Icefisherman Ervin Lizotte of Lebanon keeps an eye on a trap as he jigs for rogue. Though open water fishing is an option all year in Maine, April 1 is the date many fisherman mark on their calendars as the fish day to hit the state's lakes and ponds.
Peter Grant of South Portland and his father Walter Grant of Gorham try their luck with the fish on an icy Sebago Lake in Standish.
Clayton Loubier of Gorham jigs for rogue from the comfort of an ice shack on Sebago Lake.
Peter Grant waits for a bite on his jig line on Sebago Lake where the ice measured more than 2 feet thick earlier this week.
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