Algae in the lake may be bad for lake trout, but smelt thrive without that predator, and as smelt thrive, so do the salmon – big ones.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Big appeal for big canoes
The voyageur-style canoe — with a history dating back more than two centuries to the fur trade — is like a schoolbus on the water, but enthusiasts love to barrel downriver in them.
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Inland Fishing Report
While it’s been too cold for many fishermen, it’s also been too cold for many fish, which means they’re not biting yet in most waters across the state. But there is good news about big brown trout and biting brookies coming in to our fishing report. And you’ll want to hook into some of these […]
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Hike to a different bleat
Enjoy a tour of the Gray woodlands led by a small herd of these frisky and intelligent critters.
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Track & Field Preview: Athletes to Watch
BOYS Jared Bell, Deering senior, shot put: Defended his indoor state title in the shot put in Class A (56-1/4). Bell then went on to place third at the New Englands indoors (55-3), the highest finish of any Maine male performer at the meet. Jacob Buhelt, Falmouth senior, sprints: At the Class B indoor state […]
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Track & Field Preview: Teams to Watch
BOYS 1. Bonny Eagle: Lost some seniors from last year’s third-place state championship team, but has multi-event star Tyson Goodale. 2. Cheverus: For the first time in a long time, the Stags could be a favorite at the Class A state meet with their top-scoring sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers and throwers. Cheverus was the runner-up at […]
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Track & Field Preview: Overcoming hurdles, on and off a track
Julian Nijkamp of Gorham was diagnosed with a rare disease, yet remains a top-notch hurdler.
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This won’t float your boat
With property values soaring and open land at a premium, freshwater fishermen are left high and dry, especially in southern Maine.
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In Kingfield, you just might have a ghost of a chance
After all, the founder was a man of high spirits — figuratively and perhaps literally.
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Report from Room 318: Calling all ghosts
According to locals, Room 318 at The Herbert hotel is haunted. So a reporter elected to stay for a night.