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Fall is Sampling Time For IFW Fisheries Staff
By Brian Lewis, IFW Fisheries Biologist [caption id="attachment_2534" align="alignright" width="545"] A trapnet has outstretched wings with funnel fish towards the center where they are become trapped.
MDIFW Fisheries Staff Surveys Remote Ponds
[caption id="attachment_2504" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo 1: Some roads are questionable[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Merry Gallagher The Native Fish Conservation Group, a section of the Fisheries division that focuses on conservation and restoration of native fish, has completed another successful season of surveying some of Maine’s remote and
IFW Summer Fisheries Worker Shares His Summer Story
[caption id="attachment_2486" align="alignright" width="502"] A nice Baxter State Park brook trout.[/caption] By IFW Summer Fisheries Contract Specialist Jacob Richard Hello, my name is Jacob Richard and I am the summer fisheries contract worker for Region F. I first volunteered for IF&W in June of 2015 when I was a sophomore at Penobscot Valley High School. I was extremel
Eagle Lake Trout, Togue To Be Tagged And Tracked By IF&W Biologists
[caption id="attachment_2475" align="alignright" width="608"] A brook trout with a surgically implanted radio tag.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost Brook trout and lake trout (togue) at Eagle Lake, in Aroostook County, will be the subjects of an intensive study this fall as fisheries biologists with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife init
Mountaintop Ponds Offer Fine Fishing, Excellent Experience
[caption id="attachment_2465" align="alignright" width="497"] The Horns Pond is situated atop Bigelow Mountain. Along with some fast fishing, Bigelow offers excellent views of Sugarloaf Mountain and the Flagstaff Lake area.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Dave Howatt We are at the beginning of September and water temperatures are still near their peak.
Historic Connections Can Become Avenues For Invasives
By IFW Fisheries Biologists Greg Burr and Colin Shankland [caption id="attachment_2459" align="alignright" width="478"] This clogged culvert that separated the two Getchell Lakes caused Upper Getchell to flow into the St.
Habitat Enhancement At Scarborough Marsh WMA Will Benefit New England Cottontails
[caption id="attachment_2448" align="alignright" width="291"] Some native plants, such as alders, willows and dogwood, can be planted using the live stake method, which is basically a branchless stick.
Summer Pond Surveys Add Insight Into Fisheries And Stocking Programs
[caption id="attachment_2442" align="alignright" width="317"] IFW Fisheries Assistant Tom Barrows shows some campers a rainbow trout and how to indentify them.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Jason Seiders IFW biologists in central and midcoast Maine depend on stocking programs to create trout fishing opportunities for our anglers.
SPIN Gives Biologists Clearer Picture Of Sebago's Lake Trout Population
[caption id="attachment_2432" align="alignright" width="579"] A 12-pound Sebago Lake Trout.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Jim Pellerin Fisheries Biologists in the Sebago Region have been spending the bulk of our 2016 and 2017 summer field seasons working on Sebago Lake to assess the lake trout (aka “togue”) population. Learning even more about this important fishery in the State’s deepest and se
Fisheries Biologists Wrap Up Project On Allagash Wilderness Waterway
[caption id="attachment_2419" align="alignright" width="344"] The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Ranger staff helped throughout the project.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost Fisheries Division biologists from the Ashland Region recently ended a one year project on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway where we evaluated the brook trout population. We focused work on Big Eagle and Chur
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