As I look out on Sebago Lake’s Jordan Bay, I am sad to see open water. It looked like it was locked up and would freeze last week, but a warm stretch melted my hopes. However, some smaller ponds nearby have been providing anglers with their first stab at ice angling this year. The nearby […]
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Milford man drowns after falling through ice on Quakish Lake
Officials say Walter Demmons, 62, and a friend were drilling holes through the ice on Quakish Lake to test the thickness before fishing.
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Passersby rescue ATV riders who broke through ice at Litchfield pond
Officials say quick action by two men, one of whom broke through the ice at Pleasant Pond during rescue efforts himself, could have been lifesaving.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Cumberland County Fishing Derby winners
The Cumberland County Ice Fishing Derby was held Feb. 18-19 to raise money for Sebago Lake Rotary’s charitable efforts throughout the year. Although Sebago Lake was off limits last weekend because of unsafe conditions, competitors took to other lakes and ponds in the county in search of winning pickerel and perch. The winners: Pickerel: 1. […]
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Thaws in December and January lead to poor ice fishing season
Many people were out ice fishing Sunday at China Lake, Lake George and other locations, but fishing south of Augusta was not so good, given unfavorable ice conditions.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont further extends warning after three ice fishing deaths
Vermont authorities have extended their warning for people to stay off the ice on Lake Champlain and to be cautious on other lakes following three recent deaths.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Free ice fishing open house in Naples Feb. 25
An ice fishing open house will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, on Long Lake in Naples. Instructors will be on hand to teach the basics to newcomers, and more experienced participants can take the opportunity to fish. Food and drink will be served and warming huts are available. Everything […]
Posted inTimes Record
Warm temperatures put a pause on Bowdoinham smelting season
Typically, the Maine ice fishing season starts in January, but this year, it could be as late as the first or second week of February.
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Body recovered from Seboeis Lake after Bradford man’s snowmobile breaks through ice
Allen Cole Jr., 74, was ice fishing Friday afternoon with his dog when his snowmobile broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It was the second such incident in a little more than a week in Maine.