Branden Murray of Sabattus heads Friday morning onto Lower Range Pond in Poland to ice fish. He first checked Thompson Lake, which lies partially in Poland, and found dangerously thin ice, he said. Lower Range had 5 to 6 inches of ice over most of the relatively shallow pond.
People enjoy ice fishing and relaxing in the sun Friday morning on Middle Range Pond in Poland. While there was some open water around moving water, most parts of the pond had 5 to 6 inches of ice, unlike many larger bodies of water in the area aren't frozen yet.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife biologist Jim Pellerin heads out Friday morning on Lower Range Pond in Poland to record the weight, length, catch times and other data from people ice fishing. He was wearing ice cleats, a survival suit, ice picks and other survival gear. "I come out about twice a week and last weekend it was horrible with very thin ice but it looks a little better today and with the cold after the rain we'll see how it is today."
People enjoy ice fishing, skating and relaxing in the sun Friday morning on Middle Range Pond in Poland. While there was some open water around moving water, most parts of the pond had 5 to 6 inches of ice, unlike many larger bodies of water in the area aren't frozen yet.
A bird flaps its wings Thursday afternoon at the north end of Lake Auburn.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologist Jim Pellerin heads out Friday morning on Lower Range Pond in Poland to record the weight, length, catch times and other data from people ice fishing. He was wearing ice cleats, a survival suit, ice picks and other survival gear. "I come out about twice a week and last weekend it was horrible with very thin ice but it looks a little better today and with the cold after the rain we'll see how it is today."
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