Deirdre Fleming

Staff Writer

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.

Indoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ indoor track: Sam Rusak, Scarborough

by Deirdre Fleming April 2, 2017April 1, 2017

The senior earned All-American in the pentathlon.

Local & State, News, Outdoors

Drought has taken a toll on Maine’s wild brook trout

by Deirdre Fleming April 1, 2017April 1, 2017

Wildlife biologists say it may take as long as four years for the state’s wild brook trout population to fully recover.

Sports

U.S. Alpine Championships: Roberts prevails in fog, wins first national title

by Deirdre Fleming March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

Poor visibility at the Narrow Gauge forces nearly half of the field in the men’s giant slalom off the course.

Sports

U.S. Alpine Championships: Ginnis wins first national title; Stiegler back on top

by Deirdre Fleming March 26, 2017March 26, 2017

AJ Ginnis masters tough conditions to win the men’s slalom, and Resi Stiegler gets her first U.S. title in 10 years.

Outdoors, Sports

Maine kids learn gun safety, hone shooting skills in new class

by Deirdre Fleming March 26, 2017March 24, 2017

The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine has started a youth shooting course that will travel around the state.

Outdoors, Sports

Bald eagles feast on Sabattus Pond’s northern pike

by Deirdre Fleming March 19, 2017March 18, 2017

Ice fishermen know that the central Maine lake is a hot spot in winter to watch bald eagles forage for discarded fish.

Outdoors, Sports

There’s hope on the slopes for reborn World Pro Ski Tour

by Deirdre Fleming March 12, 2017March 27, 2017

The relaunched made-for-television format began this weekend with an event at Sunday River.

Local & State, News, Outdoors, Politics, Sports

Bill to allow deer-baiting shot down in committee

by Deirdre Fleming March 7, 2017March 7, 2017

Opponents see several reasons to retain Maine’s prohibition on using bait to hunt deer, among them that there is no resource management benefit to allowing it.