Jan. 16—TOWNSHIP D — It was 1 degree on the outskirts of Rangeley last Saturday. And on certain ice fishing ponds where the wind was whipping, exposed fingers froze quickly. But at Beaver Pond a half ...

REGION — The ice is out of most Maine waters, the water is starting to warm up, and our hatchery teams are busy stocking waters with brook trout, landlocked salmon, brown trout, rainbows, and splake.

As I reeled in my first fish of the day fish, Joe McLean shared his secret to success on Rangeley Lake: “It’s all about the smelt, really.” We hadn’t even put all of our rods in the water when that ...