Teams searched about 900 nautical square miles around the site, but high winds and over 30-foot seas impeded the effort amid dwindling hopes of finding any of the 12 missing sailors.
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Posted inLocal & State
Kennebec River in Waterville, Winslow quietly becomes destination spot for anglers, nature lovers
The river, once known for its foul water, has transformed to become a recreational gem just a stone’s throw from downtown Waterville, Maine guides and others say.
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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Veterans reboot together outdoors
TURNER — From 2017 to 2018, the average number of veteran suicides per day rose from 17.5 to 17.6, according to National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. Daniel Waite, a veteran and Registered Maine Guide, decided to take action. He created a non-profit organization called Operation Reboot Outdoors for all veterans, LEOs, service members, and […]
Posted inLocal & State, Nation / World
Are striped bass doomed? Some conservationists are worried.
Proposed moratorium on harvest of stripers from Maine to North Carolina gets mixed reviews on Atlantic waters.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Fly fishing offers quiet, calm of the Maine outdoors
“Warmer waters, decreased levels of dissolved oxygen and higher salinity will modify habitats and affect the distribution of saltwater species and their ability to reproduce,” according to Fly Fishers International.
Posted inLocal Sports, Outdoors, Sports
Outdoors in Maine: Is the high cost of Atlantic salmon recovery worth it?
How much is enough? When do we stop trying? What can be done? V. Paul Reynolds writes that the recovery of a river in Great Britain might be a good example for Maine to follow.
Posted inLocal Sports, Outdoors, Sports
Outdoors in Maine: Summer of uncertainty ahead for visiting anglers
Out-of-staters will be welcome to fish Maine’s waters, as long as their home states don’t have significant spikes in COVID-19 cases.
Posted inNation / World
Biologists reel in a 240-pound fish from the Detroit River that likely hatched a century ago
The lake sturgeon, considered a threatened species in Michigan, has endured a lot – from a boom in commercial fishing that continued into the early 1900s, periods of over-harvesting, and habitat loss.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Maine Guide celebrates four seasons of sporting adventures
Tom Roth’s “A Sporting Year in Maine” is a month-by-month journey in the year of a Maine outdoorsman, who counts Sebago Lake as one of his favorite fishing spots.