Harvesting is over for the year
June 2, 2024 Harvesting for 2024 ended on Friday, May 31. Thanks to the many fishermen who supported the harvesting operation. See you next year!
Fish Happenings
See alewives and check out fish ladder goods and gear this weekend!
Friday, May 31 The alewives have slowed down a bit but there are still plenty to see if you visit the fish ladder this weekend. And, fish ladder goods and gear will be for sale at the fish house, definitely on Saturday, June 1, from 11am – 3pm and on Sunday too if there’s any […]
Thinking of and thanking veterans on Memorial Day!
Monday, May 27 On this damp Memorial Day, there are plenty of alewives to see in the fish ladder. Harvesting took place this morning at 5 am and will continue mornings at 5am and afternoons at 3pm, Monday through Friday, until the fish are gone or until June 5, whichever comes first. For photographers, there […]
Memorial Day Weekend Events
May 23, 2024 Memorial Day weekend will be eventful at the fish ladder!! While there won’t be a festival, there will be a 5k race — Run with the Alewives—on Saturday morning (May 25) at 9am; and a concert —Adam Ezra will again play a fish ladder benefit at the Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta on Sunday, […]
Support the fish ladder and see thousands of alewives this weekend!
Friday, May 17 If you’ve been waiting for the big show, the time has come. Thousands of alewives are streaming into the fish ladder–under the Rt 215 bridge, by the fish house, and into the fish ladder! It’s an amazing sight to see and experience! We’ll be fundraising for future projects on both Saturday and […]
The big schools are finally here!
Wednesday, May 15 Last evening huge schools of alewives filled Great Salt Bay and this morning’s light shows alewives solid from the bay, under the Rt 215 bridge, and well up through the fish ladder. This is the amazing phenomenon that we’ve been waiting for! Harvesting will begin on Friday!
Alewives are coming in, slowly (for now)
Tuesday, May 14 Another small school of alewives was in this morning, already swimming up pool to pool, at 6am. The big schools will be here soon, keep tuned.
Harvesting will begin when lots of fish come in
We’ve had many cool (cold) nights this spring and many cool, damp days. These conditions are not conducive to large number of alewives streaming into the fish ladder. Harvesting will begin when the big schools of fish come arrive—-any day now!
Goods and Gear Weekend!
Another small school of alewives came in last night so there are a few fish to see if you visit this weekend. Our fish ladder restoration volunteers will be at the fish house answering questions and selling t-shirts, sweatshirts, and lots of other great Damariscotta Mills fish ladder goods and gear on Saturday, May 11 […]
Small schools arriving every day
The alewives have been arriving in small schools so there are fish in the ladder but not in the huge numbers we’ll see later in the run. So, if you visit, you are sure to see fish but wait a bit if you want to see them so thick you could almost walk on their […]
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