The pricey trick 2 anglers used to catch 104 fish on a Maine lake

At Sebago Lake in Maine, anglers Josh Treadwell and Ryan McCarthy said they landed 104 fish over two days of fishing in October 2022, including 103 lake trout. They reported that on Oct. 7 alone, they boated 65 fish, with one salmon, fishing from about 6:30 a.m. to roughly 5 p.m. and spending six hours in one spot. On Oct. 8, after a morning trip that produced splake, brook trout and smallmouth bass at a nearby pond, they returned to Sebago and caught another 39 lake trout during a five-hour period. Treadwell, 34, described using jigging with sonar and live imaging, setting hooks based on real-time screen feedback on fish size and movement. He said they had to keep reeling up jigs to avoid a cluster of loons feeding on baitfish. The article also notes Sebago is Maine’s second-largest lake and that the pair’s technique targets freshwater alewives in the lake.