Little Lyford Pond Camps to host fly-fishing workshops

Beginner and veteran fly fishers may want to consider a trip to Little Lyford Pond Camps this season as a variety of angling programs are being offered.

According to the Appalachian Mountain Club, which bought the camps in 2003, a new series of guided fly-fishing workshops and trips for anglers of all ability levels will be offered.

Among the programs to be offered:

. One-hour and two-hour introductory sessions, emphasizing skill development.

. Half-day and full-day excursions to fly fish for native brook trout on any of eight remote ponds close to Little Lyford Pond Camps.

. One-hour to full-day sessions focusing on river and stream fishing techniques on the West Branch of the Pleasant River.

. Full-day trips casting or trolling for landlocked salmon, togue, or brown trout.

. Two-day custom trips fly-fishing ponds on the 37,000 acres of AMC land surrounding the camps.

Little Lyford Pond Camps, which are located about 15 miles east of Greenville, opened in 1874. All access is via gravel logging roads, and are open to AMC members as well as non-members.

For more information, contact Little Lyford Pond Camps at (603)466-2727 or check www.outdoors.org/lodging/lyford.

The AMC’s operation of Little Lyford Pond Camps is part of its broader Maine Woods Initiative, a land conservation effort that integrates habitat protection, outdoor education, and sustainable forestry in the 100-Mile Wilderness area of Maine.

Spring cleanup planned

Flyfishinginmaine.com, which bills itself as the state’s largest Internet fly-fishing community, will sponsor a statewide cleanup effort on May 14 that will concentrate on popular fishing areas across Maine.

So far, enough volunteers from southern Maine, the western mountains, the Kennebec region, the Moosehead region and the Katahdin region have signed up to form the cores of regional teams.

Each regional team will have a team leader who will help the team decide on the exact details of the team’s cleanup schedule.

The event is meant to be a fun gathering of outdoors people who will get together, clean a favorite fishing area, do some fishing, and maybe even hold a barbecue.

FFIM is still looking for people to lead and staff a Down East and County team. Anyone interested in signing up to help in any region can go to the Web site to log in.

For any other questions, contact Brian Foley at the4foleys@hotmail.com or 866-0691.

Baxter litter patrol set

On May 7, Baxter State Park is hosting its fourth annual litter patrol. Volunteers are invited to come join park staff members as they clean up the road on the way to the north end of the park.

Volunteers will be treated to a barbecue lunch after the cleanup.

For more information, call 723-9616 or 723-8537.

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