Fishing industry

R&R: Release and respect your fish

Knowing how to release your catch will help vulnerable fish population

May 8, 2026

Consumers are lost at sea as seafood sustainability grows more complex

A lobster fisherman hauls a trap Sept. 8, 2022, off of Kennebunkport, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP file) Some aspects of…

May 5, 2026

Flyfishing Around the World

52 rivers: A local woman’s fly fishing journey

“Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river.” Credence Clearwater Revival from “Proud Mary”

April 3, 2026

Flyfishing Around the World

Fly casting is magic

fly casting means more and better fish

March 1, 2026

Flyfishing Around the World

Why flyfishing?

“The charm of fishing is that it's the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions…

February 8, 2026

Food

Maine’s ‘lobster lady’ Virginia Oliver, who worked decades in the lobster industry, dies at 105

Virginia Oliver, then 101, works as a sternman, measuring and banding lobsters on the boat of her son, Max Oliver,…

January 27, 2026

Food

That’s some pricey fish: A glimpse into Japan’s New Year’s tuna auction

A bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction is carried to a Sushi Zanmai…

January 6, 2026

Columnists

Beginnings

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”- “Closing Time” by Semisonic

January 4, 2026

Columnists

The End

20 years and over 200 columns, Don Oliver’s “Flies and Lies” is over

December 7, 2025

Food

A new ‘Blue Food’ cookbook champions fish and other seafood for any meal

From left, the cover of “The Blue Food Cookbook: Delicious Seafood Recipes for a Sustainable Future” is displayed; and co-authors…

November 5, 2025

Sports

A great road trip

Consider traveling in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming for great fly fishing

October 5, 2025

Flies & Lies

Thirty-one years of experience proves to be no help

in a drought, fly fishing can be fun with the right steps

September 7, 2025

Flies & Lies

A fly fisher two-steps to help Texas

some money in the communities affected to help local economy

August 3, 2025

Outdoors

Catching a gar on a hookless rope fly

Sharing your knowledge on how to catch this tricky fish can be great bonding

July 6, 2025

Sports

Lake Nighthorse has plenty of new improvements

some ‘podcasting’ to catch some stocked trout

June 1, 2025

Sports

A Change-Up In Your Retrieve Can Make A Difference

cca My Friday fishing partner, Kim, and I decided that since spring was in the air, and the high mountain…

May 4, 2025

Sports

Nervous Water, Sign Of Fish

Tactics for nervous waters can be used anywhere

April 6, 2025

Columnists

It’s cold, now what do I do?

cca Recently, at a New Year’s Day football game watch party, I was asked by someone what I wear to…

February 2, 2025

Sports

Things I have forgotten

are some mistakes to avoid when fly fishing for redfish

January 5, 2025

Columnists

Fly fishing a new location

cca GSMNP is located on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. It was established on June 15, 1934, and…

December 1, 2024

Sports

Trout of a thousand casts

experience of being alone in nature can make up for a lack of catches

October 6, 2024

Local News

Boebert’s bill to protect fish passes House, with looming concern over funding shortage

stakeholders are concerned about lack of $22 million in funds

September 27, 2024

Sports

Fall fly fishing: What fly should I use?

depends on what you want to catch

September 8, 2024

Sports

Sundowning

are a few ideas to help tie your flies as you get older

August 4, 2024