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
IFW Successfully Saves And Restores Arctic Charr Population In Northern Maine Pond
[caption id="attachment_2399" align="alignright" width="448"] IFW Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost holds a Big Reed Arctic charr.
Budding Fisheries Biologists Right Here in Central Maine
By IFW Fisheries Biologist Wes Ashe [caption id="attachment_2391" align="alignright" width="496"]Here are a handful of quotes from the awesome pack of thank you letters I recently received in the mail.[/caption] Working as a fisheries biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, I often get the opportunity to present in front of various lake associations,
Springtime In Maine Means Smelts Are Running
By IFW Fisheries Biologist Kevin Dunham A sure sign of spring in Maine is that smelts are running.
Spawning Can Take Its Toll On Wild Brook Trout
[caption id="attachment_2334" align="alignright" width="586"] This radio-tagge brook trout is preparing to spawn in Socatean Stream. The white radio antenna is visible behind the ventral fin. (Photo courtesy of Bill Hansen[/caption] By Tim Obrey, IFW Fisheries Biologist As my grandfather, the incredible Mr.
Maine's Fish Stocking Program: What It's All About
We receive lots of questions regarding fish stocking in Maine. Why do we stock? Why don't we stock more? What species do we stock and why? Why do we stock varying sizes and ages of fish? Read on to learn more about Maine's fish stocking program. Maine stocks well over a million fish each year. Most of these fish are six inches or larger when released into the wild.
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.
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