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
Thanks for making the first York Harbor Striper Tournament a huge Success!
CCA Maine would like to thank everyone that participated in the the York Harbor Striper Tournament on Monday June 24th. By all accounts it was a huge success, both in money raised and how much fun we all had. Between the participants and the sponsors, everybody chipped in $31,000, and all the proceeds will go to support CCA Maine and York Hospital. York Harbor Marine Service was a terrific host and The Dockside Restaurant was an outstanding location for both the captains' party and the wrap-up party, and the food they provided was just amazing.
The conditions were great, and competition was fierce on Monday. It took some impressive fish to win all three categories. There were pogies around for the bait fishermen; and the calm, slightly overcast morning helped the sight fishermen find some big fish on the flats. More than one person said it was the best day of fishing they'd ever had.
Here are the winners and their fish:
Spin/Bait
1) Tom Brown: 45.5"
Sorry, no digital photo. Tom brought us a Polaroid.
2) Tom Robinson: 45"
3) Shaun Baker: 38.5"
Fly
1) John J. Keliher: 35.5"
2) Bob Benedetto: 28"
3 Jim Bernstein: 27.75"
Youth
1) Andrew Webber: 45"
2) Adam Brown: 38"
No digital photo from Adam either. Like his dad, Adam brought us a Polaroid.
3) Austin McGrain: 29.5"
Here are the winners with their trophies:
Spin/Bait:
Fly
Youth
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.