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Eagle Lake Trout, Togue To Be Tagged And Tracked By IF&W Biologists
[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
[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.
Historic Connections Can Become Avenues For Invasives
By IFW Fisheries Biologists Greg Burr and Colin Shankland [caption id="attachment_2459" align="alignright" width="478"] This clogged culvert that separated the two Getchell Lakes caused Upper Getchell to flow into the St.
Habitat Enhancement At Scarborough Marsh WMA Will Benefit New England Cottontails
[caption id="attachment_2448" align="alignright" width="291"] Some native plants, such as alders, willows and dogwood, can be planted using the live stake method, which is basically a branchless stick.
Summer Pond Surveys Add Insight Into Fisheries And Stocking Programs
[caption id="attachment_2442" align="alignright" width="317"] IFW Fisheries Assistant Tom Barrows shows some campers a rainbow trout and how to indentify them.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Jason Seiders IFW biologists in central and midcoast Maine depend on stocking programs to create trout fishing opportunities for our anglers.
SPIN Gives Biologists Clearer Picture Of Sebago's Lake Trout Population
[caption id="attachment_2432" align="alignright" width="579"] A 12-pound Sebago Lake Trout.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Jim Pellerin Fisheries Biologists in the Sebago Region have been spending the bulk of our 2016 and 2017 summer field seasons working on Sebago Lake to assess the lake trout (aka “togue”) population. Learning even more about this important fishery in the State’s deepest and se
Fisheries Biologists Wrap Up Project On Allagash Wilderness Waterway
[caption id="attachment_2419" align="alignright" width="344"] The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Ranger staff helped throughout the project.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost Fisheries Division biologists from the Ashland Region recently ended a one year project on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway where we evaluated the brook trout population. We focused work on Big Eagle and Chur
How To Live (And Win) With Beavers in Western Maine
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Chuck Hulsey and Assistant Regional Wildlife Biologist Bob Cordes, Region D For the past 28 years the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Region 3 in Dixfield has been supplying our regional wildlife program in western Maine with salvage channel posts. These are the heavy duty metal posts to which DOT affixes stop signs. Instead of going to scrap metal, we give old rusted posts a new life as part of a simple fence and water leveling structure to keep beavers from plugging road culverts. After a plugged culvert is cleared of mud and stic
IFW Successfully Saves And Restores Arctic Charr Population In Northern Maine Pond
[caption id="attachment_2399" align="alignright" width="448"] IFW Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost holds a Big Reed Arctic charr.
Spring-time Thunder-Pumpers
By Tom Schaeffer, Regional Wildlife Biologist Ever heard of a “Thunder-Pumper?” How about “water-belcher?” I hadn’t either until I did some online searching. These colloquialisms for a Maine marsh bird come pretty close to describing the spring courting call of the male American Bittern. I was treated about a week ago to a rare opportunity to view both a male and female bittern in a relatively open set
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