its time for ice fishing. (Dexter, Eagle Lake: law, land, gas)

[chiisai]

Originally Posted by shadowfax1997

I disagree - this website has the law:
Ice Fishing in Maine - The Laws - Northern Maine Recreation - Maine's Internet Resource

"Daily Bag and Possession Limits for Salmon, Trout, Togue 5 fish in the aggregate, not to include more than the following from all waters open to ice fishing."

Unless I am reading it wrong - in the aggregate means total among those people fishing. 5 fish total - period. If I am reading it wrong, then someone needs to show me what the actual rules are.

It is frusterating when I go into the outdoors to hunt or fish and find nothing because other people have taken over the legal limit and decimated the population.

The aggregate means total fish. Each person is allowed 5 total fish which includes salmon trout and togue. Meaning you can have any combination of the mentioned fish, as long as the aggregate or "total" is not more than 5 fish. It does NOT mean 5 salmon, 5 trout, and 5 togue.

Each area has their own specific rules regarding how many of each fish may be taken.

Daily Species Daily Bag and Possession Limit
Landlocked Salmon 2
Rainbow Trout 2
Togue (Lake Trout 2
Brown Trout 2
Brook Trout (including Splake) 5*ds in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Waldo, and York counties: The daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish.



If you read further down the link you sent, it becomes quite clear what aggregate means.

Example 1: North Gorham Pond, Windham, Gorham. B, Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon and trout: 1 fish in the aggregate.

Example 2: Cold Stream Pond, Enfield, Lowell, and Lincoln. B, S-13, S-19, S-22, Daily bag limit on togue: 5 fish. Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches. Closed to night fishing. 8 fish aggregate (1 landlocked salmon, 5 togue, 2 brook trout).

Hope this helps.

[RANGER.101ST]

Originally Posted by shadowfax1997

I disagree - this website has the law:
Ice Fishing in Maine - The Laws - Northern Maine Recreation - Maine's Internet Resource

"Daily Bag and Possession Limits for Salmon, Trout, Togue 5 fish in the aggregate, not to include more than the following from all waters open to ice fishing."aggregate means person.pre person.read the law a little more.

Unless I am reading it wrong - in the aggregate means total among those people fishing. 5 fish total - period. If I am reading it wrong, then someone needs to show me what the actual rules are.

It is frusterating when I go into the outdoors to hunt or fish and find nothing because other people have taken over the legal limit and decimated the population.

befor you go throwing around accusations you should read your law book.i have been fishing maine waters for over 40 years all most every body of water.

[BoundtofindME]

Does anyone know where we can buy live bait (minnows) in Hancock Country. Used to go ice fishing in Penobscot County but are going to try Tunk Lake this year.

[RANGER.101ST]

Originally Posted by BoundtofindME

Does anyone know where we can buy live bait (minnows) in Hancock Country. Used to go ice fishing in Penobscot County but are going to try Tunk Lake this year.

tideway market on RT 1 in hancock

[Cornerguy1]

Originally Posted by RANGER.101ST

are they big enough??

Yup...... nice chunky fry pan fillers.

[BoundtofindME]

Thanks Ranger, that's right down the road from me! I love the pics you posted of ice fishing and hockey. Sometimes I get a little antsy out there, good idea to bring skates. Hope I remember to skate AROUND the holes. Although one time I decided to drive the ATV back to the camp and got into some soft snow where it wasn't packed down on the lake. About 3 snowmobilers saw I was stuck and raced over to my rescue. Those kids had a blast rocking and revving the ATV right out of where I was stuck. Kids, gotta love 'em! It IS fun out there in the winter!

[tankratt]

Originally Posted by RANGER.101ST

we got 4 rainbow and 2 brown trout those are rain bow

Nice fish there Ranger, who won the hockey game though?

[RANGER.101ST]

Originally Posted by BoundtofindME

Thanks Ranger, that's right down the road from me! I love the pics you posted of ice fishing and hockey. Sometimes I get a little antsy out there, good idea to bring skates. Hope I remember to skate AROUND the holes. Although one time I decided to drive the ATV back to the camp and got into some soft snow where it wasn't packed down on the lake. About 3 snowmobilers saw I was stuck and raced over to my rescue. Those kids had a blast rocking and revving the ATV right out of where I was stuck. Kids, gotta love 'em! It IS fun out there in the winter!

i use to fish tunk lake good fishing there.

Originally Posted by tankratt

Nice fish there Ranger, who won the hockey game though?

not me,the kids allways win.

Originally Posted by Cornerguy1

Yup...... nice chunky fry pan fillers.

they were good to.frydem up last night.

[shadowfax1997]

Originally Posted by RANGER.101ST

befor you go throwing around accusations you should read your law book.i have been fishing maine waters for over 40 years all most every body of water.

I too have been fishing in maine over 40 years. We have always taken the rule to mean 5 fish total among people fishing. Chiisai explaination makes sense, but it could still be taken to mean total of people fishing, not total fish per person. Interesting how written laws can be interpreted differently by different people.

[shadowfax1997]

Originally Posted by chiisai

The aggregate means total fish. Each person is allowed 5 total fish which includes salmon trout and togue. Meaning you can have any combination of the mentioned fish, as long as the aggregate or "total" is not more than 5 fish. It does NOT mean 5 salmon, 5 trout, and 5 togue.

Each area has their own specific rules regarding how many of each fish may be taken.

Daily Species Daily Bag and Possession Limit
Landlocked Salmon 2
Rainbow Trout 2
Togue (Lake Trout 2
Brown Trout 2
Brook Trout (including Splake) 5*ds in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Waldo, and York counties: The daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish.



If you read further down the link you sent, it becomes quite clear what aggregate means.

Example 1: North Gorham Pond, Windham, Gorham. B, Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon and trout: 1 fish in the aggregate.

Example 2: Cold Stream Pond, Enfield, Lowell, and Lincoln. B, S-13, S-19, S-22, Daily bag limit on togue: 5 fish. Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches. Closed to night fishing. 8 fish aggregate (1 landlocked salmon, 5 togue, 2 brook trout).

Hope this helps.

Perhaps some - I will be contacting a forest ranger for clarification. We have always taken aggregate to mean total fish caught that day. Example 2 isn't clear. It could be per person or per fishing excursion.