Rambling Angler Outdoors - Alewife for Bait: Know Your Baitfish

Tens of millions of alewives are making their journey inland right now. On rivers where dams have been taken out, we're seeing these fish come back in astonishing numbers and faster than anyone anticipated. That's good for the entire ecosystem. And it's good for local towns and lobstermen who benefit from the alewife harvesting for bait that is now possible on places like the Sebasticook River where the Fort Halifax Dam was removed. We've got the chance to do this on the Kennebec where four dams

China Lake Alewife Restoration Initiative - Maine Rivers