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It was sunny with bluebird skies today on Sebago Lake for the Eastern Divisional competitors, and it was a very comfortable 72 degrees.
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Eloy Fernandez Jofre of Spain and Phil Curtis of Ontario had three fish in the boat by 11 a.m.
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Jofre had two that were 1 1/2 to 2 pounds.
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The area the anglers were fishing had tons of smelt just beneath the surface.
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Curtis got a tug on the line, and Jofre readied the net.
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Jofre scoops …
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… and it’s a good size …
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… but it’s a lake trout.
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Curtis had a 3 1/2-pound bass in the livewell, though, before the photographer arrived.
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Fry’s Leap is an attraction on Sebago Lake. Daredevils jump from the top of the rock into the water.
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Robert Williamson of Maine and Scott McKay of Vermont fly by en route to a new spot.
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Chris Molineaux of Rhode Island and Chris Killoren of New York had three fish in the boat by 11:30, but “nothing good,” according to Molineaux.
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There’s fish underneath the boat, said Molineaux, but they just won’t eat.
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A pair of Junior Bassmaster competitors and their boat captain look for another area to fish in their practice day.
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Enrique Bernal Morera of Spain and Tim Farrell of Massachusetts fish side by side.
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Each angler has one fish in the livewell.
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Chris O’Brien of New York and Jay Guidaboni of Massachusetts have spent a couple of hours in the same spot.
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Guidaboni has two fish, and O’Brien has four good ones.
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Greg Tesch of Connecticut and Bill Lindsay of Ontario said the fishing is slow.
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Tesch has lost a couple of fish already, and Lindsay only has one in the boat.
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Steve Pickard of New York and Greg McGrath of Rhode Island work a rocky bank.
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Sebago offers a beautiful view of the terrain in Maine.
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Skip Sjobeck of Vermont and Ryan Richardson of New Hampshire leave an area that hasn’t been productive.
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Alberto Rodriguez Oliver of Spain and Randy Lamanche of New York are having a successful day.
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Oliver has “quality fish,” said Lamanche, and Lamanche has four decent ones.
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Just down the way, though, Michael Zachodny and Chris Adams said the fishing is tough.
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Zachodny has one — a 3-pound smallie. Adams has two smaller fish.
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