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Weekly Fishing Roundup 6/4/07 AROOSTOOK COUNTY

June 04, 2007 - AROOSTOOK COUNTY

This week's report will describe various fishing regulation proposals that are being proposed for the 2008 fishing season. A formal announcement of all of the Department's proposals will be forthcoming at a later date. This summary is meant to be for information purposes only. Comments on the proposals may be forwarded to the IFW headquarters in Ashland via telephone, letter or email.

Big Reed Pond, T8R10, Piscataquis County All fish caught must be released alive at once. Purpose: conserve the existing populations of Arctic charr and brook trout

1st,2nd,3rd Chase Ponds, T14R9, Aroostook County Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only 1 may exceed 18 inches. Purpose: conform to standard togue management regulation categories.

Drew's Lake, Linneus, Aroostook County; also called Nickerson Lake, New Limerick, Aroostook County Smelts may be taken at night. Purpose: increase fishing opportunity for smelt fishing at night.

Eagle Lake, Aroostook County Daily bag limit on salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches. Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only 1 may exceed 23 inches. Purpose: conform to standard togue management regulation categories, encourage additional harvest of landlocked salmon and improve the smelt population.

Portage Lake, Portage Lake, Aroostook County; St. Froid Lake, Winterville, Aroostook County Daily bag limit on salmon: 3 fish. Purpose: increase salmon harvest and improve the smelt population.

Square Lake, T16R5, Aroostook County. Daily bag limit on salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches. Purpose: increase salmon harvest and improve the smelt population.

Big Eagle Lake, T8R13, Piscataquis County; Churchill Lake, T9R12, Piscataquis County; Long Lake, T11R13, Aroostook County; Umsaskis Lake, T11R13, Aroostook County Daily bag limit on togue: 2 fish. Purpose: increase togue harvest thereby improving togue growth rate and condition and create regulation consistency in these waters.

Lower Hudson Pond, T10R10, Piscataquis County Minimum length limit on salmon: 14 inches. Purpose: conform to standard salmon management regulation categories.

1st,2nd,3rd Musquacook Lakes, T11R11, etc, Aroostook County Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only 1 may exceed 23 inches. Purpose: conform to standard togue management regulation category and encourage increased harvest of abundant hatchery togue.

Little Pillsbury Pond, T8R11, Piscataquis County Remains open to fishing from October 1-October 31: artificial lures only, all fish caught must be released alive at once. Purpose: increase fishing opportunity in this stocked water.

Priestly Lake, T10R13, Piscataquis County All brook trout caught must be released alive at once. Purpose: protect wild trout as the IFW attempts to increase brook trout population abundance.

Fish River, from Fish River Lake to Round Pond, Aroostook County Artificial lures only. Purpose: reduce hooking mortalities in a river reach that is being managed under a quality trout regulation.


-Dave Basley, Regional Fisheries Biologist


Lakes:
Regions: Houlton, Presque Isle, Allagash


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