An ice fisherman wraps up a day on the ice Tuesday on the Androscoggin River in Turner. The fisherman said he spent the morning fishing for trout on Maranacook Lake and the afternoon on the river trying to land a northern pike. Other than a few nibbles, he said he did not have much luck. “If the […]
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Ice-fishermen see 'crazy' season ahead
STANDISH — While recent subzero temperatures have sent chills through the Lakes Region, some local ice-fishermen aren’t complaining. “If it’s wintertime, it might as well be cold,” said Chris Erickson of Gorham while jigging for togue on Sebago Lake this week. Erickson and Mike Ferron, also of Gorham, said they hauled their ice-fishing shack onto […]
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Everett F. "Skeet" Higgins
AUGUSTA — Everett F. “Skeet” Higgins, 77, a resident of Litchfield, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, at Maine Veterans Home in Augusta. He was born Feb. 13, 1940, in Waterville, the son of Perley Higgins and Irene (Chute) Higgins. Skeet was a graduate of Erskine Academy in South China. He served in the U.S. Navy from […]
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Early cold snap draws ice fishermen out across central Maine
Billy Gayton generally waits until he sees someone else set up on a frozen lake before he heads out for a day of ice fishing. Thanks to a late-autumn frigid snap, ice has begun to form on bodies of water across central Maine. Monday was the first day when Gayton, 29, was able to drop […]
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State hunting, fishing licenses for 2018 now available
AUGUSTA — The 2018 hunting and fishing licenses are now available for purchase online or at any of the more than 800 licensing agents statewide. The state offers a range of hunting and fishing opportunities. Maine is nearly as large as all the other New England states combined, with more than 17 million acres of […]
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Lionel "Nel" Dionne
AUBURN — Lionel “Nel” Dionne, 53, of Lewiston, passed peacefully at the Hospice House in Auburn on the afternoon of Aug. 14, following a long battle with cancer. Lionel was born to Philibert and Antoinette (Phillipon) Dionne on Feb. 21, 1964. He attended Lewiston schools and joined the Navy shortly after graduation. He worked as a […]
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‘Unusually cold weather’ extends ice fishing in northern Maine
A hardy ice fisherman looks for another spot to dig a hole in the Androscoggin River by the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park in Turner in mid February. Ice fishing may not be as safe now in the area but northern Maine’s “unusually cold weather conditions” has extended ice fishing season to April 16. CARIBOU — The […]
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End-of-season fishing in Norway
An ice fisherman checks his traps on Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway on Tuesday afternoon.
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Fryeburg Rec ice-fishing derby FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Recreation will host its seventh annual fishing derby from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, in the lower bay of Kezar Lake. Registration made by Friday, March 3, will cost $30 for both days, and the fisherman will be entered into a drawing for a sporting goods gift […]
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Fryeburg Rec ice-fishing derby FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Recreation will host its seventh annual fishing derby from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, in the lower bay of Kezar Lake. Registration made by Friday, March 3, will cost $30 for both days, and the fisherman will be entered into a drawing for a sporting goods gift […]