New regulations could protect Moosehead Lake’s shore-spawning brookies

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 5, 2020

We spend a lot of time on Moosehead Lake each year collecting data and talking to anglers. We don’t take management decisions lightly, nor do we make them in a vacuum. The lake is important to a lot of people, including recreational anglers, those who ice fish, those who open- water fish and those who value and appreciate nature. The river fisheries are also affected by management decisions for the lake. I believe we are bringing forward a great regulation package proposal that will find the right balance of adding necessary protections for these big fish without stifling the trout fishing or creating confusing and convoluted regulations. ~ Tim Obrey, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife