With ice-out, Rangeley, Mooselook and Richardson Lakes Should Offer Some Fine Fishing
[caption id="attachment_2287" align="alignright" width="507"] Large, plump salmon are often the reward if you are willing to dress warmly in order to troll Rangleley Lake right after ice out.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Dave Howatt Based on our records, the average ice-out for Rangeley Lake is about May 3, but this year a couple of warm days and high winds moved things ahead and official i
In Washington and Hancock Counties, Now Is The Time To Head Out To Your Favorite Small Pond For Brook Trout
By IFW Fisheries Biologist Greg Burr Some of the best of the Downeast Maine’s small brook trout pond fishing is now upon us! These ponds are the first to warm up and higher inshore water temperatures activate insect activity that attract trout.
Creel Surveys Provide Fisheries Biologists Insight Into Many Favorite Fisheries
[caption id="attachment_2252" align="alignright" width="534"] Brad Carlton caught this nice brown trout on Webb Lake, which was one of the lakes Region D fisheries biologists were surveying this year.[/caption] Creel Surveys are an essential tool for IFW fisheries Biologists.
Wassookeag Togue Anglers Provide Invaluable Fisheries Data
[caption id="attachment_2225" align="alignright" width="458"] A nice wassookeag lake trout.[/caption] By Wes Ashe, IFW Fisheries Biologist Wassookeag Lake is a 1200-acre water located in the northeast corner of Region B.
Understanding The S-13 Regulation -- Why Waters With Illegal Introductions Of Bass Have No Size Or Bag Limit On Bass
By IFW Fisheries Biologist Brian Lewis Part of the recent Fishing Laws booklet simplification process included multiple reviews by staff biologists to ensure major errors were not included in the final product. While going through one edition of the booklet I chose to focus on the S-13 special regulation. This special regulation allows unlimited harvest of largemouth and smallmouth bass with no minimum length limi
Stocking Season Nearly Completed!
[caption id="attachment_2091" align="alignright" width="570"] A stocked brown trout moves towards deeper water.[/caption] Stocking season is nearly complete!
Managing A Waterway For Larger Fish
[caption id="attachment_2068" align="alignright" width="456"] By reducing the number of fish stocked, you can help increase just how fast a fish grows.[/caption] Many anglers associate big trout and salmon with northern Maine.
How Do You Reconnect A Stream For Brook Trout?
[caption id="attachment_2051" align="alignright" width="525"] Cat Alley Brook, upstream of the clogged culvert.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Bob Van Riper On an early July morning, I worked fast to move 26 brook trout upstream and out of the way.
IFW Fisheries Biologists Capture Salmon In Steep Bank Pool To Monitor Mooselook Fishery
By Mark Latti [caption id="attachment_2025" align="alignright" width="440"] Male salmon develop a kype as they prepare to spawn.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2020" align="alignright" width="475"]
Coastal Trout Ponds Break the Mold Downeast
[caption id="attachment_2007" align="alignright" width="550"] Plump brook trout like this one benefit from the cooler microclimate and seeping springs that one finds near the ocean downeast.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Greg Burr Typically, in Downeast Maine a successfu
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