Time is running out. The days are getting shorter, the nights growing colder and the crisp autumn air carries a quiet sense of urgency. Yes, you guessed it — the fishing season in Maine is winding ...

Anglers troll for landlocked salmon on a Maine lake during a calm spring morning, continuing a tradition that has drawn fishermen to the water for generations. Credit: Diane Reynolds The BDN outdoors ...

For a few weeks each summer, the Sebasticook River in Benton, Maine, is paved with flashing silver scales, so thick it seems you could almost walk across. The alewives have returned for their annual ...