http://upperandro.com/magazine Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:33:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following letter and photo were sent to the owners of the Pleasant River Campground in West Bethel, Maine. They were past guests. I helped him a bit with the cast but the rest was all him. His 4th trout of the day. Thought I'd share as it's a real nice fish ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/10/17/will-with-his-brown-trout/ Copyright 2008, Used by permission By John W. Corrigan Seven minutes and twenty five seconds is the new world’s record for drift-boat racing. That’s their story, and they’re sticking to it. Michael Jones, who has guided full-time out of a drift boat on the Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers for the past dozen years, set ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/10/10/driftboat-championship-anglers-journal-9282008/ Copyright 2008, Used by permission By John W. Corrigan Fishing may not be the last resort for Bethel, Maine, but it is emerging as an important element of a diverse economy. A two-fly contest and drift-boat championship described here last week were just the latest events in a long-running effort to capitalize on ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/10/10/angler%e2%80%99s-journal-for-10052008/ Mike Jones of Farmington, Maine wins Drift Boat Championship The weather was superb and the excitement was high for the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance Two-Fly Contest and Drift Boat Championship. As the photo shows, the morning began on the foggy side but soon cleared out for a great time. Wende Gray, spokesperson ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/09/23/tyler-gammon-nets-largest-fish-in-upper-andro-two-fly-contest/ AUGUSTA – Former Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife marketing specialist Bill Pierce recently was named a recipient of the prestigious L.L. Bean 2008 Outdoor Heroes award. Mr. Pierce, who worked at the Department from 1999 until April 2008, was nominated by Fisheries Division Director John Boland. He now works ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/09/20/ll-bean-honors-former-maine-ifws-bill-pierce/ AUGUSTA – Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists have retrieved a non-native koi/carp from Pickerel Pond in Limerick and have received reports that there may be at least one other in this particular body of water. Koi, which is the Japanese term for carp, is an invasive species that ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/09/20/illegal-koi-fish-spotted-in-pickerel-pond/ MAPLETON – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife confirms that an 11-year-old young man from Mapleton has caught a record-setting Arctic Charr, breaking a 35-year-old record. Carter McLaughlin, 11, of Mapleton, caught the charr on Aug. 20 at Pushineer Pond in T15 R9. According to IF&W Assistant Fisheries Biologist ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/09/13/mapleton-youth-catches-record-setting-arctic-charr/ Region A – Southwestern Maine To Region A biologists, the last month of summer means it is time to complete the stream surveys scheduled in our annual work plan. Some of these surveys are associated with the statewide brook trout monitoring program. These surveys are completed in each of MDIF&W’s seven ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/09/12/maine-fishing-report-for-september-9-2008/ Get more information on this event here. Posted by Tom Remington http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/09/11/point-shoot-and-retrieve-event/ This Fishing Report is written by biologists at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and is produced bi-weekly during summer months. For more information about fishing in Maine, visit IF&W’s Web site at www.mefishwildlife.com. Region A – Southwestern Maine As the fall fishing season approaches, anglers are reminded of the ... http://upperandro.com/magazine/index.php/2008/09/08/maine-fishing-report-for-september-2-2008/