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Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY WITH SOME ICE FISHING -- Then 13-year-old Nathaniel, left, and Brody -- who celebrated his ninth birthday on Feb. 18, 2018 -- Lovejoy from Williamsburg each had two successful days of fishing during the 2018 Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby. The two caught five pickerel each on both days for a total of 10 fish apiece and 20 together for the brothers. Nathaniel and Brody Lovejoy were fishing at Ebeemee Lake and registered their fish at the Milo Fire Station. The derby takes place on several lakes and proceeds benefit Milo Fire Department charities and events. This 58th annual derby will be Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16 and more information is at trcmaine.org/fishingderby. In 2018 770 total fish were registered between the two days.
Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY WITH SOME ICE FISHING -- Then 13-year-old Nathaniel, left, and Brody -- who celebrated his ninth birthday on Feb. 18, 2018 -- Lovejoy from Williamsburg each had two successful days of fishing during the 2018 Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby. The two caught five pickerel each on both days for a total of 10 fish apiece and 20 together for the brothers. Nathaniel and Brody Lovejoy were fishing at Ebeemee Lake and registered their fish at the Milo Fire Station. The derby takes place on several lakes and proceeds benefit Milo Fire Department charities and events. This 58th annual derby will be Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16 and more information is at trcmaine.org/fishingderby. In 2018 770 total fish were registered between the two days.

Anglers gearing up for 58th annual Schoodic Lake derby

John Holyoke, Bangor Dailyi News Staff •February 11, 2020

Anglers looking for a day of fun on a beautiful Maine lake may want to head to the Milo/Brownville area this weekend, as the venerable Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby returns for its 58th edition.

 

The derby rules allow participants to fish Schoodic, Ebeemee, Seboeis and Boyd lakes. Fishing will take place on Feb. 15 to 16, and proceeds benefit Milo Fire Department charities and events.

 

Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes
CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY WITH SOME ICE FISHING — Then 13-year-old Nathaniel, left, and Brody — who celebrated his ninth birthday on Feb. 18, 2018 — Lovejoy from Williamsburg each had two successful days of fishing during the 2018 Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby. The two caught five pickerel each on both days for a total of 10 fish apiece and 20 together for the brothers. Nathaniel and Brody Lovejoy were fishing at Ebeemee Lake and registered their fish at the Milo Fire Station. The derby takes place on several lakes and proceeds benefit Milo Fire Department charities and events. This 58th annual derby will be Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16 and more information is at trcmaine.org/fishingderby. In 2018 770 total fish were registered between the two days.

 

The derby is traditionally among the state’s most popular, with between 2,000 and 4,000 people purchasing tickets each year.

 

The grand shore prize for this year’s derby is a 2019 Sportsman ATV. Shore prizes worth a total of $3,200 are also up for grabs. Among the top prizes: A Husqvarna chainsaw, a getaway to Plymouth, Massachusetts, a TCA Compass rifle and a two-night stay at Cole’s Moosehorn Cabins.

 

Shore prizes will be awarded to people who purchase a $10 derby ticket, whether they end up fishing or not.

 

Among the more unusual shore prizes: A cord of cut, split and delivered firewood and a septic tank cleaning.

 

Anglers will be vying for cash prizes in a number of categories. The largest salmon, lake trout or brook trout will earn a lucky angler $400, while second place for each species takes home $200 and third place earns $100. Those catching cusk, perch, pickerel or bass will be competing for a $200 first prize and a $100 second prize.

 

The derby will also up some cool prizes in a drawing among fish that are registered. An ice auger, a Yeti cooler, five Heritage ice fishing traps and an ice fishing shelter top that list. In all, those drawings include prizes worth $2,000.

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