St John river for Ice fishing?!!

[Mainehazmt]

IF&W Rulemaking Proposals
Advertise:  April 9 & April 16, 2008

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:

St. John River, Aroostook 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: April 30, 2008; Van Buren Community Center,
130 Champlain Street, Van Buren; 6:30 p.m.

Deadline for Comments:  May 12, 2008

Agency Contact Person: Andrea Erskine

Agency Name: Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Address: 284 State Street, 41 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0041

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: (207) 287-5201

[sticks]

well what do you think hazzy?
I think it would be a big benny you county boys to get to fish for an extra week or two than we do. new waters is nice but whats the point when you have so little time to fish

[Sawyerjosh]

Ice out up there yet??   

[icefisher-45]

That would be great that you get to fish a extra week or two. 

[nofishin]

could be lots of fun. 

[pegasus]

Even if you could only fish two traps it would make April go faster up there.

[dirk327]

Did this happen or what....that would be a great thing.  Hopefully they would open all the ponds along the river too....Caught some big brookies out of them in the past!

[mainedukblaster]

guy I think this is just a proposal to allow ice fishing on the river period. Not for april ice fishing..  Let us know hazzy if it passes