Let us share your fishing photos!

After a few frigid evenings, last week’s winter thaw is just a memory, and Maine’s lakes and ponds have generally donned their winter coats again.

Here's a great fish from the past: Rich Rossignol of Madawaska shows off the 7-pound, 14.2-ounce landlocked salmon that topped the field in the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby Jan. 26-27, 2013. (Photo courtesy of Paul Bernier)

Here’s a great fish from the past: Rich Rossignol of Madawaska shows off the 7-pound, 14.2-ounce landlocked salmon that topped the field in the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby Jan. 26-27, 2013. (Photo courtesy of Paul Bernier)

That means that while snowmobilers in certain parts of the state are waiting for a good storm, ice anglers can still find suitable spots to fish with their families.

MIKE DAIGLE of Fort Kent drills through lake ice in St. Agatha Saturday, in preparation for taking part in the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby in 2016. (Don Eno photo)

MIKE DAIGLE of Fort Kent drills through lake ice in St. Agatha Saturday, in preparation for taking part in the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby in 2016. (Don Eno photo)

If you’ve been out and about over the past couple of weeks — and if you’ve had some luck — we want to hear your story. Even more importantly, we want to see your big fish photos … or your stunning sunrise-on-the-lake photos … or any other photos that illustrate the great Maine tradition of fishing on the “hard water.”

Our readers love living vicariously through the adventures of others, and we’d love to share your photos and stories with others who haven’t had the chance to get out to their favorite spots.

You can pass photos and details along to me at jholyoke@bangordailynews.com. I look forward to hearing from you!

John Holyoke

About John Holyoke

John Holyoke has been enjoying himself in Maine's great outdoors since he was a kid. Today, he's the Outdoors editor for the BDN, a job that allows him to meet up with Maine outdoors enthusiasts in their natural habitat. The stories he gathers provide fodder for his columns, and this blog.