York Harbor Striper Tourney
June 22-23, 2008. Last year's tournament was a
huge success - please join us again this year to help make this one even better.
Penobscot River Striped Bass Tournament
June 21 - July 26 2008Come on up and help us tag as many fish as possible.
Casco Bay Chapter:
March 20 -
2008 Annual Casco Bay Chapter Banquet
Kennebec Chapter:
Busy Planning the banquet, check back soon
Join CCA at one of our Catch & Release Tournaments in '08
Last year we had such a great time at the
Dockside Striper Tournament that we've decided to add another great tournament to our summer schedule. This new tourney is a bit further North, so for all you anglers that can't make it down to York, we hope to see you at the
Penobscot River Striper tagging tourney & Penobscot River Revival Festival.
The
Penobscot River Striper Tagging Tourney will run from
June 21 - July 26, culminating in the Penobscot River Revival on the Bangor Waterfront on July 26.
The
Dockside Striper Tournament will open with a Captain's Party on
Sunday, June 22 and fishing runs from
12AM through 2PM on June 23 with a wrap up party starting at 2PM.
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.