Deep sea fishing, though, is anything but calm. Imagine hooking and landing an 1100 pound marlin. It isn’t calm; it’s a thrilling, adrenaline-pumping adventure of man against fish. It makes sense, then, that you’re going to need equipment that can handle the fight. Included below are some key points on the right way to select a deep sea fishing reel.

The Reel Story
Understand that not all deep sea fish are 1100 pound marlins. There are many shapes and sizes of fish in the open water, so the reels come in many shapes and sizes. To purchase the right reel, it’s essential that you know what type of fish you want to catch.

In addition to the type of fish, you need to know its environment and feeding preference. For example, some fish feed in the surf. Others prefer to hunt for food on the bottom. Still others prefer to eat in shallow waters. To successfully fish for any of these fish, you’ll need a reel that fits the conditions. Choose the wrong reel, and the chance for adventure will rapidly become an experience in frustration.

Saltwater Reels
Reels are made from several different types of materials, including metals. Saltwater can and will corrode some metals until they completely fall apart. Your best bet for a saltwater deep sea fishing reel is one with a frame made from aluminum or stainless steel, which are rust and corrosion resistant. These reels are generally large and sturdy, can handle severe weather conditions and very large fish, such as the 1100 pound marlin mentioned above.

Not all saltwater fish weigh in at half a ton, however. Smaller fish include grouper and red snapper. With these fish, you’ll need a lighter reel and lighter fishing line.

Technique and Complexity
Factor in your skill level. If you’re a beginner, don’t buy a high-tech fishing reel with tons of features. You’ll spend more time figuring out how everything works than fishing. Start with a basic reel, and as you gain experience you can move up to the multi-featured reels.

You also need to match the reel to your preferred fishing technique. If you prefer medium speed trolling, a kite fishing reel will just catch you headaches. Likewise, a medium speed trolling reel will spell disaster for deep drop fishing. The last thing you want is to be out on the boat, hook the “big one” and discover your reel can’t handle the job.

Getting Information
You can get all kinds of information about deep sea fishing equipment from the Internet. Before you buy, though, visit your local fishing retailer. Try out some of the reels. Ask questions. Let the salesperson walk you through the features and point you in the right direction. Once you have the correct equipment, head to your favorite spot and enjoy the adventure of a lifetime.

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AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is accepting applications for the annual Any-Deer (Antlerless) Permit Lottery, and hunters will find it easy to enter online.

To apply, go to www.mefishwildlife.com and select “Any Deer Permit” from the top or right side of the screen.

The Department no longer mails paper applications to hunters who have entered in past lotteries. By moving the application process online, hunters are finding it faster and easier to enter and receive instant confirmation that their entry has been accepted.

The Department is issuing 48,825 Any-Deer (Antlerless) Permits this year for Wildlife Management Districts 12, 13, 15-17, 20-26, 29. It is Bucks Only in all other Wildlife Management Districts.

The permit allocation is: 32,907 for residents; 12,208 for landowners; 2,649 for non-residents; and 1,061 for Superpack holders. (Superpack and landowners must meet certain requirements. See the Department’s website for more information.)

The deadline for online applications is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16.

The drawing will be held on September 10, 2010.

If an applicant does not have access to a computer or the Internet at home, we offer the following suggestions:

• · Use a computer at work during break or lunch;
• · Use a computer at your local library or Internet café;
• · Ask a friend or relative with a computer for help.

If those options are not available, please visit one of our 840 licensing agents and they will assist you in applying online. There is an additional $2 processing fee if you apply online through an agent.

If for any reason an applicant cannot apply online, we offer these options:

• · Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the address below and we’ll mail you a paper application;
• · Print out a paper application from our website, fill it out and mail it to us;
• · Come to our main office in Augusta, where you can fill out a paper application.

The address is:

• Any-Deer Permit Application Request
• Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• 41 State House Station
• 284 State St.
• Augusta, ME  04333-0041

The deadline for paper applications to be postmarked or hand-delivered to the Department’s Augusta office is 5 p.m. on Friday, July 30.

Applicants must possess a valid Maine license to hunt big game in order to apply or a valid Superpack license to apply for a Superpack Deer Permit. (The Superpack license is available to Maine residents only.)

If you applied online for an Any-Deer permit last year, all of your information is pre-filled into this year’s online application. To start, type in your first name, last name and date of birth as you printed it on last year’s application. We’ll look up your information. Please review your personal data and make any necessary changes. It’s easy!

If you fill out an application this year – and happen to move or change your phone number before the application deadline – you can go online and edit your previously submitted Any-Deer permit application.

Once you’ve filled out your application, you’ll be able to print out a confirmation page. Also, a confirmation will be e-mailed to you. This way you have a printed record of the day/time of your application as well as all of the information you provided to us.

For more information about the Any-Deer Permit Lottery, visit our website at www.mefishwildlife.com and select “Any-Deer Permit” at the top or right side of the screen.

Deborah Turcotte
Spokesperson, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
SHS 41 284 State St.
Augusta, ME  04333
W: (207) 287-6008
C: (207) 592-1164

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The Green Drakes aren’t a particularly easy hatch to fish.  The adult flies usually begin to emerge just as the sun drops below the tree line.  And the trout feeding activity usually peaks just when it’s getting too dark to see your fly on the water.  The most maddening thing is that one evening there will be a massive hatch with fish gorging themselves like pigs, and the next night, there will only be a few sporadic rises.   When you hit it right though, the Green Drake hatch can be an unforgettable experience.

Fishermen who live in Maine know that 2010 has been a very early season.  The ice went out earlier than ever before, the smelts and suckers spawned weeks ahead of schedule, and the Green Drakes are already hatching.  I saw rafts of empty nymphal shucks on one of the trout ponds that I fish on June 19 (2 weeks earlier than usual), and fished Drakes successfully a few days after that.  So if you are waiting for this year’s Green Drake hatch, wait no longer, it is happening NOW.

Please feel free to call or email me to discuss Green Drake fishing in Maine.

Kevin Tracewski, (Tracewski Fishing Adventures), info@fishguideme.com, (207) 827-3110

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Media: For more information, call IF&W Spokeswoman Deborah Turcotte at (207) 287-6008

AUGUSTA – The spring edition of Maine Fish & Wildlife, the magazine of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, now is available online only.

The magazine can be viewed at http://www.flipseekllc.com/maine2010spring.html or by visiting www.mefishwildlife.com.

The quarterly magazine is a snapshot of what people love – Maine’s outdoors. Each issue features programs, initiatives and projects being worked on by MDIF&W employees, with video and web links to resources readers may find useful.

The spring issue is timely, with sections on:

• · Fishing. Read about efforts to stop the illegal stocking of non-native fish species as well as to stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants; how the new online Maine Fishing Guide came to be; who holds which state fish and game record; and one angler’s first spring fishing trip without his longtime fishing buddy. Readers can watch a video and select fishing resources links from magazine pages.
• · Falcons. Regional Wildlife Biologist Judy Camuso writes about a recent banding of four peregrine falcon chicks in Portland; Natural Sciences Educator Lisa Kane tells you about Larry Barnes, a master falconer and the ancient art of falconry; and a KidBits puzzle on falcons. Readers can connect to a peregrine webcam from the magazine!
• · Social media. Read a commentary by Regis Tremblay, director of MDIF&W’s Division of Public Information and Education, on why the use of social media is important to the MDIF&W, a state agency that mostly is funded by sportsmen and sportswomen; and get links to videos, blogs and social media sites.

Other articles include a synopsis of a recent oil spill drill in southern Maine, written by Wildlife Biologist Jordan Bailey, who participated in the drill, and MDIF&W wildlife management area Fahi Pond, which has wondrous wetlands.

To make the online publication appear like a printed one, MDIF&W works with Ohio-based FlipSeek LLC. The company’s software allows users to flip through pages as if they are thumbing through a magazine, and zoom into text. Text and pdf versions of the magazine also are available on the Department’s website.

As stewards of Maine’s natural resources, the employees at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife work on endeavors that are essential to preserving and protecting the state’s quality of life and its economic foundation. Combined, outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, boating, ATV riding, and wildlife and bird watching, contribute $2.4 billion to Maine’s economy.

Deborah Turcotte
Spokesperson, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
SHS 41 284 State St.
Augusta, ME  04333
W: (207) 287-6008
C: (207) 592-1164

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AUGUSTA – Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Roland “Danny” Martin is pleased to announce that the 2010 Moose Permit Lottery Drawing will be held Thursday, June 17, at L.L.Bean in Freeport.

The drawing of names will begin at 6 p.m. under the moose lottery tent near L.L.Bean’s Hunt and Fishing Store. This year, 3,140 permits will be drawn for the fall harvest. Last year, 82 percent of hunters were successful.

No more applications for the lottery are being accepted as the deadline has passed.

Since 1999, the Moose Permit Lottery Drawing has been held at different locations throughout the state. Two years ago, the event was hosted by an outdoors retailer, and vendors were on hand to display hunting products and tips, and last year, the St. John Valley community carried that theme when the drawing was held at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.

This year, L.L.Bean is scheduling moose hunt education programs, covering topics such as gear, shooting techniques, moose calls, and “secrets” from “moose masters.” An indoor archery moose hunt and a five-stand public shoot also are planned.

“Over the last couple of years, the Moose Permit Lottery Drawing has evolved into a spectacle where hunters can gather to swap tips, learn how to improve their skills, and share their favorite hunting stories,” according to Commissioner Martin. “This year is no exception. L.L. Bean is planning an event that will leave hunters better informed on how to make a hunt a success. And, possibly, the hunters also will leave knowing their names were drawn for a permit. I thank L.L. Bean for its support of the 2010 Moose Permit Lottery drawing and I look forward to attending this well-planned event.”

Ken Kacere, senior vice-president and general manager of retail, L.L.Bean, said the retailer is thrilled to be hosting this year’s event.

“We are very pleased to have been chosen by the Department to host the 2010 Maine Moose Permit Lottery Drawing,” Kacere said. “For generations of hunters, the Maine Moose Lottery has become an annual tradition that celebrates Maine’s rich outdoor heritage. We are honored to be a part of it.”

Commissioner Martin said that IF&W staff from Augusta and local biologists and game wardens will be on hand at the event. The Department will be conducting a panel discussion on how to make the most of a moose hunt beginning at 5 p.m., one hour before the lottery drawing commences.

“This is a great opportunity for sports enthusiasts and the general public to interact with our personnel,” Martin said.

Added Mac McKeever, senior public relations representative, L.L.Bean, “In celebration of the Maine Moose Lottery Drawing, we’re offering a fun, festive array of family-oriented activities throughout the day to really enhance folks’ enjoyment and participation in the event.”

Activities are set to begin at 11 a.m., with most scheduled under the moose lottery tent next to the L.L.Bean Hunt and Fishing Store. They include:

• · 11 a.m.: Gearing up for you moose hunt, presented by L.L.Bean experts;
• · 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Free indoor archery moose hunt, archery range, L.L.Bean Hunt and Fishing Store;
• · Noon: Moose hunting in New England, presented by Mossy Oak Pro Staff panel of experts;
• · 1 & 3 p.m.: Josh Cottrell, Primos Pro-Staff, moose calls demonstration and gear tips;
• · 2 p.m.: Scouting techniques and tools for your moose hunt, presented by L.L.Bean experts;
• · 2 p.m.-dusk: Five-stand public shoot, fee charged, see store representative for details;
• · 4 p.m.: Moose calling seminar with Maine Professional Guides Association;
• · 5 p.m.:  Making the most of a moose hunt, presented by IF&W staff;
• · 6 p.m.: Maine Moose Lottery Drawing begins. Moderated by Commissioner Martin and WGME-TV 13 broadcaster Doug Rafferty.

For more information, visit www.llbean.com/stores and select “upcoming events” or www.mefishwildlife.com.

MEDIA: For more information, contact MDIF&W Spokesperson Deborah Turcotte at (207) 287-6008 or (207) 592-1164

And L.L.Bean Senior Public Relations Representative Mac McKeever at (207) 552-6078

Deborah Turcotte
Spokesperson, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
SHS 41 284 State St.
Augusta, ME  04333
W: (207) 287-6008

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MEDIA: For more information, contact IF&W spokesperson Deborah Turcotte at (207) 287-6008 or (207) 592-1164

May 19, 2010

Free Fishing Days June 5-6; Correction to Dates Listed in New Fishing Rule Book

The new two-year fishing law book released last month by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife incorrectly identifies the state’s spring “Free Family Fishing Days.”

As stated by law, the spring Free Family Fishing Days will be held June 5-6, 2010. On these days, any person may fish without a license so long as their license has not previously been suspended or revoked. Fishing rules and regulations on gear restrictions, and size and bag limits as listed in the fishing law book apply.

The law book incorrectly outlines this spring’s Free Family Fishing Days as May 29-30.

Free Family Fishing Days are designed as an introduction for would-be anglers to the sport of fishing in Maine’s waters. Without making a license a requirement on those days, it is a risk-free invitation for newcomers to try the sport for themselves.

Deborah Turcotte
Spokesperson, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

SHS 41 284 State St.
Augusta, ME  04333
W: (207) 287-6008
C: (207) 592-1164

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Controlled Moose Hunt Set for Eastern Aroostook County

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will be conducting a controlled moose hunt in Aroostook County again in 2010 in response to farmers’ concerns about crop depredation and to address the increasing incidence of moose/vehicle collisions along Routes 1 and 161.

The controlled hunt, which will occur between August 16 and September 25, 2010, was approved by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council on Thursday, April 22.

Last year, which was the first year of the controlled moose hunt, 100 permits were allocated and hunters had an 81 percent success rate.

“Once again this year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is implementing a controlled moose hunt to ease the negative impacts caused by moose on broccoli and cauliflower crops in parts of eastern Aroostook County, as well as help reduce the risk of moose-vehicle collisions,” according to Commissioner Roland “Danny” Martin. “Last year’s controlled hunt was a successful start in helping to alleviate problems in this area, and this year’s effort too will make a significant dent in the population where recreational hunting has not.”

For several years, IF&W has increased the number of moose permits during the annual fall recreational hunt to respond to the landowners’ concerns for crop damage and communities’ requests for safer roads. With the controlled hunt, IF&W has greater flexibility to effectively manage moose in areas that may have limited access or are in “non-traditional” habitats, such as an agricultural-woodland mix, that may not be attractive to hunters.

The controlled hunt is NOT open to all hunters. Persons eligible to participate include:

• ·       Landowners with 80 or more contiguous acres, who own property in Limestone, Caribou, Woodland, Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield, Washburn, Westfield, Easton and Connor Township. The eligible property is agricultural, forested or undeveloped land that is open to hunting, including hunting by permission. A dependent living in a landowner’s household also is eligible.
• ·       Any shareholder in a corporation that qualifies under the Internal Revenue Service Code as a Chapter S corporation is eligible for the landowner permit drawing if the property meets the landowner permit requirements. Dependents of shareholders are not eligible.
• ·       All Registered Maine Guides that currently have all Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife license privileges in good standing, are not convicted felons, and did not receive a controlled moose hunting permit by lottery in 2009. Guides will NOT be eligible to hunt and only three permittees picked at the discretion of the Guide will be eligible to hunt.

A total of 100 permits will be available. Eligible persons wishing to participate must file an online application form that’s available on IF&W’s website, www.mefishwildlife.com. A person may not file more than one application, and each application is for “one chance.”

This controlled moose hunt is not the recreational moose hunt. Applications for the recreational moose permit lottery were due by May 14.

Applications for the controlled moose hunt are available starting Monday, May 17.

The online application deadline is 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on June 17, 2010. A random chance drawing will be held on June 18. The winners’ names will be posted on IF&W’s website. Selections are final.

Selected landowners and Guides may hunt during the entire six-week period (excluding Sundays).

There is no application charge. Permit fees are $52 for residents and $484 for nonresidents.

A total of 100 permits will be allocated as follows:

• Up to 45 percent will be issued to eligible Registered Maine Guides, and each selected guide will receive three moose permits (one for each of three permittees who will be chosen at the discretion of the Guide.) Of the three issued permits, one will be an any-moose permit and two will be antlerless-only permits. Registered Maine Guides who receive permits are required to guide their permittees in agricultural areas designated by the Department within the 9 towns open to hunting.
  • Each Registered Maine Guide selected by the lottery must attend a training session on June 30 in Presque Isle.
  • Registered Maine Guides selected by the lottery in 2010 will be ineligible to receive a controlled moose hunt permit for 2 years.
• Up to 55 percent of the permits will be issued to eligible landowners. Landowners who receive a permit are required to hunt on their own, eligible land. The Commissioner may authorize a landowner to use his permit to hunt on other designated lands identified in the area open to hunting.

In addition to the above moose hunting permits, the Department will allocate five (5) moose hunting permits to disabled veterans to participate in the controlled hunt. At least three of these permits will be issued to residents who possess a valid disabled veteran hunting license and no more than two permits will be issued to nonresident disabled veterans who possess a valid big game hunting license. A ” disabled veteran” means a person who: (1) is a veteran; and (2) has a service-connected disability evaluated at: (a.) 100%, or (b.) has a service-connected disability evaluated at 70% and has served in a combat zone during any armed conflict in which participants were exposed to war risk hazards. These permits will be issued in cooperation with the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. Maine Veteran’s Services will provide logistical support to the selected disabled veterans during their moose hunt.

The moose taken under these permits are in addition to the statewide bag limit. Permits issued under this controlled hunt are exempt from the provisions of the moose permit point system of the recreational moose hunt. A person who receives a controlled moose hunting permit is exempt from the two-year eligibility requirement of the recreational moose hunt. All other fees, laws and rules relating to moose hunting will apply to this controlled moose hunt.

Additional information about the controlled moose hunt is available on IF&W’s website or call (207) 287-8000.

Deborah Turcotte
Spokesperson, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
SHS 41 284 State St.
Augusta, ME  04333
W: (207) 287-6008
C: (207) 592-1164

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The regular season for spring wild turkey hunting opens on Monday, May 3, and ends on Saturday, June 5. This will be a full five-week season for all turkey permit holders.

A new regulation regarding the spring bag limit goes into effect this year. An initial permit for $20 will allow turkey hunters to take only one bearded wild turkey in the spring and a wild turkey of either sex in the fall. A second permit for $20 can be purchased anytime after the purchase of the first permit that would allow for the harvest of another bearded wild turkey in the spring only.

Youth Day will be held on Saturday, May 1. Kids ages 10-15 with a junior hunting license are allowed to hunt on this day with adult supervision. Youths will be allowed to take up to two (2) bearded wild turkeys during the spring season without any additional permit fees.

The Wildlife Management Districts open for spring wild turkey hunting are 7, 10-18 and 20-26.

Hunters must have a valid spring wild turkey permit and a valid Maine big game hunting license in order to hunt wild turkey. Licenses and permits are available at IF&W’s Augusta headquarters, at licensing agents statewide, and at www.mefishwildlife.com.

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife urges hunters to review the following safety tips:

Never try to stalk a gobbling turkey.  Your chances of getting close are poor, and you may be sneaking up on another hunter.

Avoid hunting the same gobbler as your hunting companion or other hunters.  Pick a different area to hunt.

Stick with hen calls.  A gobbler call is intended for special situations and might attract other hunters.

Don’t be patriotic.  Avoid red, white or blue.  A tom turkey’s head has similar colors.

Avoid unnecessary movement.  This could alert turkeys and attract hunters.

Don’t hide so well that you impair your field of vision

Wrap your turkey in some blaze orange cloth for the hike back to the car.

Always sit with your back against a tree trunk, big log or a boulder that is wider than your body.  This protects you from being accidentally struck by pellets fired from behind you.

If you use a decoy, place it on the far side of a tree trunk or a rock so you can see the birds approaching from all directions, but cannot actually see the decoy.  This prevents you from being directly in the line of fire should another hunter mistakenly shoot at your decoy.

Never shoot unless you’re absolutely sure of your target.  Since only turkeys with beards are legal during the spring season, lack of positive identification could result in shooting an illegal bird, or worse, another hunter.

Consider wearing hunter orange while moving from set-up to set-up.  Take it off when you are in position.

Contact: Deborah Turcotte, Spokesperson
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
284 State Street
41 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

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Department Presents Legendary Maine Guide Awards

Brewer, Maine – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife presented its first legendary Maine Guide awards at the Maine Professional Guides Association annual banquet on Saturday, April 10, in Brewer.

On Saturday, the inaugural award officially was named the “Wilmot ‘Wiggie’ Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award,” in honor of Maine Master Guide Wilmot “Wiggie” Robinson, who passed away in 2007. The awards were presented by IF&W Deputy Commissioner Paul F. Jacques.

“The Department initiated this award to recognize its long-standing relationship with Maine guides – a partnership that’s almost as old as our agency, and that’s 130 years,” said Deputy Commissioner Jacques. “We feel the first two recipients set the benchmark for which other guides will be named as legends, and we congratulate them for setting the high standards that Maine guides strive to maintain.”

The first legendary Maine Guide award was presented posthumously to Mr. Robinson, and accepted by his wife, Joyce Robinson, their children, Judy Robinson, Patsy Huston and Jay Robinson, and his brother, Earl.

Joyce Robinson, wife of the late Maine Master Guide Wilmot “Wiggie” Robinson, and Judy Robinson, Jay Robinson and Patsy Huston, pose by an Legendary Maine Guide Award posthumously given to Mr. Robinson. The annual award now is named in Mr. Robinson’s memory.

Mr. Robinson was a Maine Master Guide since 1950, and a member of the Maine Trappers Association, the National Rifle Association, Trout Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited. He founded the Maine Bird Dog Club, the Millinocket Fin and Feather Club, and was instrumental in founding the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, of which he served as executive director for many years. He served as chairman of the Maine Guides Board of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council. He also was an outdoors writer, broadcaster and photographer, and was bestowed the Jackie Pfeifler Award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

A drawing representing late Maine Master Guide Wilmot “Wiggie” Robinson’s life is part of what future recipients of the “Wilmot ‘Wiggie’ Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award” will receive. The pencil drawing was done by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife employee Ralph Brissette.

Gil Gilpatrick of Skowhegan received the 2010 “Wilmot ‘Wiggie’ Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award” on Saturday. Mr. Gilpatrick is a life member of the Maine Professional Guides Association. For many years, Mr. Gilpatrick, a former high school teacher, has taught hundreds of young people how to build and paddle canoes, and each class culminated in a trip down the Allagash River in the spring.

Gil Gilpatrick of Skowhegan received the 2010 “Wilmot ‘Wiggie’ Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award” from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on Saturday, April 10.

Mr. Gilpatrick has written books on building strip canoes and snowshoes and leading canoe trips, which are being used as references today. Mr. Gilpatrick has served on the Maine Guides Advisory board since being nominated to that group over 15 years ago by the MPGA. He also served on the MPGA Board of Directors for many years. In 1993, Mr. Gilpatrick carved a sign that is displayed at the podium at the MPGA annual banquet each year.

The “Wilmot ‘Wiggie’ Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award” will be presented annually at the Maine Professional Guides Association banquet. Nomination forms along with nominating criteria for future years will be available on the Department’s web site later this year.

MDIFW Contact: Deborah Turcotte, Spokesperson
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
284 State Street
41 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

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