A fisherman casts on one of Maine’s heritage and fly-fishing-only brook trout waters, special places that deserve their current protections. Credit: Al Raychard I have never been good at telling jokes ...

The author’s son Scott, left, and fishing companion Fred Hurley launch their belly boats at a remote trout pond in northern Maine, one of the many waters managed under Maine’s fly-fishing-only ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BETHEL — The seventh annual Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo will take place ...

Erin Merrill poses with a pike she caught while fishing with Registered Maine Guide Ryan Brod. (Erin Merrill photo) Summer is quickly fading away and we are left with the adventures and memories we ...

I parked my car on a dirt pull-off on the side of a southern Vermont river on a signature overcast late August day, around nine months ago. As I walked around and popped open my CRV’s trunk, pulled on ...

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...

BACK IN MAY, I drove to Yarmouth, Maine, to visit the Maine Fly Co. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a ...