Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Washington 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.

Washington County

To Use This Washington 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.

Also see Boundary water rules between Maine and New Brunswick. These waters are listed as S-7.

On all waters in Washington County, except West Grand, East Grand, Spednic, Cathance, and Nash lakes, the maximum length limit on landlocked salmon and brown trout is 25 inches.

Barrows Lake, Alexander. A

Baskahegan Lake, Topsfield, Brookton, T8R3. A, S-20.

Bearse Lake, Meddybemps and Baring. A

Beaver Lake, Calais. A

Beaver Dam Lake, North, Township 26. A

Beaver Dam Lake, South, Township 26. A

Beddington Lake, Beddington. A

Big Lake, Grand Lake Stream, Indian Township, T27ED, No. 21 Township. B, except that the portion of Big Lake at the mouth of Grand Lake Stream westerly of two red markers, one set on the point at Little River Bluff and one set on an unnamed point on the opposite shore near Greenlaw Island, shall be closed to all ice fishing. S-11, S-20

Bog Brook Flowage, Beddington, Deblois. A

Bog Lake, Marion. B, S-4, S-19

Bowles Lake, T31MD. A

Boyden Lake, Perry Robbinston. B, S-11.

Cathance Lake, Cooper and Plantation 14. B, S-13, S-15.

Cathance Lake, Little, Plantation 14. B, S-13.

Chain Lakes (1st, 2nd and 3rd), Township 26 and Township 31. A

Chain Lake, Lower, T5ND BPP. *See Indian Territory.

Clifford Lake, T26&27ED. A, S-20

Coleback Lake, Charlotte. C

Conic Lake, Baring. A

Cranberry Lake, Upper, Township 30. A

Cranberry Lake, Lower, Township 30, Township 36. A

Crawford Lake, Plantation 21, Crawford. A, S-11, S-20

Crooked Brook Flowage, Danforth. A

Crooked Brook Lake, Forest (T10R3N). A

Drake Lake, T1 OR3. A, S-20

Farrow Lake, Topsfield. B, S-15, S-22, S-23

Flood Lake, Talmadge. C

Flood Lake, Upper, Talmadge. B, S-21. Fishing restricted to 1 line; artificial lures only.

Foley Pond, Baileyville. A

Fulton Lake, Northfield. A

Getchell Pugs, Township 43. A. All bass must be released alive at once. Artificial lures only.

Grand Falls Flowage, Princeton, Indian Township, Baileyville, and T1R1. A, S-11, S-20. For that part of the flowage east of a line at McAlister’s Point, see Boundary Waters Between Maine and New Brunswick.

Grand Lake, East. S-7

Grand Lake, West, T6R1, T6ND, Grand Lake Stream, and T5ND (also Penobscot County). S-11. Open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March only. Daily bag limit on whitefish: 8 fish.

Grassy Pond, T19MB BPR. *See Indian Territory.

Greenland Pond, Little, Danforth. B, S-19

Grover Lake, T31MD. A

Grover Lake, Little, T31MD. A

Hadley Lake, East Machias. A

Hadley Lakes, T24MD. A

Hobart Lake, Edmunds Township. B, S-19

Horseshoe Lake, T5ND (see Horseshoe Lake, Lakeville, Penobscot County).

Hosea Pug Lake, T26ED. B, S-8, S-16

Hot Brook Lake, Lower and Upper, T8R4, Danforth. A, S-20 All bass must be released alive at once.

Hound Brook Lake, T1R2. A

Howard Lake, Calais, Robbinston. A, S-16

Indian Lake, Whiting. B, S-13

Jackson Brook Lake, Brookton and Forest (TIOR3). A, S-20

Josh Lake, Whiting. A

Keene’s Lake, Calais. B, S-19

LaCoute Lake, Vanceboro. A

Ledge Pond, Charlotte. C

Lewy Lake, Princeton. A, S-11, S-20

Lily Lake, Trescott. C

Lily Lake, T30MD. A

Little River Lake, Township 43. A

Long Lake, Marion Township B, S-16

Long Lake, Indian Twp., Princeton. A, S-11, S-20

Long Lake, T18/19ED & Wesley. A

Machias Lake, First, T37MD. A

Machias Lake, Second, T37MD. A

Machias Lake, Third and Fourth, T42MD, T43MD, T5ND. A, S-11, S-20.

Meddybemps Lake, Meddybemps, Baring, Baileyville, and Alexander. B, S-13, S-20

Moneymaker Lake, Robbinston. B, S-15

Monroe Lake, T43MD. C

Monroe Ponds, T43MD. C

Montegail Pond, T19MD. B, S-19

Mopang Lake, T29MD. B, S-16, S-20

Mud Lake, Upper & Lower, Alexander. A, S-20. All bass caught must be released alive at once.

Mud Lake, T9R4NBPP (Forest City). S-7

Munson Lake, T18 and 19ED. A

Musquash Lake, East, Topsfield. B, S-23

Musquash Lake, West, T6R1 NBPP. B, S-15

Nash’s Lake, Calais. B, S-13

North Lake. S-7

Old Stream, First Lake, T37MD. A

Old Stream, Second and Third Lakes T37MD. B, S-18

Orange Lake, Whiting. A

Otter Lake, Wesley. A

Patten Lake, Waite, Talmadge and Grand Lake Stream. A

Peaked Mt. Pond, T19MD, Northfield, and Centerville. C

Peep Lake, T30MD. C

Penman Pond, T26ED. A

Pennamaquan River, from Upper Dam to Lower Dam, Pembroke. A

Pickerel Pond, Little, Brookton. A

Pickerel Pond, Topsfield. A

Pike Brook Pond, East, T18MD. C

Pike Brook Pond, West, T18MD. C

Pineo Pond, Deblois Township. C

Pleasant River Lake, Beddington and T29MD. B, S-1, S-13, S-16

Pleasant Lake, T6R1, T7R2NBPP. B, S-19, Closed to the taking of togue.

Pocomoonshine Lake and tributaries, Princeton. A, S-11, S-20

Pocumcus Lake, T5ND. B, S-11, S-20 Daily bag limit on whitefish is 8 fish.

Pork Barrel Lake, T6R1. B, S-16, Artificial lures only, fishing restricted to one line.

Possum Pond, T26ED. A

Rocky Lake, T18ED. A

Rocky & Sunken Lakes, Whiting, Marion. B, S-21

Round Lake, T18 and 19ED. A

Saint Croix River Flowage, Grand Falls to Milltown. S-7, S-20

Salmon Pond. T30MD. C

Sam Hill Lake, T31MD. A

Schoodic Lake, Cherryfield. B, S-13

Seavey Lake, Wesley. A

Seavey Lake, Little, Wesley. A

Second Lake, T18ED. A

Second Lake (Second Gardner’s), Marion. A

Shattuck Lake, Robbinston. C

Shaw Lake, T6R1 (see Penobscot County).

Silver Pug Lake, T26ED. A, S-20. All bass must be released alive at once.

Simon Lake, Codyville. A

Simpson Pond, Roque Bluffs. C

Six Mile Pond, Marshfield and Whitneyville. C

Spectacle Ponds, T19ED. A

Spednik Lake, T9R4N, T1OR3N, T11R3N, Vanceboro. S-7

Sucker Lake, Danforth (see Aroostook County).

Sysladobsis Lake, Lower, T5ND BPR *

Tomah Flowage, Waite and Codyville. C

Tomah Lake, Forest. C

Tomah Lake, Little, Topsfield and Codyville. A

Trout Lake, T7R2 NBPR. C

Unnamed (Foxhole) Pond, Deblois. B, S-24

Vining Lake, Cooper. B, S-19

Voses Lake, Calais. A

Wabassus Lake, T5 and 6ND and T43MD. A, S-20. All bass must be released alive at once.

Western Lake, Robbinston. B, S-4

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.

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Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Washington 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.

Washington County

On all waters in Washington County, except West Grand, East Grand, Spednic, Cathance, and Nash lakes, the maximum length limit on landlocked salmon and brown trout is 25 inches.

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.