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ELLSWORTH — Soon those fortunate enough to hold an elver fishing license will be competing for the most coveted spots in local streams and rivers to set their nets. The

Slithering 'elvers' a boon for Mainers lucky enough to score a license

For complex reasons, Maine is the only state with a significant 'elver' fishery

Operation Broken Glass resulted in guilty pleas for 21 individuals implicated in illegal eel trafficking

At more than $2,000 a pound, licenses are in high demand

In Ellsworth, we stop by Finn's Irish Pub and check out The Telephone Museum

Court of Appeals (File photo) MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the prison terms on two fisherfolk caught poaching off Placer, Masbate five years ago. Dante Mahilum, skipper of the commercial fishing vessel "F/B Mika", and the boat's chief mechanic Ramon Barrios, were convicted by the Cataingan, Masbate Regional Trial Court Branch 49 to up to four-year imprisonment each for unauthorized fishing, the use of illegal fine mesh nets, and the use of active gear in municipal wa...

At more than $2,000 a pound, licenses are in high demand

Operation Broken Glass resulted in guilty pleas for 21 individuals implicated in illegal eel trafficking

For complex reasons, Maine is the only state with a significant 'elver' fishery