Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - York 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.

York County

To Use This York 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 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.

Also see Border water rules between Maine and New Hampshire. These waters are listed as S-9.

On lakes and ponds in York County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish.

Adams (Rock Haven) Pond, Newfield. A

Allen Pond, Parsonsfield. A

Balch Pond, Acton, Newfield. S-9

Barker Pond, Dayton, Lyman. B, S-13

Bartlett Pond, Waterboro. A

Bauneg Beg Lake, Sanford and Berwick. A

Beaver Dam Pond, Berwick. A

Bonny Eagle Pond, Buxton (see Cumberland County).

Boulter Pond, York. C

Boyds Pond, Limington. A

Boyds Pond, Little, Limington. A

Brimstone Pond, Arundel. A

Chase’s Pond, York. C

Clark’s Mill Pond, Dayton. A

Cox Pond, South Berwick. A

Curtis Lake, Sanford. A

Deer Pond, Hollis. B, S-8

Deering Pond, Sanford. A

Dog Pond, Newfield. A

Doles Pond, Limington. A

Drews Pond, Newfield. A

Duck Pond, Buxton. A

Ell Pond, Sanford and Wells. C

Estes Lake, Sanford and Alfred. A

Folly Pond, York. C

Folsom Pond, Newfield. A

Goose Pond, Shapleigh. A

Granny Kent Pond, Shapleigh. A

Great East Lake, Acton. S-9

Half Moon Pond, Limington. A

Hansen Pond, Acton. A

Holland Pond (Sokokis Lake), Limerick. A

Horn Pond, Acton. S-9

Killick Pond, Hollis. A

Knight Pond, South Berwick. A

Lake Arrowhead (Ossipee Flowage, Ledgemere Pond), Waterboro, and Limerick. A, S-14

Legion Pond, Kittery. C

Leigh’s Mill Pond, South Berwick. A

Lone Pond, Waterboro. C

Loon Pond, Acton. A

Manns Pond, Newfield. A

Middle Branch Pond, Alfred and Waterboro. A

Middle Pond, York. C

Milliken’s Mill Pond, Old Orchard Beach. C

Milton Pond, Lebanon. S-9

Mirror Lake, Newfield. A

Moody Pond, Waterboro. C

Moose Pond, Acton. B, S-13

Mousam Lake, Acton and Shapleigh. B, S-8

Mousam River, Sanford to Kennebunk. A

Murdock Pond, Berwick. B, S-13

Northeast Pond, Lebanon. S-9

Northwest Pond, Waterboro. A

Number One Mill Pond, Sanford. A

Old Fishing Pond, Sanford. A

Ossipee Lake, Little, Waterboro. B, S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk).

Passaconway Pond, York. A

Pickerel Pond, Limerick. A

Picture Pond, Sanford. A

Pinkham Pond, Newfield. A

Pipedream Pond, Cornish. C

Poverty Pond, Big, Shapleigh, and Newfield. A

Poverty Pond, Little, Shapleigh. A

Province Lake, Parsonsfield. S-9

Roberts Pond, Lyman. A

Rock Pond, Big, Waterboro. C

Round Pond, Lyman. B, S-24

Round Pond, Newfield. A

Round Pond, South Berwick. A

Saco River (see Cumberland County).

Salmon Falls River, Acton, Berwick. S-9

Sand Pond, Limington. C

Sand Pond, Sanford and North Berwick. A

Scituate Pond, York. A

Shaker Pond, Alfred. A

Shapleigh Pond, North (Hargraves Mill Pond), Shapleigh. A

Small Mill Pond, Limington. A

Smarts Pond, Newfield. A

Spaulding Pond, Lebanon. S-9

Spicer Pond, Shapleigh. C

Spruce Pond, Parsonsfield. A

Stump Pond, Sanford. A

Sunken Pond, Sanford. C

Swan Pond, Acton. A

Symmes Pond, Newfield. A

Tarwater Pond, Lyman. A

Wadley Pond, Lyman. A

Wards Pond, Limington. A

Warren Pond, South Berwick. C

Webster Mill Pond (Blake’s or Small Mill Pond), Limington. A

Welch Pond, York. C

West Pond, East Parsonsfield. A

Wilcox Pond, Biddeford. C

York Pond, Eliot. A

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 - York 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.

York County

On lakes and ponds in York County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish.

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.