Category: Fisheries
What are Maine’s fisheries biologists doing on the ice?
By Penobscot Region Fisheries Resource Biologist Kevin Gallant When you see the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife patch on the ice, it isn’t always a Maine Game Warden. Fisheries biologists spend the winter collecting important fisheri…
View Full ArticleNew 2021 Fishing Regulations for Moosehead Lake
By Moosehead Lake Region Regional Fisheries Supervisor Tim Obrey We will be operating under new regulations when the ice fishing season opens on January 1st, 2021 on Moosehead Lake. Recently, the brook trout population in Maine’s largest lake has seen …
View Full ArticleIs Your Catch Stocked or Wild?
By Fish Culturist Ashley O’Neal The crisp morning air fills your lungs with oxygen and your soul with serenity and anticipation all at once. The water is flat and calm, depicting a perfect mirror image of the brilliantly colored foliage intermixed with…
View Full ArticleA New Fishing Tool: FLOAT
By Fisheries Planner and Research Coordinator Matt Lubejko I’m sure many of you have hit the road at the crack of dawn to start a fishing trip and realized you didn’t have your fishing lawbook. Did you go out of your way to stop by a gas station or to…
View Full ArticleBrook Trout Protection – We All Play a Role – Blog Four
By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region The brook trout fishing over the past few years in Moosehead Lake has been special. What we are witnessing here is something more similar to Quebec than the rest of the State or N…
View Full ArticleThe Legends of Lily Bay – Blog Three
By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region We have evidence of a few shore-spawning sites in the Moosehead Lake. The largest is in the narrows of Lily Bay. It’s hard to put that down in print for fear of seeing angle…
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