Aroostook County Fishing Report: March 8, 2007

Biologists spent the weekend checking anglers on Big Eagle, Churchill, Spider, Big Pleasant, Clear and Ross Lakes. Ice thickness on these Region G waters has gone from only 3 inches to 6 inches early in the season to 20 inches to 24 inches as of this past weekend. Add to the ice thickness at least 12 inches of snow and slush and auger extensions are becoming a necessity. Five of the parties of fishermen that I checked over the weekend had had at least one of their group mired in slush. Due to the large snow storm on Friday slush has developed in many places on all lakes. This storm has improved snowmobile trails between the lakes which had been a bit rough due to the early winter lack of snow. Although some lakes were lightly fished as was expected due to the long predicted storm, those fishing were successful in catching fish. With warmer weather and longer days ahead we should see an increase in the number of anglers making the journey to these western Region G waters.

Ice thickness on lakes in the Fish River Chain is about 24 inch thick. Reports of slush are as widespread in the northern part of the region as they are in the above mention waters. Caution should be used when traveling on these waters. Although Long Lake anglers are reporting slower fishing, which is expected, Square Lake anglers continue to report superb fishing.