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Restoring the Kennebec: An Interview with ASF President Nathan Wilbur
In late September an agreement was signed to purchase four large hydropower dams on Maine’s Kennebec River in order to restore connectivity between this remarkable river and the Gulf of Maine. It is…
Read MoreMowi’s Royal Warrant revocation should trigger Canadian scrutiny
Mowi pulled from Royal tables; Canadian leaders silent as company struggles with 1.8 million mortalities in Newfoundland St. Andrews, N.B – Mowi is no longer included on the list of…
Read MoreMeet Deirdre Green, ASF’s Executive Director of Regional Programs
Earlier this fall, Deirdre Green stepped into a new role as ASF’s Executive Director of Regional Programs, after three years leading our Nova Scotia program. We sat down for an…
Read MoreRivernotes October 31, 2025
Editor’s Note As someone new to fly-fishing, I spent the summer piecing together flies, techniques, and fishing spots. I took every chance I had to get on the water, but…
Read MoreConservation groups applaud deal that sets stage for restoration of the lower Kennebec River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2025 Contacts: John Burrows (ASF) jburrows@asfmaine.org; 207-725-2833; Michael Naughton (CLF) mnaughton@clf.org; 617-850-1709; Landis Hudson (Maine Rivers), landis@mainerivers.org, 207-847-9277; Colin Durrant (NRCM), colin@nrcm.org, 207-200-4412; Mark Taylor…
Read MoreAn Angler First
Hugh McKervill, whose first career was as a carpenter, became an excellent writer and photographer. One of my favourite pieces of Hugh’s was “Elixir of Life – Scotch and Salmon.”…
Read MoreRivernotes October 17, 2025
Editor’s Note While recreational angling is now closed in much of Eastern Canada, rivers in Nova Scotia (and a few in New Brunswick) remain open. For some anglers, fall is…
Read MoreRivernotes October 9, 2025
Editor’s Note The last of the recreational Atlantic salmon angling seasons in Newfoundland and Labrador have closed for the year as of this week. Kim Thompson, ASF’s Program Director for…
Read MoreRivernotes October 2, 2025
Editor’s Note The angling season in Quebec has just wrapped up this week. While most of the rivers in the province are expected to publish catch numbers later this month,…
Read MoreRivernotes September 25, 2025
Editor’s Note “When the dam is gone there’s going to be a big set of rapids in Skowhegan that comes down into a natural feature called the ‘Great Eddy,’ at…
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