🎣 FISHING. CONSERVATION. COMMUNITY. 🎣
Join us for the 3rd Annual Merrymeeting Bay Trout Unlimited Fundraising Banquet
📅 Saturday, March 21, 2026
📍 Hilton Garden Inn – Freeport, Maine
This special evening brings together anglers, families, conservationists, and community members who care deeply about Maine’s rivers—and the wild trout and salmon that depend on them.
💧 Why it matters:
MMBTU is currently removing a dam on the Nezinscot River in Buckfield, restoring 12.9 miles of spawning, rearing, and thermal refuge habitat for wild brook trout. We’ve raised $411,600 toward our $615,000 goal—and this banquet helps close the gap. Every ticket makes a difference!
🎤 Featured Dinner Speaker:
Jeff Reardon, Maine Headwaters Project Manager for the Atlantic Salmon Federation, will share insights on dam removal and river restoration in Maine, including the landmark Penobscot and Kennebec River projects. Jeff has worked in river conservation in Maine since 1994 and brings a deep, firsthand perspective.
🍽️ What to expect:
• A delicious dinner prepared by the chefs at the Hilton Garden Inn
• Live & silent auctions
• Exciting raffles
• A room full of people who believe in protecting Maine’s waters
🏕️ Auction & Raffle Highlights Include:
• Guided fishing trips to Patagonia, Downeast Maine, Rangeley, Western NY, and more
• Lodging and fishing at Cobb’s Pierce Pond Camps and Grant’s Kennebago Camps
• A striped bass fly-fishing seminar on the Kennebec River
• Handcrafted Jewelry from Lisa Gent and Fishbone Metal Works
• 25-lb grilling box of Cold Spring grass-fed beef
• Orvis RECON 4-wt fly rod & reel package raffle 🎯
🎟️ Tickets (advance purchase required):
• $65 per person
• $525 table for 8 (includes $200 in general raffle tickets)
• Dinner tickets include a 1-year Trout Unlimited membership ($15 value)
🎫 Raffle Deals:
• General raffle tickets: 2-for-1 before March 16
• Bundle of 5 raffle tickets + bonus Orvis rod raffle tickets: $100
👉 Get tickets now: www.mmbtu.org
We banded together. Picked up shovels. Rolled rocks. Planted trees. Passed laws. Built coalitions.
This is what conservation looks like.
🐟 WE ARE TROUT UNLIMITED! 🐟
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