Study: Soft Plastic Lures Harming Maine’s Trout, Salmon
April 27, 2009
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IF&W) is strongly encouraging anglers to protect Maine’s fish by changing from soft plastic lures to biodegradable ones.
Maine fisheries biologists are reporting increasing numbers of angled trout and salmon with indigestible soft plastic lures in their stomachs, according to John Boland, IF&W Fisheries Division Director. A discarded soft plastic lure consumed innocently by a brook trout from the bottom of a freshwater shoal likely remains in that fish’s stomach for the rest of its life and may cause health issues such as ulcers and weight loss. Read more
Maine’s “Insider” Newsletter Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife – Apr. 13, 2009
April 13, 2009
The latest edition of the “Insider” newsletter from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is now available for your viewing and/or download. Follow this link.
This edition contains an update of IFW’s efforts to get a handle on how many “Any Deer” permits it will issue by Wildlife Management District for next fall’s deer hunting season. IFW reminds hunters that following the harsh winter of 2007-2008 a “lag period” exists in which it will take a few years to rebound the deer herd losses. Officials state that 9 WMDs in the south central part of the state are at or near population objectives. Read more
April 2009 Edition Of Maine’s “Insider” Ready For Viewing
April 3, 2009
The April edition of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s “Insider” magazine is available for reading. What was once a hunting, fishing or outdoor report, is now nicely formatted as a magazine and made available in a pdf format, complete with color photos.
In this month’s edition you’ll find a story of Maine biologist Charlie Todd receiving an award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for his work on bald eagles in Maine.
10 year old Odin Jubinville, works with Baxter State Park personnel to earn a scouting merit badge and the announcement of a new website by MDIFW that will list all registered boat ramps and access sites, can also be found in this month’s addition. Plus, MDIFW officials work to trap and transfer wild turkeys into parts of northern Maine and tons of other stories and information.
Click this link to view your edition of “Insider”.
Tom Remington
“East By North East” – Movie by Gray Ghost Productions
March 25, 2009
Spectacular! That is the best adjective I can come up with to describe East by North East, produced by Matt Stanton and Carter Davidson for Gray Ghost Productions.
I’ve seen my share of outdoor films, from hunting, fishing, kayaking and an myriad of good movies aimed at teasing the senses, creating fidgety in your pants and to get you off the couch. East by North East is really in a league of its own. It’s hot!
Let me first be a bit forthcoming in that some may think my review of this movie would be influenced by the fact that I know many of the players. In another life, I coached a little soccer, baseball and skiing. Carter Davidson, Luke Gray, Nathan Harvey, Jen and Stephanie Percival and Mitch Cummings all at one time or other were a part of my life and I coached them in various sports. At times some of them might have wished I wasn’t part of their life (as coaches sometimes can be) but I have to admit, I stand in awe of their accomplishments and the lives they lead. Read more
Maine Insider Report For March 20 2009
March 23, 2009
The March 20, 2009 edition of “The Insider” is now available for viewing. Click this link to access the pdf file.
This edition has a report and update on this year’s dismal Maine deer harvest, tips for a successful spring turkey hunt, information on feeding wildlife, a story on finding a rare black racer snake in Maine, an update on the harvesting of rockweed along Maine’s coast and other bits of news, information and photographs, including a photo of a record togue taken through the ice on Moosehead Lake.
Tom Remington
Maine Fish And Game “Insider” Magazine For March 2009
March 3, 2009
Readers interested in Maine fish and game activities, the March Edition of “The Insider” is available to read by following this link.
In this edition you can get information about the new process to apply for a chance at a moose permit, great stuff about monitoring efforts of Maine’s hibernating black bears, tons of news, information and reports, including the latest ice fishing reports from all the regions around the state.
Tom Remington
Maine Fish And Wildlife “Insider” Report – Feb. 2009
February 21, 2009
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife now publishes their “Insider” magazine in pdf format. The report comes complete with color photos and tons of stories and information about what’s going on in Maine.
Click this link to go the February 2009 Edition of The Insider.
Tom Remington
Maine Inland Fisheries And Wildlife “Insider” Report
February 5, 2009
The February 3, 2009 edition of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife “Insider” is available for your reading pleasure. Follow this link.
Tom Remington
Maine Ice Fishing Report – Jan. 15, 2009
January 16, 2009
*Note* For a full color, complete with photos, copy of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Ice Fishing Report for January 15, 2009, click this link for download.
Region A – Southern Maine:
Ice conditions in southern Maine have continued to improve since Jan. 1st. Some of the smaller to medium sized ponds are covered in a blanket of ice 8 or more inches thick. Cold temperatures have thickened the ice on lakes that “buttoned up” early, but persistent winds have delayed ice formation on the region’s largest lakes, including Sebago. Read more
Maine Fish and Wildlife Magazine Now Online
January 10, 2009
AUGUSTA – Maine Fish and Wildlife, the quarterly magazine of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, now is available in an online version only – and is free!
The magazine can be viewed at http://www.flipseekllc.com/maine2009winter.html or from the IF&W website at www.mefishwildlife.com. Read more
