Saturday was the Union Spring Hooked on Fishing Event the turnout was nothing short of amazing with well over 200 at Ayer Park. Baiting hooks, casting lines, eating hot dogs and oh yes even catching a few fish. You can see articles and pictures about the event in the Courier Gazette and Village Soup. Both papers have excellent photos of the day, none of me though.
conservation
Wondering about the future of the Maine Conservation School
I have been on the board of directors of the Maine Conservation School for several years and last spring became board president. In all of my time on the board the school has been barely financially solvent. Last winter we hired a new staff and I had great hopes for the future. Our programs were more successful than the last few years this summer but we are still struggling financially. Our staff works very hard and frequently goes far above and beyond what anyone would consider a reasonable effort.
Maine Outdoors' co-owner Don Kleiner has been writing a weblog and posting twice a week. Check it out 
No longer a secret, Maine is nationally known for bass fishing. Fish for smallmouths in secluded ponds with rocky shorelines. These aggressive fish are acrobatic and tireless. Largemouths lurk in weedy ponds and along lazy stretches of our rivers. Pick your passion bass can be taken with light spinning gear or flies.
