New Maine fly fisher is Bringing Knowledge to the Sport
A University of Maine graduate assistant researcher is bringing a new perspective to fly fishing—specifically to those who fly fish on the Penobscot River. Parker …
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Maine dam operator not protecting Atlantic salmon
Environmental groups and a Native American tribe have accused Brookfield Renewable, operator of a Maine dam on the Penobscot, of not fulfilling its obligation to …
NOAA Fisheries Supports Major Work In Penobscot Headwaters
NOAA Fisheries has announced that the Atlantic Salmon Federation has been recommended for a $7.5 million grant for aquatic habitat restoration work in the Penobscot …
The last Penobscot River salmon to go to a US president was caught 30 years ago
A look at the tradition and history of Penobscot River anglers sending the first salmon caught in the river to the president. The last presidential …
Tribe Loses Claim to Key Maine Waterway
A Native American tribe that claimed the right to regulate fishing, boating, and other recreation on Maine’s Penobscot River lost Thursday in a contentious 3-2 …
Nearly 1,200 Atlantic salmon returned to the Penobscot this year
When fish lifts in Milford and Orono closed for the season Nov. 13, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported that a tentative total of …
840 Atlantic salmon counted on the Penobscot
River-watchers saw a small uptick in the number of Atlantic salmon that returned to the Penobscot River this year, but the total — 840 — …
Penobscot River Restoration Project
For the first time in more than a century, American shad, river herring, and Atlantic salmon can swim freely around the Howland dam to and …
The Penobscot is Open!
River restoration proponents are celebrating the completion of the construction phase of the Penobscot River Restoration Project, one of the largest, most innovative river restoration …