A very strange year

We haven’t had nearly as many alewives this year as in past years.  Many other alewife runs in Maine have also had fewer fish than usual. Additionally, for the past few days we’ve noticed that fish are spawning in the water by the check office and in the lower fish ladder. This is also very unusual. We just confirmed that the spawning fish are blueback herring, not alewives. So, if you visit the ladder, sadly there are many fish to see right now…..but it’s fish, you never know what tomorrow will bring!