLD RAIN P COLD RAIN P COLLYER B COLLYER B COLLYER B COLLYER B COLLYER B CRESCENT L CRYSTAL (ANONYMOUS) P CRYSTAL L (DRY P) CRYSTAL L (DRY P) CRYSTAL L (DRY P) CRYSTAL L (DRY P) CRYSTAL L (DRY P) CRYSTAL L (DRY P) CRYSTAL L (DRY P) CRYSTAL L (DRY P) HIGHLAND L HINKLEY P (LOWER) HINKLEY P (LOWER) HINKLEY P (UPPER) HINKLEY P (UPPER) JORDAN R JORDAN R LILY P LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R (NORTH BRANCH) LITTLE R (NORTH BRANCH) LITTLE R (NORTH BRANCH) LONG L LONG L LONG L LONG L LONG L LONG L MILL B MILL B MILL B

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROWN TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 1000 450 2000 600 160 15 400 150 200 800 500 50 550 2000 900 300 300 15 100 800 500 250 650 500 500 2000 89 350 150 400 250 250 150 3000 100 2750 1000 500

13 13 10 10 14 17 10 10 12 13 8 17 7 10 7 10 13 17 8 10 10 13 9 13 13 8 17 13 8 13 10 10 7 7 8 8 7 13

10/3/2017 10/3/2017 5/3/2017 4/25/2017 12/5/2017 12/5/2017 5/3/2017 5/22/2017 10/5/2017 10/11/2017 11/8/2017 11/8/2017 10/30/2017 5/1/2017 5/18/2017 5/1/2017 10/18/2017 11/22/2017 11/22/2017 5/15/2017 5/18/2017 10/16/2017 5/18/2017 10/18/2017 10/18/2017 11/1/2017 12/6/2017 10/4/2017 5/18/2017 10/19/2017 4/25/2017 4/25/2017 10/19/2017 10/11/2017 5/22/2017 11/1/2017 10/5/2017 10/16/2017

400 100 100 150 200 110 200 250 300 150 440 110 13600 6800 550 13600 100 200 330 500 100 200 100 800 990 200 200 75 45 250 213 285 28 15 300 10 600 200 50 200 50 300 330 255 550 1000 550 15000 100 300 100 500 1375 875 95 1450 1450 150 250 150

10 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 10 10 3 3 10 3 10 10 10 9 13 10 10 8 10 10 8 8 16 8 12 13 13 17 13 16 12 9 13 9 13 10 10 9 10 8 10 3 10 8 10 8 8 8 18 6 6 10 8 10

4/27/2017 4/18/2017 5/11/2017 10/11/2017 4/28/2017 5/16/2017 4/27/2017 11/14/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/16/2017 5/16/2017 6/15/2017 6/15/2017 5/16/2017 6/15/2017 4/25/2017 5/31/2017 5/16/2017 11/7/2017 11/7/2017 4/24/2017 4/27/2017 5/11/2017 5/16/2017 6/20/2017 6/1/2017 6/1/2017 4/27/2017 4/28/2017 9/15/2017 10/26/2017 11/15/2017 12/8/2017 12/13/2017 12/13/2017 10/25/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 4/19/2017 5/17/2017 5/4/2017 4/18/2017 5/8/2017 5/12/2017 6/15/2017 4/18/2017 5/8/2017 5/12/2017 5/2/2017 6/1/2017 6/1/2017 11/3/2017 11/29/2017 11/29/2017 4/18/2017 5/8/2017 5/12/2017

CITY/TOWN

NAPLES NAPLES NAPLES NAPLES SCARBOROUGH SEBAGO SEBAGO STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH STANDISH RAYMOND CASCO SEBAGO WINDHAM NEW GLOUCESTER NEW GLOUCESTER FALMOUTH CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND FALMOUTH WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WESTBROOK WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM WINDHAM YARMOUTH NEW GLOUCESTER NEW GLOUCESTER NORTH YARMOUTH NEW GLOUCESTER YARMOUTH NEW GLOUCESTER YARMOUTH NEW GLOUCESTER NEW GLOUCESTER YARMOUTH YARMOUTH YARMOUTH NEW GLOUCESTER NEW GLOUCESTER NEW GLOUCESTER NEW GLOUCESTER NEW GLOUCESTER STANDISH STANDISH BALDWIN STANDISH BALDWIN BALDWIN STANDISH RAYMOND WINDHAM WINDHAM CASCO CASCO NEW GLOUCESTER BRIDGTON NEW GLOUCESTER BRIDGTON NEW GLOUCESTER BRIDGTON BRIDGTON CASCO CASCO NAPLES NAPLES NAPLES NAPLES BRIDGTON BRIDGTON

WATER

MUDDY R MUDDY R MUDDY R MUDDY R NONESUCH R NORTHWEST R NORTHWEST R OTTER P #2 OTTER P #2 OTTER P #2 OTTER P #2 OTTER P #2 OTTER P #4 OTTER P #4 OTTER P #4 OTTER P #4 OTTER P #4 OTTER P #4 PANTHER P PARKER P PEABODY P PETTINGILL P PINELAND P PINELAND P PISCATAQUA R PISCATAQUA R PISCATAQUA R PISCATAQUA R PLEASANT R PLEASANT R PLEASANT R PLEASANT R PLEASANT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R PRESUMPSCOT R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R ROYAL R SABBATHDAY L SABBATHDAY L SABBATHDAY L SABBATHDAY L SABBATHDAY L SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SAND P SAND P SEBAGO L SEBAGO L SEBAGO L (LITTLE) SEBAGO L (LITTLE) SONGO R SONGO R STEVENS B STEVENS B STEVENS B STEVENS B STEVENS B STEVENS B STEVENS B THOMAS P THOMAS P TRICKEY P TRICKEY P TRICKEY P TRICKEY P WILLETT B WOOD P

SPECIES

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROWN TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT

FRANKLIN COUNTY

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE

150 330 300 5000 450 200 220 27 200 600 125 15 25 100 38 300 10 40 450 200 350 80 200 165 900 250 165 165 500 750 700 500 20000 200 200 47 200 1050 400 220 45 900 660 100 300 28 300 350 200 75 110 15 100 200 200 200 300 150 600 330 220 10000 5000 175 100 50 500 350 400 40 15 200 220 300 300 200 15 310 928 1000 602 300 300 100 400 200 1050 220 440 3000 300 15 800 800 100 50 400 650

10 10 10 3 8 10 10 16 10 9 13 17 14 10 13 9 17 14 8 13 8 8 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 10 2 10 10 16 10 8 8 10 16 8 10 16 10 16 10 13 13 18 13 17 13 10 10 8 8 8 8 10 10 1 3 12 13 18 10 12 13 13 17 10 10 12 12 13 17 8 8 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 6 13 17 10 10 8 13 8 8

4/25/2017 5/17/2017 6/15/2017 6/15/2017 5/8/2017 4/19/2017 5/16/2017 4/27/2017 4/27/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 11/29/2017 1/20/2017 4/27/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 11/29/2017 1/19/2018 6/1/2017 10/20/2017 6/1/2017 5/2/2017 4/11/2017 5/16/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/16/2017 5/16/2017 4/18/2017 5/8/2017 5/10/2017 5/12/2017 5/18/2017 4/12/2017 4/18/2017 4/28/2017 5/3/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/17/2017 5/17/2017 5/18/2017 5/19/2017 6/2/2017 6/2/2017 6/14/2017 6/14/2017 10/19/2017 11/1/2017 11/14/2017 11/15/2017 12/1/2017 12/1/2017 4/24/2017 4/24/2017 5/10/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/16/2017 5/17/2017 5/18/2017 6/15/2017 10/25/2017 10/27/2017 11/9/2017 4/27/2017 10/26/2017 10/27/2017 11/15/2017 12/8/2017 4/26/2017 5/22/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 10/20/2017 11/29/2017 5/31/2017 5/31/2017 10/26/2017 11/1/2017 4/19/2017 5/10/2017 4/11/2017 4/19/2017 5/3/2017 5/10/2017 5/17/2017 5/19/2017 11/29/2017 10/20/2017 11/29/2017 4/25/2017 4/27/2017 6/1/2017 10/20/2017 5/10/2017 5/2/2017

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EUSTIS MADRID TOWNSHIP D ALDER STREAM TWP BEATTIE TWP CHAIN OF PONDS TWP CHAIN OF PONDS TWP KINGFIELD CARRABASSET VALLEY KINGFIELD KINGFIELD KINGFIELD CHAIN OF PONDS TWP CHAIN OF PONDS TWP CHAIN OF PONDS TWP INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY NEW SHARON NEW SHARON ALDER STREAM TWP ALDER STREAM TWP DALLAS PLT LANG TWP COPLIN PLT LANG TWP DALLAS PLT COPLIN PLT DALLAS PLT RANGELEY RANGELEY KINGFIELD SANDY RIVER PLT CHESTERVILLE CHESTERVILLE EUSTIS KINGFIELD KINGFIELD RANGELEY RANGELEY RANGELEY RANGELEY MADRID MADRID MADRID MADRID PERKINS TWP PERKINS TWP KIBBY TWP LOWELLTOWN TWP JIM POND TWP JIM POND TWP SANDY RIVER PLT PHILLIPS TOWNSHIP E DALLAS PLT DALLAS PLT PHILLIPS SANDY RIVER PLT AVON AVON AVON TOWNSHIP D FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH OF INDUSTRY CHESTERVILLE CHESTERVILLE CHAIN OF PONDS TWP KINGFIELD CARTHAGE STRONG STRONG STRONG STRONG STRONG RANGELEY RANGELEY RANGELEY RANGELEY SANDY RIVER PLT RANGELEY TOWNSHIP E RANGELEY DALLAS PLT FARMINGTON NEW SHARON PHILLIPS MADRID FARMINGTON STRONG NEW SHARON FARMINGTON FARMINGTON STRONG FARMINGTON NEW SHARON FARMINGTON

WATER

SPECIES

BARNARD P BEAL (TROUT) P BEAVER P BLANCHARD P BOUNDARY P BUG EYE P CARIBOU BOG CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT R CHAIN OF PONDS CHAIN OF PONDS CHAIN OF PONDS CLEARWATER P CLEARWATER P CLEARWATER P CLEARWATER P CROWELL P CROWELL P DEAD R (NORTH BRANCH) DEAD R (NORTH BRANCH) DEAD R (SOUTH BRANCH) DEAD R (SOUTH BRANCH) DEAD R (SOUTH BRANCH) DEAD R (SOUTH BRANCH) DEAD R (SOUTH BRANCH) DEAD R (SOUTH BRANCH) DEAD R (SOUTH BRANCH) DODGE P DODGE P DUTTON (SHILOH) P EDDY P EGYPT P EGYPT P FLAGSTAFF L GRINDSTONE P GRINDSTONE P HALEY B HALEY B HALEY P HALEY P HARVEY P HARVEY P HARVEY P HARVEY P HILLS P HILLS P HURRICANE P INDIAN P (BIG) JIM P (BIG) JIM P (LITTLE) LEDGE P LONG COVE P LONG P LOON L LOON L LUFKIN P MIDWAY P MOUNT BLUE P MOUNT BLUE P MOUNT BLUE P MOXIE P MT BLUE HIGH SCHOOL P

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT SPLAKE BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

MUD POND MUDDY B NORCROSS P NORCROSS P

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 1375 1900 2000 450 700 200 100 450 250 200 425 50 1000 200 850 1300 1000 750 50 1100 50 500 700 500 250 250 250 500 250 500 750 400 1200 500 400 400 500 200 100 150 150 600 600 250 100 100 25 200 2000 1000 1950 550 1000 250 100 650 200 3000 350 400 200 500 40 300 50

8 5 7 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 13 10 9 13 9 7 13 19 13 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 10 7 6 5 10 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 14 10 13 13 19 10 7 7 7 10 7 6 10 10 8 7 14 6 11 14 18 6 10

11/15/2017 10/11/2017 10/4/2017 10/11/2017 6/13/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 6/1/2017 6/7/2017 10/27/2017 5/23/2017 6/9/2017 10/3/2017 5/5/2017 10/18/2017 10/18/2017 11/20/2017 11/2/2017 11/27/2017 5/23/2017 6/1/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 6/1/2017 6/1/2017 6/1/2017 10/27/2017 5/31/2017 11/8/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 5/3/2017 5/17/2017 11/29/2017 5/23/2017 6/12/2017 5/16/2017 5/31/2017 5/16/2017 11/6/2017 5/2/2017 10/13/2017 10/25/2017 11/20/2017 6/12/2017 10/12/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 6/1/2017 10/24/2017 10/11/2017 5/31/2017 5/24/2017 5/16/2017 10/3/2017 10/23/2017 10/11/2017 9/28/2017 10/23/2017 10/24/2017 10/11/2017 6/1/2017

BROOK TROUT

105

6/1/2017

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

50 850 50

9 13 13

4/20/2017 10/25/2017 11/27/2017

OTTER P

BROOK TROUT

150

5/24/2017

PINNACLE P PODUNK P PORTER L PORTER L PORTER L PORTER L PORTER L QUIMBY P RANGELEY GUIDES P RANGELEY L RANGELEY L ROCK P ROUND P ROUND P ROUND P SADDLEBACK L SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R SANDY R

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300 300 900 300 1250 150 50 2000 100 900 500 500 500 1600 400 800 1000 500 500 100 1500 500 1000 2000 300 100 450 150 100

7 10 10 8 13 14 19 6 11 8 10 5 10 6 7 10 8 9 10 10 9 10 8 8 10 10 12 12 13

10/13/2017 5/24/2017 5/1/2017 5/16/2017 10/16/2017 10/25/2017 11/17/2017 10/18/2017 7/31/2017 5/16/2017 5/31/2017 10/11/2017 5/31/2017 10/11/2017 11/8/2017 5/22/2017 5/9/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 6/9/2017 6/9/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 11/2/2017

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SANDY RIVER PLT AVON SANDY RIVER PLT TOWNSHIP D PHILLIPS TOWNSHIP E JIM POND TWP JIM POND TWP JIM POND TWP TEMPLE FARMINGTON FARMINGTON TEMPLE FARMINGTON TEMPLE FARMINGTON WYMAN TWP PHILLIPS PHILLIPS PHILLIPS TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH OF WILTON WILTON JIM POND TWP WELD WELD WELD WELD WELD WELD WELD CARTHAGE CARTHAGE WILTON WILTON WILTON WILTON WILTON WILTON WILTON

SANDY RIVER P (MIDDLE) SCHOOLHOUSE P SOUTH (PINE TREE) P SPENCER P STETSON P SWIFT RIVER P TEA P TEA P TEA P (LITTLE) TEMPLE STREAM TEMPLE STREAM TEMPLE STREAM TEMPLE STREAM TEMPLE STREAM TEMPLE STREAM TEMPLE STREAM THE HORNS P TOOTHAKER P TOOTHAKER P TOOTHAKER P TUMBLEDOWN P VARNUM P VARNUM P VILES P (LITTLE) WEBB L WEBB L WEBB L WEBB L WEBB L WEBB L WEBB L WEBB R WEBB R WILSON P WILSON P WILSON P WILSON P WILSON STREAM WILSON STREAM WILSON STREAM

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ANDERSON P BEECH HILL P BIRCH HARBOR P BIRCH HARBOR P BRANCH L BRANCH P (UPPER MIDDLE) BREAKNECK P (LOWER) BREAKNECK P (UPPER) BUBBLE P BUBBLE P BUBBLE P BURNT LAND L CRAIG P CRAIG P CRAIG P CRYSTAL P DONNELL P DUCK L DUCK L DUCKTAIL P EAGLE L EAGLE L EAGLE L EAGLE L EAGLE L ECHO L ECHO L ECHO L FLANDERS P FOX P FOX P FOX P GREAT P GREEN L HADLOCK P (LOWER) HADLOCK P (LOWER) HADLOCK P (LOWER) HADLOCK P (UPPER) HADLOCK P (UPPER) HADLOCK P (UPPER) HALFMOON P HANCOCK P

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HANCOCK COUNTY

4000 250 600 900 1000 450 800 200 310 200 200 300 150 350 100 200 300 250 150 25 600 400 500 105 1100 200 1000 250 50 200 750 500 500 1000 300 1100 50 250 500 500

7 8 5 5 5 5 10 10 2 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 3 10 10 19 5 9 7 2 8 8 13 13 18 13 13 10 10 10 8 13 19 9 9 10

10/3/2017 11/3/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 6/12/2017 6/12/2017 5/31/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 6/1/2017 6/1/2017 6/9/2017 6/9/2017 6/15/2017 5/2/2017 6/12/2017 11/20/2017 10/11/2017 5/12/2017 11/13/2017 5/31/2017 4/2/2017 5/16/2017 10/13/2017 10/20/2017 10/24/2017 11/2/2017 11/2/2017 5/23/2017 5/24/2017 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 11/6/2017 11/20/2017 4/20/2017 5/10/2017 6/1/2017

250 350 150 50 1000 75 250 275 175 50 600 301 125 100 1100 700 450 500 2200 260 150 3375 400 50 50 50 800 300 525 400 3000 50 350 800 600 75 25 875 50 25 125 60

8 7 9 13 7 7 8 8 10 13 9 11 7 13 9 7 7 8 7 7 7 9 13 17 18 7 8 13 12 10 7 12 12 7 9 13 17 9 13 19 8 12

10/12/2017 5/9/2017 11/16/2017 11/16/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 11/15/2017 11/15/2017 5/4/2017 11/16/2017 11/16/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 10/24/2017 11/16/2017 10/6/2017 5/9/2017 6/1/2017 10/18/2017 10/12/2017 5/15/2017 11/16/2017 11/16/2017 12/4/2017 12/6/2017 5/15/2017 11/16/2017 11/16/2017 11/8/2017 5/22/2017 10/23/2017 10/23/2017 10/17/2017 5/11/2017 11/15/2017 11/16/2017 12/4/2017 11/15/2017 11/16/2017 11/27/2017 11/15/2017 10/24/2017

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HEART P HOPKINS P HOPKINS P JACOB BUCK P JACOB BUCK P JACOB BUCK P JACOB BUCK P JONES P JONES P JORDAN P KING P LEAD MTN P (LO & MD) LEAD MTN P (UPPER) LEAD MTN P (UPPER) LEAD MTN P (UPPER) LEAD MTN P (UPPER) LILY P LILY P LITTLE P LONG (GREAT) P LONG (GREAT) P LONG P LONG P LONG P LONG P (LITTLE) LOON P LOVEJOY P LOVEJOY P MOLASSES P MOLASSES P MOLASSES P MOLASSES P MOOSEHORN STREAM NICATOUS L NICATOUS L NICATOUS L NICATOUS L NICATOUS L NICATOUS STREAM NICATOUS STREAM ORLAND R ORLAND R ORLAND R OXHEAD P (MIDDLE) OXHEAD P (MIDDLE) OXHEAD P (UPPER) PARTRIDGE P PATTEN P (LOWER) PATTEN P (LOWER) PHILLIPS (LUCERNE) L PHILLIPS (LUCERNE) L PHILLIPS (LUCERNE) L PICKEREL P PICKEREL P PICKEREL P PICKEREL P QUARRY P RAINBOW P ROUND P SALMON P SEAL COVE P SELMORE (KILLMAN) P SIDE PISTOL L SIMMONS P SIMMONS P SIMMONS P SPRING L SPRING L SPRING RIVER L SPRING RIVER L SPRINGY P (LOWER) SPRINGY P (LOWER) TILDEN P TITCOMB P TODDY P TODDY P TODDY P TROUT P TROUT P TUNK L TUNK L TUNK P (LITTLE) TUNK P (LITTLE) TUNK P (LITTLE) WALKER P WALKER P WEST L WEST L WEST L WEST L WEST L WILLIAMS P WITCH HOLE P WITCH HOLE P YOUNGS P YOUNGS P

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 200 75 500 50 350 100 50 100 602 75 200 300 75 550 100 85 1200 50 100 225 500 1045 206 550 250 300 800 75 150 300 50 50 100 1500 3000 800 1000 530 148 786 400 150 650 250 20 600 600 200 100 400 375 43 550 500 600 40 150 770 100 330 100 330 400 125 200 50 250 1000 700 300 300 17 1375 350 1000 550 1000 300 275 650 601 2500 500 50 700 300 1000 800 636 500 575 150 1125 50 250 42

11 7 13 7 11 13 17 12 11 7 12 12 7 12 13 14 7 12 10 7 13 7 12 13 7 7 7 13 7 12 18 14 10 11 5 13 14 14 10 4 10 13 8 14 17 7 7 7 12 7 13 14 10 11 13 17 7 7 13 7 12 7 10 10 7 13 8 7 12 13 14 17 7 10 11 7 12 4 7 7 10 8 8 13 12 13 10 8 4 13 7 13 8 13 8 14

5/15/2017 5/11/2017 10/23/2017 5/15/2017 5/15/2017 10/24/2017 12/4/2017 10/26/2017 11/3/2017 5/15/2017 10/16/2017 10/17/2017 5/15/2017 10/17/2017 10/23/2017 12/7/2017 10/12/2017 10/26/2017 5/22/2017 5/15/2017 11/21/2017 10/12/2017 10/13/2017 10/16/2017 10/12/2017 10/6/2017 10/6/2017 10/18/2017 5/9/2017 10/23/2017 12/6/2017 12/7/2017 5/22/2017 5/11/2017 5/31/2017 10/3/2017 10/26/2017 11/7/2017 5/19/2017 9/15/2017 5/4/2017 11/8/2017 11/13/2017 10/6/2017 11/17/2017 10/6/2017 10/12/2017 5/11/2017 10/24/2017 5/11/2017 11/22/2017 12/6/2017 5/15/2017 5/30/2017 10/27/2017 11/15/2017 10/26/2017 10/12/2017 11/21/2017 10/12/2017 10/26/2017 10/18/2017 6/1/2017 5/4/2017 10/24/2017 10/24/2017 5/23/2017 10/6/2017 10/23/2017 11/22/2017 11/9/2017 12/6/2017 10/12/2017 5/23/2017 5/5/2017 5/11/2017 10/23/2017 10/6/2017 10/12/2017 5/9/2017 5/22/2017 11/8/2017 11/13/2017 11/13/2017 10/23/2017 11/22/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 9/15/2017 10/13/2017 10/18/2017 11/13/2017 11/15/2017 11/15/2017 11/9/2017 12/6/2017

1900 100

11 11

9/29/2017 6/5/2017

CITY/TOWN

BELGRADE BELGRADE VASSALBORO CHINA CHINA CHINA MONMOUTH MANCHESTER MONMOUTH GARDINER MONMOUTH MONMOUTH MONMOUTH MONMOUTH MONMOUTH MONMOUTH MONMOUTH LITCHFIELD MOUNT VERNON FAYETTE FAYETTE FAYETTE FAYETTE FAYETTE MANCHESTER MANCHESTER VIENNA VIENNA VIENNA VIENNA SIDNEY SIDNEY BELGRADE BELGRADE MANCHESTER MANCHESTER MANCHESTER MANCHESTER MANCHESTER MANCHESTER MANCHESTER MONMOUTH MONMOUTH VIENNA LITCHFIELD BELGRADE BELGRADE BELGRADE WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP OAKLAND OAKLAND OAKLAND OAKLAND OAKLAND OAKLAND SIDNEY SIDNEY SIDNEY OAKLAND OAKLAND OAKLAND WATERVILLE OAKLAND WATERVILLE MOUNT VERNON MOUNT VERNON MOUNT VERNON MOUNT VERNON MONMOUTH WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP MOUNT VERNON MOUNT VERNON MOUNT VERNON LITCHFIELD BELGRADE BELGRADE BELGRADE MONMOUTH MONMOUTH MONMOUTH WINDSOR WINDSOR CLINTON SIDNEY SIDNEY VASSALBORO VASSALBORO CHINA CHINA AUGUSTA

WATER

BELGRADE STREAM BELGRADE STREAM CHINA L CHINA L CHINA L CHINA L COBBOSSEECONTEE L COBBOSSEECONTEE L COBBOSSEECONTEE L COBBOSSEECONTEE STREAM COCHNEWAGON P COCHNEWAGON P COCHNEWAGON P COCHNEWAGON P COCHNEWAGON P COCHNEWAGON P OOCHNEWAGON P DENNIS B DESERT P ECHO L (CROTCHED P) ECHO L (CROTCHED P) ECHO L (CROTCHED P) ECHO L (CROTCHED P) ECHO L (CROTCHED P) FAIRBANKS P FAIRBANKS P FLYING P FLYING P FLYING P FLYING P GOULD P GOULD P GREAT P HOYT B JAMIES (JIMMIE) P JAMIES (JIMMIE) P JAMIES (JIMMIE) P JAMIES (JIMMIE) P JAMIES (JIMMIE) P JAMIES (JIMMIE) P JAMIES (JIMMIE) P JUG STREAM JUG STREAM KIMBALL P LITCHFIELD SPORTSMAN CLUB P LONG P LONG P LONG P MARANACOOK L MARANACOOK L MARANACOOK L MARANACOOK L MARANACOOK L MCGRATH P MCGRATH P MCGRATH P MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE L MESSALONSKEE STREAM MESSALONSKEE STREAM MESSALONSKEE STREAM MESSALONSKEE STREAM MINNEHONK L MINNEHONK L MINNEHONK L MINNEHONK L MONMOUTH SPORTSMAN CLUB P NARROWS P (LOWER) NARROWS P (LOWER) NARROWS P (UPPER) NARROWS P (UPPER) NARROWS P (UPPER) NARROWS P (UPPER) NARROWS P (UPPER) PARKER P PARKER P PARKER P POTTERS B SALMON L (ELLIS P) SALMON L (ELLIS P) SALMON L (ELLIS P) SAND P (TACOMA LKS) SAND P (TACOMA LKS) SAND P (TACOMA LKS) SAVADE P SAVADE P SEBASTICOOK R SILVER L SILVER L SPECTACLE P SPECTACLE P THREEMILE P THREEMILE P TOGUS P

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250 150 250 200 1250 200 800 900 800 1000 220 500 300 40 500 35 200 26000 250 300 300 500 200 330 50 50 300 350 125 100 200 200 2500 17000 300 300 300 400 100 400 30 30 75 800 200 150 150 1806 600 350 440 200 550 400 450 42 250 250 375 10000 1000 1375 200 550 400 400 400 400 400 100 300 25 100 200 200 200 200 400 400 225 200 500 350 42000 500 500 500 400 300 200 25 400 250 200 50 500 150 600 300 200

9 10 10 10 11 13 11 12 12 10 13 10 11 18 13 19 14 3 9 9 9 8 14 13 11 13 9 13 14 12 10 10 11 3 10 10 10 7 13 13 19 18 13 7 10 9 9 11 10 8 13 12 8 9 13 20 9 9 10 3 12 14 13 8 10 10 10 10 9 13 13 19 10 10 13 10 10 7 13 14 9 8 13 3 9 11 13 10 13 12 19 13 10 10 12 10 12 11 13 10

5/17/2017 6/1/2017 4/20/2017 4/20/2017 10/3/2017 10/19/2017 10/16/2017 10/18/2017 10/18/2017 5/10/2017 2/24/2017 4/24/2017 9/28/2017 10/4/2017 11/1/2017 11/15/2017 2/23/2018 5/5/2017 4/27/2017 4/25/2017 5/12/2017 5/24/2017 11/9/2017 11/22/2017 9/28/2017 11/7/2017 4/25/2017 10/26/2017 10/26/2017 12/1/2017 4/24/2017 5/8/2017 10/3/2017 5/5/2017 4/24/2017 5/8/2017 5/26/2017 10/18/2017 10/18/2017 11/7/2017 11/15/2017 10/16/2017 11/1/2017 10/19/2017 5/16/2017 4/25/2017 5/12/2017 11/1/2017 5/9/2017 5/24/2017 11/22/2017 12/1/2017 12/4/2017 5/12/2017 11/14/2017 11/30/2017 4/24/2017 5/12/2017 5/16/2017 6/1/2017 10/18/2017 10/25/2017 11/8/2017 12/4/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 4/25/2017 10/16/2017 10/26/2017 11/15/2017 5/30/2017 4/24/2017 11/6/2017 4/24/2017 5/9/2017 10/18/2017 11/6/2017 11/6/2017 4/25/2017 5/24/2017 10/26/2017 5/4/2017 4/24/2017 10/16/2017 11/7/2017 4/24/2017 11/1/2017 12/1/2017 11/16/2017 11/17/2017 5/23/2017 4/24/2017 12/1/2017 5/1/2017 10/19/2017 10/5/2017 11/20/2017 4/20/2017

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TOGUS P TOGUS P TOGUS VA HOSPITAL TOGUS VA HOSPITAL TORSEY L WAYNE F&G CLUB P WEBBER P WEBBER P WILSON P WILSON P WILSON STREAM WOODBURY P WOODBURY P WOODBURY P

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ALFORD L ALFORD L ALFORD L ALFORD L ALFORD L ALFORD L BOOTH QUARRY P CHICKAWAUKIE P CHICKAWAUKIE P CHICKAWAUKIE P CHICKAWAUKIE P CRYSTAL P CRYSTAL P CRYSTAL P CRYSTAL P CRYSTAL P FRESH P GOOSE R HOBBS P HOBBS P HOSMER P HOSMER P HOSMER P HOSMER P LAWSON QUARRY P LONG P (TURNERS L) MACES P MACES P MACES P MACES P MEGUNTICOOK R MEGUNTICOOK R MEGUNTICOOK R MEGUNTICOOK R ROCKY P ROCKY P ROCKY P ROCKY P ROCKY P SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SENNEBEC P SENNEBEC P SEVEN TREE P

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 550 400 150 150 350 200 500 600 250 200 300 250 400 300

13 12 10 10 9 10 13 12 10 11 10 9 10 13

11/8/2017 11/20/2017 4/20/2017 4/27/2017 5/18/2017 5/16/2017 11/9/2017 11/9/2017 4/24/2017 10/4/2017 4/24/2017 5/18/2017 5/23/2017 11/1/2017

200 200 100 25 500 200 125 250 200 350 250 25 200 250 100 25 50 200 250 100 250 25 250 50 125 1800 25 300 150 150 200 400 86 200 300 15 250 50 100 250 350 500 250 200 600 400 200 300 300 300 250 200 250 350 500 125 250 250 350

10 13 14 19 13 12 10 10 12 13 13 18 13 9 13 19 13 10 10 13 10 19 13 12 10 7 19 9 13 13 14 10 11 13 10 19 9 13 13 14 14 13 14 13 10 9 9 9 9 10 13 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 13

4/25/2017 10/30/2017 10/30/2017 11/16/2017 11/17/2017 11/20/2017 5/28/2017 4/25/2017 11/6/2017 11/17/2017 12/5/2017 10/20/2017 11/15/2017 11/15/2017 11/15/2017 11/21/2017 11/28/2017 4/25/2017 4/25/2017 11/30/2017 4/25/2017 11/22/2017 11/30/2017 11/30/2017 5/28/2017 10/12/2017 11/22/2017 11/30/2017 11/30/2017 12/5/2017 4/19/2017 4/27/2017 11/2/2017 11/7/2017 4/25/2017 11/22/2017 11/30/2017 11/30/2017 12/5/2017 4/19/2017 4/19/2017 4/19/2017 5/1/2017 5/1/2017 5/3/2017 5/3/2017 5/3/2017 5/31/2017 5/31/2017 6/1/2017 11/17/2017 11/17/2017 11/20/2017 11/21/2017 11/21/2017 12/5/2017 11/6/2017 12/5/2017 11/6/2017

CITY/TOWN

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SPECIES

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE

BOOTHBAY BREMEN BREMEN BREMEN BREMEN BREMEN JEFFERSON WALDOBORO BOOTHBAY BOOTHBAY BOOTHBAY DAMARISCOTTA BREMEN WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO WALDOBORO DAMARISCOTTA DAMARISCOTTA NOBLEBORO BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL WALDOBORO ALNA ALNA ALNA BRISTOL SOUTH BRISTOL SOUTH BRISTOL SOUTH BRISTOL BRISTOL WALDOBORO BOOTHBAY BOOTHBAY BOOTHBAY

ADAMS P BISCAY P BISCAY P BISCAY P BISCAY P BISCAY P DAMARISCOTTA L KALERS P KNICKERBOCKER P KNICKERBOCKER P KNICKERBOCKER P LITTLE P MCCURDY P MEDOMAK P (LITTLE) MEDOMAK P (LITTLE) MEDOMAK P (LITTLE) MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R MEDOMAK R PEMAQUID P PEMAQUID P PEMAQUID P PEMAQUID R PEMAQUID R PEMAQUID R PEMAQUID R PETERS (GROSS) P PINKHAM P PINKHAM P PINKHAM P ROSS P THOMPSON’S ICE P THOMPSON’S ICE P THOMPSON’S ICE P UPPER P WALDOBORO QUARRY P WILEY P WILEY P WILEY P

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

250 250 150 300 400 30 1000 100 170 200 300 500 250 200 100 100 300 250 600 100 100 600 600 700 300 650 250 750 200 200 400 200 400 200 200 200 25 250 250 200 250 50 100 200 250 600 100

10 10 14 12 13 16 12 12 9 10 13 10 12 10 13 12 14 13 10 14 13 10 9 10 13 12 12 11 13 13 10 13 10 12 10 10 19 13 10 10 8 13 10 10 10 8 13

4/12/2017 5/11/2017 10/20/2017 11/7/2017 12/1/2017 12/8/2017 10/20/2017 11/7/2017 5/4/2017 5/5/2017 11/27/2017 5/11/2017 11/7/2017 5/11/2017 11/6/2017 11/6/2017 4/18/2017 4/18/2017 4/27/2017 5/1/2017 5/1/2017 5/11/2017 5/31/2017 6/1/2017 11/6/2017 11/6/2017 12/5/2017 10/5/2017 12/1/2017 12/1/2017 4/21/2017 4/21/2017 5/4/2017 11/20/2017 6/5/2017 5/5/2017 11/16/2017 11/28/2017 5/4/2017 5/4/2017 12/1/2017 12/1/2017 5/4/2017 5/25/2017 5/5/2017 11/27/2017 11/27/2017

SUMNER CANTON CANTON HANOVER BETHEL GILEAD BETHEL MEXICO GILEAD HANOVER BETHEL GILEAD BETHEL GILEAD MEXICO BETHEL GILEAD MEXICO BETHEL GILEAD WEST PARIS GREENWOOD GREENWOOD PARIS WEST PARIS

ABBOTTS P ANASAGUNTICOOK L ANASAGUNTICOOK L ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE)

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650 25 500 1100 150 200 1200 250 300 2000 300 700 595 1105 1148 400 400 270 250 250 600 400 600 300 750

5 18 11 10 14 14 9 9 9 9 10 10 7 7 7 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 8 8 8

10/12/2017 10/16/2017 10/16/2017 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/24/2017 5/24/2017 6/7/2017 6/7/2017 6/7/2017 10/17/2017 10/17/2017 10/17/2017 10/27/2017 10/27/2017 4/19/2017 4/19/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017

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OXFORD GREENWOOD WEST PARIS WEST PARIS GREENWOOD OXFORD OXFORD GREENWOOD WEST PARIS DIXFIELD DIXFIELD MAGALLOWAY PLT STONEHAM WATERFORD WATERFORD WATERFORD MAGALLOWAY PLT PORTER PORTER PORTER LOVELL ALBANY TWP WOODSTOCK WOODSTOCK WOODSTOCK WOODSTOCK HARTFORD BROWNFIELD BROWNFIELD BROWNFIELD PORTER FRYEBURG FRYEBURG FRYEBURG HIRAM HIRAM HIRAM HIRAM HIRAM PORTER STOW STOW STOW WOODSTOCK RUMFORD MILTON TWP WOODSTOCK WOODSTOCK WOODSTOCK ALBANY TWP ALBANY TWP LOVELL SUMNER ROXBURY ROXBURY BYRON BYRON BYRON ANDOVER RUMFORD ANDOVER ANDOVER CANTON ADAMSTOWN TWP OTISFIELD OXFORD PARIS PARIS PARIS PARIS PARIS PARIS HIRAM DENMARK LOVELL LOVELL ALBANY TWP ALBANY TWP GREENWOOD GREENWOOD WATERFORD STONEHAM STONEHAM STONEHAM WATERFORD WATERFORD SWEDEN LOVELL PARKERTOWN TWP DENMARK FRYEBURG WATERFORD DENMARK HARTFORD BUCKFIELD PERU SUMNER BUCKFIELD WOODSTOCK SUMNER

WATER

ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) ANDROSCOGGIN R (LITTLE) AUNT HANNAH B AUNT HANNAH B AZISCOHOS P BACK P (5 KEZARS) BEAR P BEAR P BEAR P BEAVER P (LITTLE) BICKFORD P BICKFORD P BICKFORD P BRADLEY P BROKEN BRIDGE P BRYANT P BRYANT P BRYANT P BRYANT P BUNGANOCK B BURNT MEADOW P BURNT MEADOW P BURNT MEADOW P CHAPMAN P CLAYS P CLAYS P CLAYS P OUTLET CLEMONS P (BIG) CLEMONS P (BIG) CLEMONS P (LITTLE) CLEMONS P (LITTLE) CLEMONS P (LITTLE) COLCORD P COLD R COLD R COLD R CONCORD P (LITTLE) CONCORD R CONCORD R CONSERVATION CAMP P CONSERVATION CAMP P CONSERVATION CAMP P CROCKER P CROCKER P CUSHMAN P CUSHMAN P ELLIS (ROXBURY) P ELLIS (ROXBURY) P ELLIS P (LITTLE) ELLIS P (LITTLE) ELLIS P (LITTLE) ELLIS R ELLIS R ELLIS R (WEST BRANCH) ELLIS R (WEST BRANCH) FOREST P GOODWIN P GREELEY B GREELEY B HALLS P HALLS P HALLS P HALLS P HALLS P HALLS P HANCOCK B HANCOCK P HORSESHOE P HORSESHOE P HUTCHINSON P HUTCHINSON P INDIAN P INDIAN P ISLAND P KEEWAYDIN L KEEWAYDIN L KEEWAYDIN L KEOKA L KEOKA L KEYS P KEZAR L LINCOLN P LONG P LOVEWELL P MOOSE P MOOSE P NEZINSCOT R (EAST BRANCH) NEZINSCOT R (EAST BRANCH) NEZINSCOT R (EAST BRANCH) NEZINSCOT R (EAST BRANCH) NEZINSCOT R (WEST BRANCH) NORTH P NORTH P

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE

300 10000 10000 600 400 400 340 9400 9400 150 150 500 200 400 50 200 1750 300 50 15 100 400 500 325 100 300 500 300 100 150 150 100 300 250 200 150 150 100 400 100 165 400 330 600 1000 500 100 50 50 15 200 300 600 1000 1000 3800 900 1000 550 500 275 250 170 200 150 150 300 50 50 750 100 15 137 1000 150 200 200 200 500 300 300 400 100 250 120 700 300 400 700 300 1100 500 650 1500 500 275 550 2000 275 250

8 2 2 10 10 9 7 2 2 10 10 6 10 10 8 14 6 8 13 17 8 6 10 10 8 13 8 10 8 13 10 8 10 10 10 13 10 13 9 8 10 8 10 5 8 8 9 11 11 13 9 10 5 13 8 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 11 18 9 13 15 10 12 8 10 8 13 9 10 10 10 8 13 8 13 13 8 10 10 8 10 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 13

5/10/2017 5/22/2017 5/22/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/25/2017 6/7/2017 6/14/2017 6/14/2017 5/24/2017 6/1/2017 10/11/2017 4/28/2017 4/28/2017 6/1/2017 10/19/2017 10/11/2017 5/2/2017 10/20/2017 11/29/2017 5/2/2017 11/7/2017 4/27/2017 5/2/2017 5/23/2017 10/19/2017 5/9/2017 4/27/2017 5/2/2017 10/20/2017 4/27/2017 5/2/2017 5/3/2017 5/3/2017 4/27/2017 10/20/2017 4/27/2017 10/20/2017 11/15/2017 5/23/2017 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 5/19/2017 10/12/2017 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 5/23/2017 7/13/2017 7/20/2017 11/7/2017 11/7/2017 4/28/2017 10/12/2017 10/17/2017 11/28/2017 10/4/2017 11/8/2017 11/28/2017 5/23/2017 5/24/2017 5/23/2017 5/24/2017 6/20/2017 10/11/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 4/27/2017 10/16/2017 10/16/2017 10/26/2017 10/26/2017 11/26/2017 5/18/2017 10/26/2017 5/2/2017 6/9/2017 5/3/2017 11/7/2017 4/28/2017 5/2/2017 4/28/2017 4/28/2017 6/1/2017 10/19/2017 6/1/2017 10/19/2017 11/9/2017 6/1/2017 5/24/2017 4/27/2017 5/2/2017 5/10/2017 6/1/2017 5/9/2017 5/9/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/9/2017 5/3/2017 10/12/2017

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SPECIES

HIRAM HIRAM HIRAM HIRAM GREENWOOD NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY NORWAY RICHARDSONTOWN TW RICHARDSONTOWN TW RICHARDSONTOWN TW RICHARDSONTOWN TW ADAMSTOWN TWP ADAMSTOWN TWP ADAMSTOWN TWP FRYEBURG ALBANY TWP HIRAM FRYEBURG FRYEBURG HIRAM HIRAM DENMARK WOODSTOCK WOODSTOCK ALBANY TWP ALBANY TWP GREENWOOD GREENWOOD PERU PERU GRAFTON TWP NORWAY HIRAM HIRAM SWEDEN MAGALLOWAY PLT NEWRY BYRON ROXBURY BYRON ROXBURY BYRON OTISFIELD MASON TWP GREENWOOD GREENWOOD GREENWOOD STONEHAM SUMNER CANTON GILEAD BATCHELDERS GRANT T BATCHELDERS GRANT T GILEAD PERU PERU PERU PERU

OSSIPEE R OSSIPEE R OSSIPEE R OSSIPEE R OVERSET P PENNESSEEWASSEE L PENNESSEEWASSEE L PENNESSEEWASSEE L PENNESSEEWASSEE L PENNESSEEWASSEE L OUTLET PENNESSEEWASSEE L OUTLET PENNESSEEWASSEE P (LITTLE) PENNESSEEWASSEE P (LITTLE) PENNESSEEWASSEE P (LITTLE) PENNESSEEWASSEE P (LITTLE) RICHARDSON LAKES RICHARDSON LAKES RICHARDSON LAKES RICHARDSON LAKES RICHARDSON P (LOWER EAST) RICHARDSON P (UPPER EAST) RICHARDSON P (WEST) ROUND P ROUND P SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SAND (WALDEN) P SHAGG P SHAGG P SONGO P SONGO P SOUTH & ROUND PDS SOUTH & ROUND PDS SPEARS STREAM SPEARS STREAM SPECK P SPECK P #2 STANLEY P STANLEY P STEARNS P STURTEVANT P SUNDAY R SWIFT R SWIFT R SWIFT R SWIFT R SWIFT R THOMPSON L TROUT P TWITCHELL B TWITCHELL P TWITCHELL P VIRGINIA L WASHBURN P WHITNEY B WILD R WILD R WILD R WILD R WORTHLEY P WORTHLEY P WORTHLEY P WORTHLEY P

BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON RAINBOW TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT RAINBOW TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

BANGOR BANGOR BANGOR BANGOR ORRINGTON ORRINGTON BURLINGTON BURLINGTON LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN T8 R7 WELS T3 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD ENFIELD LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN

BANGOR MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE P BANGOR MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE P BANGOR MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE P BANGOR MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE P BREWER L BREWER L BURLINGTON FIRE P BURLINGTON FIRE P CARIBOU,EGG,LONG P CARIBOU,EGG,LONG P CARIBOU,EGG,LONG P CARRY P CEDAR L CEDAR L CEDAR L COLD STREAM COLD STREAM COLD STREAM COLD STREAM COLD STREAM COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P COLD STREAM P (UPPER) COLD STREAM P (UPPER) COLD STREAM P (UPPER)

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT

PENOBSCOT COUNTY

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 470 1340 516 300 300 82 200 842 732 200 200 300 100 200 700 2600 2600 1400 727 300 2000 750 150 350 200 150 165 220 300 300 500 150 70 150 100 200 600 220 200 150 808 10 250 200 1100 200 300 500 255 128 750 400 600 150 150 300 250 110 500 500 500 500 400 765 300 23

10 8 10 12 5 10 8 7 11 10 10 10 8 13 9 10 10 12 14 10 6 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 11 12 9 10 8 13 8 13 8 10 6 5 11 17 12 14 10 8 8 10 7 7 8 5 8 11 13 13 6 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 13 17

4/20/2017 5/8/2017 5/22/2017 10/18/2017 10/12/2017 6/1/2017 6/1/2017 6/7/2017 10/31/2017 4/19/2017 5/23/2017 4/28/2017 5/2/2017 10/26/2017 10/26/2017 5/16/2017 5/31/2017 10/2/2017 11/7/2017 5/24/2017 10/11/2017 5/31/2017 5/3/2017 10/12/2017 4/26/2017 4/26/2017 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 10/11/2017 10/26/2017 4/28/2017 5/2/2017 6/1/2017 10/19/2017 5/23/2017 10/19/2017 5/15/2017 5/23/2017 10/11/2017 10/12/2017 11/2/2017 11/29/2017 10/27/2017 11/7/2017 5/19/2017 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 5/24/2017 6/7/2017 6/7/2017 6/1/2017 10/12/2017 5/10/2017 9/28/2017 10/19/2017 10/19/2017 11/7/2017 5/23/2017 5/24/2017 5/24/2017 6/14/2017 6/14/2017 9/28/2017 10/18/2017 10/19/2017 11/22/2017

75 100 5 100 400 200 50 50 300 300 25 200 250 200 300 200 200 110 20000 25208 1500 1500 3825 850 800 400 97 700 39 500 250 681

13 8 17 8 7 14 10 10 10 13 17 7 7 13 14 10 10 10 1 2 10 8 1 5 13 13 13 8 14 10 8 10

10/24/2017 10/24/2017 11/3/2017 11/3/2017 5/11/2017 12/7/2017 4/20/2017 5/9/2017 5/31/2017 10/26/2017 11/7/2017 10/5/2017 5/23/2017 10/19/2017 10/24/2017 5/9/2017 5/18/2017 5/24/2017 5/31/2017 5/31/2017 4/24/2017 5/5/2017 6/13/2017 9/18/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 11/15/2017 11/21/2017 12/6/2017 5/4/2017 5/4/2017 5/30/2017

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SPECIES

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE

LINCOLN LINCOLN T5 R7 WELS LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN T3 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP ETNA ETNA CLIFTON CLIFTON T3 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP PATTEN T6 R6 WELS T6 R8 WELS T6 R8 WELS T6 R8 WELS T6 R8 WELS HERMON HERMON HERMON T7 R8 WELS MILLINOCKET MILLINOCKET MILLINOCKET MILLINOCKET MILLINOCKET BANGOR T4 R7 WELS T6 R8 WELS SPRINGFIELD T7 R8 WELS T1 R8 WELS T1 R8 WELS T1 R8 WELS T1 R8 WELS OLD TOWN OLD TOWN GRAND FALLS TWP LOWELL GRAND FALLS TWP T4 INDIAN PURCHASE T T4 INDIAN PURCHASE T T4 INDIAN PURCHASE T T4 INDIAN PURCHASE T BREWER BREWER BREWER DEXTER LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLN T7 R8 WELS T7 R8 WELS DEXTER NEWPORT CORINNA SEBOEIS PLT SEBOEIS PLT MOUNT CHASE MOUNT CHASE MOUNT CHASE MOUNT CHASE MOUNT CHASE MOUNT CHASE MOUNT CHASE MOUNT CHASE LEE LEE T3 INDIAN PURCHASE T T3 INDIAN PURCHASE T HAMPDEN ORONO LAKEVILLE LAKEVILLE SOLDIERTOWN TWP T2 LOWELL LOWELL LOWELL LINCOLN LINCOLN DEXTER DEXTER DEXTER DEXTER PATTEN PATTEN PATTEN

COLD STREAM P (UPPER) COLD STREAM P (UPPER) DAVIS (WAPITI) P EDWARDS FAMILY KIDS FISHING P EDWARDS FAMILY KIDS FISHING P EDWARDS FAMILY KIDS FISHING P EDWARDS FAMILY KIDS FISHING P EDWARDS FAMILY KIDS FISHING P EDWARDS FAMILY KIDS FISHING P ENDLESS L ENDLESS L ENDLESS L ETNA P ETNA P FITTS P FITTS P FLATIRON P FLATIRON P FLATIRON P GILES P GREEN MOUNTAIN P HAY L HAY L HAY L HAY L HERMON P HERMON P HERMON P IRELAND P JERRY P JERRY P JERRY P JERRY P JERRY P KENDUSKEAG STREAM LUNKSOOS L MATAGAMON L (FIRST) MATTAGODUS STREAM MILLIMAGASSETT L MILLINOCKET L MILLINOCKET L MILLINOCKET STREAM MILLINOCKET STREAM MUD P MUD P PASSADUMKEAG R PASSADUMKEAG R PASSADUMKEAG R PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PENOBSCOT CLUB P PENOBSCOT CLUB P PENOBSCOT CLUB P PUFFERS P (ECHO L) ROCKY B ROCKY B ROUND P (LITTLE) ROUND P (LITTLE) ROUND P (LITTLE) SCRAGGLY L SCRAGGLY L SEBASTICOOK R (EAST BRANCH) SEBASTICOOK R (EAST BRANCH) SEBASTICOOK R (EAST BRANCH) SEBOEIS STREAM SEBOEIS STREAM SHIN P (LOWER) SHIN P (LOWER) SHIN P (LOWER) SHIN P (LOWER) SHIN P (UPPER) SHIN P (UPPER) SHIN P (UPPER) SHIN P (UPPER) SILVER (MATTAKEUNK) L SILVER (MATTAKEUNK) L SMITH P SMITH P SOUADABSCOOK STREAM STILLWATER R SYSLADOBSIS L (LO) SYSLADOBSIS L (UP) TROUT P TROUT P TROUT P TROUT P UPPER P UPPER P WASSOOKEAG L WASSOOKEAG L WASSOOKEAG L WASSOOKEAG L WILEY P WILEY P WILEY P

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON SPLAKE SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT LAKE TROUT BROOK TROUT LAKE TROUT LAKE TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

400 440 600 150 150 200 150 20 150 500 2000 500 350 1000 400 18 350 250 20 400 200 400 300 300 30 500 1000 30 150 500 500 200 400 40 750 1200 250 250 300 2450 2250 27900 400 600 20 37366 307 614 900 600 389 1000 150 425 50 250 150 150 500 20 250 1200 150 100 250 250 250 250 500 250 400 35 500 250 400 35 400 25 250 20 200 500 2000 250 350 300 10 300 400 25 500 500 500 300 300 150 20

13 8 10 10 10 10 13 17 13 8 5 14 13 8 11 17 10 13 17 10 4 10 13 13 17 13 8 19 4 10 11 13 13 17 10 7 9 10 9 8 7 2 13 13 17 2 6 6 8 13 13 8 10 8 13 13 10 10 10 17 13 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 13 17 10 8 13 17 13 17 13 17 10 10 7 8 11 10 17 13 13 17 10 10 8 13 10 13 17

10/2/2017 11/21/2017 5/16/2017 4/26/2017 5/10/2017 5/31/2017 10/19/2017 11/7/2017 11/17/2017 5/31/2017 5/31/2017 11/1/2017 10/26/2017 11/1/2017 5/15/2017 12/6/2017 6/1/2017 11/22/2017 11/22/2017 5/16/2017 10/5/2017 5/8/2017 10/18/2017 10/18/2017 12/1/2017 10/26/2017 11/1/2017 11/21/2017 10/5/2017 5/9/2017 5/30/2017 10/19/2017 10/27/2017 11/17/2017 5/2/2017 10/5/2017 5/18/2017 5/5/2017 5/18/2017 5/9/2017 5/23/2017 6/8/2017 10/19/2017 10/26/2017 11/15/2017 6/7/2017 10/6/2017 10/6/2017 6/20/2017 10/19/2017 10/26/2017 10/27/2017 4/25/2017 10/24/2017 10/24/2017 10/24/2017 5/9/2017 5/22/2017 5/23/2017 11/20/2017 11/20/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 5/2/2017 5/22/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 10/18/2017 12/1/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 10/18/2017 12/1/2017 10/26/2017 11/7/2017 10/27/2017 11/17/2017 5/23/2017 5/2/2017 5/17/2017 6/1/2017 5/18/2017 5/23/2017 11/20/2017 11/20/2017 10/19/2017 11/7/2017 4/28/2017 5/22/2017 5/24/2017 10/24/2017 6/7/2017 11/22/2017 11/22/2017

T2 R9 WELS

ABOL P

BROOK TROUT

750

5/30/2017

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY

CITY/TOWN

T2 R9 WELS ATKINSON T2 R12 WELS RAINBOW TWP RAINBOW TWP SEBEC BOWERBANK T7 R9 WELS MONSON PARKMAN PARKMAN GUILFORD GUILFORD TROUT BROOK TWP SANGERVILLE SANGERVILLE DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT SHIRLEY T7 R10 WELS T7 R10 WELS T3 R11 WELS T3 R10 WELS SANGERVILLE SANGERVILLE T3 R11 WELS RAINBOW TWP RAINBOW TWP T9 R11 WELS GUILFORD GUILFORD GUILFORD RAINBOW TWP T1 R11 WELS T3 R13 WELS MONSON MONSON MONSON T3 R10 WELS ABBOT ABBOT ABBOT ABBOT ABBOT DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT T10 R11 WELS BIG MOOSE TWP BIG MOOSE TWP BIG MOOSE TWP BIG MOOSE TWP T3 R11 WELS TROUT BROOK TWP T3 R11 WELS DOVER-FOXCROFT MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION ELLIOTTSVILLE TWP WILLIMANTIC T2 R10 WELS PARKMAN PARKMAN MONSON MONSON MONSON MONSON

WATER

ABOL P ALDER STREAM BEAN P BEAN P (LOWER) BEAN P (UPPER) BEAR B BEAR P BEAVER P (BIG) BELL P BENNETT P BENNETT P BENNETT P (BIG) BENNETT P (BIG) BILLFISH P BLACK STREAM BLACK STREAM BRANNS MILL P BRANNS MILL P BUNKER P (BIG) CARIBOU P (BIG) CARIBOU P (LITTLE) CARRY P CELIA P CENTER P CENTER P CHESUNCOOK P CLIFFORD P CRESCENT P CURRIER P (FIRST) DAVIS P (FIRST) DAVIS P (FIRST) DAVIS P (FIRST) DEBSCONEAG L (5TH) DEBSCONEAG L (6TH) DEER P DOE P DOE P DOE P DRAPER P DRUMMOND P DRUMMOND P DRUMMOND P DRUMMOND P DRUMMOND P DUNHAM B DUNHAM B DUNHAM B DUNHAM B ELBOW P (UPPER) FITZGERALD P FITZGERALD P FITZGERALD P FITZGERALD P FOWLER P FROST P FROST P GARLAND P GRAVEL PIT P GRAVEL PIT P GRAVEL PIT P GRAVEL PIT P GREENWOOD P (LITTLE) GRINDSTONE P HALE P HARLOW P HARLOW P HEBRON L HEBRON L HEBRON L HEBRON L

SPECIES

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 825 250 150 600 250 250 300 500 350 350 200 600 150 300 250 250 1450 75 200 200 100 500 250 1200 1000 700 250 225 75 200 250 700 1600 600 500 550 550 200 350 250 250 250 250 25 400 400 400 200 400 2700 2700 1400 50 400 350 1500 1300 250 250 250 250 600 775 750 450 25 1300 100 850 8600

4 10 7 7 7 10 11 10 7 9 11 10 11 4 10 10 13 17 10 10 10 7 4 12 13 8 7 7 7 8 11 13 7 7 10 9 10 13 4 9 10 10 13 17 10 10 10 13 10 9 10 13 17 7 4 7 7 9 10 10 13 8 7 7 13 17 10 8 10 7

10/12/2017 5/22/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 5/22/2017 5/23/2017 5/18/2017 10/6/2017 5/4/2017 5/12/2017 5/3/2017 5/12/2017 10/5/2017 5/2/2017 5/24/2017 10/3/2017 11/17/2017 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 10/13/2017 10/20/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 10/5/2017 5/9/2017 5/12/2017 10/3/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 5/17/2017 5/4/2017 5/25/2017 10/16/2017 10/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/25/2017 6/5/2017 9/28/2017 11/17/2017 5/18/2017 5/30/2017 6/8/2017 10/6/2017 5/18/2017 5/4/2017 5/30/2017 10/5/2017 11/2/2017 10/10/2017 10/5/2017 10/12/2017 10/20/2017 5/10/2017 5/31/2017 6/8/2017 9/21/2017 10/6/2017 10/6/2017 10/10/2017 10/24/2017 11/17/2017 5/4/2017 5/9/2017 5/30/2017 11/1/2017

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RAINBOW TWP WILLIMANTIC T7 R9 NWP T7 R9 NWP BIG MOOSE TWP T10 R10 WELS TA R10 WELS TA R10 WELS TB R10 WELS KINGSBURY PLT KINGSBURY PLT T1 R13 WELS T1 R11 WELS MONSON SHAWTOWN TWP TA R11 WELS SANGERVILLE SANGERVILLE SANGERVILLE T8 R10 WELS T3 R11 WELS ELLIOTTSVILLE TWP BOWERBANK MILO MILO MILO MILO MILO T7 R9 WELS LILY BAY TWP GREENVILLE T10 R10 WELS RAINBOW TWP BROWNVILLE BROWNVILLE BROWNVILLE T1 R9 WELS T1 R9 WELS T1 R9 WELS T1 R9 WELS T1 R9 WELS T8 R11 WELS T3 R13 WELS ABBOT ABBOT ABBOT GUILFORD DOVER-FOXCROFT MONSON DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT BLANCHARD TWP GUILFORD GUILFORD GUILFORD GUILFORD DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT MONSON GUILFORD BLANCHARD TWP BROWNVILLE BROWNVILLE MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION BEAVER COVE BEAVER COVE BEAVER COVE BEAVER COVE ELLIOTTSVILLE TWP T2 R13 WELS FRENCHTOWN TWP FRENCHTOWN TWP T2 R9 WELS T3 R11 WELS T2 R9 WELS T2 R9 WELS T2 R9 WELS T4 R13 WELS GREENVILLE GREENVILLE GREENVILLE LAKE VIEW PLT LAKE VIEW PLT LAKE VIEW PLT MEDFORD DOVER-FOXCROFT MILO SEBEC MILO SEBEC SEBEC T4 R9 NWP T4 R9 NWP MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION SHIRLEY SHIRLEY ELLIOTTSVILLE TWP

WATER

HOLBROOK P HORSESHOE P HOUSTON P INDIAN & DAM PONDS INDIAN P ISLAND (CHASE) P JO-MARY L (UPPER) JO-MARY L (UPPER) JO-MARY P KINGSBURY P KINGSBURY P LAZY TOM P LEAVITT P LILY P LONG BOG LONG P MANHANOCK P MANHANOCK P MANHANOCK P MATTHEWS P MCKENNA P MCLELLAN P MILL B MILO FARM (HARRIS) P MILO FARM (HARRIS) P MILO FARM (HARRIS) P MILO FARM (HARRIS) P MILO FARM (HARRIS) P MITCHELL P MOOSEHEAD L MOOSEHEAD L MOUNTAIN P MURPHY P (BIG) NORTON P NORTON P NORTON P PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN L PILLSBURY P (LITTLE) PINE P (BIG) PIPER P PIPER P PIPER P PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PISCATAQUIS R PLEASANT R PLEASANT R POWER TROUT P POWER TROUT P PRONG P PRONG P PRONG P PRONG P RABBIT P RAGGED L ROACH P (FIRST) ROACH P (FIRST) ROCKY P ROCKY P ROCKY P ROUND P ROUND P SALMON P SAWYER P SAWYER P SAWYER P SCHOODIC L SCHOODIC L SCHOODIC L SCHOODIC STREAM SEBEC L SEBEC R SEBEC R SEBEC R SEBEC R SEBEC R SEBOEIS L SEBOEIS L SHADOW P SHADOW P SHIRLEY P SHIRLEY P SMITH P

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE

2150 1300 1400 1000 1000 750 2000 600 300 250 750 350 500 100 300 100 1050 75 931 200 800 300 250 100 179 75 75 10 300 1500 2000 200 525 200 200 10 1000 400 900 600 1000 1500 1600 1000 600 100 2250 750 400 750 750 400 1500 1500 750 750 750 1500 400 750 400 1000 500 250 250 2100 2100 1100 50 100 2000 3300 1000 220 150 200 275 250 900 700 700 350 2000 600 1000 19392 2100 400 500 350 500 250 1500 1500 175 175 600 300 100

8 7 7 7 8 10 10 7 5 11 8 7 7 5 7 8 13 17 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 13 14 17 4 8 8 7 7 10 14 17 8 7 8 13 8 7 7 10 11 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 17 7 10 10 8 7 7 4 7 4 7 10 10 13 10 7 13 1 8 10 10 10 11 13 11 7 9 10 10 13 7

10/10/2017 10/6/2017 10/6/2017 10/6/2017 5/16/2017 5/18/2017 5/10/2017 5/23/2017 10/12/2017 5/12/2017 5/15/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 10/6/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 10/19/2017 11/17/2017 11/30/2017 10/5/2017 10/10/2017 10/6/2017 5/2/2017 4/24/2017 6/8/2017 9/13/2017 11/17/2017 11/17/2017 10/5/2017 5/15/2017 5/17/2017 10/5/2017 10/10/2017 6/1/2017 11/27/2017 11/27/2017 5/9/2017 5/23/2017 6/20/2017 10/19/2017 10/27/2017 10/5/2017 10/10/2017 5/3/2017 5/11/2017 5/16/2017 5/3/2017 5/3/2017 5/4/2017 5/4/2017 5/4/2017 5/4/2017 5/4/2017 5/24/2017 5/24/2017 5/24/2017 5/24/2017 5/24/2017 5/25/2017 5/25/2017 5/25/2017 5/16/2017 6/1/2017 5/31/2017 6/8/2017 5/2/2017 5/17/2017 10/6/2017 11/2/2017 10/6/2017 5/17/2017 5/15/2017 5/15/2017 5/30/2017 10/10/2017 10/12/2017 5/30/2017 10/12/2017 10/10/2017 5/18/2017 6/6/2017 10/5/2017 4/24/2017 5/23/2017 10/12/2017 6/7/2017 5/8/2017 5/16/2017 5/18/2017 5/25/2017 5/30/2017 10/20/2017 5/9/2017 5/23/2017 5/9/2017 5/31/2017 5/2/2017 10/5/2017 10/6/2017

CITY/TOWN

WATER

SPECIES

DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT DOVER-FOXCROFT MONSON MONSON MONSON MONSON T2 R12 WELS T7 R10 WELS T5 R11 WELS T2 R9 WELS LAKE VIEW PLT BLANCHARD TWP BLANCHARD TWP BLANCHARD TWP GREENVILLE BOWDOIN COLLEGE GR

SNOWS P SNOWS P SNOWS P SOUTH P SPECTACLE P SPECTACLE P SPECTACLE P TEN-FORTY P THIRD (MATAGAMON) L THISSELL P TOGUE P (LOWER) TURTLE P WHETSTONE P WHETSTONE P WHETSTONE P WILSON P (LOWER) WILSON P (UPPER)

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RICHMOND PHIPPSBURG PHIPPSBURG PHIPPSBURG PHIPPSBURG GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN WOOLWICH ARROWSIC ARROWSIC ARROWSIC PHIPPSBURG PHIPPSBURG PHIPPSBURG PHIPPSBURG

BIG P (SWAN ISLAND) CENTER P CENTER P CENTER P CENTER P CHARLES P CHARLES P CHARLES P CHARLES P NEQUASSET L SEWALL P SEWALL P SEWALL P SILVER L SILVER L SILVER L SPRAGUE P

ATTEAN TWP BALD MOUNTAIN TWP T BALD MOUNTAIN TWP T BALD MOUNTAIN TWP T BALD MOUNTAIN TWP T TOMHEGAN TWP SOLON SOLON PIERCE POND TWP PLEASANT RIDGE PLT FORSYTH TWP T3 R5 BKP WKR EMBDEN TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A NEW PORTLAND NEW PORTLAND NEW PORTLAND NEW PORTLAND CANAAN MOSCOW MOSCOW MISERY TWP HOBBSTOWN TWP PRENTISS TWP T4 R4 N ATTEAN TWP DENNISTOWN PLT MOOSE RIVER T3 R4 BKP WKR T3 R4 BKP WKR T3 R4 BKP WKR T3 R4 BKP WKR T3 R4 BKP WKR ROCKWOOD STRIP T2 R CARATUNK CARATUNK SMITHFIELD SMITHFIELD EMBDEN EMBDEN EMBDEN EMBDEN EMBDEN EMBDEN FAIRFIELD FAIRFIELD FAIRFIELD FAIRFIELD THORNDIKE TWP MOXIE GORE DEAD RIVER TWP DEAD RIVER TWP DEAD RIVER TWP HARTLAND ALDER BROOK TWP HARMONY JACKMAN HARMONY SKOWHEGAN SKOWHEGAN HOLEB TWP HOLEB TWP HOLEB TWP PIERCE POND TWP

ATTEAN P AUSTIN P AUSTIN P AUSTIN P (LITTLE) AUSTIN P (LITTLE) BAKER P BAKER P BAKER P BASIN P BEAN P BEAVER P BILL MORRIS P BLACK HILL P BRASSUA L CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT R CARRABASSETT STREAM CHASE P CHASE P CHASE STREAM P (LITTLE) CHUB P CLEARWATER P CLEARWATER P CROCKER P DAYMOND P DEAD RIVER DEAD RIVER DEAD RIVER DEAD RIVER DEAD RIVER DEMO P DIMMICK P (BIG) DIMMICK P (LITTLE) EAST P EAST P EMBDEN P EMBDEN P EMBDEN P EMBDEN P FAHI P FAHI P FAIRFIELD REC (PAL) P FAIRFIELD REC (PAL) P FAIRFIELD REC (PAL) P FAIRFIELD REC (PAL) P FISH P FISH P FLAGSTAFF L FLAGSTAFF L FLAGSTAFF L GREAT MOOSE L HALE P HARMONY FIRE P HEALD STREAM HIGGINS B HIGHT P HIGHT P HOLEB P HOLEB P HOLEB P HORSESHOE P

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 250 250 100 360 900 150 900 450 1500 1500 500 600 1300 100 500 500 50

10 10 13 5 9 11 10 7 7 4 11 4 10 8 10 8 8

5/2/2017 5/18/2017 10/24/2017 10/6/2017 5/4/2017 5/11/2017 5/18/2017 10/10/2017 10/5/2017 10/10/2017 5/9/2017 10/6/2017 5/3/2017 5/16/2017 5/22/2017 5/16/2017 5/18/2017

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100 100 110 15 100 220 165 165 15 500 165 30 250 600 55 10 200

10 14 13 17 14 10 13 7 19 12 13 19 13 9 13 17 8

5/10/2017 2/8/2017 11/15/2017 11/29/2017 2/9/2018 5/16/2017 11/14/2017 11/15/2017 11/22/2017 11/28/2017 11/14/2017 11/22/2017 11/28/2017 11/15/2017 11/15/2017 11/29/2017 10/12/2017

L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON SPLAKE BROOK TROUT

1100 1000 300 3800 700 750 400 100 1750 1000 150 500 1250 500 300 300 424 50 300 388 1000 575 250 120 350 2200 425 1000 100 105 250 100 3800 2600 2500 800 350 1000 1000 750 50 300 50 300 300 75 250 3050 750 1500 420 1500 800 800 100 500 200 100 100 1000 375 500 75

8 10 7 7 7 10 10 14 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 7 13 10 10 7 7 10 6 6 10 7 10 8 8 13 14 7 6 6 11 13 10 7 13 13 13 13 9 9 13 8 7 6 8 8 7 11 7 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 10 10

5/17/2017 5/23/2017 11/13/2017 10/12/2017 11/13/2017 5/18/2017 5/24/2017 10/19/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 10/10/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 5/9/2017 5/10/2017 6/1/2017 6/7/2017 10/27/2017 5/18/2017 6/14/2017 10/12/2017 10/19/2017 6/14/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 6/6/2017 10/10/2017 6/2/2017 6/2/2017 6/13/2017 10/18/2017 11/1/2017 10/10/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 10/13/2017 11/14/2017 5/1/2017 10/12/2017 10/17/2017 11/27/2017 10/23/2017 11/27/2017 4/21/2017 5/5/2017 11/1/2017 11/1/2017 10/10/2017 10/11/2017 5/8/2017 6/13/2017 10/17/2017 10/13/2017 10/10/2017 5/10/2017 6/6/2017 5/10/2017 4/21/2017 5/5/2017 5/17/2017 5/17/2017 5/17/2017 5/24/2017

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SAINT ALBANS SQUARETOWN TWP SAINT ALBANS ANSON ANSON SKOWHEGAN EMBDEN SOLON SAPLING TWP SOLON SAPLING TWP SOLON FAIRFIELD ANSON FAIRFIELD PIERCE POND TWP PIERCE POND TWP BOWTOWN TWP SQUARETOWN TWP CANAAN CANAAN CANAAN HAMMOND TWP THE FORKS PLT LONG POND TWP TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A FORSYTH TWP ATTEAN TWP PLEASANT RIDGE PLT THORNDIKE TWP CARATUNK CARATUNK HOLEB TWP EMBDEN EMBDEN EMBDEN LEXINGTON TWP BOWTOWN TWP SANDWICH ACADEMY G ROCKWOOD STRIP T1 R HARTLAND HARTLAND HARTLAND THE FORKS PLT CARATUNK THE FORKS PLT THE FORKS PLT THE FORKS PLT THE FORKS PLT SANDWICH ACADEMY G BOWTOWN TWP SANDWICH ACADEMY G BOWTOWN TWP MAYFIELD TWP PARLIN POND TWP PIERCE POND TWP DENNISTOWN PLT ROCKWOOD STRIP T2 R PLEASANT RIDGE PLT

WATER

INDIAN P (BIG) INDIAN P (LITTLE) INDIAN STREAM KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KENNEBEC R KILGORE P KILGORE P (UPPER) KING P KNIGHTS P LAKE GEORGE LAKE GEORGE LAKE GEORGE LANE P (LITTLE) LONG (MARTIN) P LONG P LONG P LONG P LONG P LOON P LOST P LUTHER P MACDOUGALL P MACDOUGALL P MCKENNEY P MILL STREAM MILL STREAM MILL STREAM MOORES P MOOSE P MOOSE R MOOSEHEAD L MORRILL P MORRILL P MORRILL P MOSQUITO P MOUNTAIN DIMMICK P MOXIE P MOXIE P MOXIE P MOXIE P OTTER P OTTER P OTTER P (LITTLE) OTTER P (NORTH) PALMER P PARLIN P PIERCE P RANCOURT P RODERIQUE P ROWE P

SPECIES

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 500 1250 300 3850 400 2000 650 750 1500 200 825 1000 1000 500 1000 500 250 450 400 200 510 400 300 500 3000 100 1800 1000 750 750 1500 200 100 1000 70 70 70 100 750 50 1500 250 150 250 3000 1600 400 1000 2600 500 475 5000 200 3000 1400 2700 900 450 450 1000

13 7 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 13 12 12 14 12 10 7 7 10 10 12 13 7 9 9 8 10 7 7 6 7 9 13 7 10 10 10 10 6 8 8 10 11 13 6 2 9 8 10 8 7 7 7 6 6 10 8 7 7 10

11/3/2017 10/19/2017 5/19/2017 5/24/2017 5/25/2017 5/25/2017 5/25/2017 5/25/2017 6/8/2017 6/26/2017 9/21/2017 10/16/2017 10/19/2017 10/23/2017 10/27/2017 5/24/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 5/25/2017 5/18/2017 10/31/2017 11/8/2017 10/10/2017 5/4/2017 5/9/2017 5/9/2017 5/25/2017 10/4/2017 10/10/2017 10/11/2017 10/10/2017 5/4/2017 10/18/2017 10/4/2017 5/19/2017 5/25/2017 6/2/2017 6/2/2017 10/11/2017 5/9/2017 5/17/2017 5/19/2017 9/28/2017 11/3/2017 10/11/2017 5/25/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 6/5/2017 11/29/2017 10/10/2017 10/11/2017 10/10/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 5/2/2017 5/24/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 5/18/2017

CITY/TOWN

WATER

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EMBDEN EMBDEN EMBDEN NORRIDGEWOCK JACKMAN PITTSFIELD BRIGHTON PLT BRIGHTON PLT PARLIN POND TWP DOLE BROOK TWP T3 R4 BKP WKR T3 R4 BKP WKR T3 R4 BKP WKR LEXINGTON TWP DENNISTOWN PLT MOOSE RIVER CONCORD TWP CONCORD TWP CONCORD TWP ALDER BROOK TWP SOLON SOLON SOLON SOLON MADISON MADISON MADISON MADISON MADISON MADISON ATHENS TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A TAUNTON & RAYNHAM A ATTEAN TWP ATTEAN TWP ATTEAN TWP ATTEAN TWP ATTEAN TWP ATTEAN TWP DENNISTOWN PLT MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW

SANDY P SANDY P SANDY P SANDY R SANDY STREAM SEBASTICOOK R SMITH (WEEKS) P SMITH (WEEKS) P SMITH P SPAULDING P SPRING L SPRING L SPRING L SPRUCE P SUGAR BERTH P SUPPLY P TIBBETTS P TIBBETTS P TIBBETTS P TRICKEY P WENTWORTH P WENTWORTH P WENTWORTH P WENTWORTH P WESSERUNSETT L WESSERUNSETT L WESSERUNSETT L WESSERUNSETT L WESSERUNSETT L WESSERUNSETT L WESSERUNSETT STREAM WEST OUTLET (MOOSEHEAD L) WEST OUTLET (MOOSEHEAD L) WEST OUTLET (MOOSEHEAD L) WEST OUTLET (MOOSEHEAD L) WEST OUTLET (MOOSEHEAD L) WOOD P (BIG) WOOD P (BIG) WOOD P (BIG) WOOD P (BIG) WOOD P (BIG) WOOD P (BIG) WOOD P (LITTLE BIG) WYMAN L WYMAN L WYMAN L WYMAN L

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PALERMO KNOX KNOX KNOX KNOX KNOX SWANVILLE BELFAST PROSPECT PROSPECT PROSPECT

BOWLER (BELTON) P DUTTON P DUTTON P DUTTON P DUTTON P DUTTON P GOOSE RIVER GOOSE RIVER HALFMOON P HALFMOON P HALFMOON P

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WALDO COUNTY

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 200 200 50 1000 500 750 300 400 650 550 1000 500 350 2000 900 400 100 100 150 450 200 400 750 150 2200 1000 50 1000 191 50 500 600 500 600 600 400 2150 500 1000 750 750 100 500 1000 500 800 1000

9 13 13 8 10 10 13 12 7 7 10 7 13 6 7 10 9 10 13 7 8 10 13 13 9 13 18 13 13 19 8 9 8 10 10 13 10 8 14 14 13 17 10 10 8 13 14

5/18/2017 10/23/2017 11/27/2017 5/9/2017 6/6/2017 5/23/2017 10/18/2017 11/8/2017 10/10/2017 10/10/2017 6/7/2017 11/8/2017 11/8/2017 10/11/2017 10/10/2017 5/17/2017 5/4/2017 6/5/2017 10/18/2017 10/10/2017 5/2/2017 5/3/2017 10/16/2017 10/16/2017 5/25/2017 10/19/2017 10/24/2017 11/1/2017 11/16/2017 11/17/2017 5/19/2017 5/9/2017 5/9/2017 5/25/2017 6/8/2017 10/3/2017 5/2/2017 5/9/2017 10/19/2017 10/23/2017 10/26/2017 11/2/2017 5/15/2017 5/1/2017 5/15/2017 10/16/2017 10/25/2017

400 100 350 200 25 50 300 100 300 25 350

10 10 9 13 19 12 10 10 10 19 13

4/24/2017 4/24/2017 11/21/2017 11/21/2017 11/21/2017 11/21/2017 4/26/2017 4/26/2017 4/26/2017 11/21/2017 11/29/2017

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SEARSMONT SEARSMONT SEARSMONT SEARSMONT LINCOLNVILLE LINCOLNVILLE KNOX LINCOLNVILLE LINCOLNVILLE LINCOLNVILLE LINCOLNVILLE LINCOLNVILLE SEARSMONT LIBERTY LIBERTY LIBERTY SEARSMONT SEARSMONT SEARSMONT SEARSMONT BROOKS BROOKS BROOKS UNITY BURNHAM PALERMO PALERMO PALERMO SWANVILLE SWANVILLE SWANVILLE

LEVENSELLER P LEVENSELLER P LEVENSELLER P LEVENSELLER P MEGUNTICOOK L MEGUNTICOOK L MIXER P MOODY P MOODY P MOODY P NORTON P NORTON P QUANTABACOOK L SAINT GEORGE L SAINT GEORGE L SAINT GEORGE L SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SAINT GEORGE R SANBORN P SANBORN P SANBORN P SANDY STREAM SEBASTICOOK R SHEEPSCOT P SHEEPSCOT P SHEEPSCOT P SWAN L SWAN L SWAN L

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT RAINBOW TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT

CUTLER T31 MD BPP - DAY BLOC T31 MD BPP - DAY BLOC GRAND LAKE STREAM P NORTHFIELD NORTHFIELD NORTHFIELD NORTHFIELD PERRY NO 14 TWP - CATHANCE CALAIS EDMUNDS TWP CHARLOTTE TOPSFIELD TOPSFIELD DEBLOIS DEBLOIS DEBLOIS DEBLOIS EAST MACHIAS ROBBINSTON ROBBINSTON DANFORTH DANFORTH DANFORTH T6 ND BPP GRAND LAKE STREAM P GRAND LAKE STREAM P GRAND LAKE STREAM P DANFORTH T26 ED BPP WHITING WHITING WHITING WHITING CHARLOTTE MARSHFIELD CALAIS CALAIS LAMBERT LAKE TWP LAMBERT LAKE TWP LAMBERT LAKE TWP CHARLOTTE TRESCOTT TWP TRESCOTT TWP MARION TWP T19 ED BPP BAILEYVILLE COLUMBIA COLUMBIA COLUMBIA DEBLOIS MARSHFIELD ROBBINSTON ROBBINSTON T43 MD BPP T43 MD BPP T19 MD BPP T19 MD BPP DEVEREAUX TWP DEVEREAUX TWP TOPSFIELD TOPSFIELD TOPSFIELD T6 R1 NBPP CALAIS CALAIS

ACKLEY P BERRYPATCH P BERRYPATCH P BIG L BOG L BOG L BOG L BOG L BOYDEN L CATHANCE L CLARK B (MAGURREWOCK S) COBSCOOK BAY STATE PARK P COLEBACK L FARROW L FARROW L FOXHOLE P FOXHOLE P FOXHOLE P FOXHOLE P GARDNER L GOULDING L GOULDING L GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (EAST) GRAND L (WEST) GRAND LAKE STREAM GRAND LAKE STREAM GRAND LAKE STREAM CANAL GREENLAND P (LITTLE) HOSEA PUG L INDIAN L INDIAN L INDIAN L INDIAN L JAMES P KEELEY L KEENE L KEENE L LAMBERT L LAMBERT L LAMBERT L LEDGE (BALD LEDGE) P LILY L LILY L LONG L LOVE L MEDDYBEMPS L MEYERS P (NORTH) MEYERS P (NORTH) MEYERS P (SOUTH) MIC-MAC P MIDDLE R MONEYMAKER L MONEYMAKER L MONROE L MONROE P (WEST) MONTEGAIL P MONTEGAIL P MOPANG L MOPANG L MUSQUASH L (EAST) MUSQUASH L (EAST) MUSQUASH L (EAST) MUSQUASH L (WEST) NASHS L NASHS L

BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON SPLAKE BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT

WASHINGTON COUNTY

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 300 30 200 400 860 200 150 250 250 200 100 100 450 700 1000 2000 600 300 300 125 500 200 100 500 250 1000 1000 500 500 600 500

10 19 13 8 11 12 10 10 8 13 13 12 13 10 8 8 10 10 9 12 10 13 12 10 10 10 10 13 10 8 13

4/25/2017 11/16/2017 11/30/2017 11/30/2017 11/2/2017 11/7/2017 4/24/2017 4/25/2017 11/30/2017 11/30/2017 11/7/2017 11/7/2017 11/28/2017 4/20/2017 5/24/2017 12/1/2017 5/3/2017 5/3/2017 5/31/2017 12/5/2017 4/24/2017 11/28/2017 11/28/2017 5/15/2017 5/23/2017 4/25/2017 5/31/2017 12/5/2017 4/26/2017 5/24/2017 11/29/2017

400 25 150 1500 300 75 450 50 400 900 150 400 50 1000 275 150 50 250 25 1500 1100 50 2000 2500 500 10200 400 100 400 300 150 600 6000 200 50 1250 100 4000 150 350 1000 275 675 150 1100 200 200 600 150 300 100 1000 450 50 600 3150 500 2500 175 300 400 1000 350 330 400 450 400

7 13 8 7 13 19 13 18 13 7 10 10 11 10 13 10 13 8 17 7 7 13 11 7 13 7 11 12 12 10 11 10 8 13 17 7 11 7 13 7 7 13 7 10 7 11 13 7 10 8 10 8 10 13 7 8 8 7 13 13 14 11 7 13 7 7 13

10/6/2017 10/24/2017 10/24/2017 4/26/2017 10/23/2017 11/27/2017 11/30/2017 12/6/2017 10/23/2017 5/10/2017 4/28/2017 4/28/2017 5/23/2017 5/5/2017 10/17/2017 4/25/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 11/30/2017 5/10/2017 10/25/2017 11/30/2017 5/3/2017 5/19/2017 10/17/2017 5/16/2017 5/2/2017 5/26/2017 5/25/2017 5/23/2017 5/23/2017 4/28/2017 10/18/2017 10/24/2017 11/30/2017 10/6/2017 5/23/2017 9/27/2017 10/24/2017 5/17/2017 10/12/2017 10/17/2017 10/6/2017 4/28/2017 10/25/2017 5/23/2017 10/23/2017 5/10/2017 4/25/2017 10/25/2017 4/25/2017 10/25/2017 4/28/2017 10/24/2017 10/25/2017 10/18/2017 10/24/2017 10/19/2017 10/25/2017 10/23/2017 10/25/2017 5/4/2017 5/17/2017 10/17/2017 5/16/2017 5/10/2017 10/24/2017

CITY/TOWN

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CUTLER NORTHFIELD T30 MD BPP CHARLOTTE T18 MD BPP T18 MD BPP T18 MD BPP DEBLOIS DEBLOIS ALEXANDER KOSSUTH TWP KOSSUTH TWP BEDDINGTON BEDDINGTON BEDDINGTON BEDDINGTON T6 ND BPP T6 R1 NBPP CHARLOTTE T30 MD BPP T30 MD BPP T30 MD BPP CHERRYFIELD CHERRYFIELD CHERRYFIELD T37 MD BPP ROBBINSTON ROQUE BLUFFS ROQUE BLUFFS MARSHFIELD MARSHFIELD MARSHFIELD BEDDINGTON DEBLOIS VANCEBORO FOREST CITY TWP FOREST CITY TWP FOREST CITY TWP COOPER COOPER

NORSE P PEAKED MOUNTAIN P PEEP L PENNAMAQUAN L PIKE BROOK P (EAST) PIKE BROOK P (WEST) PIKE BROOK P (WEST) PINEO P PINEO P PLEASANT L PLEASANT L PLEASANT L PLEASANT RIVER L PLEASANT RIVER L PLEASANT RIVER L PLEASANT RIVER L POCUMCUS L PORK BARREL L ROUND L SALMON P SALMON P SALMON P SCHOODIC L SCHOODIC L SCHOODIC L SECOND L (OLD STREAM) SHATTUCK L SIMPSON P SIMPSON P SIX MILE L SIX MILE L SIX MILE L SOUTHWEST P SPECTACLE P (EAST) SPEDNIC L SPEDNIC L TOMAH L TOMAH L VINING L VINING L

BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON SPLAKE L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT SPLAKE BROOK TROUT L.L. SALMON L.L. SALMON BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT BROOK TROUT

NEWFIELD KENNEBUNK KENNEBUNK KENNEBUNKPORT LIMERICK YORK SACO DAYTON DAYTON HOLLIS HOLLIS HOLLIS WELLS KENNEBUNKPORT LEBANON LEBANON NORTH BERWICK SANFORD SOUTH BERWICK NORTH BERWICK SOUTH BERWICK SOUTH BERWICK NORTH BERWICK SANFORD NORTH BERWICK WELLS LIMINGTON LIMINGTON LIMINGTON LIMINGTON LIMINGTON LIMINGTON WATERBORO YORK BERWICK LYMAN LYMAN LYMAN LYMAN LYMAN KENNEBUNK KENNEBUNK KENNEBUNK KITTERY SOUTH BERWICK SOUTH BERWICK SOUTH BERWICK SOUTH BERWICK LIMERICK LIMERICK SOUTH BERWICK LEBANON BERWICK LEBANON BERWICK BERWICK LEBANON BUXTON

ADAMS P (ROCK HAVEN) ALEWIFE P ALEWIFE P BATSON R BROWN B CAPE NEDDICK R CASCADE FALLS B COOKS B COOKS B DEER P DEER P DEER P ELL (L) P GOFF MILL B GREAT B GREAT B GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREAT WORKS R GREEN B HORNE (PEQUAWKET) P HORNE (PEQUAWKET) P HORNE (PEQUAWKET) P HORNE (PEQUAWKET) P HORNE (PEQUAWKET) P HORNE (PEQUAWKET) P ISINGLASS P JOSIAS R KEAY B KENNEBUNK P KENNEBUNK P KENNEBUNK P KENNEBUNK P KENNEBUNK P KENNEBUNK R KENNEBUNK R KENNEBUNK R KITTERY CLUB P KNIGHT P KNIGHT P KNIGHT P KNIGHT P LEAVITT B LEAVITT B LEIGH’S MILL P LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R LITTLE R

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YORK COUNTY

QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 350 550 1300 1210 475 75 1200 150 50 175 700 1000 150 700 50 100 800 650 560 150 50 400 800 275 400 350 125 300 50 300 60 1950 125 300 1000 1500 330 500 850 50

7 11 8 12 8 13 8 8 13 7 7 12 7 11 18 14 7 7 12 12 13 7 10 7 13 11 12 12 12 12 13 7 11 8 7 7 7 4 7 13

10/6/2017 5/25/2017 10/24/2017 10/12/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 5/10/2017 5/17/2017 6/7/2017 5/9/2017 5/24/2017 12/6/2017 12/7/2017 5/16/2017 10/6/2017 10/18/2017 6/6/2017 10/18/2017 10/19/2017 4/25/2017 5/9/2017 10/13/2017 5/25/2017 5/30/2017 6/6/2017 10/13/2017 6/6/2017 10/13/2017 10/19/2017 5/24/2017 10/25/2017 5/24/2017 5/24/2017 5/23/2017 10/6/2017 10/6/2017 10/24/2017

250 50 10 200 200 200 200 200 220 100 100 600 255 300 100 100 400 200 100 400 100 300 800 220 150 100 100 400 150 50 50 110 220 225 200 500 170 150 300 15 500 500 800 100 150 200 750 15 100 110 150 100 300 350 500 400 700 950

13 13 16 10 8 10 10 10 10 11 13 9 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 14 10 11 13 18 14 10 10 10 10 12 11 13 16 10 10 8 10 10 13 9 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10

11/2/2017 10/27/2017 12/7/2017 5/9/2017 5/8/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 4/18/2017 5/17/2017 10/11/2017 10/27/2017 10/27/2017 9/15/2017 5/9/2017 4/20/2017 5/10/2017 4/18/2017 4/18/2017 4/18/2017 5/10/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/17/2017 6/9/2017 5/9/2017 1/25/2017 4/27/2017 10/10/2017 10/20/2017 11/14/2017 1/24/2018 5/22/2017 5/11/2017 5/10/2017 5/5/2017 9/15/2017 10/5/2017 10/25/2017 12/7/2017 4/18/2017 5/9/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 12/7/2017 4/18/2017 5/22/2017 5/11/2017 4/20/2017 4/20/2017 5/10/2017 5/10/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/12/2017

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WATER

LITTLEFIELD P LITTLEFIELD P LITTLEFIELD P LONG P LONG P LONG P MATHEW’S MILL P MERRILAND R MERRILAND R MERRILAND R MILLIKEN MILLS P MOOSE P MOUSAM L MOUSAM L MOUSAM L MOUSAM L MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R MOUSAM R NEOUTAQUET R NEOUTAQUET R NONESUCH R OGUNQUIT R OGUNQUIT R OGUNQUIT R OGUNQUIT R OGUNQUIT R OSSIPEE L (LITTLE) OSSIPEE L (LITTLE) OSSIPEE L (LITTLE) OSSIPEE L (LITTLE) OSSIPEE L (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) OSSIPEE R (LITTLE) PARKER (BARKER) P PARKER (BARKER) P PARKER (BARKER) P PENDEXTER B ROUND P ROUND P ROUND P SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SACO R SMELT B SOUTH R SOUTH R SQUARE P STEVENS B SWAN POND B SWAN POND B SYMMES P SYMMES P THACHER B TOWN OFFICE (MEMORIAL) P TOWN OFFICE (MEMORIAL) P UNNAMED B WARD B WARD B WARREN P WEST B WILCOX P WILCOX P WILCOX P WILSON L WILSON L WILSON L WILSON L WORSTER B WORSTER B YORK P

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QTY. SIZE (IN.) DATE 350 550 75 250 300 15 200 300 1150 300 200 50 1170 200 375 20 350 150 900 300 600 300 1100 330 110 50 50 150 100 40 20 250 300 100 300 600 300 20 400 200 1428 400 952 25 150 100 125 100 600 350 700 110 302 110 750 100 15 165 200 300 50 200 250 300 770 200 100 400 500 165 165 100 150 165 500 800 300 330 100 15 100 100 100 100 150 165 298 165 200 100 100 300 25 250 15 200 200 200

9 9 13 13 12 17 10 10 8 10 10 13 8 8 13 16 10 10 8 8 8 10 8 10 10 18 13 13 13 18 18 10 10 10 10 8 10 18 12 8 7 13 11 16 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10 9 13 16 10 10 9 13 10 8 8 10 10 11 11 11 13 13 10 10 10 11 12 10 10 13 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 18 13 16 10 10 13

5/5/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 10/20/2017 10/25/2017 11/29/2017 5/11/2017 4/19/2017 5/8/2017 5/9/2017 5/11/2017 11/2/2017 5/2/2017 6/1/2017 11/2/2017 12/7/2017 4/25/2017 4/25/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 5/17/2017 5/17/2017 10/17/2017 10/27/2017 10/27/2017 11/2/2017 11/14/2017 11/14/2017 4/19/2017 5/10/2017 5/11/2017 4/19/2017 5/8/2017 5/9/2017 10/19/2017 10/19/2017 6/1/2017 6/7/2017 10/25/2017 11/1/2017 12/7/2017 4/20/2017 4/25/2017 4/25/2017 4/25/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 5/8/2017 5/22/2017 5/22/2017 5/22/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 12/7/2017 5/22/2017 5/5/2017 10/25/2017 10/25/2017 4/26/2017 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 5/22/2017 5/24/2017 10/10/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 10/16/2017 10/16/2017 5/11/2017 4/25/2017 5/22/2017 10/11/2017 10/17/2017 4/18/2017 5/17/2017 11/2/2017 12/7/2017 5/24/2017 4/18/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017 4/18/2017 5/17/2017 5/16/2017 5/17/2017 4/12/2017 5/5/2017 5/11/2017 10/11/2017 10/11/2017 11/2/2017 12/7/2017 4/20/2017 5/10/2017 11/14/2017

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“Best Fly Fishing Advice” Sometimes I take a big step back and look at my fly fishing life to get a bigger perspective of what I really am doing. When I do this, my overall goal of helping the average guy become a better angler immediately takes priority. I want to help regular anglers improve

their fly fishing skills by cutting through all of the hype that sometimes gets connected with the fly fishing community. My hero in all of this, the great Lefty Kreh, has left his mark on the angling world much in a similar way. He told me once that although

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he has fished all around the world, at some of the most prestigious fishing lodges, with some of the most influential anglers in the industry, he likes to consider himself just a regular fisherman. Lefty’s easy-going manner and humorous personality fit in perfectly with the Average Joe anglers around the world. His simple and clear methods for teaching others how to fish have been easily understood by both beginners and experts alike. I will never forget the completely effective way he could take the wind

out of some self-adored, ultra-stuffy fly fisherman with a few pointed jokes. The pompous angler, before he would know it, would become Lefty’s training prop and get the crowd roaring – while at the same time never really offending the guy too much. Lefty Kreh Although Lefty Kreh is currently experiencing medical challenges associated with ninetysome-years on this earth, his wonderful message to the average angler will carry on for many decades to come. I think this is why I

admire him so much and have always respected him – he never puts on an air of authority, and lives his wonderful life of fishing just like a regular guy. He never brags about the extensive list of huge things he has done in his life unless asked, and only then would he talk about his WWII role in the “Battle of the Bulge,” his career with chemical companies that inspired him to create some of the most innovative fishing gear around, his relationships with several American presidents and some of (Continued on next page)

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the most important folks in the business world, his ingenious methods for coming up with the best way to cast a line, or a large number of other inventive ways he’s devised to help improve regular anglers’ enjoyment of their time on the water. King Montgomery, a columnist for this publication and one of Lefty’s best friends, knows the famous fly rod instructor better than most. For years he has done the ground work for setting up Lefty’s extensive schedule of fishing trips all over the globe. He cracked me up one time when he was trying to explain how Lefty was getting old and didn’t need to fish all day long anymore; in other words, he didn’t want me or any of the other guides taking extra measures to get Lefty onto a huge fish. Montgomery said, “We’re old men, we’ve caught huge fish all over the world. It’s not all about the fish – we love the whole experience; the people and places we fish.” Later he told me that sometimes guides will want to fish with Lefty so bad that they’d keep him out all day, and that Lefty was the kind of guy to let them do it, never complaining until the next day when he was hurting – and Montgomery had learned to protect Lefty by making sure to cut the day short. Early Years Lefty taught hundreds of thousands the joy of fishing and casting a fly rod, and he was very good at it. Some folks, many of them good fishermen, were just never made to teach. In my early days of attempting to learn how to cast a fly line, I had several mentors who, bless their hearts, went all out trying to teach me, but didn’t have a clue at

transferring their casting knowledge to anyone. One fellow in particular would always leave me with a feeling that I would never be as fantastic as he thought he was at casting a fly rod. He did most of the casting while I was “being taught” how to cast. Looking back now, I realize he was really just full of himself and trying to impress me by showing off his casting skills.

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Pheasant with Shitake Mushroom Sauce Plea for donations: Recently our chest freezer crashed and I lost the game meat I’ve been collecting for two separate events – 1) the upcoming 14th Unity College Annual Wild Game Dinner; and 2) the Moose Lottery wild game pairing with beer and wines, schedule to be held at the Skowhegan Moose Festival (Skowhegan-

MooseFest.com), Friday, June 8, 2018; 5 pm – 8 pm. I have reached out to many folks already, and appreciate the responses. A BIG thanks to Jennifer Waterman, of Waterman Farm Machinery in Sabattus. If anyone has anything they can donate for either of these events, I would be grateful.

It would go a long way for Unity College and Maine Street Skowhegan, in being able to continue to hold wild game events. Email me kate@blackflystew.com for a drop-off location near you. And visit me at the Maine Sportsman Booth at the State of Maine Sportsman’s Show in Augusta on Saturday March 31st!

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International Federation of Fly Fishers (IFFF) instructor for L.L. Bean, cornered me and gave me a few easy tips that changed my casting forever. Other instructors in the course added little tips that helped me immensely, especially improving my casting skills by letting me watch myself totally mess up a cast on the video they had taken of me throwing the line around. The IFFF has changed their name to Fly Fishers International (FFI), but their instructing methods remain solidly effective. Best Advice I saw a post on Facebook the other day that asked, “What is the best advice you www.MaineSportsman.com

would give to someone that is trying to learn how to cast a fly rod?” My response was, “Get some professional instruction, and then practice every chance you get. Keep a fully rigged rod right by the back door, so that all you have to do is grab the rod and step outside to practice when ever you want – even if it’s only a few minutes. That way, you won’t have to waste time to rig the rod and give yourself an excuse to do it another day.” The ideal practice, of course, would be to get out and go fishing routinely. For some folks with a lot of free time on their hands, this would work. For the average, busy angler, fishing time can be scarce – so my idea of keeping a practice rod at hand works great.

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Stocking List Offers Sound Advice to Inquisitive Anglers The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife (DIF&W) performs many valuable functions on behalf of outdoors folks, but compiling their stocking list ranks near the top. With the stocking list in hand, anglers have access to every fish stocked in every lake, pond, river, stream and brook in Maine. Thanks to the stocking list, we can sit in the comfort of our homes and plan future trips to waters that we know hold trout, salmon and togue. The stocking list eliminates guesswork. For more years than some anglers have been alive, The Maine Sportsman has published the most recent stocking list in their April issue. That practice continues to this day (see pages 17–27). DIF&W also offers upto-date online reports of when and where stocking occurs around the state. Such information comes as especially valuable for put-and-take waters – places where trout are stocked with the expectation that the majority of them will be caught out before water warms to uncomfortable temperatures for trout. But the stocking list holds many more treasures for those who are willing to think out of the box. Interpreting Reports Stocking lists are laid out in a straightforward manner. The list is arranged alphabetically by county, and under each county heading the streams, lakes, rivers and ponds are also listed alphabetically. Beneath this, from left to right, are the date a stocking took

place, the water stocked, city or town where fish were stocked, the species stocked, quantity stocked, and the size, in inches, of fish released. As simple as this seems, a few things remain for the angler to discover. First, the city or town where fish were stocked are only general indicators. For instance, when stocking streams or rivers, the exact location – most always a road crossing – is not disclosed on the list. So an angler fishing one section of stream may experience fantastic action, while someone a mile downstream or upstream may return home fishless. The good news is that DIF&W usually sticks to known locations. So the place that was stocked last year will probably see fish again this year. Sometimes this changes. To find out the exact location where fish were recently stocked, just call the nearest DIF&W regional office, listed on the inside back cover of the fishing laws booklet. Lengths of fish stocked, as indicated in the stocking list, are only approximate. So if the list says that a certain number of 10-inch brook trout were released in such-and-such a water, fish may range in length from 8 or 9 inches, up to 11 inches and more. Older Fish The stocking list gives us much more than up-todate stocking numbers. It also indicates where fish were stocked during the previous season. For those who eschew freshly-stocked trout, this information is worth its

weight in golden split shot. With last year’s list in hand, anglers can divine where carryover salmonids live. Lots of this depends upon the species stocked. Salmon are usually stocked in sublegal sizes, with the intent that they will quickly grow in size as they become acclimated to their new homes. Togue are stocked in both small and large – as in retired broodstock – sizes. And trout may be of any size, depending upon time of year stocked (spring yearlings are smaller than the older fall yearlings) and species of fish. Rainbow trout are usually of a legal size or larger when stocked, while brown trout, with the occasional exception, are usually larger when stocked in streams and rivers, and smaller when stocked in lakes and ponds. With all species, though, we can make a pretty accurate inference as to how those fish that were stocked last year are faring now. Trout can grow several inches over a year, depending upon forage base. And by keeping old copies of the April issue of The Maine Sportsman, it is possible to gauge where fish from previous stockings have grown to large – even trophy – sizes. This is often how dyed-in-the-wool trollers manage to land large trout from even the most unlikely waters. Some waters, especially lakes and ponds, see two different types of anglers. In early spring, folks hungry to get out on the water flock to sites where brook trout were

recently stocked. Young, old and even the elderly get in on this early action. And then when the freshstocked trout finally disperse, the crowds thin, not to return for another year. But after that, beginning in late May and early June, those with boats hit the same water, only with bigger fish in mind. These people are targeting fish that were stocked one, two and even three years ago. Travelin’ Trout Sometimes we can hit a pond that we know was recently stocked, only to learn that the fish have all fled downstream. Trout are travelers and think nothing of swimming miles from where they were released. This usually occurs during years of high water, when seasonal outlets swell, allowing for temporary fish passage. So the answer to a seemingly fishless pond is to find the outlet and follow it downstream. This opens the door to a whole new world of fantastic fishing, since most folks don’t bother tracking down these escaped trout. When those who do take time to investigate and finally locate fish, they usually have the place all to themselves. And in rivers, stocked trout sometimes travel

for miles upstream. In years past, one of my favorite trout streams was never stocked in the area where I fished, and yet each spring saw a new batch of trout. That was because fish stocked in a lake, located miles downstream, quickly began their trek upstream. And this included fish from previous year’s stockings, apparently caught up in the mass migration. Many of the trout taken here were far too long to fit in my wicker creel. By checking the stocking list from the prior year, it was possible for me to figure out when best to hit the stream. This also required that I deduce how long it would take for fish stocked downstream to run upstream. Usually, it was just a matter of days. Trout can swim great distances in only a short time. Angler’s Tool For those who can plumb its secrets, the fish stocking list can unlock some of the best fishing around. It doesn’t take much effort to become acquainted with the insand-outs of how best to use the list, and the rewards far exceed the slight effort required.

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Next Generation? The question is – what is the next generation going to think back on as they reflect on their childhood experiences? Are they going to have fond memories of sitting on the couch and Snap-Chatting with their friends? Of course, since the dawn of time folks have labeled the next generation as being lazy slackers. As one noted authority stated: The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. They contradict their parents … and tyrannize their teachers. So who said that? You? Your parents? Their parents? Actually, you’ve got to go a long ways further back – it was Socrates, sometime around 500 AD. So how do you get your kids and grandkids off the couch and away from their smart phones, video games and digital music? How about teaching them how to operate an ATV? If a family is active, the kids will be active. If the family enjoys ATVing, the kids will enjoy it, too.

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The Most Common Law Violations for ATV Operators in Maine, and How to Avoid Them — Part 1

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As a result, Game Wardens play a major role in the day-to-day enforcement of laws and rules associated with the sport. They have also become very involved in educating the public regarding safe and lawful riding practices. This education is delivered through state certification programs, as well as in the Service’s interactions with the riding community. While the majority of ATV riders exhibit safe and lawful riding practices, some do break the law – sometimes inadvertently; other times, intentionally. I recently had a chance to talk with Corporal John MacDonald of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) at the Service’s new headquarters in Gray, and we discussed some of the most common ATV infractions and crimes that get written up by Game Wardens. Registration Not Based on Calendar Year Over the last 10 years, ATV infractions across the state have resulted in thousands of court convictions. The most common violation cited, according to Cpl. MacDonald, is operating an unregistered ATV. “Most of the time, this is just a matter of people forgetting to register their ATV,” said

MacDonald. “However, there are also some cases where people are riding in remote areas and they just don’t think they’re going to get checked.” “It is important to remember that the ATV registration period is not based on a calendar year,” he said. “Registrations take effect on July 1st, and they are valid until June 30th of the following year. It’s essential, therefore to remember that to keep riding legally throughout the summer months, persons must register their ATVs by July 1st of each year.” Violations can be expensive, as fines for operating an unregistered ATV often reach $250, plus associated court fees. Operating on a Public Way Another common infraction cited by the Warden Service is operating an ATV on a public way. “In Maine, it’s legal for a properly-registered ATV to travel up to 500 yards on a public way from trail to trail, in as direct a route as possible,” stated Cpl. MacDonald. “However,” he continued, “the law’s express language does not permit driving down a road from the operator’s driveway to a gas station, or from a house to a store. There are some instances in (Continued on page 36)

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Tacoma Update and Upcoming Modifications In previous Off Road Traveler columns, I promised to keep readers current with the modifications to the 2010 Toyota Tacoma I purchase last fall. Well, a few modifications have been made, and several more are in the works. Last month I told you about the new “DuraTrac” tires from Goodyear that I had installed. I reported how much I liked them and how well they worked on both snow and ice. However, you need more than just new tires to handle the rough and tough off-road trails in the backwoods,

I moved over to the side of the narrow, icy woods road, edging two wheels onto the snow to avoid an oncoming vehicle. Little did I know the road was steeply pitched and the snowbank concealed a seemingly-bottomless ditch. and here’s an example why. While I was coyote hunting in the willy-wacks, I encountered a pickup truck coming toward me on a logging road that barely fit two trucks from one snowbank to the other. I attempted to drive into the snowbank a little to allow for more room as the other truck passed. My vehicle came to a halt, with two wheels in

the deep snow. When the other truck passed, I attempted to regain forward progress but the wheels began to spin, so I stopped and then attempted to back out of the snowbank. The logging road had a huge crown to it and was completely covered with ice underneath the snow. In fact, the snowbank revealed itself as a smooth snowdrift that hid a very deep ditch.

To make a long story short, each time I tried to go forward or backward, the truck edged deeper into the seemingly-bottomless snow-covered ditch. Tow Report I think the guys in the pickup truck got a little kick out of this episode, because not only did I slide into the ditch as they passed, so did the fellow coyote hunter

following me. We made a call to a nearby buddy and he came and easily pulled us out. This event could have turned out worse if I had been way back in the woods by myself without cell coverage ... which is exactly why I always go prepared to stay over a night or two. I’ve got a plastic box with snacks and enough to drink to survive a few days in the woods. My buddies sometimes laugh, but the access seat in the cab is covered with blankets, extra warm clothes and a backpack filled with (Continued on next page)

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enough stuff to handle a few nights of emergency camping, if necessary. So anyway, our buddy pulled us out, but it got me to thinking ... what would I have needed if I had been in that situation by myself and without cell coverage? First off, I noticed that even when I had the truck in FWD mode (four-wheel-drive), I couldn’t get out of the ditch. I don’t have a locking rear differential, but even with this feature I’m not so sure I’d have been able to drive myself out of the ditch. I probably could have spent a few hours digging myself out with the handy little snow shovel that I always carry, but this would be my last choice. Even if I had cleared out enough snow from around the tires and installed chains, I’m not sure I could have just

driven out. The easiest solution to all of this would be the installation of a heavy-duty winch to afford the option of pulling the truck out rather than driving it out. As mentioned last month, I had a WARN winch installed at Dan’s Automotive in Rumford (dansautomotiverepairandsales.com). When to Winch As it turned out, having my coyote-hunting buddy pull me out with the chain turned out to be the quickest solution at that time. If I had been alone I would have deployed the winch. Thinking back now, the nearest anchor point for securing the winch rope was quite a distance off. This logging trail had been cleared in a manner that left nothing solid for at least fifty yards to each

side of the road. For future trips to the big woods, I’ll be sure to have some extra lengths of tow rope, and an anchoring system. I’ve seen several companies advertise a huge hook that gets pounded into the ground and acts as an anchoring point. I’m getting one and will report if I can sink and retrieve it from frozen ground. Dan’s Automotive will also be installing a 3-inch leveling kit and suspension enhancement from “Rough Country” (roughcountry.com). Most vehicles nowadays have a little cant – the front end is lower for an enhanced aerodynamic effect. The leveling kit evens out the truck, raising it three inches. Even with the stock Tacoma lifted just a few inches, getting stuck as often or burying it up to the frame could be avoided.

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ods for improving fly casting I always emphasize how extra practice helps to familiarize anglers with the fly rod; the muscle-memory of those casting strokes become deeply seated in the brain. The same holds true for working with tools like a winch or other equipment that you might have to use in the extraction of a vehicle from a mud hole or snowbank. As soon as I can find the time, I need to take the instruction booklet out that came with the WARN winch, read up on it, and then get in the woods with the truck and play around with it. The winch has a remote, handheld control that reminds me of the remote channel changer for my television. After stripping the synthetic rope out to an anchoring point, I can put the truck in neutral and stand out away from the vehicle and pull it out with the

winch. I can see where this could be a huge advantage if I was stuck in a precarious location. This also brings up a real important safety reminder...always hang a jacket or satchel of some sort off of the winch line to reduce the effect of having the line “whiplash.” If something gives way while the winch is under stress, and that line breaks, it can come back at the truck so hard it can smash the windshield and seriously injure the driver or passengers. I always tie off a sweatshirt or jacket to the line to dampen the effect of such an incident. Most important – keep clear of the area where the cable would travel if it broke. That’s an important advantage to the remote, hand-held control – you can position yourself way off to the side, and out of the potential line of fire.

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Maine Wildlife: Fisher

by Tom Seymour

A neighbor once bemoaned the loss of her housecat. “It was a fisher-cat. It came right up on the porch and grabbed my cat,” she said. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that a fisher was in no way related to any member of the cat family. Fishers belong to a larger group of animals called Mustelidae, a family that includes weasels and skunks. Members of this family are characterized by having elongated bodies, short, muscular legs, small, rounded ears and anal scent glands. Extremely secretive (except when they come on someone’s porch to grab their housecat), fishers are seldom seen except on the rare occasion when one gets killed on the road. Also, fishers are important furbearers, and count as a welcome addition to any trapper’s annual fur count. Viewed up close, a fisher presents a formidable appearance. A male fisher can weigh up to 15 pounds, with an overall length, from nose to tip of tail, of up to 40 inches. And despite their stocky frame, fishers are lightning-fast, something that puts them in good stead when killing porcupines. Fisher Diet Fishers are among only a handful of predators that will feed upon porcupines. Folklore suggests that a fisher will flip a porcupine over in order to slash at its tender belly. But that’s not how it works. Instead, a fisher will charge a porcupine repeatedly, slashing at its face and then quickly retreating before the porcupine can swing its quill-studded tail. In this case, lightning speed is essential in order for the fisher to disable its prey without becoming festooned with quills. In the end, the porcupine becomes incapacitated due to blood loss and shock. Given their ability to kill porcupines, plus the great number of porkies in the Maine woods, it’s little wonder that porcupines are fisher’s preferred food. But fishers, like so many other predators, enjoy a varied diet. One diet item that might come as a surprise to many is fern tips. Who would have thought? As a naturalist, I would dearly love to see a fisher feeding upon

Don’t blame fishers for killing house cats that are left to roam outside. Fishers are an integral part of Maine wildlife, and, after all, they were here before the cats were. ferns and take a photo of it. But that isn’t likely to happen any time soon. On the other hand, never say never, since nature is nothing if not unpredictable. Besides porcupines and fern tips, fishers also eat fruits, birds, small mammals, berries, frogs and toads. Also, fishers never turn their nose up at carrion. The fisher can serve as a poster child for the omnivore diet. Fisher Habits Fisher numbers are difficult to calculate. But a general rule of thumb, at least as I see it, is when road-killed porcupines are many, then fishers are few. And when dead porkies are few and far between, it’s a good bet that fishers are responsible. People report seeing fishers running along in the woods. But fishers don’t spend all their time on terra firma. Fishers are skilled and agile climbers, equally at home in trees as on the ground. This puts fishers in a good position to catch and eat any bird that makes the mistake of alighting on a branch anywhere near a fisher. Fishers make dens in hollow trees, as well as holes in the ground. These are often lined with leaves, making the den a bit more comfortable and perhaps even a bit warmer. Fishers may den in disused porcupine dens, which seems a bit ironic given their propensity to kill and eat the former occupants. But wherever their dens, fishers use them as a place to give birth to and raise their young. Also, dens provide shelter for fishers when winter storms hit. However, despite their use of dens, fishers do not hibernate. In fact, unlike other predators, fishers

are active night and day, year-round. Commercial Value Fur prices fluctuate from year to year. However, there is more to the value of fisher than just the popularity of fur. The price of oil, political upsets around the world and the whims of Chinese and Russian fur buyers all contribute to market ups and downs. As of 2017, the price of fisher averaged $37, about half of what it was in 2006. One online fur action site referred to fishers as “specialty items.” But everything is subject to change in fur markets, and in time the price of fisher will likely rise once again. Fisher are also commercially valuable because of their diet of porcupines. Porcupines girdle white pines, eventually killing the trees. So when fishers come into an area and clean out the porcupines, they are indirectly helping timberland owners by saving trees. And that, in the end, results in big-dollar savings. Anyone who has ever walked through a pine forest and viewed firsthand the damage caused by porcupines, will appreciate just how valuable fishers are to the wood industry. Beautifully shaped, mature pines, trees that would fetch a high price on the market, stand naked, dead as fenceposts, while telltale signs of spiral girdling tell “the rest of the story.” Education Needed Just type in “fishers” on a computer’s search engine, and reams of information will pop up. Many of what’s out there comes in the form of You Tube videos. And of these, at least half refer to fishers as “fisher cats.” People who should know better routinely refer to fishers as “cats.” But that’s a forgivable offense. A bigger problem, as I see it, is people living in new houses built in rural areas complaining about fisher predation on their pet cats. Two things come to mind. Cats, even the most gentle house pets, are merciless killers of both songbirds and game birds. So when cats, an easy target for any fisher, are left to roam, it isn’t the fisher’s fault, but rather, the fault of the cat owner. Perhaps educating people on how to live in harmony with nature would at once put fishers in a different perspective and also, convince cat owners to keep their cats inside where they belong. Fishers are an integral part of the larger body of Maine wildlife, and for those who still hate them for killing cats, remember that fishers were here first. www.MaineSportsman.com

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Tea Pond Lodge & Cabins began as a logging camp, and through the years evolved into what it is today – an angler’s paradise. And with a new lodge (opened in April of 2016), a restaurant that’s open to the public, and full bar, it’s a vacationer’s dream! Tea Pond Lodge & Cabins sits on Tea Pond, a gorgeous 90-acre pond just west of Eustis with a depth of 115 feet, filled with landlocked salmon, brook trout, and togue (lake trout). Tea Pond Lodge and Cabins has something for all vacationers, including, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling (ITS 84/89), ATVing, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, wildlife watching, biking, swimming, cross country skiing, and downhill

skiing at nearby Sugarloaf USA or Saddleback Mountain. Guests appreciate the historic quality of Tea Pond’s turn-of-the-century cabins, as well as the availability of year-round adventures, and often exclaim, “Tea Pond Lodge and Cabins has it all.” Tea Pond guests may choose from one of seven cozy cabins, ranging from remote and rustic to full housekeeping – five cabins fully equipped with kitchen and bath facilities, and three remote cabins for the more adventurous at heart, feature cozy madeup beds, a woodstove with a glass front, and an outhouse nearby. Hot showers and flush

toilets available just a few steps away at the bathhouse. And the new lodge has three rooms for rent – with a shared bath. Tea Pond offers a variety of lodging options, with meal plans available upon request. With an overall sleeping capacity of 54 people, Tea Pond is available for weddings, retreats or other large events. For your next fishing or hunting adventure, family vacation or big event in the mountains of Western Maine, call owner Sandy Lamontagne or Craig House at: (207) 6703009; find them (and the public restaurant’s operating hours) on Facebook or on their website –www.SportingCampsMaine.com.

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well built and winterized, and have woodstove heaters and an ample supply of seasoned firewood. Summertime in the heart of this beautiful and remote landscape is serene and quiet, providing the opportunity for families to enjoy a quality backwoods camp with the potential of existing on an entire northern Maine lake all by themselves. On Haymock Lake one will also find a full-service lodge. This two-story, three-bedroom, three-bathroom log home provides American Plan, Modified American Plan, and an outstanding summer rental. Sportsmen can enjoy hunting deer, moose, grouse and coyote, or fishing for lake trout, brook trout, whitefish and cusk. Naturalists can explore and seek out rare orchids and wildflowers, search for mushrooms, and observe a wide variety of wildlife species. Best of all, everyone can rest and relax in a wonderful

natural arena with no cell phone or Internet service. The North Maine Woods is a true treasure of privately owned land made available for public use. So whether you are a hunter, fisherman or vacationer, Macannamac Camps can give you the experience of backcountry living within millions of acres of forestland encompassing countless lakes, ponds, streams and rivers. Come and discover it for yourself! To get to Macannamac Camps, just follow Interstate 95 to Medway and take Exit 244. Turn left onto Route 157 to Millinocket. Follow the signs to Baxter State Park through town. This turns into the Golden Road. At mile 28, take Telos Road to the north and follow the signs to Macannamac Camps. Call for more info or to make a reservation for your next vacation- 863-203-0529, website: www. macannamac.com, Facebook, or send snail mail to: P.O. Box 598, Millinocket, ME 04462.

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Striped Bass Cures Salt Water Fishing Fever — Part 1

by Benny Holloway For saltwater anglers in Maine, by far the most targeted species is the striped bass. Migration patterns will bring them up the coast during the early part of summer. Be prepared by July 1st, as the live bait regulations are lifted in the estuaries. From that point forward, it’s game on! – and hopefully, fish on! This annually-repeated process results in a seasonal fishing fever among local anglers. The only remedy for

this fever? The doctor prescribes catching a nice fish. However, that is only a short-term solution, because – let’s face it – this is a malady that cannot be cured! Let’s say you spend the day chasing said target species, and never hook up – you may feel an emptiness, or you may experience episodes of slight depression. Conversely, if you locate that target species, you’ll notice a rush of energy, and a boost of serotonin. Adrenaline will

keep you fishing long past the tidal window, looking for a bigger fish, with a bigger fight, for a bigger rush. Getting Started For me, a good day of striper fishing starts by catching bait. Whether you plan on fishing with chunks or live swimmers, first you must find the bait. The stripers prefer mackerel, and therefore so do I. Look for them along rocky cliffs or island ledges. Mackerel are never

far away from this structure, but sometimes they are tricky to find. They swim in schools, so use your electronics to help find a bait ball. When you get struck by harbor pollock, throw them back, as they are not good bait for striped bass. It helps to rig a completely separate rod for bait fishing. For a severe case of striper fever, I recommend bringing two or three designated bait rods on the boat to avoid

swapping out tangled tackle during the hunt. It doesn’t take long to tangle a few sabiki strings, and before you know it, it’s been twenty minutes and you’re still untangling a small nest. A sabiki rig is a multihooked, very bright and attractive bait fishing rig. It has several hooks in line, capable of landing half a dozen bait fish in one cast. Keep some of the packaging around so you can rewind the sabiki (Continued on next page)

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Kids and adults alike can be affected with saltwater fishing fever, but having a big fish on the line works an almost instant cure for this malady. Holloway photo

The hardest part as an angler is to allow that fish to swim long enough to swallow the bait. Patience will increase the chances of a hookup. After the drag whines, signaling a strike, wait for a few seconds before you start reeling. If the rod bends, you’re on; if the rod stays

straight, then you’ve pulled the bait out of the fish’s mouth without setting the hook. Next month: Line selection, leader material, and organizing your box of jigs, rigs, baits, clips, weights, hooks, bobbers and lures.

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This Year’s Cod, Haddock Outlook Not Rosy I mentioned in my January column that it looked as if the recreational quota for Gulf of Maine cod was going up a bit, from 157 metric tons (mt) in 2017, to 220 mt in 2018. Not a big increase,

but our haddock quota, on the other hand, is going up nearly 200%, from 1160 mt in 2017 to 3,359 mt this year. This news initially triggered some genuine optimism on the part of

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actually go down. Here’s why. There was zero possession of recreational cod all during 2017, but according to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) we exceeded our quota by 76 mt simply by the fish that supposedly died (NMFS says there’s a 15% “release mortality”) when the cod we caught were released. So, even though not a single recreational cod was allowed to be landed, we “caught” more than our allowed quota – according to NMFS. So, if we “removed” 233 mt of cod in 2017, and the new quota is 220 mt, if everything stays the same we’re going to go over our quota again this year via release mortality. The increase in cod quota, therefore, won’t help us a bit.

What Would it Take? Now, in order to bring the total cod release mortality down to the acceptable 220 mt level, we’re going to have to hook fewer cod. And how will this happen? One formal proposal has been to further reduce the haddock daily bag limit from 12 fish to 10, which would theoretically result in anglers spending less time on the water trying to fill their bag limits, which in turn would mean fewer cod would be hooked as bycatch in the process. A n other proposal is to shut the recreational haddock fishery down entirely in the month of May. None of this is chiseled in granite at this point, except that there will be no recreational retention of cod in 2018 – (Continued on next page)

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that’s a given. But whether we will see a reduction in the haddock bag limit, a month of May closure for haddock (in addition to the two current closed seasons) or some combination thereof, remains to be seen. Whatever happens, it’s painful to realize that some 2,000 mt (that’s 2,000 metric tons, folks) of recreational haddock quota – an astounding amount – will be unavailable to anglers this season simply because of our projected bycatch of cod. Questionable Evidence And what makes it even more painful is that NMFS’s data on recreational cod and haddock catches are pretty sketchy in many cases, and prone to high degrees of error and uncertainty. NMFS even agrees, but says there’s little they can do about it, and “it’s the only data we have to work with.” The 2018 groundfish regulations are supposed to be published by May 1st, and I’ll report to

readers as soon as I can. I have to tell you, these increasingly restrictive recreational measures for cod and haddock each year are really starting to get old. Just ask any party boat or charter boat operator who targets groundfish. As for halibut, which I also mentioned in my January column, it looks like the recreational sector may dodge the bullet on this one if overall (almost all commercial) catches have to be cut back. Federal managers felt that since so few halibut are caught by recreational fishermen each year, prohibiting possession wouldn’t really do much in the way of reducing the overall catch. This has not been finalized as of this writing, but it looks like that will be the case. I’ll stay on top of it. 2018 Striped Bass Regulations As of this writing, it does not look like there will be any changes in striper regulations for Maine anglers this coming season. Basically, the bag and

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Slipping Across the Border into Canada to Catch Atlantic Salmon While most of Maine heralds April as spring and folks engage in yard work and early season fishing, throughout most of Aroostook it’s usually the last dregs of winter. The lakes seldom shed their icy coats before Mother’s Day week, and any open brooks and rivers are running high, fast, and riley. It’s slush and mud season at best, and Crown of Maine sportsmen are in a quandary. The only seasonal hunting is for wild turkey, and that doesn’t begin until April 30th, so unless you’re one of those masochistic freshet-water canoe or kayak paddlers, angling is the only option. The Other Spring Salmon Lack of early spring fishing isn’t a new dilemma for County anglers. For decades, the solution has been to slip across the border into New Brunswick or Quebec. More and more fly casters from cen-

river. Often the boat or canoe is anchored only 10 to 20 yards from shore, so casts are short.

Roger Shaw of Mars Hill casts for spring Atlantic salmon on the Restigouche River, while the guide in front and his son Lee look on. Note the heavy clothing and the snow on the hills in the background on this April day.

tral and southern Maine join the ranks each spring to do battle with the king of fresh water gamefish, the Atlantic salmon. Since all Maine waterways have a moratorium on the silver king and regular-season outings can be very expensive, nearby ice-out fishing for Atlantics is very attractive. Often referred go as kelts, runners and black salmon, these fish have spent the winter in their home river and lost about a third of their weight

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or three days without catching a fish – it’s not uncommon to catch a dozen black salmon in a day. Also while a fair amount of expertise and casting precision is required to entice warm-weather salmon, even fly-casting amateurs and inexperienced youngsters will enjoy success this month and next. Due to high, fast and somewhat turbid water conditions, the salmon tend to hug the shoreline as they hopscotch pool to pool while backing down-

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What and Where A nine-foot, nine weight rod works fine, but the reel needs 200 yards of backing under a full sinking or sinking tip fly line and a sturdy drag. These fish aren’t leader-shy, and the water is often dingy, so a 6- to 9foot leader of at least 12 pound test is okay. Casting a full sinking line all day can be a chore, but getting the fly near bottom quickly in the heavy current is a must for success. The last couple of years I’ve taken to looping a 5, 10, or 15 foot length of fast-sinking fly line to the end of my floating fly line. The length depends on water speed and depth; it’s less as the season progresses, and it’s much easier to cast and position a big fly. Large, colorful, single-hook 1/0 to 3/0 streamer flies tied on heavy salmon fly hooks are the norm. Garish bucktails like the long-lived Mickey Finn or a Renous Special, Red Eagle, smelt, Governor, or rainbow are all proven patterns. Adjust hook size and colors to river levels and water clarity, which can change day to day according to melting snow and ice along the shore or rain showers. The Miramichi River in New Brunswick, along with the Matapedia and Restigouche Rivers in Quebec, are a mere two-hour trip from most Aroostook towns, and well worth the trav(Continued on next page)

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There’s always a pool of open water below the Robinson dam on the Prestile in early April. The action can be slow, but at least these avid anglers are fishing!

Bill Graves displays a hefty black salmon just before its release to head back out to sea from the Restigouche River. This fish was one of several taken during this morning outing in April.

Lee Shaw of Nashville, Tennessee traveled home to Mars Hill for spring vacation and then spent two days black salmon fishing. The big grin tells it all.

This behemoth male salmon has a hook as big as the fly, and at over 25 pounds is the largest the author has ever landed during spring fishing on the Restigouche.

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el. Blackville and Doaktown along the Miramichi, and Campbellton and Matapedia near the Restigouche, are villages offering guides, outfitters, lodging, food and shops with salmon gear. Most of the pools on all of these waterways are privately owned and can easily cost a thousand dollars per day to fish bright salmon during the summer, but all of the runs are open to public access for spring salmon for as little as $250 a day for two anglers per boat. For the best access to the Miramichi for regional fishermen, start by crossing the border at Fort Fairfield, then head about five miles to Perth-Andover N.B. and onto the Renous Highway right to the shoreline of the river. Cross from Van Buren into St. Leonard, N.B., then onto Route 17 to St. Quentin, Kedgwick, then Campbellton to reach the Restigouche and Matapedia waterways. The Miramichi River

often yields faster fishing but smaller salmon – a lot of 3 to 5 lb. grilse, and bigger fish averaging 1015 lbs. Several times I’ve caught over 25 salmon in a day! On the Quebec rivers it’s not unusual to land between 5 and 10 salmon per day, and often several fish are 15 to 20 lbs. It’s great to live close to these wonderful spring opportunities when local outings are so scarce this month, but even a longer venture from southern Maine will be a vault of memories. Fishing in the USA With a bit of good fortune and a helpful nod from Mother Nature, a mild early April might just open a couple of runs on the Fish River by mid-

month, despite its far northern location in Fort Kent. Perhaps a half-dozen other small, open water pools are available to cast bait or lures on the Prestile, Meduxnekeag, or Aroostook, but trolling should be viable near Fort Kent Mills and possibly between Soldier Pond and Fish River Falls. Just off Route 161 there’s a boat launch site near the new bridge, and downstream are several islands just above the old bridge. Slowly trolling Rapalas, Al’s Goldfish, red and white Dardevles and copper Mooselook Wobblers 100 yards above, below, and around these rocky isles usually produces action. Both salmon and brook trout hang in the eddies and slow runs; two

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Turkey Season is Nearly Here, but Joe’s Still “Hunting” Deer Sure, we can still get snowstorms in April but normally Mainers are enjoying much warmer temperatures. Even if we get snow, it melts quickly under a higher sun and warmer days. The 38th annual State of Maine Sportsman’s show begins Friday March 30 at 1 p.m., and runs through early afternoon Easter Sunday (April 1). Along with thousands of other Maine deer hunters, I’ll be at the show, swapping stories, renewing old friendships and of course, sharing my deer hunting knowledge with anyone who cares to listen. I love the Sports-

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After the author is done presenting seminars, swapping stories and seeing old friends at the upcoming State of Maine Sportsman’s Show, he plans to spend time during the rest of April in the woods, shed hunting and whitetail deer scouting. man’s Show. I love seeing friends and I love swapping those stories. However, anyone who’s ever listened to one of my seminars on a gorgeous spring day knows I can’t wait to be in the woods, shed hunting and scouting in April. When I’ve mentioned this to people, they often give me a puzzled look. Deer season may be six months away, but there’s much work to be

done. I need to start early because I work 50-plus hours each week. This means scouting time is limited. What to Look For in April Especially this year, scouting in the early spring will be vital to my success. Because I have a young German Shorthaired Pointer who needs bird hunting experience, I didn’t do a lot of deer hunting or scouting last

year. In fact, my deer season consisted of just one afternoon hunt during archery season and four full days of hunting during firearms season. After deer season was over, we hunted grouse and rabbits until the end of December when the brutal cold hit. I didn’t scout deer once in December. I’m counting on late March and most of April to be productive deer scouting time.

When the snow pack melts closer to the ground, shed antlers can often be found more easily on top of the snow in well-used winter deer runs. Finding any shed antler is exciting. When the find comes from an adult buck, it’s even better. When it comes from an adult buck you happened to see but not kill the year before, it can be downright exhilarating. Finding a shed is by no means a guarantee the buck made it through winter. It does mean he likely made it into late January or February. Lots of deer die during tough winters. Some suc(Continued on next page)

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cumb to starvation; others are eaten by coyotes or bobcats. Those strong enough and lucky enough to make it to thaw, usually make it to the next deer season. These include the big bucks I’m hoping to find sign of. Yup, you read it right. I’m looking for fresh sign. I search the areas I hunt in hopes of finding extra-large rubs. If the snow is gone completely, finding clusters of scrapes is a possibility too. While neither of these let me know a buck made it through the winter, they can let me know if rutting areas have changed from year to year. Cutting Changes Deer Travel Patterns Two years ago, the owner of my favorite farm decided to heavily cut two portions of the forest he owns. One of the areas he harvested included a hot travel corridor for the deer I was hunting. Once thick cover that provided security for daytime travel, was now wide open. Sudden changes in cover type often change deer movement. Prior to the cutting operation, the area was covered in rubs and scrapes each of the last 18 years. After the harvest, however, there was no scraping activity, and very few rubs. I had to scout to find a new – and hopefully hot – area. Scouting hard during deer season is not

an option for me. Fear of spooking mature bucks away from their normal habits keeps me honest and out of potential hot spots. Spring scouting, on the other hand, presents zero risk of bumping a buck out of his fall pattern or into another hunter. Therefore, April is often the best time to complete this invasive work. The cold temperatures and snow preserve sign so well, it can look fresh to the untrained eye. Fresh is Always Best Last year during the Sportsman show, a member of the audience asked me a tough question. He

asked, “Would you rather find a big shed antler, or find fresh sign from a big buck”? I thought hard, and responded. “I love finding big sheds in the spring, but I enjoy shooting big bucks in that fall even more. That fresh spring sign often lets me know an adult buck has made it through the winter where I hunt. I’ll take the fresh sign every time.” One of the cool things about hunting southern Maine is that our deer don’t often travel far to suitable winter cover. In fact, I’ve found quite a few sheds and even seen some of the bucks from the farmlands I hunt, in

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Lessons Learned – Seboeis River Redo Three years ago, Steve Carter and I embarked on a mini-expedition to fish the Seboeis River with an eye on catching some of the wild brook trout that fin this often-overlooked stream. The river also gives up some wild landlocked salmon. The original plan called for launching my fishing raft above the Grand Lake Road Bridge at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W) parking and canoe launch site. We knew we would have a “must portage” just a mile or so downstream in order to safely get around Grand Pitch. At the end of the portage we would stay at the only available campsite located below Grand Pitch’s furious currents. Because my raft weighed significantly more than most canoes, we needed a plan to transport the 200-pound fishing raft around the falls. Not one to back

down from a Seboeis challenge, I River fabricated a Seboeis, a folding cart word meanmade entireing “little ly out of wood brook,” tech– wheels and nically starts all. My two at the outflow oars would of Snowshoe do double Lake, travduty, serving els a mile as the frame plus before for the homeflowing into made trailer. White Horse In test Lake. The runs on dry river bouncground it Steve Carter works a line below the turbulent Grand es along for worked re- Pitch, located just a tad over a mile from the Seboeis another 23 River Parking Area. Locals advise fishing the Seboeis ally well. miles before The 20-inch River as early in the spring as possible. Bill Sheldon photo joining the of a crackling fire competround wheels East Branch ing only with the roaring allowed a single person to Penobscot River. gurgle of splashing waeffortlessly pull the raft After sitting out two ter. along. days of thunderstorm Unfortunately, with Once the portage was warnings, Carter and my trailer locked and complete we wouldn’t I drove into the Grand loaded, foul weather canneed to carry the rig all Lake Road parking area. celed out two of the days the way to our take out Soon afterwards, a likewe needed to float the at Lunksoos Camps – inable local pulled in, length of the river. With stead, we would just use grabbed his rod and made all our camping gear careit as campfire wood below a beeline north, quite the fully packed, we made the Grand Pitch. opposite of what Carter best of it, turning the trip With the only portage and I planned. into a hike, camp and fish of the trip complete, we It’s rare that locals trip without my favorite would bask in the sound give away too much fishraft.

ing information. Most of the time I simply hear “Hard tellin’, not knowin’”. This younger gentleman obliviously missed the “Don’t Let Them See You Heading North” lesson. We figured out he intended to work upstream of the bridge and fish the tail-water created by Godfrey Pitch. A footpath parallels the east side of the river, offering bushwhacking access. A little further north Tiger Rips also creates some well-oxygenated water that native brook trout appreciate. A “Seboeis River Trail” sign marks the start of the trailhead on the south side of the road, opposite the parking area. It wasn’t long before the trail met the portage. Much to my surprise the trail, while well-beat, was very narrow. Even with wheels, getting my 60-inch wide raft through would have (Continued on next page)

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created some stress. Of course, all great plans have a “Plan B.” Mine idea was to deflate the raft and make a second trip for the aluminum rowing frame. I realized that even my “Plan B” would have created some challenges. Shin Brook The campsite below the falls rates as nothing short of beautiful. It’s located next to the pool below the falls, and overnighters can enjoy the full beauty of nature’s use of water to carve granite. It’s one of the nicest places I’ve fished. We fished the water below the rapids extensively. A long cast downstream can reach to where Shin Brook feeds into the Seboeis. Shin Brook has all the trappings of an idyllic native brook trout stream. With no shortage of riffles, pocket water and deep pools I should have cleaned up. I worked hard drifting mayfly nymphs into every fishy looking seam. Not even a nibble came my way. I’ve determined that timing has a lot to do with fishing. Unfortunately, Carter and I, despite our best efforts, showed up a little late to the dance. This year I’m adjusting a bit and hitting this water during the fourth month. Time will tell if this decision reaps better results. On the way out, I wade-fished from the well-marked portage to the bridge. I hooked up twice and lost both fish. That had nothing to do with timing, just bad luck.

the river to its confluence with the East Branch Penobscot have multiple fishing opportunities throughout the waterway. Seboeis River regulars preach fishing early, while paying attention to the various tributaries that feed the Seboeis. By “early” they mean the middle of May to early June, depending on the winter run-off. I’m going to try much earlier than that this season…we’ll see how it goes. The Moose Brook tributary deserves some extra casting time at the confluence. Also, hike upstream and work the pools below two sets of waterfalls – a classic

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April, the “In-Between” Time, has Plenty of Angling Opportunities April, the in-between time, sees folks in the Moosehead region working on boats and trailers, sorting out fishing tackle and in general, waiting for May and open-water trolling. But not everyone has the patience to wait for warmer times. In fact, spring can and does visit the Moosehead region early. This doesn’t happen with any degree of regularity, but it does happen. And that’s when early-season anglers hit small ponds and rivers. Sometimes they catch trout, too. In fact, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W) often stocks area rivers and ponds in late April, if conditions are favorable. Spring was somewhat tardy in arriving in 2017, yet DIF&W stocked Wassookeag Lake in Dexter with 500 10-inch brook trout on

Moosehead ice anglers reported catching brook trout just under 7 pounds this winter. Guess what? Fish that size are still there when the ice melts! The lake offers the best wild brook trout fishery in New England.

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who didn’t take a trophy brookie last winter have an opportunity to do so this spring. The inexplicable part of this is that except for being broadcast in this magazine, the public at large has no idea that a world-class fishery – and surely the best wild brook trout fishery in New England – exists in the waters of Moosehead Lake. But since many people have nursed a lifelong dream of taking a trophy brook trout, and Moosehead Lake can make that dream come true, expect to see more activity during the upcoming season. Much more on this in next month’s column. Piscataquis River The MDIF&W saturates the Piscataquis River each year with brook trout. Without listing all the stocking dates and numbers, suffice it to say it is the most heavily-stocked river in the area. And sometimes during an early spring, as mentioned earlier, the river sees its first batch of brookies sometime in April. So while these are not

wild trout and certainly not of trophy length (brook trout stocked here average 10 inches), they are the only game in town, and for me, I’d rather be out catching trout on a scenic river than sitting home thinking about it. Also, it appears to me that some carryover capacity exists on the Piscataquis, as evidenced by the much larger trout I sometimes take in April. My point is that even if the stocking truck hasn’t yet made its rounds, it’s worth getting out on a good day and giving the Piscataquis River a try. The river’s width allows those with spinning gear to cast slightly less than halfway across. Even so, light tackle suffices here. The river has few snags for fish to wrap the line around, and its wide-open aspect allows for large trout to make long runs without encountering obstacles. My ultralight spinning gear works fine here, and I’ve never seen the need for heavier tackle. Look for Piscataquis River on the DeLorme Atlas, Map 31, 5-B.

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Lake in Dexter offers some of the earliest brook trout fishing around. When DIF&W stocks the lake in April, fishing can be fast and furious. Also, a boat isn’t absolutely necessary for success either, although a small boat or even a canoe helps. Anglers stand on shore along Route 23, which bounds the lake’s northeast side, and cast to rising brook trout. I’ve seen trout rising and splashing while driving by on my way north. Wassookeag Lake contains salmon and togue, too, and these bite well all season, beginning in spring and continuing through September. A fine boat launch adds much to angler appeal. The launch and its spacious parking area sit on Little Wassookeag, that part of the lake on the east side of the road from the bigger lake. Boaters drive under the Route 23 bridge to reach the main section of lake. If you’re fishing from a boat, here’s a suggestion – don’t speed off to the other end of the lake immediately upon launching. Instead, con-

centrate on that part of lake next to the highway. Trout and salmon hang in this area, although I don’t know why, since it’s fairly shallow. On the other hand, shallow water doesn’t mean much here because even during summer’s heat, the water here remains ice-cold. For this reason, an angler can take both brook trout and salmon, all the while within 150 yards from shore. Look for Wassookeag Lake on Map 32, D-1. Shirley Pond The same stocking truck that drops its cargo at Wassookeag Lake

also hits Shirley Pond, a bit farther north. Road access allows for plenty of opportunity to fish from shore. Shirley Pond is a flowthrough pond on the East Branch of the Piscataquis River. Leaving the pond for a little brook fishing (it’s only a river in name here) can lead to a pleasant surprise in the form of a brookie or two. Shirley Pond stands as just one of the many small ponds that offer trout fishing for the winter-weary soul. So stop, fish and have a lunch. Find it on Map 41, 2-E.

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A Journey without End – Pursuing Brook Trout For fifty years and counting, I’ve spent the winter months reviewing my previous fishing season. Sometimes those reflections result in new and improved equipment. Most years I simply decide that I need to fish more. Announcing a redoubled effort to fish more the following season draws a pained look across my spouse’s face. I’ve gotten good at ignoring her helpful to-do lists cataloging the multiple unfinished projects around the home. This lack of focus squarely falls on upbringing. My father would often choose taking his kids

The author says if you hear he sometimes ignores household and lawn chores and goes fishing instead, don’t blame him – blame his father, for setting a bad example by exhibiting that pattern of behavior when the author was a mere impressionable youngster. fishing over mowing the lawn. Today, they’d call it an intervention, but I clearly remember the day a group of neighbors knocked on our door. They tactfully pointed out that we were the only house in the neighborhood with eight-inch tall grass. Never flinching, my father invited them to go fishing with us. He figured they’d understand after participating in a Sheldon-style fishing

trip. Also, he was unwilling to bend, because he knew the odds of catching a fish while mowing the lawn weren’t very good. They say more is caught than taught by young children. If the lawn needs mowing or a few projects stall around the current day Sheldon home during fishing season, it’s simply an old family tradition. Better to have the leaf rake leaning against the

wall in the garage than a spooled-up and readyto-go fishing outfit. Leave the rake – take the rod. Getting There from Here Accessing good fishing spots has evolved over the years. As a young boy I would pedal my fivespeed Murray bike miles just for the opportunity to drown a worm. No water that trickled under a road went un-fished.

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No Longer a “Junior,” Alyssa Prepares for Spring and for Turkey Season By April, most of the snow has melted and the temperatures have started to warm up. The ground is no longer frozen, and we’ve finally reached my favorite time of year – springtime. I love spring for many reasons; among them: 1) spring turkey hunting begins at the end of April; and 2) I can start target practicing outdoors again. I do some shooting in the winter, but it’s not as pleasant when it’s cold, and also it’s hard to get an archery target staked into the ground when it’s frozen. This will be the first year that I’m not able to hunt on the Saturday that’s Junior Day, because I now hold an adult license. Turkey Hunting is Enjoyable Spring turkey hunting is my favorite season. It’s fun to interact with the birds, even if you don’t get a shot at one.

I like spring, because once the frost melts it’s much easier to drive archery target stakes into the ground.

Last spring, Alyssa shot this tom turkey with a 20-gauge shotgun. Tim Sansoucy photo

One of my favorite parts is just calling to them, to see if I can get a response. When I am actually

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south of Long Pond, and has some of those DIF&W stocked brook trout finning its waters. Turner Pond (Map 39, B-2) is located just a mile and a quarter north of Long Pond. No stocking takes place here, as the wild brook trout thrive in this remote pond. As with most trout waters, arriving at the correct time can make a huge difference in the success ratio. Ice-out varies from year to year, and warrants keeping a close eye on. Overlooked “Drive to” Spots The Jackman Region has plenty of small tributaries and beaver flowages. Any of those little blue lines on the DeLorme maps that cross under any kind of a road identify “drive to” fishing locations. Tim Obrey from the DIF&W once told www.MaineSportsman.com

set up in cover and waiting, I enjoy seeing them flying down out of the trees, and walking toward the calls and into

Alyssa uses a Bowtech Diamond Youth Compound bow. “The more you shoot,” she said, “the stronger you get and the higher the pull weight can be. Patience is required, because you have to use correct form and level the bow before you shoot.” Alyssa Sansoucy photo

the decoys. It is also fun to see how close they get and how they react as they approach the decoys.

me that “just about any” stream or flowage in the Jackman Region holds native brook trout. What they lack in size, they make up for in color. I’ve got a sweet little 3-weight fly rod that’s only six feet long, set up specifically for targeting small native brook trout. I leave it rigged with a sinking tip line and a fine leader. This allows me to drift nymphs into pockets and seams that hold waiting squaretails. For the record, I’ve grown partial to the bead head pheasant tail, in sizes ranging from 12 to 18. In the fall, I do quite a bit of pheasant hunting, so I save the pheasant tails and tie up a bunch every winter. For the last 50 years or so I’ve traveled, one way or another, to countless “drive to” waters – sometimes with great success, sometimes not so much. As I’ve gotten older, I appreciate remote waters that have

Although I enjoy shooting rifles, I also like to shoot my bow, and I practice quite often. Surprisingly, I have found that I’m more accurate when I’m shooting at an animal than I am with a target – that’s opposite from most people I know, who tend to get nervous on an actual hunt. Mud is for Mudding Another great thing about springtime is that it rains a lot. Rain causes mud, and mud is great for – MUDDING! I have a Yamaha Raptor 90 4-wheeler that I like to take out mudding. Although I do not do a lot of mudding, I know a lot of people who do, and they really like it. Most of them have large ATVs and 4WD trucks. So after a long winter, it’s great that spring is near. It’s the season in which we can get outside and take part in many fun-filled activities.

The Jackman Region teems with native brook trout. These colorful beauties frequent many of the cold waters that flow throughout the north country. Bill Sheldon photo

logging road access. The Jackman Region has the market cornered on remote fishing adventures that range from easily accessible “drive to” locations to requiring boots on the ground and a fully loaded backpack.

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Preparation for Bowhunting Spring Turkeys Starts Now Finally… it’s April. Snow is replaced by mud, flowers are blooming, my wife is infinitely happier than a few months ago, and the birds are back and tweeting. But the birds that interest me this time of year never flew south for the winter. They roost in trees at night and walk the forests during the day foraging for food. They have beards and spurs and they don’t tweet or sing – they gobble. At the end of this month, spring turkey season opens, and it lasts until the beginning of June in most WMDs. And continuing its change from a few years ago, the DIF&W allows hunters up to two bearded birds, depending on the WMD from which the bird was harvested. So if folks take one with a shotgun, why not try to get your second one with a bow? Harvesting a longbeard by bow is a challenge and it requires some subtle differences in the way we hunt them, and thus more preparation than doing so with a gun. And it starts with the right equipment. Fortunately, we employ the same basic bow setup that we used in the fall for deer, with a few adjustments. One adjustment to consider is poundage. I know a couple hunters who choose to tone down poundage, because their bows are at 70 or 80 pounds. The reason is because hunting turkeys with a bow sometimes requires holding at full draw for long periods—possibly several

For turkey hunting, I usually retrofit my arrows with black, brown or green fletchings, which offer much better camouflage than the normal brightly-colored or fluorescent fletchings most people use when hunting deer. minutes—and doing so at heavy poundage can be difficult. I prefer the heaviest poundage I can hold for several minutes which, with my bow’s letoff, is 60 pounds. That’s also what I utilize for my deer setup, so there’s nothing to change from last fall for me. If folks need to adjust poundage downward and don’t know how to do it on their own, it’s a quick fix for any pro shop. Don’t worry that lower poundages will reduce your effectiveness when turkey hunting, because arrows will still pass through birds. Broadhead Choices With regard to broadheads, there are a few things to consider. Some mechanical broadheads offer larger cutting diameters than fixed, which may result in easier recovery of your bird. Turkeys don’t have the bone mass of deer or other large game, so excessive penetration is less important than tissue damage and accuracy. There are also broadheads with extreme diameters such as the “Guillotine,” specifically designed for turkey head and neck shots. If you choose one of these broadheads, make sure the radius when deployed isn’t greater than the height from your arrow shelf to the rest at full draw. If it is, it will require an arrow long enough so the broad-

head sits past the arrow shelf at full draw. Otherwise, the broadhead will actually hit the shelf. Proper arrow length is an inch past the shelf anyway, so if folks find their arrow tips not beyond it, they should consider purchasing a new set of arrows. Some folks who don’t have full containment rests likely understand this. A good example is the arrow falling off the rest at full draw. Years ago it would happen to me, and while still at draw I’d attempt to push the arrow back onto the rest with a finger. That’s bad practice, especially when shooting a broadhead. I’ve cut myself a number of times trying.

from the edge before light the next morning and entice them to come off roost back into the field. If folks do choose a pop-up blind, it’s also important that its interior is all black, to lessen the chances of getting busted If I don’t have a popup on hand, I make natural blinds out of branches, similar to the old-fashioned deer blinds. I find a large tree to break up my outline, then collect branches and place them in the ground, mostly vertically, allowing for at least a few shooting lanes. I make sure they are at least as high as the highest point of my bow when raised to shoot, which I usually do from a kneeling position.

Concealment Concealment is obviously important when turkey hunting. Since drawing a bow is slower and requires more body movement than aiming a shotgun, having some sort of blind is a good idea, and pop-up blinds are the obvious choice. There are lightweight options on the market that can be put up in a minute or two, and hunting with them allows you to move quickly and set up again if you spook a bird. Also, unlike in deer hunting, a blind doesn’t need to be set out days or weeks prior to hunting it. If I see birds strutting in a field one afternoon, I’ll set a blind 30 to 50 yards

Other Alterations Also, for turkey season I usually retrofit my arrows with black, brown or green fletchings which offer better camouflage than the normal brightly-colored or fluorescent fletchings most people use when hunting deer. I also make sure I have no

brightly colored items in my quiver. A quick way around re-fletching arrows for those that don’t have a fletching jig is to take a black marker and color the fletchings. With regard to calls, mastering the diaphragm mouth call is helpful. Using a hand call and having to put it down in order to grab your bow adds one more complication to an already complicated task. I use them almost exclusively because they work well and take up no space. Lastly, since accuracy is our best weapon, purchase either a 3-D target or at least turkey paper targets to become familiarized with the locations of vitals. Next month I’ll discuss “BWB” (bow without blind) turkey hunting. It’s a hunting method I’ve used before, but only with cover. I will present the advice of Tom Bombeke, a Mainer and the director of Wingshooting, Shooting Sportsman, who will help explain this method which, he says, offers one of the greatest thrills in a sportsman’s lifetime.

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An April Trail Encounter “Don’t give in to the tyranny of convenience,” said the older couple, Wool and Flannel, to the youngsters, Gore-Tex and Fleece. “Life is so boring that way. If you surrender too much to the Gear Gods, you’re erasing the struggle and the challenge that we came for. Fleece and her boyfriend Gore-Tex barely noticed the two older hikers heading toward them on the trail. The young couple were so much in love with each other, and with themselves, that they literally skipped down the rocky path. They stole admiring glances at each other as they danced along. Fleece noted proudly that her boyfriend’s seams were fully taped and that he sported 3rd-generation waterproof zippers. Meanwhile Gore-Tex ogled his sweetheart’s flatlock stitching and four-way stretch. Theirs was a carefree world of breathable warmth and soft coziness. The fashionable couple were featured in all the best catalogs. Highend manufacturers kept them very busy providing clothing that, despite its outdoorsy advertising, might never be worn off-pavement. Tiny incremental design changes were peddled as major new advances for each new season. And new, must-have colors guaranteed that the photo shoots would never end. The Encounter From a distance, they seemed a little flimsy, almost ephemeral as they tripped along, and Wool whispered as much to her husband Flannel before the younger couple came into hearing range. “That is a lovely shade www.MaineSportsman.com

of loden green,” Fleece squealed as she caught sight of Wool’s jacket during her approach. “This old thing? I’ve had it for 20 years,” replied Wool, “And that must be the latest windproof, half-zip pullover in Spiced Berry you have there?” “Don’t you just love the detachable hoodie?” Fleece enthused, her eyes widening dramatically. “Hello, I’m Gore-Tex,” said the younger man, offering his hand sheathed in multi-layered, burly Triton nylon with waterproof Army Goat leather inserts. Flannel extended his old paw, draped in a jersey cotton work glove, and shook hands. “How’s the trail up ahead?” he inquired. The younger man’s grip was like a bench vise. “Not a problem, if you’re wearing high-performance, contoured Teflon outer soles on your waterproof suede hiking boots.” “I think I left mine in the truck,” Flannel murmured, looking down at his patched gum rubbers. “But I’ve worn these to the top every spring for the last five years – so I guess I’ll try again.” Proffered Meal – With Flowers “Why don’t you join us for a snack first?” Fleece begged the older couple. “We were just about to take a breather, weren’t

we, Gore? I’ve brought some fantastic dehydrated Cajun Ranch Chicken Salad with soft corn tortillas, and I can Jet-boil some Quinoa and snowpea soup in less than three minutes.” Wool’s eyes widened in surprise, “Do you always bring a stove, fuel and a meal like that on your day-hikes?” “Gore just bought his 4,500-cubic inch backpack, with the Anti-Gravity technology and the IsoForm waist belt,” Fleece whispered to Wool. “He won’t go anywhere without it, and there’s so much room inside.” ‘We have some moose jerky and water in the packbasket,” Flannel said. “I think we’ll be fine for a two -mile hike.” But Gore-Tex was already pulling the makings of a huge feast from his enormous pack. There were fuel canisters and hoses, and a stove that might have been sufficient on Everest. Water-purifying pumps were deployed, and soon, super- filtered water from a nearby stream was ready to be redundantly boiled for soup. Foil packets of dehydrated gourmet food were everywhere. A collection of titanium plates with collapsible cups, bowls and saucers were laid out on a nearby boulder. Fleece picked some purple trilliums from the side of the trail and made

The author believes some hikers focus too much on technical clothing and gadgets. Here are the essentials for an April hike, in his opinion -- tall rubber boots, a pack basket and a plaid wool shirt. Jim Andrews photo

a bouquet for the center of the makeshift table. Lecture from the Old Folks “It’s too much,” Wool said under her breath to Flannel, and then she spoke more loudly so their hosts could hear her. “It’s too much! Stop! Don’t you understand that we’ve come here to get away from this?” Gore-Tex and Fleece stopped their preparations and stared silently at her. “Here we go,” said Flannel, barely audible. Wool spoke quietly to the young couple, but with a sense of urgency. “I know you think we’re just old and stubborn – because we don’t adopt every new convenience that comes along. But can’t you see that convenience isn’t always good? Don’t you see that it has a dark side?” “This trail is a struggle that we have all purposely chosen for ourselves. Your gear promises that your hike will be perfectly smooth, efficient and effortless – that

you won’t thirst, hunger, sweat, stumble, tire or be chilled. “But if you surrender too much to the Gear Gods, you’re erasing the struggle and the challenge that we came for. Isn’t it the honest, necessary effort that gives the hike meaning? We came here to overcome a worthy, difficult task. Adversity is not always a problem. Sometimes struggle is the solution to the questions of who we are and why we are here.” The stunned faces of the younger couple spoke volumes. Flannel shouldered his packbasket, preparing to move on. “Don’t give in to the tyranny of convenience,” Wool admonished as she turned up the trail. “Life is so boring that way.” Flannel turned to follow his wife, muttering under his breath. “Cripes, I hope we don’t die up there after that speech.” He half-turned to glance once again at the shocked faces of the young couple. “Have a great lunch, kids.”

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Small Downeast Waters Offer Fast Trout Action As I pulled up to the small pond in my Colorado pickup, I remembered reading in the Maine Fish-Stocking Report that 250 8- to 10-inch brook trout and more than 40 14-inch brookies were released into the 16-acre pond last fall. “That’s quite a few brookies for such a small water,” I thought to myself. As I drove up to the fly-fishing-only (FFO) pond, a 10-inch trout broke the serenity of the early morning by sipping a fluttering insect and creating an ever-widening circle on the water’s surface. I quickly assembled my two-piece Double L fly rod and attached a fly. While standing at the water’s edge preparing to cast, I observed a 12-inch red-bellied trout break the surface and take down another emerging insect. After several false

Here’s everything you need to know about finding productive trout ponds Downeast. Why? “These small ponds warm up quickly,” explained fisheries biologist Greg Burr, “and the trout become active soon after ice out.” casts to get some distance, I managed to lay my fly to within inches of the last rise. No luck! Several more casts – still no luck. Carefully, I released a few more yards of my Scientific Angler 5-weight double-tapered dry-fly line onto the surface of the water so that the size 12 Blue-winged Olive landed with a reasonably-natural presenta-

tion. Shortly after the imitation touched the water, a fish rose, creating an ever-widening circle. The 9-foot graphite fly rod trembled and bowed as the trout took out line and swam toward the bottom of the pond. I set the hook and started my retrieval. I carefully brought the beautiful trophy in close to the rocky shoreline

and released it. After changing flies several times, I determined that a No. 12 Hornberg produced the most consistent results. In the next two hours, I caught and released five more beautifully-speckled beauties. Small Pond Success The hotspot described in the paragraphs above happened a couple years ago at Young’s Pond (Map

24, C-1). The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W) stocks this fly-fishing-only water each fall. This small, isolated pond often delivers results for fly-casters trying to catch a few April brookies. Young’s frequently produces outstanding dry-fly action at dawn and again around dusk. Nymphs or wet-flies take trout for fly casters during the daylight hours. Special regulations on this pond allow anglers to keep brookies of 14 inches or better. Access to the pond is by a logging road (Continued on next page)

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off Route 180 in Otis. An excellent way to find heavily-stocked, fresh-water lakes and ponds in Hancock County or Washington County is to peruse the Maine Fish-Stocking Report found on pages 17–27 in this issue of The Maine Sportsman. This list shows the name of the water, the size, the species, and number of fish that were stocked there last year. Region C Fisheries biologist Greg Burr recommended that anglers concentrate on the small ponds. “These small ponds warm up quickly,” he said, “and the trout become active soon after ice out.” Small Secluded Ponds If fishing small secluded ponds appeals to you, then Partridge Pond and Ducktail Pond in Amherst might be good places to start (Map 24, A-1). Partridge Pond, a 28-acre brook-trout water, lies in scenic hill country. This area offers a beautiful wilderness

experience, as the slopes around the pond are forested by white pine and white birches. Access is off Route 9 on a dirt road. Drive as far as you can on this road, and hike the remaining distance to the pond. Partridge Pond was stocked with 550 7-inch brookies last October. Several cold-water springs in the pond allow a few hold-over trout of a pound or more to survive. This pond is restricted to artificial lures, with a daily bag limit of two trout. The minimum length limit is 12 inches; only one trout may exceed 14 inches. Another small brooktrout pond in the same region is the 24-acre Ducktail Pond (Map, A-2). The pond has a maximum depth of 43 feet, and it contains a lot of clear, cool water adequate for brook-trout survival in the warm summer months. This pristine, boulder-strewn basin was

Small ponds in the Downeast region can provide some great brookie fishing right after ice-out.

stocked last fall with 260 7-inch brookies. Regulations restrict this water to artificial lures only, and a daily limit of one trout of at least 14 inches. Access to this water can be had by following the Partridge Pond outlet to Ducktail Pond. Cherryfield Gem Another small water that can spell brook trout success in late April is West Pike Brook Pond in Cherryfield. West Pike is located

on the blueberry barrens of Washington County. Canoes or small boats can be launched at a site near the western end of the pond. According to information found in Maine’s Lake Survey, “This pond was reclaimed in 1987 to permit intensive management of brook trout.” Hatchery personnel stocked this water last fall with 1200 8-inch and 75 13-inch brook trout. Having fished this pond a number of years

MAINE WILDLIFE QUIZ: Fishers by Steve Vose

The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a member of the mustelid family. While frequently called “fisher cat,” the fisher is not in any way related to the feline species. Instead, the fisher shares many traits with other mustelids, such as weasels, martens and otters. The fisher’s native range includes Canada and the northern United States, where it thrives in these regions’ boreal forests. A crepuscular creature, the fisher prefers to hunt during dusk and dawn. Despite its name, the fisher rarely eats fish; instead, it spends a majority of its time stalking small mammals, including squirrels, rabbits and an unusual prey – the porcupine. The fisher is one of the few animals

able to effective dispatch and consume porcupines without becoming injured. Male and female fisher share similar features. Both possess long, thin, bodies and a sleek black coloration similar to an oversized mink. Fishers, however, are much larger than their comparatively diminutive mink cousins, with males averaging 10 pounds, and females around 5 pounds.

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ago with my fishing buddy, Don Lynch of East Orland, I can assure anglers that the bushwhacking required to get to the pond is worth the effort. In order to maintain the pond’s proven ability to produce 14- to -16 inch trout, the following restrictive regulations are in effect – artificial lures only, a minimum length limit of 10 inches (only one may exceed 12 inches) and a daily bag limit of 2 trout.

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The largest fisher ever recorded weighed 20 pounds. Retractable claws provide the fisher with the ability to maneuver well in trees. It can even climb down trees head first – a skill shared with very few mammalian species. The fisher’s mating cycle starts during March and April, when the animals actively find mates. After impregnation, the pregnancy itself is delayed for 10 months until the following February. Female fishers then give birth to a litter of three or four kits in the early spring. The female nurses and cares for the kits until late summer. When they are five months old, the kits set out on their own to establish new ranges.

What spiny creature is the fisher able to consume without be— coming seriously injured? What are the average weights of the male and female fisher? How much did the heaviest recorded fisher weigh? When does the fisher’s mating cycle start? How many fisher kits are birthed in a litter?

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Those Who Shoot Animals Caught in Others’ Traps Violate Maine Law Certain sportsmen are breaking the law, wasting taxpayers’ dollars and stealing money from trappers. Small game hunters are the main culprits, along with a few deer hunters. Many of these cases occur during the bird hunting season, and are done by bird hunters. They frequently do several different things that are illegal. First off, some shoot coyotes (and other animals) found in a trap. This destroys the value of the fur. In some cases, they kill a threatened or endangered species, such as the Canadian Lynx. One was shot a few years ago near Spring Lake in Somerset County by folks out bird hunting. They thought it was a bobcat. Either way, the act was against not only state law, but in this case, they also violated federal law. They were caught through an extensive investigation. During the annual trapping season, a few expert trappers are hired under contract by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W) and are paid with your tax dollars to trap our northeastern coyotes in and around specific deer wintering areas. This is done in an effort to help deer survive the deep snows of our winters where they are prone to being killed by our large crossbreed coyote. Yes, crossbreed, because they also carry wolf genes. This is why our canines hunt in packs and are larger than the typical purebred coyote

found in the western portions of North America. Violators When a person who is not the trapper who set the trap shoots these animals, they are breaking several laws, plus wasting your tax dollars. When a state contracted Predator Control Trapper is working the deer yarding areas, they are required to release all species other than coyotes as long as they are unharmed by the process of being trapped. The majority of non-targeted animals that are occasionally taken in a coyote trap set are other canines, felines and the occasionally fisher. The trapper may only keep coyotes taken under the contract. Any animal that cannot be released un-

harmed, must be dispatched and turned over to the regional IF&W biologist. Special rules apply to a trapped lynx. Due to modern trap designs and trap sets, few animals are harmed while in a trap. The release of an animal unharmed is accomplished by using correct equipment and methods. Otherwise, anyone trying to release a trapped animal will cause the animal to fight the trap while trying to escape from the apex predator (the human) that has just arrived on the scene. It is not uncommon to find animals sitting there watching one approach or some are actually asleep and awaken at the approach of a person.

More Violations Many actions taken

by non-trappers against animals in traps are against the law: • Shooting an animal and leaving it in the trap. • Shooting and removing an animal from a trap. • Shooting of animals in traps and not dispatching them (left alive and suffering). • Shooting an animal in a trap and taking the animal and the trap. • Pulling out trap sets found, and taking the trap or throwing it away. • Damaging a trap set while trying to illegally move it. • Driving over a trapped animal with a motor vehicle. Many of these acts are done because of people fear their dog will be caught and hurt in a

This coyote was shot, removed from the trap and thrown in an old slash pile by trap set. Although it was illegally shot and removed from the trap, in this case the pelt was still usable. Miller photo

trap. The truth of it is, very few dogs are hurt when caught. Most injuries occur when one does not know how to properly release the dog. Another illegal act sometimes committed is the taking of legally harvested animals and/or equipment out of motor vehicles while the trapper is off checking nearby traps. Law Citations Several of the laws that may apply to these illegal acts include: • Disturbing traps of another, a violation of 12 § 12256 (a Class E crime). • Use of a motorized vehicle to kill, injure, or molest wild animals or wild birds; a violation of 12 § 11215 (a Class E crime). • Harassment of hunters, trappers and anglers. A person may not intentionally or knowingly interfere with the lawful hunting, fishing or trapping of a wild animal, wild bird, or fish. This includes acts to disturb or attempt to disturb a wild animal, wild bird or fish with the intent to interfere with the hunting, fishing or trapping is in violation of 12 § 19654 (a Class E crime). Violators Lose Right to Fish, Hunt In 12 § 12256 under Eligibility; Section 5, a person convicted of burglary, criminal trespass or theft, or theft of equipment used for trapping, hunting, fishing; or theft of an animal that has been obtained by trapping or hunting and that was in the possession or (Continued on page 61) www.MaineSportsman.com

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Opening Day a Long-Standing Tradition Old but somehow not yet very gray, I still have trouble sleeping the night of March 31, the evening before opening day of stream and river fishing under general law. The years fly by, and the memories of one opening day lapse into another. And on every opening day, April 1, I note that last year’s opening day seems like yesterday, despite it being one full year ago. But over the years, subtle changes appear on the small brooks and streams where I spend each opening day. Trees mature, stream channels change due to flooding, and in some cases the riparian habitat is rendered impassable because alders and other wild shrubs and small trees have bent down from ice storms and now

Many tiny brooks and streams hold native brook trout only very early in the spring. During the first week of April, these little streams are gem mines – places where prospectors such as me are rewarded with living, speckled jewels. make walking along the stream like walking on a bed of springs. All these things are to be expected and taken in stride. But something else, not of nature, adds a sour note to my opening-day revelry. That something is posting. Last year, two of my long-time favorite spots were taken off the board. On one small spring-fed stream, someone built a house next to the best pool. Deforestation will eventually take its toll on the trout – a distinct strain of fish that have lived in this tiny watershed since just after the land recovered from the

ice age. The other stream suddenly sprouted “No Trespassing” signs. And with them came the end of a string of opening days going back well over a half-century. The loss of places such as this is akin to the loss of a dear friend. Continuing On But as old favorite haunts are taken off the board, others come online. It has become a habit with me to check out new streams throughout the season, with the explicit idea of finding new places to hit on opening day.

Many tiny brooks and streams only hold trout in very early spring. Snowmelt, the bane of anglers later in spring, appears to draw trout to these miniature streams. When the water recedes, trout settle back downstream to deeper, more suitable habitat. But during the first week or so of April, these little streams are gem mines – places where prospectors such as me are rewarded with living, speckled jewels. My remaining “secret” opening-day streams, many of them tiny and of an ephemeral nature, as described above, have

become as familiar as the back of my hand. It gives me a sense of continuity to return to these places each opening day as I have for so many years. I first visited some of these places before I even had a car or driver’s license. My grandpa would drop me off for the day. Sometimes the old man would accompany me. On some favorite pools I can still see Grandpa in my mind’s eye, derricking a squirming brook trout up through overhanging brush with his too-stiff fishing rod. But back then, old-timers such as Grandpa didn’t fool around with light tackle. It was for younger, upand-coming anglers – me, for instance – to jump upon the ultralight tackle bandwagon. Annual Rituals This opening-day celebration involves certain self-imposed rituals. For instance, the choice of where to go first is pretty much cast in concrete. Most years, unless late-clinging ice and snow prevent access, I hit one particular stream first. This has rarely if ever failed to produce at least a few trout on the first day. Then, with a fish or two under my belt, it’s off for breakfast. The choice of breakfast spots doesn’t change either. My restaurant of choice offers huge volumes of eggs, sausage, corned beef hash, sausage and gravy. As someone who prides himself on a healthful diet, it seems out of character to sit down to a heaping plate of sausage, home fries (Continued on next page)

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and scrambled eggs. But on opening day, anything goes. Gustatory indiscretions are forgiven. In recent years I’ve spent most opening days with a fishing buddy who, like me, considers April First a major holiday. We’ve fished together for so long now that I can predict what he’ll have for breakfast. It’s corned beef hash with two eggs over easy laid on top, along with coffee and a large glass of orange juice. After breakfast, it’s time to head out again, this time with a list of places to hit. Where to go next is now predicated upon current conditions. One of the larger streams offers sometimes-great fishing for anadromous – sea-run – brook trout. But sometimes ice makes it impossible to climb down the steep slope to the water. When that happens, it’s off to the next spot. Still Good Some opening-day streams require considerable physical effort to get to. One of the better places sits in a valley, and even when spring comes to Maine early, this valley remains filled with snow. And that makes the de-

scent to the charmed pool a hair-raising adventure. Fortunately, there are alders and other shrubs to hold on while slipping and sliding my way down. And always, after arriving at the bottom of the treacherous slope, I tell myself that since I have accomplished this I’m good for another year. For me, it’s kind of like an annual physical exam, only there’s no doctor involved. Thus far, I’ve passed the exam. And that, in turn, instills hope for another year and other opening days to come. It was no different last year, except that the snow was even deeper than usual and the pool was partially locked in ice. But enough open water remained that it was possible to cast, and as usual, the trout cooperated. It’s the trout that put the magic in the day, those sometimes black, sometimes silvery, spotted beauties, with their vermiculated backs and orange fins outlined in chalk-white. Size doesn’t much matter now either – as long as the fish meets the minimum length requirement, it’s good to go. The first trout of the season always causes me

Trapping (Continued from page 59)

control of the person who trapped or hunted the animal, is ineligible to obtain any license or permit issued by the department within two years of the conviction. Why are Coyotes Most Commonly Involved? Trappers and the game wardens wonder why most of these offenses involve trapped coyotes. Is it because the coyote is the most likely one seen while in a trap, since the trap sets are commonly found along logging roadways? Is it because uneducated hunters fear having their dogs injured in a trap? Is it because they lack knowledge of how to properly release their dog, while at the same time the majority of professional guides who hunt bear with hounds do not have a negative atti-

There’s still snow on the ground on Opening Day, but there will be trout in the pan for the evening meal. Tom Seymour photo

to take time to admire it. I’ll hold it in my hand and marvel at its make-up. I feel privileged to be allowed to behold such an object of beauty. Nothing in nature, at least not to my knowledge, can match it. It also impresses me that this trout in my hand is descended from an ancient strain and neither it nor its ancestors has ever mixed with hatch-

tude about trapping? Is it because people dislike the coyote so much? Most sportsmen support trapping as a wildlife management tool, and they can readily see the damage coyotes do to our wildlife, especially deer. One would think that anyone who hunts wild game in Maine would support efforts to protect our resources. It is a scientific fact that with the arrival of coyotes in Maine, our deer herd has decreased significantly due to predation. More and more research information is being made public about our large northeastern coyotes being part wolf and acting like wolves. For those who do not live in rural Maine, be assured that our large wild canine kills livestock and untold numbers of deer, and yes even a few young moose. As they become more exposed to humans, they will present a greater threat to us.

ery-raised fish. These are primeval treasures, special in every way. The Aftermath Later in the day, after hitting all the little brooks and streams, it’s back home to relax. This leaves one final opening-day ritual remaining, and that is the first trout meal of the year. Rolled in cornmeal and panfried to a golden brown, I

relish each bite. And in the end I take time to reflect upon the day’s experiences. Another opening day has come and gone, and with it a new season of open-water fishing begins. I wish everyone a fruitful season and many more opening days to come.

Wildlife Quiz Answers (Quiz on Page 58)

1. Other members of the mustelid family include weasels, martens and otters.

2. The fisher’s native range includes Canada and the northern United States.

3. Crepuscular creatures, fishers prefer to hunt during dusk and dawn. 4. The fisher is one of the few animals able to effective dispatch and consume porcupines without becoming injured. 5. The average male fisher weighs 10 pounds, while female fishers average about five pounds. 6. The largest fisher ever recorded weighed 20 pounds.

7. The fisher’s mating cycle starts when they look for mates during March and April.

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When is a Fox Not a Fox? Maine shooters know Fox shotguns. Old-timers recall that the “Sterlingworth” and other Fox models were emblematic of a Golden Age of bird hunting between the late 1890s and the end of the Great Depression. Slightly younger old-timers remember when the Savage-Fox Model B served as any-

Not since 2006 has any major American maker offered an American-made side-by-side. But now, Savage has bucked the trend by “presenting” an A.H. Fox A Grade, made by Connecticut Shotgun Mfg. Co. It’s beautiful, but is it really an A.H. Fox? one’s choice for a utilitarian side-by-side shotgun. In recent times, fans of the high-end of things admired the line of A.H. Fox-branded shotguns,

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started making shotguns around 1896 and formed the Fox Gun Co. about that time. After that business shut down, he worked for the Baltimore Gun Co. from 1900 to 1903. In 1904 he relocated and formed the Philadelphia Gun Co., which he replaced in 1906 with the A.H. Fox Gun Company of Philadelphia. Egotistical with a tendency to bombast, Fox declared early that he built “The Finest Gun in the World.” Over the years he garnered vocal support for that claim. In a 1909 letter to Fox, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote, “The double-bar-

reled shotgun has come and I really think it is the most beautiful gun I have ever seen.” After his 1909-1910 African Safari, Roosevelt published in “Scribner’s” magazine, “I had a Fox No. 12; no better gun was ever made.” In his 1995 Shotguns and Shooting, the late Michael McIntosh wrote, “I find Lefevers, both versions, highly appealing mechanically, and Parkers charm my aesthetic sense. Foxes satisfy my tastes for both mechanics and art better than any.” High praise indeed from the dean of American wingshooting. (Incidentally, Teddy Roosevelt’s Fox sold in October 2010 at James Julia’s Fairfield, Maine auction house for $862,500 – the record for an American shotgun.) (Continued on next page)

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Moving Forward In 1912, investors who were fed up with Ansley Fox’s temperament forced him out of the company he founded. Without Fox at the helm, the company chugged along until November of 1929. Less than a month after the stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression, investors sold the A.H. Fox Gun Company to Savage Arms. Savage moved the Fox operation to Utica, New York, and later on to Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. They continued to make A.H. Fox-branded shotguns until 1988. Production of the original Fox line ended soon after World War II. Modern production was limited to the more pedestrian Model B. The situation changed last year when Savage decided to again market a side-by-side shotgun under its own name. Savage now “presents” an A.H. Fox A Grade, made in the New Britain facilities of Connecticut Shotgun. Not since Ruger’s short-lived Gold Label 12-gauge side-by-side, made between 2004 and 2006, has any major American maker attempted to offer an American-made side-by-side. Browning’s came from Japan, and Kimber’s from Turkey. Weatherbys originate in Italy. Savage is bucking all the postWWII trends with this

Brand new last year, the A. H. Fox A Grade “presented” by Savage Arms represents a nod to the glory days of the past while using the best available building technology of today. Photo: Savage Arms

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one. The move also offers CSM an opportunity to associate their name with a shotgun affordable by someone other than an oil sheik or a member of the British royal family. The A Grade offers a shotgun that we plebeians can at least aspire to own. After his ouster by the board of the A. H. Fox Gun Co., Ansley Fox next went on to design and produce automobiles. The Fox Automobile Co. turned out cars from only 1921 to 1923, but those cars were described as “beautiful, imaginative and expensive.” The same might be said of A. H. Fox shotguns. Given that, it is not hard to believe that Ansley Fox would appreciate his name in association with this new shotgun from Savage and their partner, Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company.

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Brown Trout – the Future of Central Maine Sport Fishing? Brown trout are resilient. They can survive in adverse conditions; namely, “marginal” waters that would likely kill other trout species. Because of this, brown trout will likely become the future of sport fishing in Central Maine. Since 2003, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been studying three different strains of brown trout brood stock, in an effort to determine which is best to use to stock Maine waters. The study, set to conclude in 2020, will ultimately determine which of the three brown trout types will be most successful in competing for survival in waters currently home to many aggressive fish species. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s “Brown Trout Man-

Brown trout can adapt to a wide range of habitats, making them invaluable in providing a sport fishery in many lakes, ponds and streams which would otherwise have none. agement Plan” states: Brown trout are a well-accepted part of Maine’s fisheries management program. Their attractiveness as a sport fish and their ability to adapt to a wide range of habitats has made them invaluable in providing a sport fishery in many lakes, ponds and streams which otherwise would have none. DIF&W has obviously put a lot of effort into determining how the brown trout best fits into the Maine biome, and the department should be commended. Brown trout aren’t native to Maine, but they are still a challeng-

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ing fish worthy of catching. Catching the Big Bad Brown Reclusive and therefore difficult to catch, big brown trout longer than 20 inches are on just about every angler’s wish list. However, these fish didn’t get huge by being careless, so fishermen looking to catch one need to employ tactics designed to specifically target these behemoths. Browns can be caught during all times of the day, but the biggest browns move out in search of food only in low light conditions. That means if you want to

catch the big boys, you’ll need to fish before dawn or after sunset. Scientists studying the feeding behaviors of big brown trout have conducted tagging studies showing these fish rarely move from their protective hideouts in daylight, but at night they travel miles in search of food. Select a Fly that Looks Like a Fish Once a brown trout reaches a size in excess of 20 inches, they become primarily fish-eaters. Because of this, flies like the Cone Head Slumpbuster Bunny Streamer or the Clouser Minnow, both in black, catch big browns

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regularly. To increase the effectiveness of both of these lures, add a small red bead to the line ahead of the fly. Upon retrieval, the bead taps against the head of the fly, creating underwater vibrations that goad fish into striking. For the spin casting angler, lures like the black ¼ ounce Arbogast Jitterbug and other top-water lures like the black Savage Gear Rad Rat drive large carnivorous browns crazy. The world record for brown trout is 42 pounds, 1 ounce, while the State of Maine record is a 23-pound, 5-ounce fish caught on Square Pond by Robert Hodsdon of Sanford in 1996.

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wonder why black lures are used for night time fishing. This is because fish see contrast very well, and black lures cast a very strong silhouette. Because most fish attack a lure from below, the dark color stands out against the night sky compared to lighter-colored lures, which can be difficult for fish to see on moonlit nights. A final trick to catching big browns is avoiding the crowds. Pressure will force big browns into hiding, so anglers must fish when waters are most quiet. Fishing isolated waters, mid-week and at night practically ensures a fisherman will have prime fishing spots to themselves. Spectacular Spectacle A conversation with one of the central Maine wildlife biologists yielded information that 139acre Spectacle Pond (DeLorme’s Atlas Map 13, 1-B) in Augusta and Vassalboro has been regularly producing big browns through the ice all winter. This success is likely because of the strict regulations and limited boat

access (hand-carry only, and motorboats over 10 horsepower are prohibited). Anglers targeting browns must be aware of the S-6 (artificial lure only) and daily bag limit on brown trout is set at 1 fish, with a minimum length limit on brown trout at 18 inches. If anglers plan to also target the pond’s brook trout, the pond’s S-16 code sets the daily bag limit on brook trout at 2 fish, with a minimum length limit of 12 inches, and only 1 may exceed 14 inches. Other S-code restrictions exist from October through December, so anglers are encouraged to read the law book carefully before fishing Spectacle Pond. Pond Access Spectacle Pond is surrounded by the Alonzo Garcelon Wildlife Management Area and private landowners. If driving to the pond from Route 3, the access road is 3.8 miles from the intersection of Church Hill Road and route 3. A large sign marks the access road to the pond, which is via a grav-

The author and a brown trout. He believes the resiliency of brown in dealing with water temperatures and quality will increase the species’ value in Central Maine in the future. Biologists are working to find the type of brown trout that will most closely match the resources available in Maine’s potential fisheries.

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The Forest Unnoticed With spring comes a burst of life! As I walk in the woods behind my house, greenery that has been buried under the snow awakens in the warm sunshine. Insects buzz. Migrating birds are coming back in ones and twos and twelves and twenties. Buds are starting to swell, new leaves are emerging, and soon tiny flowers will brighten the landscape. Vernal pools have come to life. Springtails swarm and fairy shrimp swim in the water. Salamanders squirm. Peepers and treefrogs sing mating songs. Humans have long celebrated the remarkable rebirth and regrowth that comes with spring. As the long, cold winter recedes into the past, we focus on new life in the months ahead. A Burst of Decay We may not often think of it this way, but with spring also comes a burst of decomposition and decay, much of it unnoticed. Yes, as the weather warms, the downside of the circle of life gets just as busy as the upside. Microbes, fungi and invertebrates will make quick work of the maple

Up close and magnified, ferns and mosses look like miniature forests, teeming with “wildlife,” including spiders, beetles, ants, mites, midges and millipedes. As Thoreau said, “We find only the world we look for.”

Moss comes to life on a dead limb in the spring sunshine. All photos: David Van Wie

leaves from last fall. Oak leaves will break down more slowly, while providing hiding places for slugs, snails, centipedes and, yes, ticks. Animals that died during the winter are scavenged by crows or jays, while flies and other insects lay eggs on decomposing flesh. Butterflies and moths swarm what remains for precious salt. Trees blown down in winter storms slowly become habitat for ants, worms, detritovores and saprophytes.

British solider lichens (Cladonia cristatella) atop a decaying stump. www.MaineSportsman.com

All this deadwood, rot and decay are essential to the health and growth of the forest, and support many unnoticed and often unloved links in the food chain. Unseen or Unnoticed? We are far more inclined to focus on the greener, more vibrant and charismatic web of life when we are out enjoying the forest in New England. However, ecologist David George Haskell, author of the acclaimed The Forest Unseen (Penguin Books,

Old Man’s Beard lichen (Usnea) is common in the north Maine woods.

2012), has noted that half of the species in a forest depend on dead or dying trees to live. “A tree,” he noted at a conference I attended last fall, “might ‘live’ in death as long as it lived in life.” I’ll call it the “dark web” of life, or maybe the web of death, but much of it goes unnoticed unless we purposefully stop and examine what is happening all around us. A Small Circle of Life In The Forest Unseen, Professor Haskell opens up an entire world that

literally lives beneath our feet. He does this by carefully observing a small patch of forest floor near his home, visiting it several times a month for an entire year. He calls his small patch of forest (a circle about 3 meters across) a mandala, named after the beautiful designs made with colored sand that Tibetan monks create and then destroy to celebrate the beauty, complexity and impermanence of our existence. Haskell’s observations and poetic commentary about the impermanence of life in the forest are inspiring and enlightening. Get Down Haskell encourages us to get down and observe the tiny, unnoticed things that are a wonder to behold. Put on your coveralls, grab a hand lens or camera, and look – right up close – at what is happening on the forest floor, on the bark of trees, among the stems and flowers of the undergrowth, under rocks and logs, and even a few inches under the leaf litter and duff. Many of us did this when we were kids. Why not do it again now? (Continued on page 68)

Lungwort lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria).

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— Special Feature — by Zachary Fowler

My Maine Boat Made of Reeds — Would it Float? – Part 1 I went to the Landings Boat Building School in Kennebunkport right after high school and learned how to build wooden boats. By the time I turned 21, I had worked in a couple of boatyards around New England. Then I moved to Maine to work on the historic schooner Lynx, which was located at Rockport Marine. It was amazing working in Rockport in the presence of some of the world’s most skilled wooden boat builders. I helped to build some of the boat’s spars and a bit of cabinetry in the galley – I even turned some custom drawer knobs on the lathe styled to match the period in which the boat was originally built. Selected for Alone I remained in Maine building boats until the opportunity to go on the History Channel’s reality show Alone presented itself. Being a wooden boat builder was one of my biggest selling points, and it played a large part in getting History Channel to take notice of me and offer me the spot on the show. I was on the show during its third season of broadcasting. In the first two seasons, quite a bit of attention was paid to the boats that some of the contestants constructed in their efforts to survive and thrive. And none of those contestants were boat builders. The producers probably figured they could expect good things from an actual wooden boat

My plan when I arrived at the “Alone” survival site alongside the Patagonian lake was to use the local bamboo to construct a beautiful “bundle boat.” However, I discovered that the “bamboo” was not real bamboo, and the stems had solid interiors. With hopes still high, I wrapped up a bundle of reeds, and threw the bundle onto the surface of the lake. Instantly, the bundle sank to the bottom. builder.

Best Laid Plans As I was planning for

my adventure in Patagonia, I had designs in mind for a boat. I hoped that constructing a boat would

increase my hunting and fishing opportunities, thereby permitting me to extend my stay in the wil-

As Fowler planned for his upcoming Patagonian adventure on “Alone,” he used his ever-present sketch pad to design a trimaran he hoped would improve his fishing and hunting opportunities. However, when he landed in the South American country he was told about the prohibition against cutting down any trees with a diameter exceeding 6 inches, effectively dashing this concept.

derness. But upon arrival at the location where I was to survive by myself for the next 87 days (and win the competition over the nine other contestants), I found no usable resources in sufficient quantity to accomplish my original goal. At first I thought the bamboo would make a beautiful bundle boat. One of the first things I did was to cut down a piece of bamboo. However, I quickly discovered that it was not true bamboo with a hollow interior, but rather a solid plant more closely related to river cane. Nevertheless, with hopes still high, I wrapped up a bundle of reeds, and threw the bundle onto the surface of the lake. The bundle of plants sank to the bottom instantly. Plan B My second idea was to make a trimaran out of a fairly good-sized tree for the main body of my boat, and two smaller outriggers on each side, set about three-feet out to stabilize it and keep it from rolling. But that idea was vetoed by the producers even before I landed, since we were prohibited from chopping down trees greater than 6 inches in diameter. At that point, I refocused my efforts, and ended up coming up with the “Duck Hunter 3000,” the small 3-foot long self-propelled un(Continued on next page) www.MaineSportsman.com

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manned boat that would take my hook and bait, and would motor out with its rubber-band powered paddlewheel and fish the deeper waters for me. (If you are just tuning in, you will have to skip back to the October and November, 2017 issue of The Maine Sportsman to find my articles “How I Survived Alone, and Won $500K Using a Handcrafted Miniature Boat to Catch Trout,” or look up the YouTube video, to read about constructing my miniature fish-catching paddlewheel boat.) In the end, while I was out there surviving, the “Duck Hunter 3000” and the dock I built to get out farther into the lake made up for the lack of a boat, and I moved on to other things. Back in Maine Now that I’m home and doing the “87 Days” Series on YouTube, I thought I would revis-

it the idea of a boat, and try the bundle boat the way I had hoped to originally make with bamboo. Since the premise of the YouTube series is “As if I did it [the Alone survival show] here in Maine,” I found that reeds were a similar resource to bamboo when it came to building my bundle boat. I had previously harvested quite a few of the reeds on my property to insulate the walls of the new shelter I was building, and found that I had more than enough left over to try and make my dream of a bushman’s boat come to life. Next month: Fowler constructs his Maine reed-bundle boat, brings it to the water, climbs atop and … and pushes off from the shoreline into the Penobscot Bay ice floes?

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Zoom In I use the zoom lens on my DSLR camera to zoom in on things I can’t see very well with my naked eye. My friend Kevyn Fowler uses the camera on his cell phone to take amazing pictures of mushrooms and polypores and the tiny creatures that live on them. Lichens are also a favorite. Haskell devotes an entire chapter to lichens and the unique partnerships among fungi, algae, and/or bacteria that allow lichens to exist in so many forms in so many different environments, from harsh alpine communities to deserts to seashores. Many people notice Old man’s beard (genus Usnea), reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangifera) and lungwort (Lobaria), which are common in the Maine woods. I especially like “British soldier lichen” - Cladonia cristatella, which are about one centimeter tall, with hollow stems and bright red fruiting bodies on the top. They’ve been right under my nose for decades, but I only noticed them one sunny spring afternoon a couple years ago. www.MaineSportsman.com

Back in Maine, Fowler decided to “re-experience” his Patagonian adventure, using Maine-grown materials from his property. Here, he starts construction of a “bundle boat” he hopes will float better than the “bamboo” of South America would have fared.

Fowler’s work on the Maine river reed bundle boat continues, including its Viking-style prow. Read the concluding episode detailing his boat-building efforts in the May issue of The Maine Sportsman.

In fact, this striking species was not described until 1858 by Edward Tuckerman, a botanist at Amherst College for whom Tuckerman’s Ravine was named. Ferns and mosses are equally fascinating and beautiful. Up close and magnified, they look like miniature forests, teeming with “wildlife” – diminutive species that graze, hunt, or are hunted – including spiders, beetles, ants, mites, midges, millipedes, and more. Forest floor dwellers adapt to the low light beneath the leafy canopy and thrive where moisture is best suited to their preferences. In some places, the forest floor is a soft, squishy carpet of mosses and ferns. Sunbeams and Seed Shadows One summer day, Professor Haskell spent an afternoon watching a sunbeam move slowly across his mandala, noticing how the plants and insects responded to several minutes of exposure to a warm ray of light on the light-starved understory. A parasitic wasp followed the beam, basking in the warmth, while some plants quickly wilted to conserve their moisture until the sunbeam passed. In the autumn, he sat and watched the trees drop their seeds, noting the different mechanisms the various tree species use to

spread their seeds and extend their “seed shadows.” Maple seeds, of course, have a propeller shape that slows the descent, carrying the seed in the wind. As Haskell explains, seeds that create their own lift are called samara. And, he observes, individual seeds have different shapes, so some fall straight down, while others fly far downwind, allowing the highest chance that some of the seeds will fall favorably enough to produce the next generation of maples. Needn’t Go Far My own wanderings, and Haskell’s careful observation, remind us that we needn’t go far to find wonder and beauty in nature. Sometimes all it takes is to sit in your backyard with a pair of binoculars, or to crawl on the ground with a hand lens, or to go hunting with a camera for some unusual activity among the leaves or under a log. As Thoreau said: “Many an object is not seen, though it falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within the range of our intellectual ray, i.e. we are not looking for it. So, in the largest sense, we find only the world we look for.”

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Tom’s Ready for Ice-Out In 2017, ice-out came early to Sebago Lake (DeLorme Atlas, Map 5, C-1), and I was on the water on April 17. Launching at the State Park as the sun rose on a mild morning, I was soon on the big lake. At the end of the buoys, I let out my fly line and had a smelt in the water. I started with one rod as I marked fish in 20 feet of water, but I could see several fish breaking surface, likely chasing bait. That prompted me to set another rod with just the 30-foot leader in the water. In no time at all I had a hit on the deep rod and battled my first salmon of the year. There were a few other anglers on the water, but not many – typical for a weekday. I drifted past another boat and they had a fish on, too.

As I brought in line, the fish pumped like a togue, not the typical shake of a salmon. The fish broke the surface, and I saw that I was right – it was a nice laker, 25 inches. I released the togue and was soon back in business. The wind picked up, as it typically does on the big lake, and I headed in. With the deep freeze we had this winter, I cannot predict the exact day when the ice will go out this month. Rest assured – whenever it is, I will be on the water with all of you! Ice-Out Action I long for this time of year when the ice makes its way off our lakes from south to north. I begin my sojourn with Sebago Lake, as it is typical-

Rene Lavoie of Lewiston displays a beautiful iceout salmon. Photo by Tom Roth

ly free of ice first. The launch at the State Park puts anglers right where they want to be – at the mouth of the Songo River. Massive schools of smelt swirl around the emptying points of the river, drawing salmon and lake trout in to the shallow, sandy waters.

Anglers do best early on with live smelt. Old-timers painstakingly sewed their smelt onto bait hooks with needles and black thread. Most modern anglers use a bait harness, but a few diehards still use the sewnon method. A few seasons ago, I tried some of the new lifelike rubber products with great success. The “Gulp” minnow smelts worked as well as live bait, and held up better. I’m not ready to switch completely to imitation bait, but I always carry a pack of them in my tackle bag. Thompson Lake Usually just after Sebago sees ice-out, Thompson Lake (Map 11, E-4) goes ice-free, and I make the short commute to this salmon and togue honey-hole. Thompson Lake

is smaller than Sebago Lake, but it’s got several coves and undulating depths, making trolling bottom a challenge. At ice-out, however, most of the action occurs in depths less than 20 feet. Last spring, I didn’t hit Thompson Lake until early May. Word got around in my fishing fraternity that the bite was on, so I headed out from The Heath as the sun rose. I put my lines in the water in front of Aggasiz Village, the historic summer camp on Thompson’s shore. I didn’t have fresh smelt, so I grabbed a pack of frozen smelt from the previous week. I hadn’t even gotten my second rod in the water when I had a strike and missed a fish. Finally I (Continued on next page)

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Spring Turkey Hunt Spring turkey season hunting is one of my favorite activities. Calling a turkey into decoys is challenging because of their amazing eyesight, but it is extremely rewarding when things work out. About sunset on the evening before the hunt, we use an owl call to locate a roosting bird. In the spring, wild turkeys will gobble at loud sounds like an owl call, crow call and sometimes a coyote call, so when we hear a turkey gobble back, we take note of the spot and head there in the morning to hunt the bird. Last year we located a turkey one evening. Before we went to bed that night, we got ready for the next day’s hunt. I had my decoys – a

We set up our decoys. The big tom had been gobbling off to our left. After a long wait, I looked to my right, and was surprised to see the bird looking right at me. It had made a big loop around us. jake and a hen – together with a box call and camo and my Remington 870 with Winchester number 5 shot turkey loads. This ammo is expensive, but worth it. Early Start We left the house an half hour before shooting time. I was nervous because the sun was coming up and I wanted to be there and set up at least 10 minutes before shooting time. That’s because once a tom turkey finds a few hens, the bird will ignore your calls and decoys.

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got both rods rigged. As I made my way past Abram’s Point, another fish hit. My frozen smelt were easily ripped from the hook, and this strike was a bait-stealer, too. Soon I had a third bite. As I pumped the rod in, the fish felt like dead weight. My hunch was correct – a togue, one of Thompson Lake’s strain. I quickly released it, and re-baited both rods with imitation smelt. I grabbed one of the rods after another quick strike and immediately knew I had a salmon. The shake and tail-dance was a

We arrived about ten minutes before first light and set our stuff up. We called and waited and heard a gobble off to our left, where we’d heard it the night before. I was trying to be real still – turkeys have extremely good eyesight, and I knew it would be over if I was moving. We waited and waited and I began wondering if the tom was still coming. Then I looked over in a different direction and was surprised to see the bird looking right at me. The big tom had not done

what I had expected, but that’s just the way hunting goes sometimes. The turkey gobbles had come from our left. There was a ridge to our right. What had happened was that rather than coming straight at us, the big bird had made a big loop around us and had walked down the side of that ridge. Second Chance? When I moved my head to look at him, he ran off. Since there was nothing else for me to do, I stood up and walked over to the ridge.

dead giveaway, as were the bright silvery sides of the fish. This one was a racer, sleek and slim, so I got it back in the water quickly. Almost immediately I had another salmon on the Gulp minnow rig. I stayed with the synthetic bait for the rest of the day, and managed to boat two more salmon and a lunker smallmouth. Not a bad day on the water before work!

“Big Fish” Year at Lake Auburn? Just after Thompson Lake experiences ice out, Lake Auburn (Map 11, E-4), the farthest spot north in this region, sheds its icy cloak. Because of strict regulations on the lake, which serves as Lewiston’s and Auburn’s municipal water supply, Lake Auburn grows some beautiful salmon and togue. Last spring, I hit Lake AuATURING FE burn early, as soon as the ice left. These were before-work mornings, and in only a few hours I was able to catch and release a nice number of fish. None were huge, but Lake Auburn seems to cycle between big — SEE US AT OUR NEW LOCATION! — and small fish each year. And yes – 96 Roosevelt Trail • Naples, ME that means 2018 will be a “big fish” (207) 655-9644 • service@sebagodock.com www.alummikondocks.com • www.sebagodock.com year.

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As I crested the ridge I saw the bird again, walking about 20 yards away. I took the shot quickly but carefully, and made a pretty good one for the situation I was in. The tom could just have easily flown away when he saw me move my head, but it worked out well for me in the end. This year I may set up on that ridge. If cooked right, turkeys are one of my favorite game birds to eat. I refrigerate the breast meat in a bowl with Italian dressing overnight and grill it – the preparation takes some work, but it’s worth the effort. I just can’t wait until this season starts.

Anglers always do well with smelts on Lake Auburn, but I often try flies early in the season, especially close to shore. While the Gray Ghost is my go-to fly, Lake Auburn salmon love the Barnes’ Special, Joe’s Smelt and Nine-Three. I just re-read my copy of Dick Stewart and Bob Leeman’s Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon, and that convinced me to try a few more patterns on the lake. This season, I will be dragging a few variants of my favorite – a Blue Ghost and a Pink Ghost – just to see if the fish are paying attention. Trolling the buoys separating open and closed portions of the lake puts anglers in the slot for salmon and togue. After that, working either shoreline, east or west, and the aptly-named Salmon Point, makes for a good morning troll. I’ll be playing leap-frog as new lakes open up. Blogs and social media posts make it much easier to find out just when a lake is ice-free, and it beats driving around the day before or phoning contacts across the state. This is the best time of the season to be after salmon and togue, so enjoy – summer will be here all too soon.

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Where do Wild Brookies and Turkeys Hang Out This Month? Here in Southern Maine, native brook trout numbers are declining, while turkey populations are on the increase. Native brookies have retreated into deep, dark, hard-to-reach head waters and a few well-managed ponds. Turkey populations, however; have expanded throughout the region – they are more adaptable than delicate brook trout. For definition purposes, the difference between native and wild brook trout is the fact that native trout have never been stocked – they are a true strain that has evolved since glaciers retreated from Maine, leaving cold mountain streams in their paths. Wild brookies, on the other hand, were once stocked in the river system but have reproduced over the years and become what are considered wild. All brook trout are totally dependent on their environments – minor changes in water temperatures and water quality can kill off an entire population within a few days. Introduced species like brown and rainbow trout can tolerate water temperature fluctuations and water quality issues, surviving in a wider range of waters – in fact, that’s the reason they were introduced. Wild Trout Waters Anglers in search of wild trout need to focus on environmental conditions to locate their own honey holes. The things to consider are angling pressure, water quality and ease of access. Regarding access, it’s what researchers would

call an “inthis area beverse relacause of the tionship” – in larger tracts other words, of land and the tougher fewer huntthe access, ers. the greater Turkeys the chance of are more diffinding wild ficult to locate trout. here – they You will aren’t as visnot find good ible as in the wild trout The author releases a brook trout. This wild brookie hit a more rural fishing in stone fly nymph as it drifted near an undercut bank. areas to the waters with south. Deep nonexistent on most secwell-worn paths along woods turkeys are contions of the river – flicktheir shores. These locastantly on the move, and ing lures from the hip tions are generally putthe terrain can be steep will save money and frusand-take waters that and difficult to access. trations that result from receive stockings year There are large tracts of lost tackle. round. countryside available to I hate to even men Instead, check topohunt; however, and I love tion wild trout and bait, graphical maps and key to hunt large forested arbut worms drifted deep on water systems with eas. will take trout, too. This headwaters that drain You should never area also has numerous swamps or marshes. overlook public lands. large, wet swamps where These hard-to-reach back Scout “Wildlife Managetrout hang out. waters will generally ment Areas” in this reTurkey Flocks have reproducing wild gion – every one of them Agricultural farms brook trout populations. has a large turkey popwith open fields and These spots are easy to ulation. Walk the road hardwood forests with locate on DeLorme’s Atsystems within the WMA oaks and beech trees are las, Map 2. looking for sign, and lisprime habitat that sup A stream I enjoy fishten for turkeys calling in port large flocks of birds. ing is South River, which the early morning. Agricultural areas offer flows through the PlanKey On Food perfect habitat for turtation. This meandering Hen turkeys have keys, while corn and hay stream dumps into Osone concern, and it’s food fields offer perfect forage. sipee River in Parsons– their whole world re North and South Berfield. To locate the Planvolves around it. They wick, Sanford, Acton, Altation, check Map 4, D-1. need nutrients to profred and Waterboro all Brook trout migrate duce young in the spring have hilly terrains with into deep-dark shaded months. So how turkeys apple orchards and fields waters of the stream. use the land and its food laced with hardwoods. To find them, anglers source is key to locating Dayton, Hollis and Lyshould locate brush-tanbirds man are other areas with gled sections. Trout lurk Also consider where good habitat for turkey. in under-cut banks and and how to hunt them. Northern sections of over-hanging brush. Find where hens frethe region include ShapThese areas are good quent, and toms will be leigh, Newfield, Limerspots to cast a Black nearby. ick, Limington and ParGhost or Black Nosed During rainy-misty sonsfield. These towns Dace streamer fly. days, turkeys gather in are generally mountain Spinning gear anglers fields to feed on insects ous, with hardwood fordo well with small siland worms – they avoid ests and fields. ver or gold spinners. But forest areas because of These are areas I prespots along remote banks noise involved with rain. fer to hunt for a few reawhere you can perform Also, they can’t hear well sons. I live nearby, and a full cast are basically due to damp ground conknow this area well. I like

ditions. Generally, in these conditions turkey prefer open spaces, such as open hardwoods or fields. Scouting this type of terrain you will locate flocks of birds. Last year’s acorn crop is still available. Birds love them in the spring and will gobble them up – hunting hardwoods is smart under these conditions. Southern Maine turkey populations are on the rise, thanks to two mild winters and good spring hatching conditions. Maine’s turkey population fluctuate around 60,000 – the largest in New England. However, the highest densities are found right here in the southern part of the state – York and southern Oxford Counties offer some of the best turkey hunting in New England. Never overlook New Hampshire – their turkey populations is estimated at 40,000 birds. When you consider the state’s smaller size compared to Maine, that equates to some excellent hunting opportunities. Unit J2 runs along our western border. It has accounted for 22 percent of the fall archery harvest over a few years. I have found when trying to gain landowner permission in these prime areas that the early-bird gets the worm. This area receives hunting pressure, and many landowners only allow a few hunters on their land. Ask before others, in order to avoid the “Too many hunter on my land already – sorry” response.

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New Fly Rod Strikes Fear Among Region’s Brookies April always brings dreams of fishing season to mind, even though good fishing around here won’t usually happen until later next month. I can’t help it, though; the warming weather patterns just get my fishing blood going. Throughout the month I can be found fiddling through my fishing gear, cleaning reels and line, sorting flies and tying some lastminute patterns, or just sitting there dreaming about laying a line out on some crystal-clear water. Last year, I got to relieve a little of that fishing anxiety that comes with those long winters we get here in the Western Maine Mountains. I took a trip to the Thomas & Thomas rod company factory in Greenfield, Massachusetts for a tour of the rod-making company in action – what an eye opener. The company began as a crackerjack operation right from the start in 1969, and has stayed the course. Thomas & Thomas master craftsman create top-shelf, hand-made in the USA, fly rods that fill a narrow, niche market. Thomas & Thomas makes their own blanks right there in the Greenfield factory. They don’t import their rod blanks from China; rather, they form them from frozen rolls of graphite at their factory in the good ol’ USA. This unique approach allows them the ultimate control www.MaineSportsman.com

To my knowledge, Thomas & Thomas is the only rod company that builds every single rod, from the ground up, completely within their factory. They don’t import rod blanks from China; rather, they fabricate them from rolls of graphite at their New England factory. in quality, affording them the ability to produce rods that stay true from one hand-crafted rod to the next.

purchasing the eightweight on the positive experience I had with the five-weight rod in that same model. I figured the rod company had some secret manufacturing method that allowed them to create this awesome model of rod, and I wrongly assumed that this model was equally awesome in each rod weight – I couldn’t have been more wrong. As I neared the purchase of this rod, I unexpectedly got a chance to fish stripers with a guide on the coast that had his boat completely outfitted with the exact brand name, model and rod weight I was craving. I jumped at the chance to fish the ocean and try out this model in an eightweight, to see if it held up to the high standards

that the five-weight had achieved.

Ocean Trip Review I fished on the ocean with an old fishing client Quality Control of mine, Ron Apter, Most rod builders a retired doctor from purchase rod blanks Virginia who also wanted from other countries like to buy the same model of China, letting quality rod I had been looking vary from one batch to at. Apter brought his the next. Let me tell a favorite Sage rod in an personal experience that eight-weight, and we told explains how this can be each other that we could a huge problem for the trade from his Sage to consumer/angler. the other brand, back and A few years ago I forth, to see which one we worked in a fly shop that like the best. carried a particular brand Our thinking was I won’t mention here. that if the model rod we The brand-named roddesired to purchase outbuilding company started fished the Sage, then we producing a rod that would certainly be up for everyone raved about, so laying the money out on I set out to purchase one the new model rod we after an extensive testing had our eyes on. period. In other words, I As the day progressed, fished with that model for Apter and I both found a while to see if I liked it. that the new model rod The particular model didn’t throw the line out I wanted, an as we had eight-weight, thought it was touted as would. Each the lightest time my a r o u n d fishing friend and super and I would “accurate.” a t t e m p t I had tried to reach a the model in distant school a five-weight of stripers on several with the new fishing trips model, we and really came away liked it; as The author documents last year’s visit to the Thomas from the a matter & Thomas fly rod company in Greenfield, MA. The attempt as if of fact, I company’s quality control measures allow it to produce we had just had talked consistent, accurate fly rods in a variety of weights. finished a William Clunie photo myself into workout at

the gym. What a struggle this terribly-built rod gave us – we both enjoyed a great day of fishing with the Sage, but the new model purchase was immediately put on the back shelf. Fly Shop Review I presented this problem to a friend of mine who worked in a fly shop that carried a line-up of this brand-named rod, and he said, “I have the answer to your problem. Grab the model of rod you are talking about in a five-weight and one in an eight-weight and meet me outside.” He had me cast the five-weight and I was impressed all over again at the fine quality, handling and accuracy of the lighter rod. Then he had me cast the eightweight and it again felt terrible – just like the day of fishing on the ocean. My fly shop buddy explained that this rod company purchases rod blanks from China and usually receives lots of similar quality – usually being the key word here. For this model, during this year, the rod company got lucky in their purchase of rod blanks in every weight except the eight-weight rods. For some unknown reason, the eight-weight rods were of a very poor quality, and fly fishing consumers everywhere were lodging similar complaints as mine. Purchasing rod blanks, rather than making your (Continued on page 74)

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Springtime Anglers have Much to Appreciate in the Rangeley Region April, traditionally the beginning of Maine’s open-water fishing season, usually starts out a little warmer than the previous months. The warmer, sunny days always get me thinking about the upcoming fishing trips, camping with the family, and generally fun things that take place around the many rivers, brooks, streams, lakes and ponds all around this beautiful state. I’m sure loads of other folks ponder the same summertime thoughts and I really feel sorry for those that don’t understand the joy of the outdoors – those individuals who have never come to

If the forecast calls for a hot day, I wake early, grab my fishing gear and make a run for the cooler, higher elevations of the Rangeley Region, where there are so many premium fishing locations that an angler could likely just bumble around and catch fish somewhere. appreciate all of what this gorgeous state of Maine offers. When I’m walking the October woods in search of upland game, I fondly look forward to tracking snow – following Mr. Buck throughout his territory by the impressions he leaves in the new snow of the winter. But when April rolls around, I’ve just about had enough of shoveling the snow and dirty

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ice from my driveway. I am so thoroughly ready for warm months that I strongly crave the spring and summer season. For those of us who have grown up in a four-season state, the change from one season to the next can be relished in this way. We can appreciate the next season because we have endured the worst of the last season. By the time summer finally rolls around, I

am totally ready for the change, because I have had to deal with several months of harsh, cold, winter weather ... it truly does make one appreciate the warm weather more. Rangeley Weather The warm summer weather takes a little longer to reach the Rangeley Region because of the area’s higher elevation. I think this increase in elevation also keeps the

summer humidity a little lower than in the surrounding regions. My home lies about a half-hour south of Rangeley, in the lower elevations of the Androscoggin River Valley. The muggy, humid, sweltering heat of summer seems to settle into the valley and stick with this region throughout the summer months. When an extremely hot day is forecast, I’ll try to wake early – before the sun heats things up – grab my fishing gear, and make a run for the cooler, higher elevations of the Rangeley Region. This region holds so many premi(Continued on next page)

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um fishing locations that an angler could likely just bumble around and catch fish somewhere. If there was one piece of advice I could offer someone who wanted to find great fishing locations in and around the Rangeley Region, it would be this – call or stop in to chat with Brett Damm at the Rangeley Region Sports Shop on Main Street (Route 4/16) in downtown Rangeley. Mr. Damm and his wife Sue run the shop, and they can easily direct anglers and recreational enthusiasts to the best places this region has to offer. I have often called or dropped in, and as a result of our conversation I find myself enjoying some fishing hole that I’d forgot about, or one I’d never even heard of before. Kennebago River The Kennebago River overflows with rich history from the past; its beautiful waters and surrounding landscape keep anglers fulfilled, even if the fish don’t feel like biting that particular day. Anglers can access the Kennebago River at the bridge where Lincoln Pond Road changes to Tim Pond Road (DeLorme Atlas, Map 28, C-3), or downstream, anywhere along the Boy Scout Road where it dumps into Cup-

suptic Lake (Map 28, D-3 and E-3). Many of the best places to fish, marked by worn-down access paths from the road to the river, can be easily fished with a good pair of waders. The river can get crowded at certain points, but that can easily resolved by simply moving to another of the many great pools along the length of the river. Anglers looking for another great stretch of river to fish couldn’t find a better place than the Cupsuptic River. Its waters always seem cooler that most others, even in the sweltering heat of the hottest days. The river starts at a remote pond near the Canadian border (Map 28, B-2), and works its way through rocky ledges and forest until it pours into Cupsuptic Lake at the north end of Mooselookmeguntic Lake (Map 28, D-2). Access can be had a short distance from the web of logging roads that stretch across this region. Big and Deep Anglers fishing for cold water salmonid can find all they want in the big and deep waters of Cupsutic Lake (Map 28, where D-2 and D-3 meet with E-2 and E-3). Nothing more than an extension of Mooselookmeguntic Lake, this sce-

A Rangeley moose (known locally as a “swamp donkey”) stands in the middle of a fisherman’s path. Animals this large and imposing have the ability to stop anglers in their tracks and cause them to head in a different direction in their quest to access a productive fishing hole. William Clunie photo

nic body of water produces good fishing because of the incoming fertile water of Cupsuptic River. Rangeley River’s nurturing waters also feed this lake at the point where it connects with Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Fishing near either of these major tributaries is a wise choice during the early season, when the ice goes out and salmonid search for food sources near the surface. Anglers can access the lake from a boat launch near the bridge on

Route 16, or from Haines Landing at the western terminus of Route 4. Aziscohos Lake, another body of water fed by potent tributaries, spreads itself over several pages of the DeLorme Atlas, taking in portions of Map 27, D-5 and E-5, and Map 28, E-1, D-1, and C-1. The east and west branch of the Magalloway River pour into this lake at its northern tip, feeding the lake with food-rich mountain drainage. The big lake offers

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6,700 acres of angling for salmon and brookies, with the best fishing located near the northern part of the lake where the Magalloway River branches enter, or in the deep water at the ledges on the southeast shoreline. Access this awesome body of water at the launch near the southern tip of the lake, in Black Brook Cove off Lincoln Pond Road.

I’m getting a three-weight Thomas & Thomas “Aeros” to fish for finicky brook trout in the small ponds found here in the Western Maine Mountains. The rod has to delicately place tiny dry flies accurately to the exact locations of rising brookies at various distances around my canoe on the ponds. I know my new hand-built American-made Thomas & Thomas rod will be up to the task.

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From Bird Dog to Antler Hound My wife (then girlfriend) and I had a twoday falling-out in August 2015. I was just out of college and about to start a new job in a new town. She was just out of high school and wasn’t sure about college or a job. We were young, naïve and broke. We weren’t having any luck finding a place to rent, and the only reasonable one that we looked at, we were told undeniably by the landlord that if we got a dog, then the rental was off the table. That’s when I saw the ad on Craigslist: Springer Spaniel Puppies $500- Dalton, NH. By chance we were driving by Dalton the next day, so to cheer my wife up I told her about the ad I’d seen and said we could go take a look—not to buy, but just to window-shop. I really had my mind set on a German-shorthaired pointer.

Wife Smitten – but Not with Ethan After playing with the pups for a few minutes, I told the owners that we would “give it some thought” as a way to exit gracefully, and we left. Immediately, my wife began begging and pleading to go back and get one of the puppies. I wondered, “What was I thinking? As if you can play with nine-week old puppies and not want to get one…” I said no. Maylynda began to cry. I held firm, logically pointing out that it would not make sense for us to get a puppy while we were rentshopping. Then came anger, name-calling, and worst of all, the silent treatment. Two days of that is enough to change anyone’s mind about anything. So I made the call:

“We’ll take one.” Galt, the Moose Antler Hunter “Galt” (from Ayn Rand’s iconic character in Atlas Shrugged) is now 2 ½ years old, and he’s my 2nd best friend (2nd only to my wife). Though we haven’t put a dent in the grouse population, Galt has proved himself adept at a myriad of skills – most notably, locating moose sheds. I am a selfish shed hunter, and I don’t share my favorite spots with others for fear of loose lips. But looking for sheds all day by myself could make for a lonely hike — especially if I wasn’t finding anything (almost all of the time). Enter Galt. I decided he could keep me company on our walks. I could talk to him, and he could chase birds. I didn’t want to train Galt on antlers,

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as I was afraid that it would take the fun out of it for me if he was doing all the finding. Especially if he was running right out of sight and all I was doing was chasing him around the woods yelling at him. “Find the Bone” Of course, as we walked around, I encouraged him to “find the bone.” But I never really expected that he would start doing so, or how good he would become at it. When I would find an antler, I would show it to him and get him excited about it and give him a treat. Last spring, about fifteen minutes after I found an old, chewed antler and did the “excitement and treat” routine with Galt, he took off diagonally out in front of me. Running around with his nose down, he completely ignored me. His body language was a bit different from when he smells a

grouse. He disappeared behind a big rock and didn’t come out the other side. Finally, after some yelling and whistling, he emerged and came back. We looped around the hill down through the chewed firs. After about ten minutes, we were coming near to the place he had taken off, approaching from the other direction. He stuck his nose in the air and again took off. I recognized the big rock he had gone behind before. Just before he got to it, he stopped with his head down and then started rolling. I was sure he had found feces and started screaming at him. Then I saw a weird looking stick angled up into the air. I put the binoculars up and distinctively saw a forked brow tine sticking up. I felt both ecstatic and guilty. He found an antler all by himself (he actually (Continued on next page)

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found it twice), and I had been yelling at him for it. Galt Develops His Skills After some photos and petting and treats, I strapped the antler to my pack and we started walking again. I told myself I had to watch him a little closer now. About an hour later, on our way out of the woods, Galt again wandered away from me into a dense fir thicket and disappeared out of sight. I could hear his bell as he walked and then it stopped. I crouched down so I could try to see into the thicket. I could just barely make out a piece of him. I called to him and he came a few steps and then stopped and went back. I could tell that he had his head down. I told him I didn’t believe he had a moose antler because it was too thick for a moose to have even gotten in there, let alone me trying to wedge in there with several antlers strapped to my back. He then started to sulk his way out, but I couldn’t let the thought pass, so I trudged in there. I said, “You’d better not be lying to me,” I warned. Galt stuck his head down where

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the snow was melted away from the bottom of the fir tree. I took a couple more steps and saw a point sticking out from the bottom of the melted hole. Huge Antler; Tall Paddle I couldn’t believe what he’d found! After several minutes I was able to dig out a big antler, with a tall paddle. It was actually the match to an antler I had found fresh the winter prior. No one would have ever found that antler – just incredible! After that day, I started watching Galt more closely and investigating the areas we wandered to and momentarily put his head down to sniff. He found thirteen more antlers in the coming weeks that I probably wouldn’t have found myself. (I don’t even want to think about how many I walked by before I started listening to him!) My fears of him taking the fun out of it for me couldn’t have been more unfounded. My pleasure has only multiplied with every antler that he finds. He has brought tremendous joy to the lives of both me and my wife. I’m glad my wife won that fight in August 2015. It has kept us together and happy during challenging times. That is better than finding any moose antler.

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THE FORKS PLT. Tremendous opportunity awaits! 18 beautiful acres on Route 201 with immediate access to Appalachian Trail. Convenient access to Kennebec River. Main office building with 1 bedroom apartment. Perfect business location which could include whitewater rafting. Outdoor activities include fishing, camping, hiking, snowmobiling or hunting. MLS# 1337491. $79,900 HARMONY. Wildlife abounds on this private 33 acre parcel with 900’ frontage on picturesque Sebasticook River.A great place to build your new home or hunting/fishing camp. Bring your canoe or kayak and enjoy all your outdoor pursuits. Lot is well-wooded and has year-round access on a paved, public road. MSL#1333845. $49,900 MOXIE GORE. Sportsman’s Paradise! One-of-a-kind property and nice 2 bdrm. camp in the North Maine Woods .Enjoy 40 acres of solitude with 672’ frontage on Black Brook Pond. Fish for brook trout right from your doorstep, or just enjoy the lakefront view. MLS# 1333203. $159,000 SOLON. YOUR WATERFRONT VACATION HOME AWAITS. This 2 bedroom, open concept ranch boasts 297’ of deep water frontage on beautiful Ironbound Pond. Sit on the large front deck and enjoy call of the loons or cozy up to a warm fire and enjoy life on the lake. This place has all the comforts of home. MLS# 1332897. $169,900 CORNVILLE. 60 acres with insulated camp in the heart of sportsman’s country! Come get away from all the hustle and bustle and enjoy the Maine woods. Back property line is Black Stream with approximately 1,500’ of frontage. Privacy, plentiful hunting, and trails throughout the property. Camp has 2 bunks, hot shower, wood stove, and privy. Plenty of room to build new or add on to camp. MLS# 1235011. $69,900 BURNHAM. Great 13.64 acre house lot with 383’ road frontage on Route 100. Land has been soil tested. Close to Pride Manufacturing. Some harvestable wood. Private. Great hunting area. MLS# 1266187. $29,900 ATHENS. Nice land! 55+/- acres on Brighton Road with a lot of road frontage that would be perfect for hunting, or a beautiful spot for your home. MLS#1334822. $70,999 CORNVILLE. Own a piece of Maine wilderness! 131 acres with road frontage off Beckwith Road (Rte 150). Power available at the road to build a camp or home. Close commute to trails and quick jaunt to Skowhegan! Currently in tree growth for tax purposes (23025Hb393) MLS#1332525. $109,900 HARTLAND. Approximately 212 acres with about 1600 feet frontage on Meadow Brook. Town maintained road. Driveway already existing. Power and phone at road. ATV trail on property. Currently in tree growth for tax purposes. MLS#1100933. $105,000

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Lincoln - Modern 3 bedroom home has frontage and a lakefront yard. Many recent upgrades: new heating system, vinyl siding, and upstairs bathroom. Cold water fishing on Stanhope Mill Road that is only five minutes from Lincoln’s amenities. $269,000

Lincoln - 3 bedrooms with 1 full bath downstairs and both a ¾ master bath and ½ bath upstairs. Paved drive, attached 2 car garage, enclosed porch, covered porch, and patio all overlooking 191’ frontage on Cold Stream Pond. $310,000

Lakeville - 2 bedroom, ½ bath cabin on a 1.4+/- acre lot. Comes with modern septic system, dug well, and concrete foundation. Finished on the inside and in a quiet location on Sysladobsis Lake. $150,000

Enfield - 3 bedroom lakefront house. Oversized 1 car garage, beautifully landscaped front yard, and paved drive. Open floor plan. Lots of glass on the front looks towards lake. Swimming, fishing, and more all on Cold Stream Pond. Reduced to $218,000

Sakom Township - 3 bedroom, 1 bath log cabin on 0.79 acres. Modern septic system and dug well. Great frontage, 195’ on a beach on Sysladobsis Lake. $129,900

Springfield - Beautiful 2 bedroom log sided cabin, well-built and maintained. Electricity, dug well, sited on 12 acres at the base of a hardwood ridge, beside a little brook on year round Bottle Lake Road. $69,900

Lakeville - This large lot offers privacy and is on a large cold water lake. The lot has great waterfront, is improved with a driveway, and has a breath taking view. Enjoy the outdoor sports at this one of a kind property on Sysladobsis Lake. $240,000 Lincoln - Large 6.6 +/- acre waterfront lot sits on a quiet lake. Surrounded by land that has traditionally been open to the public by a local owner. Snowmobile and ATV trails make this a perfect spot for a cabin on Upper Pond. $49,000 Burlington - 3.6 acre lakefront lot with long driveway, gravel pad and fire pit already installed. Great place for dream cabin or your camper. Over 250’ of water frontage on East Shore Road. Start enjoying this property today. $46,000 Lincoln - Surveyed 1.85 acre lot, driveway already in place, electricity available. Plenty of room for a small home or mobile home, sited on high side of road, 329’ along Route 6. $9,900

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