Category: Fishing
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 ArticleSurveying Spawning Fish Across Maine
By Fisheries Resource Biologist Nick Kalejs For fisheries biologists in Maine, fall means many things—cooler water temperatures, colorful spawning fish, and the last few times taking the boat out for the season. One of the management techniques that al…
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 ArticleNo More Sweat, Blood, and Tears – Youth Fishing Can Actually be Simple, Convenient and Comfortable
By Fisheries Biologist Wes Ashe In early May, I decided it was time to take my toddler son on a remote fishing trip. Greyson was a relatively proficient caster, earthworms no longer freaked him out, and he was big for his age. I was certain he was read…
View Full ArticleShould Anglers Catch and Release or Harvest Their Catch?
By Fisheries Resource Biologist Liz Thorndike When fishing, anglers are faced with many responsibilities. We’ve seen the signs at boat launches and been taught over generations to use the land responsibly, don’t move fish or plants from one water to th…
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