Biologists and derby organizers try every trick they can think of to encourage ice fishermen to remove the overabundant species from Sebago and other lakes throughout the state.
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Outdoors, Sports
Ice fishermen encouraged – even paid, in a sense – to keep the togue they catch
Biologists and derby organizers try every trick they can think of to encourage ice fishermen to remove the overabundant species from Sebago and other lakes throughout the state.
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Exactly 150 years after Sebago Lake water arrived in Portland, focus is still on keeping it clean
The first customer of what’s now the Portland Water District turned on the tap on Thanksgiving Day 1869, and since then the region has had one of the nation’s cleanest sources of public drinking water.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Food
Jordan’s Store has simple sandwiches, and plenty else to enjoy
The general store has long been a community hub on the western shore of Sebago Lake, where the owners provide hearty sandwiches – and conversation.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Cool September brings hot salmon action
A lake temperature app can help anglers find salmon and lake trout at their preferred 50-degree depths.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries
In many waters around the state, the practice is creating overpopulation problems that are starving togue and salmon.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Dog days produce fish after a storm
After a fast moving thunderstorm, it’s time to go bass fishing.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: From clean waters to your pint glass
Healthy forests. Clean water. Quality beer. How are these things related? May 5-11 is National Drinking Water Week, which is intended to recognize the critical role drinking water plays in our daily lives. This year the Portland Water District is working with eleven local breweries and Sebago Clean Waters – a partnership of conservation organizations […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
A family tradition for some, taking ice-out records grows in importance in warming climate
Volunteers across Maine have been keeping records of when the ice clears on the state’s lakes each spring, a century-old tradition now being used to assess the impact of climate change.
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At the start of fishing season, big trout are the talk of Sebago
Monday marks the ceremonial start of the open-water season, but it’s the ice fishing this winter that’s creating a buzz.