Fake announcement misleads Maine anglers about northern pike regulations

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 30, 2025

A fake announcement about changes to northern pike regulations claiming to be from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife circulated among Maine’s fishing community Tuesday, including on a popular ice fishing Facebook page. The document, dated Dec. 30, 2025, claimed that northern pike would be reclassified from an “unregulated invasive designation” to a “protected and actively managed fishery resource,” complete with new daily bag limits. However, Mark Latti of MDIFW confirmed that this information is false.