A group of Winthrop fishermen take to the ice on Bartlett Pond in Livermore on Saturday for their first day of ice-fishing. One man, who chose not to be identified, was pleased with the early season. He said the ice was about 8 inches thick. “Usually, we don’t fish until Jan. 1.” The group was […]
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Watch: Stretching out ice fishing season on Range Pond
Dave Flynn of Lyman, bottom right, and several of his friends stretch out the ice-fishing season on Range Pond in Poland on Tuesday afternoon. “It’s better than sitting on the couch and is a whole lot of fun, especially when they are biting,” Flynn said. With about 18 inches of ice left, Range Pond is […]
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Brothers get ice-fishing tips at Range Pond
Dominic Cataldi, 11, and his brother, Gavin, 8, get some ice-fishing tips from Brian O’Mearlaigh at a free ice-fishing derby at Range Pond in Poland on Saturday morning. The event, put on by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club, provides a free fishing trap to every child and Special Olympics participant. More than 200 children attended […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Teaching kids how to ice-fish in Monmouth
Jackson Nye, 3, of Wells gets off his bicycle to help his dad, Andrew Nye, pull in his line during the ninth annual Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby on Cochnewagon Lake in Monmouth on Saturday. About 500 children came to fish for the 300 brook trout that were put in the lake by the […]
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Anglers called for Norway-Paris ice fishing derby
NORWAY — Norway-Paris Fish & Game will host the annual ice fishing derby on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24 and 25. Fish caught in any area lakes and ponds may be entered into the derby. The club will offer cash prizes for the largest bass, togue, pike, salmon, pickerel, brown trout and brook trout/splake in […]
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Livermore fisherman loving the ice
Mike Fleischmann Jr. of Livermore ice fishes Tuesday on Long Pond in Livermore where he said the ice is 16 inches thick in places. “I can’t get enough of it. I don’t fish in open water in the summer, I wait until winter,” said Fleischmann, who just moved to the area and bought land on the […]
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William S. Pollard
MONMOUTH — William S. Pollard, 82, a resident of Monmouth, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 2, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born March 26, 1935 in Boston, the son of William S. Pollard Sr. and Brenda (Graham) Pollard. He was a 1953 graduate of Monmouth Academy. On May 6, 1977, […]
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Pike Derby has 'community atmosphere'
Parker Krook, 4, of Winthrop, left, watches his father, Ryan, pull a pike from Sabattus Lake in Sabattus on Saturday afternoon during the second annual Oak Hill Boosters Pike Derby. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) SABATTUS — Dave Perlman of Sabattus looked out at Sabattus Lake, which was scattered with people, ice shacks and vehicles for the […]
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Ice-fishing in comfort
Chet Blair of Lewiston sits in his truck while keeping an eye on his ice-fishing traps along the Androscoggin River in Auburn on Thursday. Blair said the river is good for catching pike, bass and perch through the ice. But he has had the best luck this winter fishing for brook trout on Middle Range […]
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Ice-fishing 'awesome' this year
Some may have called Seamus Foley of Bryant Pond crazy for ice-fishing on a cold, soggy day such as Saturday, but in Foley’s opinion, it was the people off the ice who were crazy, because the fishing was “awesome.” That seems to be the pattern this year, because over in Livermore on Long Pond, Earl […]