More than enough books have been written about fly fishing to fill the shelves on one floor at the Library of Congress.

Ah, the dog days of summer, when perfect beach days pile up, one after the other … and open-water fishing becomes increasingly difficult.

We had two focal areas as we discussed the current Moosehead Lake brook trout fishery:   At a minimum, we need to protect the large concentration of shore-spawning brook trout in the Lily Bay narrows.

Difficulty: Easy to moderate.

Outdoor writers love a good fish story.

As the moose waded through the shallows, its large, velvet-covered antlers swayed and water streamed down its muscular legs.

The Chesuncook Lake Salmon Derby will be Saturday, Sept.

Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch is a fictional law enforcement officer who is the protagonist in a long series of Maine-based novels by best selling author Paul Doiron.

After pushing the start of the fall sports season back three weeks from Aug.

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) is pleased to announce the election of seven new board members.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mandy Adams’ newest job didn’t get off to quite the start she anticipated.

Seems like a lifetime ago, we were immersed in conversations about protecting the tremendous shore-spawning brook trout that have been so prevalent in the catch on Moosehead Lake.

Fly fishing can be a confusing, confounding, complicated activity.

For almost as long as I have been writing about the Maine outdoors, this fascinating question has persisted: “Are there mountain lions (cougars) in Maine?”   In a way, the elusive and mysterious cougar has become somewhat of a Maine folklore icon, the Maine equivalent of  Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest.

My first experience with a fly rod was not encouraging.

When I started fly fishing, I knew less than nothing about the sport, and everything about it made me nervous   I didn’t want to make a fool out of myself, and didn’t know who to ask for help.

Will the Maine Principals’ Association crown state champions in the high school sports it sponsors this fall amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic?   No one can say for sure yet, but Tuesday was a good day for those prospects for one simple reason — planning for the upcoming season continues.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy is pleased to announce that its annual Homecoming Golf Scramble is still on for this summer, being played on Saturday, Aug.