This past weekend, I traveled upcountry to meet with a group of my fellow Maine fly fishermen and three journalists from National Public Radio (NPR). While we were getting ready to fish Upper Dam on the Rapid River for brook trout and landlocked salmon, we talked about the upcoming midterm elections and what we thought about incumbent Senator Susan Collins and her opponent, Democrat Troy Jackson. There were varying opinions about Troy . . . but all of us agreed that Collins wasn't getting the job done, and that it was time for a change in Washington. Have a listen:
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5989427/democrats-need-to-reel-in-more-men-these-mainers-say-the-party-needs-better-bait