WILTON — Warm weather, no wind and biting fish made the 3rd annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Wilson Lake one of the best in recent years, according to event organizers. Sponsored by the Wilton Fish and Game Association, 69 youth and 187 adults registered to take part in the event. Participants […]
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Third annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby
WILTON — The Wilton Fish & Game third Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Wilson Lake is quickly approaching. The members of the derby committee are looking forward to the event which will be Saturday Feb. 18 from 6 a.m.-4 p.m.. This is the MDIFW Free Family Fishing Day. This means that you […]
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Ice-fishing derby Saturday a go
ROXBURY — With a week of cold temperatures, it’s a go for the 36th annual Larry Mercier Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 13, at Roxbury Pond. Proceeds will benefit the Mexico Lions Club’s eye care program. The derby features a tagged brook trout worth $2,000 if caught during the derby. Fishing will run […]
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Fishing derbies a go, depending on location
Winter’s late arrival has caused the postponement of a number of early-season fishing derbies — but those scheduled for next month or later appear to be on track. The earliest of the year — the Weld Ice Fishing Derby on Webb Lake — was scheduled for Jan. 16 but was postponed because of lack of […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Chamberlain chowder hits the spot, every time
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 […]