Fishing enthusiasts, mark your calendar for Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. September 10, a week after Labor Day, because the Sebago Lake Anglers’ Association (SLAA) will be holding the largest open water Togue Derby in Maine on Sebago Lake, ME. The derby will be run out of beautiful Point Sebago Resort which is offering reduced priced packages which includes lodging, some meals, free boat launch and overnight dockage at their marina. (Make reservations directly with them.)
The
derby is sponsored, in part, by Point Sebago Resort and Kittery Trading Post,
and will run from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
Cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded to fishermen or ladies
turning in the ten (10) largest Togue by weight. Weigh in must occur no later
than 4 p.m. each day at Point Sebago and an awards ceremony will be held at
Point Sebago on Sunday evening. All IF & W fishing regulations apply,
including the slot limit on Togue. Illegal fish will not be accepted at the
weigh in station. You need not fish both days nor be present to win as long as
your fish have been registered by 4 p.m. each day.
Cost
of the derby is $30 per adult and $10 for youths under 16 years of age.
Proceeds go, in part, towards funding Youth Lifetime Fishing Licenses for
resident Maine youth. Applications are available at several area variety stores
and at Naples Bait and Tackle, on Route 35 in Naples. For a complete set of
rules or an application call Bob Chapin 655-1028 or 571 217-1700 or chapin780@aol.com; or Dave Garcia
at Naples Bait and Tackle 310-1435 or naplesbait@yahoo.com. Hope to see
you on the water!
SLAA is a Naples-based association of
like-minded anglers who meet once a month to discuss local hot spots not only
on Sebago but all other Lakes Region lakes and lie about the fish they’ve
caught! They have expert guest speakers, discuss tackle, tactics, and
techniques—what lures or bait is working where, how many colors deep, how fast
to troll, etc., and comment on issues affecting fishing. They are also actively
involved in local conservation issues such as watershed surveys, salmon redd
counts and debris removal in the Crooked River, threats of oil and tar sands to
area waters, and participate in IF & W focus groups affecting rules and
regulations. Several members are “Hooked on Fishing” certified instructors and
conduct programs for youth groups such as the Boy and Girl Scouts. They meet
the second Tuesday of every month except November (deer hunting!) at the
Methodist Church in Naples center for a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m.
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