Brook trout swim against the current in a fish weir on the Roach River near Moosehead Lake. A 2013 study shows freshwater fishing in Maine generated $319.1 million in revenue, with more than half ...

Maine biologists work on a better brown trout strain The fish is not easy to catch, and it provides a hard fight once hooked.

It established brook trout as Maine’s “Heritage Fish,” and charged IF&W with establishing lists of waters where protection could be offered.

If fishing for wild native brook trout in scenic wilderness is your thing, there are more reasons than ever to include Baxter State Park in your fishing plans, writes columnist V. Paul Reynolds.

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has had a sea-run brown trout program for years. It never was spectacular, and over the years many rivers were dropped from the program.

According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW), the illegal introduction of largemouth bass to West Musquash Lake in southern Maine threatens a pristine wild brook trout ...

CANAAN, Maine - Maine wildlife officials say a Skowhegan man has caught the largest rainbow trout ever in Maine.

A massive trout caught on a Maine lake last week has shattered a 62-year-old state record, officials said. Erik Poland, of Andover, Maine, was fishing on Richardson Lake in Oxford County last ...