News spread quickly around Cold Stream Pond on Sunday, February 22, the last day of the local Boy Scout Ice Fishing Derby, that a pair of lake whitefish had been caught and registered by the Maine Inland Fisheries Department on the Lowell/Lincoln end of the lake.
Local anglers have known that Upper Cold Stream (locally known as The Big Narrows) has had a population of whitefish for over thirty years, but even one fisheries employee seemed surprised to hear the news of whitefish in the big lake.
The catch for the day according to one source, was average to good, although the word was that Saturday was a slow day on most parts of the lake. One party on Sunday landed six togue, while others caught some salmon and a few perch in the some of the shallower parts of the lake.
There were even reports of a couple of near miss brook trout that likely would have weighed in around five lbs.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Fish At Last
Our most recent outing produced more action than we have seen in our scant outings this year. We fished all smelts, at varying depths, and chased down six flags. It was not until about 3:30 PM (the fish always seem to bite better in the afternoon) when I finally hooked one. Up until then all we had done was lose bait, and change out chewed up bait.The wind was brutal, as this was Valentines day, and everything that was not bolted or weighed down seemed to blow away.
The togue we landed was almost 23" long and weighed probably in the 3- 3 1/2 lb ballpark. He put up a tough but brief fight as we were near the hole when he tripped the flag. He probably only ran twenty feet of line out before I set the hook. There is a picture of this fish to your right. Yeah, that's me, crooked smile and all. But if you are from away, please note, some of us Mainers do still have all our teeth. LOL.
Anyway, it was a great day on the ice and we were getting warmed up for a three day tournament next weekend. My daughter will be in attendance, defending her title in two categories from the same tournament last year. I will try and post a bunch of pictures, maybe even a video, as it goes along. Thanks!
The togue we landed was almost 23" long and weighed probably in the 3- 3 1/2 lb ballpark. He put up a tough but brief fight as we were near the hole when he tripped the flag. He probably only ran twenty feet of line out before I set the hook. There is a picture of this fish to your right. Yeah, that's me, crooked smile and all. But if you are from away, please note, some of us Mainers do still have all our teeth. LOL.
Anyway, it was a great day on the ice and we were getting warmed up for a three day tournament next weekend. My daughter will be in attendance, defending her title in two categories from the same tournament last year. I will try and post a bunch of pictures, maybe even a video, as it goes along. Thanks!
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