BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 20, 2023
A proposal from the state to end bass fishing tournaments in northern Maine is drawing the ire of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and other fish groups. Opponents to the proposed ban noted small communities in the northern part of the state see an economic boost from the events. The change would only affect about five water bodies that host less than 5 percent of organized bass tournaments here and help the coldwater species. Other proposed changes relate to two State Heritage Fish Waters and an added regulation to protect sea-run Atlantic salmon in a Hancock County pond.