Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Penobscot County

NOTE: Don’t throw away your most recent ice fishing law book! The regulations are in effect for another year, through March 31, 2009.

The following laws and rules are effective from ice-in 2007 to March 31, 2009.

Penobscot County

To Use This Penobscot County Section - Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is NOT LISTED, it is CLOSED until January 1st and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 through March 31.

(All brooks, streams and rivers are closed to ice fishing unless specifically opened by rule. Any that are open WILL BE LISTED.)

If the water you wish to fish IS LISTED, the letter code in bold print or an asterisk* will direct you to the rules which are in effect. The meanings of the letter codes are as follows:

A: Open to ice fishing for all fish from the time ice forms in the fall through March 31.

B: Closed to fishing until January 1 and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 through March 31.

C: Closed to ice fishing.

S: Special regulation(s) in effect. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters. See Special Regulations (S-Codes), listed at the bottom of this page.

*See Indian Territory.

Alder Stream Pond, Corinna. A

Ambajejus Lake (see Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes)

Atwood Pond, T5R8. C

Ben Annis Pond, Hermon. A

Billfish Pond, T6R8. C

Bottle Lake, Lakeville Plantation. A

Bowlin Pond, T5R8. C

Bowlin Pond, Little, T5R7. C

Branch Lake, East. T3R9. *See Indian Territory.

Branch Lake, South, Seboeis Plantation. A

Brooks Pond, Corinna. A

Burnt Pond, Clifton (see Hancock County).

Butman Pond, Dixmont. A

Cambolasse Pond, Lincoln. A

Caribou Pond, Lincoln. A

Cedar Lake, T3R9 NWP. B, S-19.

Cedar Swamp Pond, Clifton. A

Center Pond, Dixmont. A

Center Pond, Lincoln. A

Chemo Pond, Clifton, Eddington and Bradley. A

Cold Stream Pond, Enfield, Lowell, and Lincoln. B, S-13, S-19, S-22, Daily bag limit on togue: 5 fish. Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches. Closed to night fishing. 8 fish aggregate (1 landlocked salmon, 5 togue, 2 brook trout).

Cold Stream Ponds, Upper, Lincoln. B, S-13, S-19.

Corundel Bog, Corinna. A

Cranberry Pond, Clifton. A

Crawford (Gould) Pond, Dexter. A

Crooked Pond, Lincoln. A

Cut Lake, T7R6 WELS. B, S-4.

Davis Pond, T5R7. C

Deasey Pond, T3R7. C

Dolby Pond, Millinocket and East Millinocket. A

Duck Lake, Lakeville Plantation. A

Eddington (Davis) Pond, Eddington, and Holden. A

Egg Pond, Lincoln. A

Elbow Lake (see Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes)

Endless Lake, T3R9 NWP. B, S-15.

Escutassis Lake, Lowell and Burlington. A

Escutassis Lake, Little, Burlington. A

Etna Pond, Etna, Carmel, Stetson. A

Ferguson Lake, Millinocket. A

Fields Pond, Orrington. A

Fitts Pond, Clifton. B, S-8, S-18.

Flatiron Pond, T3R9. A

Folsom Lake, Lincoln. A

Gardiner Pond, T5R7. C

Garland Pond, Garland. A

Garland Pond, West, Garland. A, S-19.

George Pond, Hermon. A

Gilbert Flowage, T1R7. A

Gould Pond, Dexter. A

Grand Lake Seboeis, T7&8R7. A

Grand Lake, West (see Washington County).

Gray (Round) Pond, Plymouth. A

Great Works Stream, Bradley. Open per Class A from Penobscot River to Big Rock in Bradley.

Green Mountain Pond, T6R6. C

Green Pond, Lee and T3R1. A

Green Pond, T7R8. C

Halfmoon Pond, Corinna. A

Hammond Pond, Hampden. A

Hatcase Pond, Eddington, Dedham (see Hancock County).

Hatch Pond, Alton. A

Hathorn Pond, T4R8. C

Hay Lake, T6R8 WELS. B, S-19.

Hermon Pond, Hermon. A

Hobart Pond, T6R7. C

Holbrook Pond, Holden and Eddington. A

Holland Pond, Alton. A

Hopkins Pond, Clifton, Mariaville (see Hancock County).

Horseshoe Lake, Lakeville. A

Hot Pond, T6R6 and T6R7. A

Ireland Pond, T7R8. C

Jerry Pond, Millinocket, TAR7. B, S-24.

Jerry Pond, T5R7. C

Jo-Mary Lake, Lower, Middle, Upper, including Turkeytail Lake, TAR10, TlR10 (see Piscataquis County).

Jones Pond, T7R8 & T8R8. B, S-4.

Katahdin Lake, T3R8. C

Keg Lake, Lakeville Plt. A

Kimball Pond, T5R8. C

Lane Brook Pond, T6R6. C

Lincoln Pond, T4 IP. C

Long Pond, Lincoln. A

Lost Pond, T7R7. C

Lowell Pond, Springfield, Carroll. A

Madagascal Pond, Big, Burlington and T3R1. A

Madagascal Pond, Little, T3R1.A

Matagamon Lake (First Lake). *See Indian Territory.

Matagamon Lake, (Second Lake), T6R8WELS. B, S-5, S-15.

Mattamiscontis Lake, Big, T2R9 and T3R9. *See Indian Territory.

Mattamiscontis Lake, Little, T3R9. *See Indian Territory.

Mattanawcook Lake, Lincoln. A

Mattawamkeag River, Kingman and Drew. A

Messer Pond, T5R8. C

Messer Pond, Little, T5R8. C

Mill Pond, Lowell. A

Mill Privilege Lake, Carroll, T5R1NBPR. *See Indian Territory.

Millimagasset Lake, T7R8. B, S-16.

Millinocket Lake, T1R8 and T2R8 (also Piscataquis County). B, S-13.

Moose Pond, T3R8. C

Moose Pond, T6R7. C

Morrell Pond, T6R8 and T7R8. C

Mountain Catcher Pond, T6R8. *See Indian Territory.

Mountain Catcher Pond, Little, T6R8. C

Mower Pond, Corinna. A

Mud Lake, T6R6. C

Mud Pond, Drew. A

Mud Pond, Old Town. A

Mud Pond, Holden. A

Nokomis Pond, Newport, Palmyra. A

Nollesemic Lake, Hopkins Academy Grant and T3R9. A

Number Three Pond, Lee, T3R1. A

Olamon Pond, Greenfield. A

Otter Chain, Milford. A

Passadumkeag River. A, except that portion of the river upstream from the confluence with Nicatous Stream is closed to ice fishing.

Patten Pond, Hampden, Newburg. A

Peaked Mountain Pond, T4R7. C

Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes (includes Elbow, Ambajejus, North and South Twin Lakes), T41P, etc. B, S-13.

Penobscot River, Bangor to Millinocket. A, except that area within 150 feet of any part of the West Enfield Dam (including the fishway): Closed at all times.

Pickerel Pond, Alton. A

Pickerel Pond, Lowell. A

Pickett Mountain Pond, T6R6 (also Aroostook County). C

Pleasant Lake, Stetson. A

Pleasant Lake, T6R6. C

Plymouth Pond, Plymouth and Stetson. A

Pond Farm Pond, Howland. A

Puffers Pond (Echo Lake), Dexter. B, S-19.

Pug Pond, Alton. A

Pug Lake, T5R1. B. Daily bag limit on whitefish: 8 fish.

Pug Lake, Lower, Lakeville Plantation. A

Pug Lake, Upper, Lakeville Plantation. A

Pushaw Lake, Glenburn, Orono, Old Town, and Hudson. A

Pushaw Pond, Little, Hudson. A

Quakish Lake, T3 IP and Millinocket. A

Ragged Ponds, Lower East, Lower West, Upper East, Upper West, T41R. C

Robar Pond, T4R8. C

Robar Pond, Big T4R8. C

Rocky Pond, T3R8. C

Round Pond, Lee and T3R1. A

Round Pond, Little, Lincoln. B, S-24.

Rush Pond, Herseytown, T2R6. A

Salmon Stream Lake and Little Salmon Stream Lake, T1R6. A

Saponac Lake, Burlington and Grand Falls Plantation. A

Sawtelle Deadwater, T6R7 WELS. B, S-19.

Scraggly Lake, T7R8 WELS. B, S-10, S-19.

Sebasticook Lake, Newport. A

Shad Pond, T31P and Millinocket. A

Shaw Lake, T5R1 (also Washington County). A

Shin Pond, Lower, T6R6, T5R7, and Mt. Chase Plantation. B, S-10, S-13.

Shin Pond, Upper, Mt. Chase, T6R6 WELS. B, S-13.

Sly Pond, Kingman. A

Silver (Mattakeunk) Lake, Lee. B, S-19.

Smith Pond, T31R. A

Smith Pond, Little, T1R8. C

Snag Pond (Stump Pond), Lincoln. A, No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.

Snowshoe Lake, T7R7. A

Soldier Pond, T2R7 WELS. A

Soper Logan, T6R8. C

Soule Pond, T7R8. C

Spring Pond, T6R7. C

Swetts Pond, Orrington. A

Tracey Pond, Hermon. A

Trout Pond, T2R7 (Soldiertown). C

Trout Pond, Lowell. B, S-19.

Twin Lakes, North and South (see Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes)

Twin Pond, T4R7. C

Umcolcus Lake, T7R6, T8R6 (see Aroostook County).

Unnamed Pond in southeast corner of T4R8. C

Upper Grassy (Spectacle) Pond, Clifton. A

Wadleigh Pond, T4IP. A

Wassookeag Lake, Dexter. Open per Class A is that part easterly and northerly of the Guy H. Hall Memorial Bridge (Little Wassookeag Lake). Open per Class B is that part of the lake lying westerly and southerly of the Guy H. Hall Memorial Bridge (Big Wassookeag Lake) - S-19, S-23. CLOSED to ice fishing is that portion of the lake lying 600 feet westerly of the Guy H. Hall Memorial Bridge on Route No. 23, from Dexter to Sangerville, to the southerly shore by the ski slope, thence in a northerly direction to the public picnic area.

Weir Pond, Lee. B, S-19.

Weymouth Pond, Corinna and St. Albans. A

White Horse Lake, T7R7. A

Be aware of inlets and outlets for open water.

Special Regulations (S-Codes) Special regulations may apply to waters in any county. Whenever any water is followed by an S-Code you must refer back to this table to determine which special regulations apply.
S-1	Closed to the taking of smelts.
S-2	No longer used.
S-3	No longer used.
S-4:	Use or possession of live fish as bait is prohibited.
S-5:	Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only one may exceed 18 inches.
S-6:	Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only one may exceed 23 inches.
S-7:	Boundary waters with New Brunswick.
S-8:	Restricted to two lines per person.
S-9:	Border waters with New Hampshire.
S-10:	Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches.
S-11:	Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; All bass between 13 and 18 inches must be released alive at once.
S-12:	No longer used.
S-13:	No size or bag limit on bass.
S-14:	Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; All bass between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once.
S-15:	Daily bag limit on trout: (includes splake) 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches, only one may exceed 12 inches.
S-16:	Daily bag limit on trout: (includes splake) 2 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches, only one may exceed 14 inches.
S-17:	Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches.
S-18:	Total daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit: 18 inches.
S-19:	Daily limit on trout: 2 fish.
S-20:	Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish.
S-21:	Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches.
S-22:	Daily limit on landlocked salmon: 1 fish.
S-23:	Daily limit on togue: 1 fish.
S-24:	Open to fishing for children under 16 years of age. Restricted to two lines per person. Daily limit on trout: 2 fish.

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Penobscot County

NOTE: Don’t throw away your most recent ice fishing law book! The regulations are in effect for another year, through March 31, 2009.

The following laws and rules are effective from ice-in 2007 to March 31, 2009.

Penobscot County

Be aware of inlets and outlets for open water.

Special Regulations (S-Codes)

Special regulations may apply to waters in any county. Whenever any water is followed by an S-Code you must refer back to this table to determine which special regulations apply.

S-1

Closed to the taking of smelts.

S-2

No longer used.

S-3

No longer used.

S-4:

Use or possession of live fish as bait is prohibited.

S-5:

Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only one may exceed 18 inches.

S-6:

Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only one may exceed 23 inches.

S-7:

Boundary waters with New Brunswick.

S-8:

Restricted to two lines per person.

S-9:

Border waters with New Hampshire.

S-10:

Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches.

S-11:

Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; All bass between 13 and 18 inches must be released alive at once.

S-12:

No longer used.

S-13:

No size or bag limit on bass.

S-14:

Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; All bass between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once.

S-15:

Daily bag limit on trout: (includes splake) 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches, only one may exceed 12 inches.

S-16:

Daily bag limit on trout: (includes splake) 2 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches, only one may exceed 14 inches.

S-17:

Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches.

S-18:

Total daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit: 18 inches.

S-19:

Daily limit on trout: 2 fish.

S-20:

Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish.

S-21:

Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches.

S-22:

Daily limit on landlocked salmon: 1 fish.

S-23:

Daily limit on togue: 1 fish.

S-24:

Open to fishing for children under 16 years of age. Restricted to two lines per person. Daily limit on trout: 2 fish.