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Maine is the only state in the continental U.S. that has Arctic char, or blueback trout. It’s found in only 14 waters in the state. In recent years, word has spread.

Arctic Char. Maine is the only contiguous state still supporting Arctic char. Elsewhere in New England, they’ve been extirpated by stocked species, such as lake trout, which hybridized them out of ...

With the Maine autumn at its peak, many of us who love to hunt and fish are putting away the flyrods and running an oil cloth over our favorite firearm. But diehard trout anglers know that with ...

Arctic char in Alaska can get big. My biggest to date on a fly rod is thirty-four inches. But their size isn't what attracts me to them—it's their beauty. Depending on the time of year, char can ...

Arctic char, such as this brightly colored male caught by CSU researcher Devin Olsen, may be the answer to help undersized fish in Dillon Reservoir compete with mysis shrimp for food.

The Arctic char was introduced to the reservoir in 1990 to see if they would feed on the shrimp — a main part of their diet. Johnson was curious about how successful the stocking program had ...