It is very discouraging to here with all the work and money that has been spent to bring back Maine’s Atlantic salmon that the returns are only 561. I am not very optimistic that they will here make a come back but I hope I am wrong. I hope one day I will have the opportunity to swing a fly for them but until then I will only dream about it.

Check out the latest article in the Bangor Daily News

“Only 561 Atlantic salmon were counted in the Penobscot River last year, marking the lowest returns since 2016, when 503 fish made their way through to Milford and Orono.

The final numbers provided by the Maine Department of Marine Resources come on the heels of a robust influx of 1,439 Atlantic salmon one year earlier that marked the highest return since 2011.

“The reasons for the low runs are likely low survival of fish at sea, the impacts of drought during their time in the river and impacts of impoundments and direct mortality at hydropower projects as the fish migrate from the rivers to the sea,” said Sean Ledwin, DMR’s Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Director.”

Read the full story: https://bangordailynews.com/2022/02/13/outdoors/maine-atlantic-salmon-count-drops-in-2021-joam40zk0w/