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In pursuit of the atlantic salmon

Maine, regarded by many as the last bastion for fishing wild Atlantic salmon, has lifted a seven-year ban on the fish earlier this month, drawing fisherman young and old to try their luck and skill on this feisty animal

By Paul Belluck  /  NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , EDDINGTON, MAINE

And Joel Bader, 45, who heads the bass-fishing club in Bangor, was hoping the salmon would start biting, planning to yank his 10-year-old son out of school if they did.

“I was last here when fishing ended, and I'm here today,” Bader said. “It's amazing, really part of history. It's what every fisherman strives to achieve — catching Atlantic salmon. It's what I want to achieve, especially on the Penobscot River.”

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