Fishing For Togue In Deep Water? Know these tips if you plan to release them...
By IFW Fisheries Biologist Kevin Dunham Togue and other bottom-dwelling fish often have expanded swim bladders after being pulled up rapidly from deep water.
Restoring Quality Brook Trout Fisheries to the Sebago Lake Region
By Francis Brautigam, Regional Fisheries Biologist [caption id="attachment_1193" align="alignleft" width="300"] September 2015 netting of Little Concord Pond reclaimed in 2011[/caption] Our agency is sometimes criticized for “not doing enough” to combat the alarming proliferation of illegal fish introductions that threaten Maine’s uni
Radio Tags Provide Insight Into Togue Movements and Behavior
[caption id="attachment_1115" align="alignright" width="539"] Lake trout, some in excess of ten pounds, were implanted with radio telemetry tags in order to track their movements.[/caption] Modern technology benefi
Lake Auburn's Popular Salmon Fishery Is Closely Monitored By IFW Biologists
Lake Auburn supports one of the more popular coldwater fisheries in southern Maine, boasting an impressive salmon and lake trout population that has made the Auburn reservoir a destination for many an angler. IFW fisheries biologists keep a close eye on Lake Auburn, and periodically sample a portion of the adult salmon
A Day of Trap Netting on Rangeley Lake
Text and Photos by Bonnie Holding, Director of Information & Education [caption id="attachment_1063" align="alignright" width="300"] Collecting fish from the trap nets[/caption] Monday, October 30th was not a day for the faint of heart in Oquossoc, Maine.
Biologists Capture Trout As They Prepare To Spawn
[embed]https://youtu.be/73HWb9wDrj4[/embed] Come spawning time, brook trout will often congregate in suitable spawning habitat.
Brook Trout Beat the Heat
During the hot summer months, brook trout and other fish will search for cooler spots in a river or pond, seeking “thermal refuge” from the heat. These thermal refuges will often congregate fish in high numbers, and often you can find them huddled near spring holes or tributaries.
Fish Tags Help Track Non-Native Fish In St. John River
[caption id="attachment_815" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Tags similar to this one were attached to hundreds of fish in the St. John River.[/caption] Anglers who fish the St.
Landlocked Salmon Receive An Assist In Spawning
[caption id="attachment_138" align="alignright" width="300"] Salmon congregate in the raceways after traveling up the Jordan River[/caption] The sheltered, concrete raceway may not be the pristine, pebbled waters that salmon normally seek
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