Well, we asked for it and we got it! Finally, a winter where Jordan Bay froze enough to support ice fishing. While ice-angling never lasts as long as we want it, I managed a few trips out to the hardwater and now I look forward to the winter ritual of cusk fishing. Last year at […]
Lakes Region Sportsman
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: After two years of no luck, Sebago Lake has ice once more
It was a long two winters prior. For the first time that I can recall, Sebago Lake, not even Jordan Bay, did not freeze. So, no ice fishing or ice fishing derby in 2023 or 2024. But that changed this year! With some bitter cold temperatures and finally a break in the wind, Jordan Bay […]
advertisement
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Reflection on the sporting year past – fish, birds, moose and more
As we put up a new calendar, I look out at Sebago Lake and hope she freezes this year. I’m longing to get out on the hard water after two years of no ice. I also reflect on the past year with a grin, as it was a spectacular year in the woods and on […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Those sacred places of successful hunts and memories shared
If you deer hunt, you likely have a favorite spot to sit. Or maybe several. It could be a tree stand, old or new, a rock wall or just a tree trunk that you lean against. It is likely that you saw or took a deer from that spot or know someone who did. That’s […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Transitioning from season to season and hunt to hunt
October is not long enough. I propose it be 60 days. And of course we should be able to enjoy crisp days, gorgeous colors and bird season. But hunters like us rejoice because deer season follows bird season. I was lost in this thought when my good friend and Rangeley resident Bill Murphy called me […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: The annual Sebago Lake Anglers derby returns this weekend
Every year in early September, the Sebago Lake Anglers’ Association holds its annual Lake Trout Derby, and more than 100 anglers join the two-day event to win cash prizes and merchandise, all for a good cause. Founded in 1994 by a group of local anglers, the association was formed to promote fishing on Sebago Lake, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Warmer waters mean deeper lines, but salmon still abundant
I picked up the Cyrus father and sons team at Point Sebago as the sun was lighting up the big bay. We motored out to one of my favorite spots and started setting lines. I typically run two downrigger lines for lake trout and two fly rods for salmon, but the salmon have gone a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Help at hand for newcomers to Sebago Lake
When I was a youngster and before my parents bought their place on Sebago, we would visit a variety of lakes in the summer to fish and relax. We brought along an old 6-horsepower motor and rented a boat if the cottage didn’t come with one. My dad would talk to the local tackle shops […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Sebago Lake seeing the best salmon season in decades
All through the month of May, the fishing on Sebago has been epic. I’ll venture out on a limb, but I think many anglers will agree with this statement: The salmon fishing has been the best it has been on Sebago in decades. There, I said it. But what makes the current salmon fishing so […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Sebago Lake seeing the best spring smelt run in years
I met my three clients at the boat launch at Sebago Lake State Park bright and early. This year the smelt ran hard up the Songo River and I wanted to get in on the early morning run as the fish congregate at the end of the river, along with their predators – salmon and […]