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PublishedJune 7, 2012
FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT: Fishing still fast
Spring is a mixed bag for fishing. Sure the bugs are thick -- but so are the hatches. And across Maine, biologists still report fast fishing typical of cool spring weather.
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PublishedJune 7, 2012
HIKING: Montville trails a walk worth savoring
The scenic hills and farmlands of Montville are located roughly 15 miles west of Belfast and Penobscot Bay, sandwiched between Route 137 to the north and Route 3 to the south. Travel the rural roads of this quiet little community and you would never know that it contains a wealth of conservation lands and hiking trails, but it's true.
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PublishedJune 7, 2012
CANOEING: Eagle Lake in early June is well worth the ride
For one of the truly outstanding paddling and mountain gazing experiences in the Northeast, consider a visit to Eagle Lake on Mount Desert Island this June. At 425 acres, Eagle Lake is the largest freshwater pond in Acadia National Park. June is a great time to visit; kids are still in school, and the notorious Acadia hordes of tourists have yet to fully engulf the park. Plus, Mother Nature is in full summer mode.
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PublishedJune 2, 2012
OUTDOORS: Turkey hunt brings thrills
Back then, few folks hunted in spring -- say for bears (legal then), woodchucks and crows. They concentrated on angling, but that changed after the successful turkey introduction in this state during the 1980s.
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PublishedMay 31, 2012
BERNIE REIM: Solstice will be eclipsed by rare transit of Venus
June always marks the beginning of summer for us in the Northern Hemisphere. That will happen at 7:09 p.m. Wednesday, June 20. The sun reaches its highest and northernmost point on the celestial sphere at that moment. That is also known as the summer solstice and will give us the longest day and shortest night of the year.
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PublishedMay 31, 2012
FOR THE BIRDS: Black Scoters stand out by staying in formation
I got fooled again. My wife and I were recently looking out over Johnson Bay, a small embayment in Lubec that is a part of Cobscook Bay. Over the water I saw a long string of dark material. I thought it was a line of algal wrack, carried offshore by the powerful tides in Cobscook Bay and caught at the interface between two currents.
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PublishedMay 26, 2012
ALLEN AFIELD: Caddis start hatching heavily
When trout and salmon gently sip floating insects off the surface, it often means that they are feeding on hatching aquatic insects, dead-drifting with the current or just sitting on still water, typical behavior for mayflies.
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PublishedMay 26, 2012
ON HUNTING: Fast start, then the shuffle
The arrival of a new season always comes with a certain amount of anticipation on the part of turkey hunters. This year's early spring green-up seemed to increase the anxiety as hunters pondered how it might affect their success.
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PublishedMay 26, 2012
ON FISHING: Reprinted classic offers tips for streamer success
Springtime is trout time. But when is it time to go trout fishing in the spring? Many fisherman swear by the old adage that when alder leaves are the size of a mouse's ears, it's time to go trout fishing.
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PublishedMay 26, 2012
OUTDOORS: Getting a helping hand
METINIC ISLAND -- The work of federal biologists trying to bring seabird populations back to Maine's vast island network is a job littered with unexpected problems and roadblocks.
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