Macauley Lord

Macauley Lord grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1978 and did graduate study in natural resource policy at the University of Michigan. He returned to Maine in 1986 to help build the famed fly fishing instructional program at L.L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Schools in Freeport. Since then, Macauley has become a world-renowned casting instructor and author of numerous books and articles for American Angler, Fly Fisherman, Saltwater Fly-Fishing, and other magazines. In 2011 the Federation of Fly Fishers awarded Macauley its Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to teaching and promoting fly-casting. In addition to teaching at L.L Bean, Macauley is an M.A. student at Bangor Theological Seminary and volunteers as a prison chaplain. Macauley lives with his wife Carol in Brunswick, Maine.

Interview conducted on May 29, 2012 in Brunswick, Maine.

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1. First memories of the Androscoggin River - Interview Excerpt #1

2. Fly fishing for smallmouth bass on the Androscoggin - Interview Excerpt #2

3. Fishing in "oddball places" - Interview Excerpt #3

4. What people think of fishing the Androscoggin - Interview Excerpt #4

5. Fishing snobs and "prep school" trout - Interview Excerpt #5

6. Fishing by taxi in downtown Lewiston–Auburn - Interview Excerpt #6

7. Optimism for the river's future - Interview Excerpt #7

8. Finding meaning on rivers through fishing - Interview Excerpt #8

9. Joys of a young boy fishing in downtown Lewiston–Auburn - Interview Excerpt #9

10. Androscoggin as more interesting than "tweed blazer" trout rivers - Interview Excerpt #10

11. The keys to happiness in nearby, everyday places - Interview Excerpt #10