Outdoors in RI: Ice fishing, a gourmet game dinner, 1791 leads the way in 2A – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo, top: Randy Rafuse Food Pictures: Michelle Renee Audette Ghenne Ice fishing in Maine is exceptional as of late. Fortunately, some days have had great weather to boot, as shown in the header picture. If you have the time and money there are numerous lodges and camps set up to accommodate you folks that ice fish. The ice on Moosehead Lake is averaging 16″ thick, so it will handle a group of people easily. The 23″ Native Brook trout (Yes, native) is one of many being caught as of late, as well as Togue (Steelhead Trout), Cusk and everyone’s favorite Atlantic Salmon. If it were not for a move from East Bay to West Bay within the last month this writer would be on his way up to Moosehead. For those of you who cannot make the trip some warm weather is coming in and the trout and Salmon have been biting on recently stocked RI trout ponds. Remember that that the possession limit for th...