Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
04-15-2008 09:52
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees
Well the CG gave me orders to the CG Cutter Sherman yesterday, report by 15 July. The boat is out of Alameda, Ca and is 378′ long. The boat does a lot of Alaska Bering Sea patrols. Wasn’t expecting this to happen….oh well..it could be worse. I’m an East Coast guy! I hope I can keep on hunting and fising over there…new territory to scope out. Anyone that has any info on or around Alameda please pass it my way!
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
None 04-09-2008 10:47
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Well I the CG is moving me somewhere by mid June, don’t know where yet! I have listed my house for sale (MLS#886219) if anyone is lookinjg to move to Maine and be near the city of POrtland than this house may be right for them! Will keep you posted.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
03-22-2008 10:32
Cloudy, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
I’ve been a bum since my last post, no ice fishing, not much of anything! Am waitung for the Coast Guard to hurry up and give me orders to where ever and also for advancement. July 2008 is when I am all done in Boothbay and that is coming up quick. My wife is due any day now so life is a bit stressfull!! Also working on renewing my Captains License and aquiring my Transportation Workers Identifacation Card (TWIC)which I must have if I am a licensed Captatin. Almost done with both. The TWIC card. I just need to go to Portland and give them some info. The Captains License requires a mandatory trip to Boston to get electronic finger prints taken and to sit with an evaluator and go over all the forms I have filled out. Not sure if I will get much fishing in This Spring letalone the Summer if we end up moving. Oh well. 12 more years to retirment!!
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Sebago Lake 02-25-2008 15:46
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Fished Sebago Lake, Jordan Bay during the Ice Fest. It was a very good day wheather wise. I had no flags whatsoever! There were people fishing about halfway out to Squaw Island. I would had prefered to fish out in the deeper water but I was on foot and found a 50′ spot and set close to the bottom. There were cars driving all over the lake. I parked on the ice but I did not feel comfortable driving down the bay! I did have to park on the ice just off the boat ramp as there was no parking spaces in the lot. Fished from 1030 to 1700. I checked the the weigh station before I left and there were only 3 fish checked in the entire day the 1st place Touge was 7.39 LBS. I am not sure if the tournament went into Sunday or not but I am glad I did not spend the $30 to enter the tournament!
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Cumberland 02-18-2008 13:08
– – 10-20 Degrees – Ice
Fished Forest Lake this past Saturday with a friend from work. It was calm and clear in the am AM about 0900 and the wind came up about an hour later. Fished ten traps. Had one flag on an Artic Warior type trap which uses a jigging rod. It was on super clearance at Beans so I gave it a wirl. As the fish came to the hole the hook caught on the ice and whatever I had came off. At least I got to fight somthing on my jigging pole! Fished until 1600 and then headed out. It was a cold day. I also brought along my new Scout one man ice sled/shanty I bought at Beans for a song and dance. They have some super sales on all there ice fishing supplies!! Scouted Sebago Lake today for the upcoming Winter Fest. Although it was foggy I drove to the South end and there were a bunch of shacks out and then drove to the Raymond boat launch, not as many shacks there but it was froggy! The tournament starts this Saturday, $30 single entry fee $50 family fee with admission to the state wide tourny March 8-9.
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Bodoinham 02-09-2008 11:15
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
Went Smelting last night for the first time! What a freaking blast!!!! have been telling myself over the past 4 years that I would go, at least once every Winter of course something would get in the way! So I went with my duck hunting buddy and brotherinlaw up to Bodoinham right by the bridge off RT 24. We rented a shack for $20 a head which included bait (Blood worms). There is a wood stove (in every shack) inside that will keep you very worm and each side of the shack has 8 lines that you set at what ever depth you want, my lines were just off the bottom. When the line starts moving just a little, set the hook. All in all we caught about 3 dozen. Fished from 2130 till 0050. The tide was low at 2130. Idealy you want an incoming tide from dead low at night (so I’m told). I think the Smelt camp was called James River Bend Camps? If you want to go you can look up Smelt camps on www.Iceshanty.com or go to the Department of Marine Rescources web sit and there is a link for most of the smelt camps in Maine. It’s a bit cheaper during the week! This one camp had about 15 shacks (2-4 man) There was one roudy group that would hoot and shout when they caught one and then all the other shacks would pipe in as well. I think that the custom of catching your first smelt is to dispatch it by biteing it’s head off. If you want somting fun to do with your family, friends, girlfriends or spouse smelting is a whole bunch of fun and is a true Maine expirence that will keep you coming back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Contact: River Bend Smelt Camps, RT. 24 Wallentine Rd, Bowdoinham. 207-666-5945
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Cumberland 01-26-2008 20:14
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
Fished Forest Lake today and had 8 flags for 3 bass. Had one bass topping 4lbs. Biggest I have seen from this lake. Started fishing about 0815 and had a flurry of flags and then it died out by 1000. We drilled holes here and there and managed 3 more flags. I think there were some perch messin round with the shiners! Will be going Sun bout noon time. Beautiful day to be on the ice!
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Raymond Pond 01-23-2008 16:42
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Fished Raymond Pond this past Saturday or should I say I ate grilled hot dogs and drank beer while watching the tipups! My bro-inlaw’s brother bought a camp on the pond and we all fished in front of the camp. We caught nothing but a group out twords the middle showed us a bucket containing 3 Largemouth Bass from 3-4.5 lbs each. Hope to get out this coming weekend!
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
01-14-2008 11:09
Cloudy, Accumulating Snow – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
I am officialy done with my hunting season. The boat is winterized and covered up. Went Seaduck hunting 3 out 0f 4 times this Fall/Winter and managed 7 Eiders and one nice White Winged Scoter. One hunting trip was called off due to ice! This season was worse than last years fishing season by far. I guess I should be thankful for getting out when I could! This past weekend I replaced and rewrapped 4 guides on a couple fishing rods and finished up cleaning and oiling up the last of my fishing reels for next year. Snuck out down to the lake to ice fish and managed 1- 2.5 lb largmouth. There is about 6″ of the white stuff here in Cumberland and it’s still coming down hard. Hopefully we have an early Spring!
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Scarbourgh 12-29-2007 16:13
Cloudy, Snow & Rain Mix – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Well I finally went out today on a very last minute seaduck trip with my bro-inlaw. The plan was to go hunt out near the islands but the marine forecast was issuing a small craft advisory. We met at the ramp and I new we prolly would not be able to get offshore, the wind was very strong. Due to the low tide I had to push the boat off the trailer and drift out to deeper water before lowering the engine to start it. When I went to start it the battery was as good as dead so I started up my 15HP kicker and beached the boat. I always bring a battery booster with me and got the engine fired up…all was better. The kicker has saved me for the second time now and the booster twice as well, money well spent! About a quarter of the way to the islands I turned around after taking a couple six footers on the port bow. The waves usually stack up at the mouth with any weather and then calm down a bit farther out, not so today despite the small seas predicted for the AM. Better safe than sorry. We hunted in mid chanel several hundred yards down from the breakwater and had a string of 15 eiders tied off to the stern. There were several large groups of eders flying up and down river, some circling our small string. All of the shooting was pass shooting. My first shot produced a Hen Eider (one pellet to the breast at about 50 yards, full choke, 3″ #1)….lucky! After that we took turns missing Eiders, White Wing & Common Scoters and several Old Sqaw. We called it quits by 0930 and headed home. We passed a small 12′ boat with 2 duck hunters. They were tied off to the red nun near the dayboard……very cose the houses on the opposite shore. Was a good day…a wet one!
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