BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 29, 2026
By April, trout are beginning to look upward, having awakened from their semi-dormant state and willing to rise to a hatching bug or a hook wound with a bit of fur or fluff if drifted with skill. I often wonder if more of us spent time along the bank of a stream or in a field of wildflowers there would be less strife in the world. If only we could appreciate those simple gifts found just outside our door, we might be more willing to set aside our prejudices, less inclined to dredge up old grievances, make war. ~ Bob Romano