Lots of folks have been out on the ice reeling in the big one, with lots of local ice fishing derbies happening as of late, but how are the ice conditions and where are people actually catching fish?

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If you are looking to ice fish for brook trout, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost suggests Umcolcus Lake in T7R5, just north of Knowles Corner.

Frost says,“It has been fast fishing for brook trout there in the 8-12 inch range. The lake is right off Route 11 and it is an easy sled ride.”

Another popular spot in the Aroostook Region opened on Saturday, and that is Madawaska Lake.

Frost says, “That pond has taken off, it is our second-most heavily fished water."

Frosts says the reason it is so popular is that it is very accessible and the fishing has been very good. The department has been stocking the pond with fish later in the fall, and the ice fishing has been very good.

 

February 2014 Ice Fishing Report for Aroostook County

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