{"id":148,"date":"2023-02-13T13:48:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/?p=148"},"modified":"2023-11-07T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:06:07","slug":"ice-fishing-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/13\/ice-fishing-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Fishing 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Sebago Lake to Moosehead Lake, to East Grand Lake and Rangeley Lake, ice fishing is a favorite pastime for Mainers! Whether this is your first time tackling an icy lake, or you\u2019re taking your grandkids out for their first try, here\u2019s a quick rundown of the \u201cwhat, where and how\u201d of ice fishing!<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\uddda\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde5:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-151 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you may have guessed, ice fishing takes place on the ice! Winter clothes are mandatory for this hobby, as are heavy-tread boots to prevent slipping. Other essential items you\u2019ll need include (but aren\u2019t limited to):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A chisel\/auger to create a hole in the ice<\/li>\n<li>An ice scoop to clear floating ice from the newly created hole<\/li>\n<li>Live bait<\/li>\n<li>Traps\/tackle\/jig rods to catch your fish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud835\uddea\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd8:<\/p>\n<p>How do you know where the fish are? Ask around! There are plenty of Facebook and other online groups dedicated to this activity with information on the where the fish are biting. Join the conversation, meet like-minded people, and have a blast watching your flags go up!<\/p>\n<p>You can also monitor fishing reports like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing-boating\/fishing\/fishing-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this one<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*Note- ice MUST be thick enough to support your weight and the weight of your gear. While checking fishing reports, find out this vital piece of information.<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde2\ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde6:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-150 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When you arrive, double check ice thickness<\/li>\n<li>Find your spot<\/li>\n<li>Drill your hole<\/li>\n<li>Skim floating ice from your ice hole<\/li>\n<li>Check water depth<\/li>\n<li>Set your trap or jig rod<\/li>\n<li>Relax! Check your bait every so often<\/li>\n<li>When you see your flag go up, reel in your catch<\/li>\n<li>Before you leave, clean up your area<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Patrons Oxford Insurance wishes you a successful ice fishing season; we hope there are a lot of flags in your future! For a full list of equipment and instructions, visit the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &amp; Wildlife\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing-boating\/fishing\/ice-fishing-guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Sebago Lake to Moosehead Lake, to East Grand Lake and Rangeley Lake, ice fishing is a favorite pastime for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}