Its teeth were noticeably sharper than those of a brook trout, and more like what you would expect from a lake trout. The term "Brook trout" includes both brook trout and splake. The brookies in Black Pond all have that washed out silvery tone even compared to the other Deboullie lakes. A Maine IF&W biologist said I did the other BBs a favor by killing it. 0000003173 00000 n It has been stocked in Idaho, other parts of Maine, New Hampshire Massachusetts and … 0000030443 00000 n Most extinct populations of char got that way as a result of the introduction of invasive fish, which include both gamefish and baitfish. Some of us live there to this day and spend weeks in Baxter fishing Wassataquik stream an lake Russel pond,six,deep ,chimney ,and some others for Brooke right through to the Gash .. The Sunapee trout was recently introduced into seven other Maine lakes by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and The last ice age receded from northern Maine about 10,000 years ago, so these fish are living artifacts. One of the ponds near our lake resort has blueback trout fly fishing. �?z�f���Y��{��y�G.�8~��@���6ĨD�E~/�� It is a strain of brook trout I believe.. YX�j�A lǜ�Q��1 �X��M��&4��Ә��L��e���[-�Nw�� (Predation, competition for food and space, and hybridization have all played a role, as well.) The 24-30” Bluebacks were in a feeding Since 1856. 0000030522 00000 n Fall trout fishing in Maine is mostly an under-practiced sport. 0000001861 00000 n Forked tail it’s an Arctic Char (Blueback Trout). An affable laidback native game Warden in his mid 30’s who loved the woods. Maine’s Arctic char are an exotic fish living in a not-so-exotic place. Maine is the only state in the lower 48 where blueback trout are present as a native species. When the end of the open water fishing season approaches, most sportsmen are out grouse hunting, A Search for Maine’s Rare Blueback Trout - Free Press Online Someone needs to be fired. Matt.. yes, the brookies in black are very pale–as are the char.. it is easy to confuse either for the other.. not so in regard to the other three area ponds.. in this case, the fish was verified as a char by several relative experts–including one from F&G.. there were absolutely no red spots–never mind blue halos.. others we caught and discounted had slight red spots, usually with at least faint blue halos.. And really, would it matter Why try to discredit the picture and by default the article, what is to be gained? There are four waters in the Deboullie Region, two in the Allagash Region, two in the Baxter State Park area, two in Kennebec/Moose River Valley, and two in what is known as Downeast Maine. Sunapee trout managed to hang on in Floods Pond, which served as a municipal water source for the city of Bangor, Maine, and had been left largely undisturbed. Populations have been lost to lake trout, landlocked salmon, and smelts. Eight of these lakes are more than 90 feet deep, and five are 100 feet or more deep. partridge season . Adult fish are more opportunistic, eating minnows, invertebrates, insects, and even snails. Our Maine outpost cabins are very remote - the only cabins on the pond. 0000002522 00000 n But you are correct, the Aurora is a truly rare–and actually rarer fish, as it exists in only a couple of lakes if I remember correctly.. It took hours of driving on logging roads and the proprietors had to pick you up in a boat at a parking area and ferry you to the lodge and cabins. The native Blueback trout (Arctic char) in Bald Mountain Pond are unfortunately all but extinct these days. 0000002746 00000 n Originally described as three separate species-- S. oquassa, the blueback trout of Lake Oquassa in Maine (1854), S. aureolus the golden trout of Sunapee lake in New Hampshire (1888) and S. marstoni the Quebec red trout (1893). I know lol see.then at couple places down east and I know cause I’ve seen pictures last year .. Maine’s a special place and busting out the fly rod is always fun, Your email address will not be published. Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending! The little one was about 13-14 and the bigger one was around 18 and 2lbs, https://s132.photobucket.com/user/dedwards999/story. https://s1299.photobucket.com/user/k2fool/media/blueback_zps08c4f0c3.jpg.html. The eye-test isn’t much of a measure, nor are conventional meristics. I believe the author is mistaken the Maine Arctic Char maybe the only rare salmonid in the Eastern US . Fishes Brook trout (squaretail) Blueback trout Minnows Creek chub Blacknose dace Physical Characteristics Area - 157 acres Maximum depth - 46 feet Suggested Management Temperatures Surface - 64° F. 45 feet - 48° F. Wadleigh Pond has a large volume of water suitable for cold­ water game fishes. I have caught the Quebec reds in a series of small lakes in Quebec. Sin categoría maine trout fishing season. Your email address will not be published. 2-3” green drakes. Allagash Lake, Me. Lakes and ponds in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox ... rainbow trout, sunapee trout, blueback trout and splake. Now..that said.. it's been almost 7 … Current fly fishing reports and conditions for North Maine Woods Ponds in Maine! One of the many myths and misconceptions surrounding Maine’s Arctic char is that they cannot be caught using conventional fly tackle. 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After reading everything I could about them, advocating for them at the legislature, and writing about them, I decided to see for myself if this was true, and headed out to try to catch an Arctic char on a cast fly. by the way, the silver char of christine and dublin lakes in southwest new hampshire were actualy two individual species; both with seperate origins and both unrelated to eachother, although both belonged to salvelinus. Advance Baiting: It is unlawful to deposit any meat, bones, dead fish, or other food material in inland waters for the purpose of luring fish.However, it is lawful to place food particles in a baitfish trap for the purpose of luring baitfish (Title 12, §12657). landlocked salmon i have heard also are only native to sebago lake,(not a char), and if you add them up lake trout are also only native to a dozen or so lakes in new england, most are introduced populations. Came across this article cuz im back on the hunt for them, Hers a link of a couple I caught back in 2011, they really are a pretty fish. Fascinating stuff these rare trout.. Kind of ironic someone that would bash Orvis with the best of them in his non-orvis fly shop is now writing an article for Orvis news, lol, Perhaps you read my essay “Underdogs,” in my early book, “Stoneflies & Turtleheads?”, https://www.amazon.com/Stoneflies-Turtleheads-D-Dauphinee/dp/0945980507/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453032703&sr=1-3&keywords=d.+dauphinee. Tweet Share. Maine is home to the only native Arctic charr in the lower 48, found in 12 ponds in the state of Maine. we had a 6 mile walk in carrying a mini Kota They are a so-called “bucket list” species and the only freshwater salmonid east of the Rocky Mountains that can truly be classified as “rare.” They offer anglers the opportunity to catch a rare and beautiful fish in a remote and relatively unspoiled setting. Brook Trout Survey Project. The largest pond ever reclaimed by the state of Maine was about 200 acres. Publicado en 24 enero, 2021 por 24 enero, 2021 por The Remote Pond Survey Project is a collaborative effort that began in 2011, and seeks to recruit volunteer anglers to identify previously-undocumented wild brook trout populations in remote Maine ponds. I chose the Deboullie Region, due to its unique concentration of char waters. Blueback herring spawning requirements differ slightly from those of the alewife. Yes. Maine's Mythical Blueback Trout . As a kid (25-30 years ago), my father, brother, and I would catch them every spring from what seemed to be a thriving population. Given that the most common name used to describe Maine's population, throughout history, seems to have been blueback trout, that is what I will be calling them from this point forward. When I was younger, about 40 years ago. 25 years ago I targeted Bluebacks and after 10 years of experimentation, discovered them to be color-specific at taking a fly or lure. While most of the gamefish introductions were the result of state-sponsored stocking, baitfish introductions were mostly perpetrated by anglers through the legal and illegal use of live bait. H�\U xT��Ͻ�̈́,Ȇ�GR�"D�4� XH脂d�� 2��FY�C@�T"��V� ZT��B��X�&�I�}���3R�;ߛw��{ �7jt��b�k/�a1sG�T�������T[2{�^�=1�e_�^���1;/��p�ǕO�;����)ɀ��S�.=Z}E���l�*�����{*g���[32��:�9���M�7���[*�s�m.�Z�/e}}�����É�~ That was a blueback. They can live for 15 or more years, a life span more than twice that of brook trout, and more in line with lake trout. Arctic char are related to brook and lake trout. The ponds are fly fishing only for native trout and blueback charr. In the US, the Blueback Trout is only found in about a dozen bodies of water in Maine. The fish in your first picture is a brook trout. All you have to do is head to Maine. When in... Continue reading Blueback charr are much smaller, usually less than 10 inches in Maine is the only state in the lower 48 where blueback trout are present as a native species. Blueback herring spawn from Nova Scotia to northern Florida, but are most numerous in warmer waters from Chesapeake Bay south. supposedly the Quebec mnr realized how pure the strain was and stopped back then. It ran much faster, went farther, and dove deeper than a brook trout would. 0000002492 00000 n Arctic char resemble both brook and lake trout, to some degree. (Blueback Trout). (LANGE) In 1971, on a pond deep in Maine, I caught a strange-looking trout. The last ice age receeded from northern Maine about 10,000 years ago, so these fish are living artifacts. While we stride to bring you the most accurate information, we cannot be 100% sure on all accuracy due to outdated or incorrect information that we may have collected. But they lack the vermiculation and blue haloes found on brook trout. In a Lake or Pond with shore spawning populations, smelt will prey on brook trout eggs. The Aurora Trout of the District of Tamiskaming Northern Ontario is an Eastern Salmonid equality rare but dwelling in Canada. Bluebacks are a rare fish. We must have caught and released Over 40 percent of Maine's brook trout ponds are less than 25 acres and just 10 percent are over 500 acres. Look for his books 50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast and 25 Best Towns Fly Fishing for Trout (Stonefly Press). Top Blueback Ponds and Rivers. It was in late September just before Approximately 120 of Maine's wild brook trout lakes and ponds are classified as "remote" by the Land Use Planning Commission. frenzy. We are approaching one of the best fishing times of the year! This is a blueback from Black Pond One of six species of salmonids native to Maine—along with Atlantic salmon, brook trout, lake trout, landlocked salmon, and lake whitefish—Arctic char are present in just fifteen waters, one of which is closed to fishing. Two of the twelve native waters were recently reclaimed, and their status is unknown at this time. one more thing, although maines arctic char are genetically the same race, there are two different life history types, which should be recognised. Juvenile Arctic char feed primarily on zooplankton. This means there is no development—including permanent roads—within a half mile of the shoreline. This is why we and our resources are in the trouble we are in.. Everyone has an agenda…, Forked tail it’s an Arctic Char. 0000003151 00000 n . +(ǚ��8��r0^Z`����jk�b��ĺ�0Ģ����^���)l��p�V�ً���57`:��EV�u�3p�9�A!�tX$��2\�h����e�eZGX�&��z��4L8��V�Ռ�c{]�=��ЄC��µVk�Պ$�I������^��ӸK=0�%U����d���J�R��y�$:�7�r����tC�c�/?V��P�徼�6>�9���4��=D��(�#�#�f(E��5�~��h�-r�ڥn������$�ul�����4�^����)&���y�F�P'�n��Tbv�u���O�&US �J먙��%1D�ϊk�#��Cj(�h5C-Җj�m��.��_�7�Tk)�yr�k��+ۏ�b8��Q�e��Ac��y��ޢ���9�q:O���t�n 0�D�p�n��.�k�z��p\\��Q��L�}e�,�U�U�\ŰW�S��EY��T�N{Cۮ��>�Zm���B��O�o'�>���ο��h�C'>�X�BW�q�n��|�u. As char mature, they become very piscivorous, feeding heavily on small minnows. There were no red spots, blue halos, or vermiculation. Yeah, but someone who knows what they’re looking at can be 99% sure that the fish being held by the gentleman in the first picture is a brook trout. Required fields are marked *. The fish was observed at Floods Pond. There is quite a story about this pond, it was reclaimed a decade ago, to clean the pond of invasive fish. His writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines, ezines and blogs at the local, regional, and national levels. im looking forward to getting some of my own photographs this summer. 0000001450 00000 n 0000001820 00000 n There was also a fish called the Silver Trout that lived in a couple of ponds in NH, but is now extinct.. Like the Aurora, it too was a strain of brook trout although it was once believed to be a form of Arctic char.. So I have to know Bob, what was that color they like? Their tails are forked and pointed like those of lake trout. Blueback trout are so rare most anglers don’t know they even exist. There bluebacks or char!! This is what a blueback from Black Pond looks like. %PDF-1.3 %���� Introductions of other species into their natal lakes and ponds, especially rainbow smelt, have pushed them out of their own habitat. Today they survive in only 14 of Maine's coldest, most pristine deepwater lakes and ponds. You don’t have to travel to the far corners of the earth to fish for rare and exotic salmonids. Of the two introduced populations, just one is thriving. These were the primary food source of the legendary giant brook trout that graced the pages of old books and magazines. It was pale olive with yellowish spotting. So as not to stack the deck in my favor, I allocated just a couple of days to the task. As Blueback Trout are rather rare, check with locale lodges and bait shops on the migration patterns of bait fish and focus on these areas. Later, when I described it to an old Maine guide, he said, "Oh! Their fins are orange and tipped in white. In Maine, arctic charr rarely exceed 16 inches in length, although extirpated populations in the Rangley Lakes reportedly had large individual fish. Before getting into research we found from academic sources, we will present a list of lakes that came from real anglers that were verified at catching Blueback Trout. 0000001182 00000 n In the 1970s, Fred Kircheis of Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife began a career-long effort to assure the survival of Sunapee trout. It was aged at 12 years. What an experience. They spawn in the main stem sections of rivers and streams and do not ascend into ponds or lakes. For every 100 regular brookies you would get a Quebec red. new englands sea run brook trout can also be treated as a rare form, i have never found reference to this anywhere but in my own experience i have foud sea runs that were clearly morphologically different but also were more vibrantly colored than any freshwater brook trout i have ever seen. 0000001472 00000 n So while deep—and by default, cold—water is obviously a requirement, a lack of competition is at least as important, and in some ways even more so. 0000027558 00000 n Copyright 2021, The Orvis Company Inc. and deep cell battery. I caught it on the north side shoreline of Nehumkeag Pond in Pittston, Maine. He is currently working on a book about Maine and another about brook trout. The largest silver charr recorded in Maine was 24 inches and 5 pounds in weight. Reg. Maine brook trout are a special resource, and we need to know where they are before we can protect and manage them appropriately. They rarely, if ever, enter moving water, and they occupy shallow water primarily in the spring and fall only. It was the only time I ever saw a fish colored blue like that one. The hatchery is owned by Gary Picard. We stayed at a sporting Lodge on Penobscot Lake in ME for a few years. Maine’s native Arctic char waters can be found in clusters, in close proximity to each other, or all alone. Most have yellowish spots on their flanks, and some have intermittent red spots. With water temperatures in the 30’s and low 40’s, brook trout are not very active, and action is not usually very fast during this time of year. The most notable lost population were the Arctic char—known as blueback trout at the time—historically found in the Rangeley Lakes. trailer << /Size 146 /Info 126 0 R /Root 130 0 R /Prev 196236 /ID[] >> startxref 0 %%EOF 130 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 128 0 R /Metadata 127 0 R /Outlines 9 0 R /OpenAction [ 132 0 R /XYZ null null null ] /PageMode /UseNone /PageLabels 125 0 R /StructTreeRoot 131 0 R /PieceInfo << /MarkedPDF << /LastModified (D:20030625140229)>> >> /LastModified (D:20030625140229) /MarkInfo << /Marked true /LetterspaceFlags 0 >> >> endobj 131 0 obj << /Type /StructTreeRoot /ClassMap 16 0 R /RoleMap 15 0 R /K 89 0 R /ParentTree 119 0 R /ParentTreeNextKey 2 >> endobj 144 0 obj << /S 73 /O 139 /L 155 /C 171 /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 145 0 R >> stream The oddest thing about that fish was that it took one of my Green Drake imitations on the surface on a bright windy day. What I am talking about are Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus oquassa, formerly known as blueback trout and Sunapee trout. Last seen in the early 1900s, they fell victim to the state-sponsored introduction of landlocked salmon and rainbow smelts. Only 14 ponds in the lower 48 have these fish. �R@���غ��l�;T�w�G|@�l�.��� Fly fishing in all Maine trout ponds is strongly influenced by the seasons, and depending on location and elevation, ice-out can occur anytime from early April to mid-May. Bradford Camps www.bradfordcamps.com Come and enjoy the spectacular beauty of Munsungun Lake at Bradford Camps. red trout and the blueback trout, as Salvelinus alpinus oquassa by Qadri (1974). 0000000691 00000 n They give you the chance to do something most anglers will never do—hold a fish that exists in its wild and native form in only ten or so places in the contiguous United States. While the department has known about this for four years, Native Fish Coalition only learned about it today (April 18, 2018) via a document we received. Identification based on morphometrics.. size, coloration, ect.. is difficult because of the high variability within a population of fish. Maine is the only state in the lower 48 where blueback trout are present as a native species. . When i think of rare salmonids, especialy Chars i think of New England, as an equal of the northwestern United States or even Kamtchatka Russia, hotspots for salmonid diversity. All of New Englands Salmonids are true jewels. It was speckled with deep blue coloration down the back and sides. 0000030236 00000 n also there are seven salmonids in maine, you cant forget about the round whitefish. Of these, twelve are native populations, two are introduced populations, and one was recently discovered and its origins are not completely clear. As a result, they are rarely targeted by fly fishers. Frost said at the time that no blueback trout … The blueback trout is native to the headwaters of the St. John and Penobscot rivers, Black Lake, Deboullie Lake, Gardner Lake, Purshineer Pond, Big Reed Pond, and Rainbow Lake. Its tail was forked and pointed. �c`�� Although presumed native, the population at Wadleigh Pond, Maine, might have resulted from these early introductions. Deano Mstr. . Basin Pond was chemically reclaimed in 1955 to remove unwanted species that are competitors with trout. H�b```f``������Q� Ā B@1V 昰$�8����=��������A����a9T��[@���"b@C 8[8��?00�k3�`�����؈A��; S�� ��� �L���4+�u ]�����fb? I tied up a full spectrum of 2″ streamers, from black to white and caught brookies on all of them, but Bluebacks on only one color. As a scientist, I’m comfortable with overwhelming probability over absolute certainty. These fish are still hear and they can be caught .. Maybe seen 15 to 20 in last 10 years but there still hear.. There’s some places that arnt said or talked about were I know they are witch might be a good thing .. Super clear deeper lakes in Baxter ..just hope people catch and release what’s left so there here when your kids move bwck!! 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He was due some compensation time so we headed out to Little Black. Game Warden in the area. Today they survive in only 14 of Maine’s coldest, most pristine deepwater lakes and ponds. The fish was about 5″-6″ in length, without scales. While they average less than a foot long, they can attain lengths of over 20 inches. ever. No agenda. Several others have what the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife classifies as a “low abundance” of fish. 3-4 each. When that big one got hungry it would probably dine on one of its own ! Three undesirable fish species have now become re-established and will compromise trout growth. It might come as somewhat of a surprise that the largest private brook trout hatchery in the state of Maine is located in the middle of potato country in the small town of Frenchville in Aroostook County. Schools of hundreds of 8-12 Inch char would start to surface at sunset for a couple weeks every year and could easily be caught with a fly or spinners. New England is an exotic place to people who do not live there. I held it for a moment and slid it back into the water. Jorgan Scheel made that clear many years ago.

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