Recently, Bill Woodward, a bass fisherman and retired fisheries biologist from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W), told me that central Maine produces the state’s best bass fishing. This man worked for DIF&W in Franklin County and Down East, too, the latter a bassing Mecca, before settling into Region B in central Maine.
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CAREY KISH — HIKING: Scenic spot well worth the trek
The pink and purple hues of sunset over Whiting Bay have faded into the gray tones of evening, and the brownish-green rockweed beds clinging to the shoreline are now one shade darker than the sky, lit up here and there by dancing fireflies.
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WHAT’S UP IN AUGUST: A month for a little introspection
This will be a good month to continue to develop a larger cosmic perspective of our home planet. As we become more aware of our place in space and how small the earth really is in the context of our sun and just our own family of planets, we will work more effectively together to preserve and increase our quality of life unto distant future generations instead of just continuing to degrade it as we have been doing in the past.
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NORTH CAIRN: A trace of September in summer
I have harvested precisely four wild raspberries.
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Over rugged terrain, a ‘mystifying’ hunt for missing hiker
Almost always, missing Appalachian Trail hikers are found within a day, wardens say. That makes the case of Geraldine Largay, 66, of Brentwood, Tenn., missing since Tuesday, an anomaly.
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Which Maine towns have the lion’s share of big-game kills?
The top 10 answers, gleaned from the Telegram’s analysis of 12 years’ worth of tagging station data, might surprise you.
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Wardens seek gunman in fatal wounding of Maranacook Lake loon
An injured loon found on the shore of Maranacook Lake earlier this month was shot and died from a related infection, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Bluefish top notch battlers
In the 1980s, bluefishing proved world class in Johns Bay off Pemaquid. How well I recall those halcyon days of sometimes nonstop action with pugnacious fish that averaged 9- to 10-pounds.
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OUTDOORS: Hikes that will make you appreciate the journey
Let me begin by dispelling the myth that there are such things as “Women’s Hikes.”
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OUTDOORS: Evans Notch at its family friendliest
There are a lot of challenging hikes in Evans Notch in the White Mountains National Forest, but there are two hikes in this area that are great for families or those looking for a less challenging trek with great mountain views.