In the News
Bad News For Stripers
Capt. John McMurray weighs in with a report from the winter ASMFC meeting over at
Reel-Time.com.
From the Article "Yesterday, the ASMFC Striped Bass Management Board passed a motion by a narrow 8 to 7 margin to create an addendum to increase commercial harvest. The swing state was Maryland, which voted against the commercial rollover at the last meeting but for the commercial increase at this one (explain that one to me). The motion came from Augustine of New York and was seconded by Johnston from North Carolina"
Thanks for helping to make CCA Maine's 2008 Casco Bay Banquet a big hit
This Year's Banquet was a huge success! It was great to get out and talk fishing on a night that felt more like February than late March. A lot of folks went home with some great gear and art, and a few lucky bidders will have the anticipation of the trips they won to keep them warm until the fish show up.
CCA Maine Would like to thank all of our supporters for helping to make the banquet happen:
LL Bean
Patagonia
Orivs
Clearwater Fly Shop
The Tackle Shop
Breton's Bike & Fly Shop
Dick's Sporting Goods
St. Croix
Cabelas
David Footer
Rene Braun
Matt Boutet
Ellen McCaleb
Kevin McKay
Eggemoggin Guide Service
Holiday Inn By The Bay
Holiday Inn Falmouth
Yarmouth Boat Yard
LT's Inc.
Dick Anderson
Chris Herter
Jack Thomas
Woodin & Company
The Ram Island Group
Dave Bell
Paul Ureneck
Rick Vandenberg
Dominic Vella
David Eaton
Bill Charleston
RM Smith - Plug Builder
Chris Gillespie
News
Winslow Dam breach OK'd
3/18/08 - FPL Energy appears to have cleared the final hurdle to its plan to breach Fort Halifax Dam this summer.
2008 Tournaments in the works
Striper Season is still a few months away, but we're already working on a couple of great catch and release striper tournaments for 2008. You can check out our Tournament Page for more information.
10/22/07Sedgwick fisherman faces $510,000 fine
The captain of the Western Sea fishing boat and the vessel's owner face $510,000 in fines from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration for allegedly failing to comply with federal reporting laws on herring landings.
NOAA concluded that the vessel's captain, Daniel Fill, 43, of Sedgwick, failed to report about 15 million pounds of herring harvested in the Gulf of Maine between June 1 and late August, resulting in 51 violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act.
Read the full article on the Bangor Daily News website
8/8/07Fort Halifax Dam one step closer to removal
Colin Hickey discusses the latest Supreme Judicial Court decision regarding the dam on the Sebasticook River in Winslow. You can read the full article online on the Morning Sentinel web site
7/11/07Sappi Agrees to removal of Cumberland Mills Dam
An article by John Richardson discusses the agreement in more detail on the Morning Sentinel web site
4/23/07 CCA Maine Testifies in favor of L.D. 1811.
CCA Maine Executive Director Ian Burnes testified at a public hearing in favor of L.D. 1811 - An Act to Create A Saltwater Recreational fishing license.
You can read the full text of his testimony here: CCA Maine Testimony.