Flag! It’s time to get geared up for ice fishing derbies

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. In the coming weeks, once-quiet lakes around the state will begin to bustle again, as local clubs and civic organizations stage annual ice fishing derbies that can draw hundreds of anglers onto the hardwater.

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