02-01-2007, 12:13 PM
[font "Times New Roman"]Ice is finally beginning to set across the region. The stretch of cold weather and little significant snow has increased ice to acceptable depths at Cold Stream Pond, East Grand Lake and Schoodic Lake. Where measured, most anglers are reporting 6 to 10 inches of black ice, although some of the lakes that set earlier have reports of some water seeping up to the surface, creating some slush. The slush will freeze in very quickly now that we're seeing temperatures well below zero.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Anglers are reporting some excellent action for salmon at West Lake, East Musquash lake, Pleasant Lake and Millinocket Lake. Togue anglers are just getting started at Schoodic Lake, Pemadumcook Lake, and Matagamon Lake. Splake anglers have been reporting good fishing at Seboeis Lake, Endless Lake, Cedar Lake and Lower Togue Pond. Anglers after brook trout are still reporting some action at Cold Stream Pond, Upper Pond, and Little Round Pond for kids under 16. [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Now that anglers are moving ice houses out and around their favorite lake, please remember to be considerate of others. When word gets around that the fish are hungry in a particular part of the lake, don't set up right next to another ice house unless you're invited. Give your fellow anglers the enough space so that they don't feel crowded. That also applies to setting up close to shore. Most folks like to enjoy their shore frontage and may like to set up and fish themselves without a shack or group of anglers right smack in front. Either pick a spot somewhere along shore where there aren't any occupied camps if you're smelt fishing, or set off shore a ways for other gamefish. [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]This weekend will be a very busy one locally. The Pushaw Lake Snowmobile Club is holding a derby on Pushaw Lake in Hudson on Feb. 3-4. Pike are a priority at this year’s derby as fisheries officials encourage folks to catch and kill as many of the illegally introduced species as they can. The Pushaw Lake Snowmobile Club is promoting that goal by offering cash prizes for the heaviest collective catch of pike on both Saturday and Sunday. The hours are from 5 am to 5 pm both days, and they only charge $3.00 to enter. For more information, please call Dale Pineo at 327-2226 or Harold Hopkins at 942-9677. [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]The Maine Youth Fish and Game Association is holding a Youth Fishing Day at the Pickerel Pond on Saturday the 3rd of February. Ice hole, traps, bait and hot food and drinks will be available to all. Youth 15 years of age and younger are eligible to participate. For more information, please call Travis Roy at 827-4005 or go to:[/font][font "Arial"][size 2] [/size][/font][url "http://www.maineyouthfishandgame.org/"][font "Arial"][#0000ff][size 2]http://www.maineyouthfishandgame.org/[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "Arial"][size 2] [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]-Nels Kramer, Regional Fisheries Biologist [/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"]Anglers are reporting some excellent action for salmon at West Lake, East Musquash lake, Pleasant Lake and Millinocket Lake. Togue anglers are just getting started at Schoodic Lake, Pemadumcook Lake, and Matagamon Lake. Splake anglers have been reporting good fishing at Seboeis Lake, Endless Lake, Cedar Lake and Lower Togue Pond. Anglers after brook trout are still reporting some action at Cold Stream Pond, Upper Pond, and Little Round Pond for kids under 16. [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Now that anglers are moving ice houses out and around their favorite lake, please remember to be considerate of others. When word gets around that the fish are hungry in a particular part of the lake, don't set up right next to another ice house unless you're invited. Give your fellow anglers the enough space so that they don't feel crowded. That also applies to setting up close to shore. Most folks like to enjoy their shore frontage and may like to set up and fish themselves without a shack or group of anglers right smack in front. Either pick a spot somewhere along shore where there aren't any occupied camps if you're smelt fishing, or set off shore a ways for other gamefish. [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]This weekend will be a very busy one locally. The Pushaw Lake Snowmobile Club is holding a derby on Pushaw Lake in Hudson on Feb. 3-4. Pike are a priority at this year’s derby as fisheries officials encourage folks to catch and kill as many of the illegally introduced species as they can. The Pushaw Lake Snowmobile Club is promoting that goal by offering cash prizes for the heaviest collective catch of pike on both Saturday and Sunday. The hours are from 5 am to 5 pm both days, and they only charge $3.00 to enter. For more information, please call Dale Pineo at 327-2226 or Harold Hopkins at 942-9677. [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]The Maine Youth Fish and Game Association is holding a Youth Fishing Day at the Pickerel Pond on Saturday the 3rd of February. Ice hole, traps, bait and hot food and drinks will be available to all. Youth 15 years of age and younger are eligible to participate. For more information, please call Travis Roy at 827-4005 or go to:[/font][font "Arial"][size 2] [/size][/font][url "http://www.maineyouthfishandgame.org/"][font "Arial"][#0000ff][size 2]http://www.maineyouthfishandgame.org/[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "Arial"][size 2] [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]-Nels Kramer, Regional Fisheries Biologist [/font]
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