An ice fishing open house will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, on Long Lake in Naples. Instructors will be on hand to teach the basics to newcomers, and more experienced participants can take the opportunity to fish. Food and drink will be served and warming huts are available. Everything […]
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Warm temperatures put a pause on Bowdoinham smelting season
Typically, the Maine ice fishing season starts in January, but this year, it could be as late as the first or second week of February.
Body recovered from Seboeis Lake after Bradford man’s snowmobile breaks through ice
Allen Cole Jr., 74, was ice fishing Friday afternoon with his dog when his snowmobile broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It was the second such incident in a little more than a week in Maine.
Windham man rescued after driving ATV into Sebago Lake
Allen Hooper, 71, was operating an ATV on the frozen lake when he hit a patch of open water and fell in.
No injuries after ATV goes through ice on Sebago Lake
Two people escaped injury Friday night when their side-by-side ATV went through the ice on Sebago Lake.
Ohio mayor concerned ice fishing shanties could lead to prostitution
He drew national attention last year when he called for school board members to resign over the use of writing prompts, used in a college-level high school class, that he called child pornography.
Lakes Region Sportsman: Ice is nice – and Sebago has it
The news we have all been waiting for: There is ice on Sebago Lake! Well, on Jordan Bay, at least. After a strange winter with mild temps followed by an arctic blast, Jordan Bay caught and currently has 5-7 inches of ice in almost all spots. The recent big storm and high winds resulted in […]
Lakes Region Sportsman: December the in-between month for hunting and fishing
As the last page on the calendar gets turned, sportsmen and women start closing out their hunting season and preparing for ice fishing and other winter pursuits. While it will be a few more weeks until the big lake freezes, our smaller ponds will be ready soon. But hunters can still get in on the […]
Maine Guide celebrates four seasons of sporting adventures
Tom Roth’s “A Sporting Year in Maine” is a month-by-month journey in the year of a Maine outdoorsman, who counts Sebago Lake as one of his favorite fishing spots.