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Professional educators run the New England Fishing Academy, focusing on our shared passions - education, the outdoors, and fishing. Hence, we began the New England Fishing Academy to inspire a younger generation to develop a life-long love and appreciation for fishing and conservation.
Who We Are:
Captain Craig McLaughlin
Captain Craig McLaughlin
Captain Craig McLaughlin
USCG Licensed Captain. 25 years as a secondary school educator, coach and administrator . Craig is also a Registered Athletic Administrator with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and a Certified InterScholastic Coach with NFHS. Craig is also a proud member of IGFA, US Sailing and Power boating, Captains fo
USCG Licensed Captain. 25 years as a secondary school educator, coach and administrator . Craig is also a Registered Athletic Administrator with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and a Certified InterScholastic Coach with NFHS. Craig is also a proud member of IGFA, US Sailing and Power boating, Captains for Clean Water and the American Saltwater Guides Association to name just a few of the organizations he supports.
Captain Craig is also qualified/certified to teach US Power boatings "Safe power Boat Handling " Course with state certification in Massachusetts.
Chris Margraf
Captain Craig McLaughlin
Captain Craig McLaughlin
Winterim trip leader. PADI and CPR certified. 35 year fresh and saltwater fisherman and avid fly fisherman. 26 years as a secondary school educator, coach and administrator. He is a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, a member of NACAC and NCTM. Chris earned his BA at Bowdoin College '95 and his MA from Te
Winterim trip leader. PADI and CPR certified. 35 year fresh and saltwater fisherman and avid fly fisherman. 26 years as a secondary school educator, coach and administrator. He is a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, a member of NACAC and NCTM. Chris earned his BA at Bowdoin College '95 and his MA from Teachers College, Columbia University '01. Chris is also a proud member of International Game Fishing Association and 4 Ocean.
Forrest Stillwell
Forrest Stillwell
Forrest Stillwell
Forrest Stillwell is a professional educator and a certified outdoor teacher. He grew up in Citrus County on the Gulf Coast of Florida. His passion for fishing began at the age of three in the ponds behind his grandmother's house. Over time, he graduated to fishing the saltwater flats near his hometown for tarpon, redfish, and trout, as w
Forrest Stillwell is a professional educator and a certified outdoor teacher. He grew up in Citrus County on the Gulf Coast of Florida. His passion for fishing began at the age of three in the ponds behind his grandmother's house. Over time, he graduated to fishing the saltwater flats near his hometown for tarpon, redfish, and trout, as well as the spring-fed clear rivers for bass and bream.
Forrest's first job was at Jack Wingate Fishing Camp for kids on the famous Lake Seminole in South Georgia. Teaching and coaching fishing has been a lifelong passion for him, leading to experiences such as trout fishing in Wyoming and exploring the remote islands of the Bahamas. He believes that teaching people to fish is even more rewarding than catching fish. Currently, he leads the Lawrence Academy Full Circle Fishing Winterim and teaches rod building.
US POWERBOATING
Forrest Stillwell
Forrest Stillwell
17 FT MAKO PRO SKIFF WITH 60 MERCURY
We now offer US Powerboating classes in our 17 ft Center Console. We are mobile and will bring the course to your body of water.
Four students maximum per class. You will earn a Ma Boating license and be NASBLA certified. See the registration page for details.
No other program is both in a class room an
17 FT MAKO PRO SKIFF WITH 60 MERCURY
We now offer US Powerboating classes in our 17 ft Center Console. We are mobile and will bring the course to your body of water.
Four students maximum per class. You will earn a Ma Boating license and be NASBLA certified. See the registration page for details.
No other program is both in a class room and on the water/hands-on where confidence and practice will make you a better boater
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Fishing has been a significant part of our lives from childhood to today. Craig is a true city person, having grown up in Winthrop, MA, with Boston Harbor in his backyard. In contrast, Chris is more of a country individual. He grew up in Keene, NH, and spent every summer in the lobster fishing community of Friendship, ME, gaining plenty of experience with lakes, ponds, rivers, and the ocean. B
Craig is a USCG OUPV Captain and the owner of a 28-foot Grady White boat. Chris leads Winterim trips for his school during the first two weeks of March, most recently traveling with 12 high school students to Andros Island, Bahamas, for a fly fishing excursion targeting bonefish. He operates a 28-foot Edgewater 280CX.
Our passion for fishing and our desire to share our knowledge of the water and its various fisheries inspired us to create the New England Fishing Academy. Our mission is to introduce young people to the beauty of fishing and cultivate a genuine appreciation for the patience, focus, practice, and thoughtfulness required to become lifelong skilled anglers passionate about conservation and the outdoors.
Boston Fishing Company, Owned and Operated by Craig.
Announcement
NE Fishing Academy is setting our SUMMER OF 2025 DATES Check Back by November 1st .
We are also offering US POWER BOATING CLASSES on a flexible schedule. Please call Capt. Craig
(978) 254-0377