In many waters around the state, the practice is creating overpopulation problems that are starving togue and salmon.
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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Swimming holes: Not all are created equal
Here is your guide to the cleanest, safest spots to swim near Portland.
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Piping plovers fledge record number of chicks in Maine
The number of nesting pairs on the state’s beaches also set a record, but wildlife officials say protections remain critical for the endangered shorebirds.
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Go out of your way to get to Runway Restaurant
Located on a wooded road in Limington, the breakfast-and-lunch spot has farm-fresh fare and scratch baking.
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Grueling endurance race finds a home in Casco Bay
The Casco Bay Islands SwimRun, now in its fourth year, requires ocean swimming and running across 10 islands.
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Maine anglers partial to bass – even though it’s from away
Native fish may get the glory, but bass, be they largemouth or small, get the love.
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Glamping, new this summer at Maine state parks, draws fans from many camps
When you spend time in the great outdoors, are you a rough-it or a take-it-easy sort? Both kinds of campers, it turns out, get along just fine.
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Boston investment firm still pursuing purchase of Saddleback ski area
But the Arctaris Impact Fund says the $10 million in federal tax incentives it is eligible for doesn’t figure in those negotiations.
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Maine to drop deer permits by 20% after exceeding doe harvest goal
The lottery for the 68,145 any-deer permits is open until Aug. 15, and the drawing for the fall hunt will be held on Sept. 6.
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‘Double Awesome Chinese Food’ offers helpful tips and intriguing recipes
A test recipe was problematic, but the book has so much else to recommend it, we’re forging ahead