best ice fishing adventure?

I am planning an ice fishing trip for my husband and grandson for their Christmas gift this year. Since I know nothing about ice fishing and they don%26#39;t either, I thought I%26#39;d need a package deal for them. Any suggestions? Thanks

best ice fishing adventure?

A quick google on ';ice fishing Maine'; brought up this page: http://www.fatbass.com/ice.htm

best ice fishing adventure?

One of the major ice fishing events is the fishing derby on Sebago Lake:

http://www.icefishingderby.com/

As the Point Sebago Resort makes mention of it on their website, they may do accomodations/packages for the event:

pointsebago.com/resort/mainewinterfest.html

There are also cabins and resorts that cater to ice fishermen in the Moosehead Lake area.

My favorite type of ice fishing is smelting - instead of cutting a hole out on the ice and putting a trap with a flag in it, you sit inside a shack and watch several lines at once. Saltwater smelts are larger than freshwater smelts (the shacks sit on tidal rivers) and are very tasty. There are outfitters in the Dresden area that rent shacks. Hours are dependent on the tides.

Very interesting idea Mickie. Unfortunately I dont really think that coming to Maine to ice fish is really that common of a thing. Let me clarify. Maine is a great place to ice fish and a lot of people, including myself do a lot of it, but I dont really think it is that popular of a thing for a ';tourist'; to come for so therefore are not a whole lot of businesses offering ice fishing packages. Sure a lot of people from away come up here to ice fish (generally also to snowmobile at the same time) but they are people that bring there own gear and are familiar with ice fishing.

Ok all that being said dont give up on the idea. Im sure there has got to be some company offering what you need. There certainly are those that have lodges or cabins for rent on lakes in the winter, its just a matter of finding one with the gear as well, and I assume a guide of some sort to help with the how and where to fish. The Greenville/ Moosehead lake area would be a good bet. You may also consider adding in a day or two of snowmobile rental, that is very popular there and very fun.

My suggestion, especially for a first time experience and with a kid being involved, whoever you speak with to set this up I would let them know that your not looking for a trophy fishing expedition you want to be somewhere where fish will be caught no matter their size and type. There is a big difference between fishing for lake trout and salmon, which can be very slow and ';boring'; to many, or just fishing for things like perch, pickerel, bass etc.

If I come up with any specific places with packages I will respond again. Feel free to message me if you have a specific question.

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