The camping, hiking, fishing and hunting opportunities in public reserved lands remain unknown to many Mainers.
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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Go with the flow
A father and son from Gorham complete a 740-mile canoe adventure, traveling from New York to Maine.
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Freshwater Fishing: Rainbow trout add to busy summer scene
Big fish being caught across the state are debunking the idea of slow summer fishing. The hottest spot of the week appears to be Norway Lake, where rainbow trout fishing is fast and fun. SOUTHERN MAINE An 18-pound trophy lake trout was taken out of Great East Lake at the New Hampshire border. And large […]
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Flirting with a big fish
State biologists and many anglers don’t want to see muskie spread in Maine, but last week’s derby in Fort Kent shows the non-native fish has fans here.
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Waggers welcomed
As long as their owners follow the rules, dogs are invited to join in the fun at Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor.
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Marsh Island deer may be hunted
An advisory council will vote on extending an archery hunt to the island near Old Town and Orono.
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Scarborough outdoor group plans youth day
The annual youth field day at the Scarborough Fish and Game Association will introduce dozens of local youth to outdoor skills Saturday. The annual day offers free instruction in seven outdoor courses with the help of volunteers from the Scarborough Fish & Game Association, and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The free youth […]
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Freshwater Fishing: Reports of warm water and big fish
It’s the white perch, pickerel, crappie and bass time of year. And Down East through central Maine, these warm-water fish are not so hard to catch, if fishermen go at the right time and to the right waterbody. Meanwhile, The County will be all about the muskies in a week, when the international derby gets […]
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Blazing a trail
Mile by mile, bridge by bridge, Eastern Trail supporters are closing in on their goal.
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Tackling Maine’s pike problem
State biologists hope a catch-and-kill rule will help eliminate the non-native species.