Pleasant Pond, Caratunk

[msh]

Public hearing in Bingham around the 10th of January to open this lake to ice fishing.  This is a palce that was stocked with Togue and the BT populations took a big dip.  I guess some of the camp owners have decided to put some additional pressure on the togue population.  More info coming.  I hope all icefishers will support this and "get-r done"

[ifishhi]

you mean to open this year or next man that would be sweet . thats some of the better togue fishing around here

[billditrite]

i have fished pleasant a lot... but never through the ice. its is a deeeep cooold lake. id love to icefish it havent been there in years thx for the info. keep us posted maybe i can arrange a convoy from the south 

[Butch Moore]

Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal

Advertise: December 20, 2006
Agency: Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Rule Title or Subject: Ice Fishing Regulations

Concise Summary: The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been petitioned to consider the following fishing regulation:

Pleasant Lake, Town of Caratunk, Somerset County - Open to ice fishing

THIS RULE WILL__ WILL NOT_X_ HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES.

Statutory Authority:12 MRSA, Section 10104

Public Hearing: January 11, 2007; Quimby Elementary School, Main Street (Route 201) Bingham; 6:30 p.m.

Deadline for Comments: January 26, 2007

Agency Contact Person: Andrea Erskine

Agency Name: Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Address: #41 State House Station,
Augusta, ME 04333-0041

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 287-5201

[Butch Moore]

Note the date above - it's the 11th of January.

For those who can't make the convoy, be sure and send in your comments!

[Ice Time]

It’s a shame they put togue in Pleasant oldtimers say it used to have lots of brook trout in it. When I fished it a few times years ago the togue were stacked up like cord wood. Its about 200 feet deep and some cold. I recall several years ago a petition tried to open it to ice fishing but the camp owners squashed it. I hope they do open it up this year and I’ll be there fer sure.

[nativetrout]

I also have been told the brook trout fishing at Pleasant was great, but the stocking of togue killed it quickly.  Open it up for ice fishers, we will help catch some big ones. Always like to help out.

[gamefisher]

This will be interesting how this one turns out.  Pleasant has always been one of those storied waters that you just couldn't talk about regarding change.  This may be another case were the State chooses to manage to public opinion over biology.  I'm sure there are more than a few influential camp/land owners who will wish to keep it just the way it is.  One of the main problems guys is we've all changed and none of us keep anything anymore!  Moosehead, Tunk, etc. their begging people to take their limit and still not happening.  Really hope this doesn't turn into a Branch Lake deal of some sort. Talk about "gin clear" waters....

[yukoncornelius]

from what i am hearing so far, proposed regs would look like:

NFALB
liberal togue limits in terms of size & bag
no bag limits on brooktrout - not sure if we'd see something along the lines of 'all BKT released alive at once/no BKT removed from the water' or anything additional

waiting on more word on this

sounds good to me - lakers taste best in the winter - a little butter, lemon & fresh dill anyone?

[weav11]

Tim-
Weav here...Chesebro and I are hitting a 80 acre pickeral infested pond (w/ the small chance of icing a brown) on the 1st if you are interested..its a stone's throw from rt 1 in Nobleboro...might have ice on it if we're lucky...good place for kids...welcome to join us.

sorry to highjack the thread...if reg change helped strike a balance in the water I'm all for it...wouldn't be a bad pond to hit one day during the belgrade derby...usually don't have too many togue entered in that one....togue smoked over apple wood...mmmmm. 

[Ice Time]

Did anyone go to Bingham. How did it go? It would be a good to open this up in my opinon.