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Baby Brook Trout and Salmon from the Rapid 
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Check from FFIM Conclave Presented to Don Palmer 
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 More Rapid River Pictures
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Maine's Rapid
River is in danger. Non-native smallmouth bass were illegally
introduced into the watershed in Umbagog Lake over 10 years ago. The bass
are now moving their way up into the Rapid River and Pond-in-the-River at
an alarming
rate, threatening the vitality of the native trout. Please
check back soon for more information
on how you can help to preserve and protect the home of one of the
last self-sustaining populations of large wild
brook trout in the United States.
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 Rapid River 2005 Status Report
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2 MB)Source: Dave Boucher, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife FFIM Conclave raises $7000 for Save the Rapid (6/22/04) Update from RRG&SA President Don Palmer (1/20/04) Rapid River Genetics Report Rapid River Fact Sheet (MS Word format)Trout Conservation Strategies (MS Word format)Source: Dave Boucher, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Adobe Acrobat required to view, Download Here |
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Additional Information & Resources: |
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Illegal introduction
of bass threatens one of
Maine's last wild trout rivers -- the Rapid
Morning Sentinel - July 2, 2005 Fishin' With A Mission Lewiston Sun Journal - June 14, 2004 Rapid River Bass Versus Wild Trout Rangeley Region Guides' & Sportsman's Assn. Fall 2003 Newsletter Angling for a Solution Portland Press Herald - August 24, 2003 Sportsmen plot ways to restore trout population in Maine Providence Journal (AP) - September 29, 2003 FlyFishingInMaine.com 2004 Conclave Proceeds to benefit the Rapid River causes Orvis - Rapid River Conservation Article Rapid River Coalition has applied for an Orvis Grant Trout Unlimited National Conservation Group Sportsman's Alliance of Maine Maine Sportsman's Group Maine DIF&W State Department of Fish and Wildlife Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Local Conservation and Preservation Group |
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