The end is near

[Frozen__Nutts]

Took advantage of a few free hours to end the season. The bite was real tuff! Managed to put 5 on the ice.  Good luck cdc

[dirk327]

I was going to come out and say hi today but had the kids and they were having a rough day.  CdC and I went to little O and got a bunch of yellows...good way to end the season.

[pegasus]

Who went ice fishing yesterday? In the state of Maine that is.

[fshnfool]

Who went ice fishing yesterday? In the state of Maine that is.

Guy here at work said there were a bunch of people at Lake Auburn yesterday fishing the culvert.......standing on the ice along both sides of the open flow!!  

[nbourque]

Guy here at work said there were a bunch of people at Lake Auburn yesterday fishing the culvert.......standing on the ice along both sides of the open flow!!  

Pretty stupid, but it's also illegal isnt it?

[pegasus]

It's legal as long as you don't fish down though the ice or break the ice then fish. Open water means open water.

[Jim_C.]

Those guys may be on thin ice in more ways than one.  I think it is illegal. The open water fishing laws say "......provided that the person angling does not take fish through the ice, from the ice, or from any object supported by the ice."  I think a warden would have a good case to pinch them. 

Pretty stupid, but it's also illegal isnt it?

[pegasus]

I was just going by what the warden said last night on the news. He didn't say anything about fishing from the ice.

[dirk327]

I have always been under the impression that you can not be standing on the ice or on snow...but then I could be wrong.

[Jim_C.]

This is one of those legal interpretation situations where I would be sure to get the OK from the warden who has the area before I did it.  

I was just going by what the warden said last night on the news. He didn't say anything about fishing from the ice.

[pegasus]

I thought I was wrong before but I was mistaken.

[gamefisher]

I have always been under the impression that you can not be standing on the ice or on snow...but then I could be wrong.

Yes, illegal. Saw guys get pinched for it on Egypt Pond one time.   

[pegasus]

I don't if it's legal or illegal, I wouldn't want to be standing on the ice next to open water this time of year anyways.

[JimP]

I think it is illegal too but the water there is only up to your knees...

[Out4Trout]

but the water there is only up to your knees...

Then they'd be better off if they fell through, standing the water IS legal. 

[fshnfool]

Then they'd be better off if they fell through, standing the water IS legal. 

    Good Point Steve!!....

or just wear the waders and jump in if you see em coming 

[Big-Jake]

Then there is the question of those breaking the ice at the edge to do the conduit thing......If someone is down there now breaking up pieces of ice to get conduit access on Auburn and I go next week can I get pinched for someone elses wrong if I use the same hole???

Jake

[chief10point]

try it and let us know

[gamefisher]

Then there is the question of those breaking the ice at the edge to do the conduit thing......If someone is down there now breaking up pieces of ice to get conduit access on Auburn and I go next week can I get pinched for someone elses wrong if I use the same hole???

Jake

They would have to prove it was you breaking the ice and since you didn't do it, how could they?  I'd take that fight Big Jake