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Maine => Ice Fishing Maine => Topic started by: Smells Fishy on Mar 05, 2021, 08:51 AM
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Ive been visiting Iceshanty for a number of years but haven't ever registered until now.
Just wondering if there's allot of folks here from Maine?
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Welcome to the site.
There is a whole Maine board with lots of people on it... ;)
https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?board=10.0 (https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?board=10.0)
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+1 here
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I'm not, but my 1st grand daughter was born in Portland. Guess that makes her a local!
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WAAAAYYYYYYY up north, (In the County) not way up north in Moosehead!!!!!!
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I fish southern Maine/NH welcome to IS Smells
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st. john valley, northern aroostook. the real cold icefishing. i can see canada from my living room.
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From Sabattus but recently moved to Old Town. May sound weird but I actually miss the fishing down that way
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Welcome to the site. I am here in Durham, which is just outside of Freeport, Home of LL Beans
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From way Downeast in Machiasport on Machias Bay
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From Leeds , Maine here
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Grew up in Bangor, took a 38 year detour in the Army and working for the Air Force working where they sent me and returned to the Bangor area in January of 2019. Hoping to spend the rest of my days here and perhaps catch a fish now and then.
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Trying to relocate to Harpswell from CO. Been coming to ME. for a few summers for the striper. Hit the ice in CO. nearly every day for the last 45. Looking forward to new to me fish.
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Welcome to Maine ,Ive been a Mainer for over 83 years Falmouth,Cumberland
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It all makes sense now
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Born and raised up in the county. Lived there for 30yrs, relocated to Bangor and have been here for the last 25yrs.
Sixguns
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Welcome, I've lived in Bridgton (Just North of Sebago Lake)
My whole life 59years, lots of lakes and ponds in this area.
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Welcome to Maine. Berwick Maine here.
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Maineiacs
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I live in Kennebunk with roots going back many generations in the cape porpoise fishing community.
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Been here since April, ’83. Hitch-hiked here with $600, a tent and a couple changes of clothes!
Met a couple clamdiggers..... ;D
Thought I’d get a “real” job! haha Beats working! :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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I grew up in Vermont from 1965 to 1985. I Moved to Maine after attending college up here. I live now in Portland but I travel all over to fish this wonderful state .
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Ive been visiting Iceshanty for a number of years but haven't ever registered until now.
Just wondering if there's allot of folks here from Maine?
welcome smells. Biddeford and we fish all over.
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SoPo by-way of the Penobscot Valley. Ice I keep it local-ish. Open water, I'm all over the state.
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Western Maine River Valley here.
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I married a Mainer (Cumberland), does that count for anything?
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hardwatergrampa the law less town
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I married a Mainer (Cumberland), does that count for anything?
only if she was a keeper
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I married a Mainer (Cumberland), (good choice)
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Born in Bar Harbor (epicenter of the universe), and lived in Southwest Harbor, Ellsworth, Perry, Lewiston, Orono, Bangor, Charleston and now in Berwick next to hardwatergrampa in lawless Lebanon :callcops:. We have a place in Pembroke that I hope to retire to someday (might have to be without the wife though!).
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In Aroostook County. Not as far north as JackSmelt, but far enough.
Welcome!
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only if she was a keeper
Yeah, she's a keeper all right, an angel really. Gets upset when I don't get out of the house to fish. Insists that I get out a least one day a week and never squawks when I ask for an entire weekend.
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I married a Mainer (Cumberland), (good choice)
Good choice is right!
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Yeah, she's a keeper all right, an angel really. Gets upset when I don't get out of the house to fish. Insists that I get out a least one day a week and never squawks when I ask for an entire weekend.
congrads to ya i was lucky as well
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Born and bred in the Bangor area, still here. Getting the kiddo into it so dad can fish more!
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Born in Bangor live in Gahdna, ain't growed up yet! Welcome to Maine.
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Hey, I just noticed you're in New Gloucester. My hometown until I was 22 (which was a long time ago).
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Born and bred in the Bangor area, still here. Getting the kiddo into it so dad can fish more!
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That's a very good thing to do. Not enough dads introduce their daughters to fishing. I took my daughter and my son as soon as they were old enough and although both drifted out of it they sill remember the trips. In fact I started a photo book for their experiences and they still have memories from many trips. My sons personal best is a 22 pound Striper so far. We kind of had to hold on to him since otherwise he might have ended up on the fishes wall instead of the other way around but he got it over the rail mostly on his own. Daughter is a bit behind him but possibly will catch up some day. She lives and works in Vietnam at the moment so ice fishing is a bit unheard of and she had to explain it to some of her friends and co workers.
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Thanks Jack, we’ve been getting out every week the past month. It’s her favorite thing to do and is always asking when we’re going fishing next. I love it, that’s the way I grew up and am so happy to pass it along.
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Its great to see the kids getting out .a few years ago i landed a small perch in front of a 3 yr old she reached over grabed the fish and licked its side of it, Made a fisherman forever....
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Born and raised Bangor area.
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Grew up in Mass, but have had a camp in the Bangor area 20 years and now live in Saco. Welcome !!
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;D born here 70 years ago lived here all my life will not move handle marten.
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Grew up in Cumberland, class of '87. I see a few others from there as well.
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Moved into my Off grid cabin on 30 acres in Milo, right between Sebec and Schoodic lakes, just over a year ago, from the White mountains of NH.
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Moved into my Off grid cabin on 30 acres in Milo, right between Sebec and Schoodic lakes, just over a year ago, from the White mountains of NH.
Hey whiteMTfish
I bought property up there by you in Medford . How is the fishing in that area?
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Hey whiteMTfish
I bought property up there by you in Medford . How is the fishing in that area?
I only got out to Schoodic a few times last winter and I need to upsize my gear. My tip ups had only 6 ponds test leaders and the few flags I got broke off.
I took my canoe out onto Sebec a few times and did well with small mouths
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Belgrade here :tipup:
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Born and raised in Western Maine. Currently residing in northern Mass...but the locals keep referring to it as York County??? ;) I've actually grown fond of being close to the ocean for stripers in the summer, but I do miss being near the mountains. I've also been pleasantly surprised at the amount of (small) ponds in the area that get safe ice earlier than I'd have ever guessed. Hopefully we don't have to wait too much longer :tipup:
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I thought south of Bangor was northern Mass, not Maine?
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Any place south of US Route 2 is too close to Massachusetts.
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Born in Ellsworth and now live in Bucksport.
I fish on the weekends as I have a day job for a few more years.
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Welcome! I'm from the town of Paris.
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From Greenwood. South Pond area. bouncin_toads where ya finding those Perch?
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I thought south of Bangor was northern Mass, not Maine?
The Mason /Dixon runs through Waterville/Fairfield
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I'm not, but my 1st grand daughter was born in Portland. Guess that makes her a local!
If my cat had kittens in the oven that wouldn’t make them biscuits…. 😂😂
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Not from Maine, but wish I were. Seriously some of the nicest people I've met in my life... except that one time, at a friends bachelor party, in Lewiston, where that dam stripper.... Nevermind. Seriously, you are good peoples in Maine... Grew up in MA and have only had great times in Maine. Sadly I live further south in central Maryland, but crazy as it sounds we get great ice, for this area of the US, at Deep Creek in western Md... last year measured 16niches at peak. Certainly no where near Maine levels, but the Walleye, Perch bigger than a 1960's Cadillac, with a sneaky native trout every so often, creates a great ice fishing fishery. I've attached/posted a picture of my short stay ice fishing adventure on the Charles River between Boston and MIT along the Mass Ave Bridge about 4yrs.... I was promptly threatened with arrest if I didnt get off.... But I swear it's probably the only time Jack Taps have fished the Charles River in Boston.... Was hoping to pull up a hold over striper. No luck though
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4th generation southern Mainah and further back from Etna Maine. Still some true Mainah’s trying to hold ground in southern Maine. Watch out northerners with people able to work from home with internet you’re next on the target.
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I sometimes joke that I'm a "Mainer by marriage," though most don't find it particularly funny. Truth, tho, married a fine woman from Cumberland.
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Grew up here in Maine. Spent 10yrs in the Army and then came back here as fast as I could. Been back 10yrs and you couldn't pay me to live anywhere else.
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Born and Raised. I work 20 minutes from where I grew up.
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My family goes back in Maine at least 11,000 years. Proud to be Passamaquoddy. On my Dad’s side French Canadian via Quebec long time.
Maine is a state of mind!
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I was born in Maine and split my time between Oxford and Washington Counties.
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Yessah! Born right here bub. Been a while since I checked in though. Miss the ole IFOY......Lot's of good guys.
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Steep Falls
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Born and raised in Millinocket. Moved to Bangor 23 years ago. Primarily fish North, East and west of Bangor.
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Sebago
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Born in Bar Harbor (epicenter of the universe), and lived in Southwest Harbor, Ellsworth, Perry, Lewiston, Orono, Bangor, Charleston and now in Berwick next to hardwatergrampa in lawless Lebanon :callcops:. We have a place in Pembroke that I hope to retire to someday (might have to be without the wife though!).
Berwick here also sluggo
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Gorham
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Eastern/Central Maine here
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I married a Mainer (Cumberland), (good choice)
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I've been here for years but my friends always remind jokingly that I'm "From Away".
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Northern Mass here ;). (York County, Springvale). Moved away a few times, no place like home. Wish my home was closer to St. Agatha tho, someday. :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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:tipup:This guy!
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Born and raised.