IFW Summer Fisheries Worker Shares His Summer Story

September 29, 2017 at 4:04 pm

[caption id="attachment_2486" align="alignright" width="502"] A nice Baxter State Park brook trout.[/caption] By IFW Summer Fisheries Contract Specialist Jacob Richard Hello, my name is Jacob Richard and I am the summer fisheries contract worker for Region F.  I first volunteered for IF&W in June of 2015 when I was a sophomore at Penobscot Valley High School.  I was extremel

Eagle Lake Trout, Togue To Be Tagged And Tracked By IF&W Biologists

September 25, 2017 at 1:51 pm

[caption id="attachment_2475" align="alignright" width="608"] A brook trout with a surgically implanted radio tag.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost Brook trout and lake trout (togue) at Eagle Lake, in Aroostook County, will be the subjects of an intensive study this fall as fisheries biologists with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife init

Mountaintop Ponds Offer Fine Fishing, Excellent Experience

September 1, 2017 at 12:05 pm

[caption id="attachment_2465" align="alignright" width="497"] The Horns Pond is situated atop Bigelow Mountain. Along with some fast fishing, Bigelow offers excellent views of Sugarloaf Mountain and the Flagstaff Lake area.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Dave Howatt We are at the beginning of September and water temperatures are still near their peak.