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Trenton Dyer heads back to his car to drop off his gear after setting his traps Jan. 1 on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. "I'm glad it's warm and not windy. I was anchoring my tent a while back on another lake and the wind picked it up and blew it away." he said. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Sabattus Pond draws ice fishing Thursday
Anglers try their luck in Sabattus on the first day of 2026. Photographs by Staff Photographer Russ Dillingham.
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Trenton Dyer carries his auger Thursday morning onto Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. He came from his home in Waterville to check out the fishing after hearing there are ‘big pike” in the pond.Lee Trevains, left, and his brother Jonathan check on a trap while ice fishing Thursday on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. Lee Trevains reels in his bait to check on it while ice fishing Thursday on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. Levi, left, and Elijah Wing keep their eyes glued to their phones Thursday while waiting from a heated tent for fish to bite on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus.A snowmobile pulls a sled Thursday on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. Trenton Dyer digs a hole for ice fishing Thursday morning on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. While he was finding the weather warm, his girlfriend and her friend stayed in the parking lot in a warm car. Trenton Dyer prepares to set his trap after putting a sucker on hook Thursday on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. “They are a buck and a quarter, but worth it if I catch a big one.” While Sabattus Pond allows year-round live baitfish/smelts, many other bodies of water just opened up to using live bait Jan. 1.Trenton Dyer heads back to his car to drop off his gear Thursday morning after setting his traps on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus. “I’m glad it’s warm and not windy. I was anchoring my tent a while back on another lake and the wind picked it up and blew it away.” he said.
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