Togue Derby requires changes

To the Editor;

As of Jan. 14, 2016, two weeks before the ninth annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby with Rick Craven, there are still areas of open water on the lake. It is uncertain what the ice conditions will be for the derby which is scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 29th and we do not want anyone to get hurt because they are fishing in the derby. Therefore, the Natural Resource Center at Moosehead will be modifying this year’s events.

We will add three days to the derby on the weekend of February 19-21. The banquet, silent auction, and door prize drawings will occur on Saturday, Feb. 20th at the Masonic Hall in Greenville at the same times advertised. The weigh-in stations will be open for the three-day period for the same time periods as advertised.

We understand that many people book their camp and hotel reservations a year in advance, so we will operate the weigh-in stations during Jan. 29-31, but we caution anglers that many areas may not be safe and we urge you to be cautious and check ice conditions before venturing out on the lake. If the ice is not safe, please stay off and come back in February. Your ticket is still good.

Please check our Facebook page regularly for ice condition updates, derby updates, and information about all the prizes that will be given away and available at the auction: https://www.facebook.com/NRECmoosehead/

Staff of Natural Resource 
Education Center