Cathy Jewitt has started a blog of wonderful Maine postcards by her grandfather Gus Phillips. Here’s her message with a link to the first post, which I really enjoyed. Greetings! I’m hoping the new project that two friends and I have launched brings you a welcome and fun diversion during these stressful times. What happens […]
If you like to fish, you should check out DIFW’s fish stocking information. https://www.maine.gov/ifw/docs/current_stocking_report.pdf
Many of us still miss Russell Libby, so I must thank the Natural Resources Council of Maine for posting a podcast of Russell’s widow, my friend Mary Anne Libby, reading an important poem by Russell. The podcast includes an interesting interview with Mary Anne. You can access this here: You can also access this and […]
Erinne Magee’s book, This Is Camp, took me to our camp with every poem and story. Even if you don’t have a camp, you will enjoy this book, but if you do have a camp, as you read Erinne’s poems and stories, you will enjoy remembering all of your own wonderful camp experiences. Our camp […]
Lots of good and important information in this post from the Natural Resources Council of Maine, and it includes an interview with me. Here’s the NRCM post. My interview is near the bottom. https://nrcm.salsalabs.org/earthweekwaters
Our daughter Hilary was 8 or 9 when I took her down Sourdahunk Lake in the boat to fish a favorite spot. Hilary was fishing from the front of the boat with the same fly I was using from the back of the boat. And she caught nine brook trout while I caught nothing. Hilary […]
DIFW has come up with some great outdoor activities and other ideas for kids. You can read about their suggestions here: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwHMjwVhBrQtZLLMrCSPwgvvqSL
Pressing Matters by Bruce Fleming, published by Maine Authors Publishing, is a compelling novel with interesting characters and an amazing plot. Honestly, I could not stop reading. The central character owns a lot of newspapers and is terribly mean to his family members – especially his son, and his friends. A lot of the relationships […]
If you’ve ever wanted to visit a bear’s den, here’s an easy way to do it. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDIFW/bulletins/2817bcd
I am going to start sharing some of my favorite fishing stories over the next few months. Some of these are in my book, A Lifetime of Hunting and Fishing, published by North Country Press. Today I’m going to tell you about an amazing fishing experience on the Androscoggin River. My friend Harry Vanderweide heard […]
