Although I don’t ice fish any more (hard to find safe ice in the Florida Keys), I was once a die-hard ice fisherman and I have seen it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good days on the ice were almost always in mid-March when the afternoon sun warmed things up, the […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Ice safety reminders
Each year about this time, the Maine Warden Service urges us to use extreme caution before venturing out onto any ice that may be covering Maine’s waterways. This is timely advice. Two winters ago, three night-time snowsledders perished in one night on Rangeley Lake when they and their machines broke through thin ice. This year, […]
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Poland state park hosts kids ice fishing derby
POLAND — Range Ponds State Park in Poland, Maine is hosting the Hooked on Fishing Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby. The event lasts from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday and includes free fishing traps for the first 500 registered children age 12 and under and the first 100 Special Olympic entrants. It includes free bait […]
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Maine’s free fishing weekend starts Saturday
AUGUSTA — Fishing is free in Maine waterways for anyone who is willing to brave the cold. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is holding a free fishing weekend on Saturday and Sunday all over the state. Any person may fish without a license on Maine waterways unless they have had their license […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Be wary of the ice early in the season
Each year about this time, the Maine Warden Service urges us to use extreme caution before venturing out onto any ice that may be covering Maine’s waterways. This is timely advice. Last winter three night time snow sledders all perished in one night on Rangeley Lake when they and their machines broke through thin ice. […]