Pike fishing on Sabattus River, Lisbon Center, Maine (June 23, 2012).


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I’m taking my canoe to fish the Sabattus River just before it enters the Androscoggin River at the boat launch off Route 196 in Lisbon Center (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 6 A1). The Sabattus River starts at Sabattus Pond, which is one of the premier northern pike lakes in the area. The pike drop down the Sabattus River and congregate in the area above the boat launch, which is the spot I’m targeting today. It’s relatively shallow (< 5 ft), quite weedy, and has little or no current: ideal pike habitat.

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