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2007-2008 Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules
Effective Ice-in 2007 - March 31, 2009Each revision of this publication shall, upon filing with the Secretary of State, constitute an official consolidation of fishing rules as printed. If you would like to receive an official copy of the 2007-2008 Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules by mail, please send your request by email or call us at (207) 287-8000.
Comments & ComplaintsIf you wish to make a comment about any member of the Department, please come to or call the closest IF&W office and talk to the appropriate staff member. Written comments should be mailed to: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State Street, 41 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0041. Receipt of your correspondence will be formally acknowledged in writing. General LawsHow do I find the fishing regulations on the water(s) I want to fish? Definitions, Laws and GuidelinesDefinitions Special Exceptions by CountyCounty Map (Map of Maine counties) Androscoggin International Boundary and Border WatersBorder Waters Between Maine and New Hampshire General InformationFish Consumption Advisories/Warnings on Eating Fish (off-site) Free Fishing Days: February 16-17, 2008Free ice fishing days will take place on Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding President’s Day each year. Any person, except those whose license has been revoked or suspended, may fish on these days without a license. All other laws and regulations apply. How do I find the fishing regulations on the water(s) I want to fish?
New Regulations for 2007-2008The following are some of the more significant general rule changes for the 2007-2008 ice fishing season. In addition there are numerous changes on individual waters.
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General Laws Pertaining to Ice FishingAdvance baiting.It is unlawful to deposit any meat, bones, dead fish or other food material for the purpose of luring fish. Bait containers.A person who sells bait may not provide or sell the bait in containers that are composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam plastic. This does not apply to baitfish. Closed waters.All inland waters including those in Indian Territory are closed to ice fishing except those which have been opened by rule. County lines.Where county lines divide a body of water, the more liberal county rule shall apply to the entire body of water. Cusk lines.All lines set at night (sunset to sunrise) for cusk must be visited at least once every hour by the person who set them. Dip net.Except when taking smelts in a tributary or within 100 feet of the mouth of a tributary, a device consisting of a rigid frame filled with netting, firmly attached to a rigid handle and manually operated by a single person; and when used to take smelts in a tributary or within 100 feet of the mouth of a tributary, a device consisting of a rigid circular frame that is not more than 24 inches in diameter as measured at any point on the hoop, filled with netting, firmly attached to a rigid handle and manually operated by a single person. (Section 1001, subsection 12-A) Failure to label fish.It is unlawful to keep black bass, landlocked salmon, togue or trout at any sporting camp, hotel or public lodging place without attaching to the fish the name and address of the person who caught them. Five line restriction.Unless otherwise provided by rule, a person may fish through the ice with not more than 5 lines. Ice Fishing.Taking freshwater fish during the ice fishing season through man-made openings in the ice by the use of ice fishing devices. Ice Fishing Device.Any device used to take fish through the ice including a trap (tip-up), jig stick, rod in hand or handline. Except that a person engaged in taking smelts and baitfish may do so in accordance with the laws and rules governing these activities. Ice Fishing Trap (Tip-up).An ice fishing device for storing line, designed to be set through the ice and to indicate when something has disturbed the bait attached thereto. Illegal fishing.It is unlawful to fish other than by the use of a single baited hook and line, artificial flies, artificial lures and spinners, except that this restriction does not apply to hook and line smelt fishing. All other rules and regulations governing the taking of smelt apply. Use of a gaff is unlawful. Illegal use of antifreeze.Adding substances containing ethylene glycol or other antifreeze agents to waters of this State is a violation of Title 38, §413. Lead sinkers.It is unlawful to sell a lead sinker for fishing that weighs 1/2 ounce or less. This does not include artificial lures, weighted line or lines, or jigheads. Litter.It is unlawful to dispose of litter (which includes abandoned ice fishing shacks) anywhere in this State except in areas or receptacles designed for that purpose. Convicted violators face fines up to $200 for the first offense and up to $500 for subsequent offenses. Marking fish.It is unlawful to tag, fin clip, or otherwise mark any fish to be released alive into inland waters without expressed written consent from the Commissioner. Minimum legal length.Minimum legal length is total length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail with the lobes of the tail squeezed together. Night fishing.Except as otherwise provided by rule, all waters open to ice fishing are open to ice fishing 24 hours a day. All lines must be under the immediate supervision of the person who set them. Exception. All lines set at night for cusk must be visited at least once every hour by the person who set them. Notice of submerged vehicle.The owner of any motor vehicle or snowmobile which becomes submerged or partially submerged in the waters of the State shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife of the event and the location of the vehicle. The owner shall be legally liable for removal and pay any damages resulting from the submersion or removal. The vehicle shall be removed within 30 days (same day if public water supply). Open water fishing.Taking freshwater fish during the open water fishing season by means of hook and line in hand or attached to a rod, or by casting or trolling artificial flies, lures, or baited hooks, provided that the person angling does not take fish through the ice, from the ice, or from any object supported by the ice. Possession limit.A person shall not possess at any time more fish than he may lawfully take in one day. Removal of heads and tails - species identification.It is unlawful to alter the length of landlocked salmon, trout, lake trout, lake whitefish, and black bass unless the fish are being prepared for immediate cooking. It is unlawful to possess or transport fish dressed in such a manner that the species of fish cannot be identified, unless the fish are being prepared for immediate cooking (smoking does not constitute cooking). Sale of certain fish prohibited.It is unlawful to buy or sell, directly or indirectly, any landlocked salmon, trout, togue, black bass, white perch, or pickerel. Special bag limit.Whenever any waters have a special bag limit, no person shall possess more than one day's bag limit taken from those waters. Supervision of lines.All lines must be under the immediate supervision of the person who set them. Ten acre ponds.All ponds of ten acres or less formed on brooks, streams or rivers are governed by the same fishing rules which apply to the brook, stream or river on which the pond is situated, whether the pond is natural or artificial. (This does not apply to private ponds.) Laws Regarding Placement of Ice Fishing Shacks
Androscoggin CountyTo Use This Androscoggin 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.)
Androscoggin River. A, S-19. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon, rainbow trout and brown trout: 12 inches. Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish between 12 and 15 inches, artificial lures only for bass. Open to open water fishing (see open water fishing booklet). Auburn Lake, Auburn. C. No motor vehicles on ice (ATVs and snowmobiles exempted.) Bartlett Pond, Livermore. C Basin, The, Auburn. A Bear Ponds, Big & Little, Turner and Hartford (Oxford County). A Berry Pond, Greene. A Black (Snake) Pond, Turner. A Hooper Pond, Greene. A Island Pond, Leeds. A Lard Pond, Turner. A Long Pond, Livermore. A Loon Pond, Sabattus. A Moose Hill Pond, Livermore Falls. A Mud Pond, Mechanic Falls. A Mud Pond, Turner. A Nelson Pond, Livermore. C Nezinscot River from the Central Maine Power Company transmission line crossing said river approximately 500 yards below the junction with Martin Stream to the dam in Turner Village. A Pleasant Pond, Turner. B, S-15 Runaround (Stone Mill) Pond, Durham. A Sabattus Pond, Greene, Wales, and Sabattus. A, S-20 Sandy Bottom Pond, Turner. A Schoolhouse Pond, Livermore Falls. A Spear Pond, Sabattus. A Sutherland Pond, Sabattus. A Thompson Lake, Poland (see Oxford County). Wilson Pond, Little, Turner and Auburn. C Aroostook CountyTo Use This Aroostook County Section - Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is NOT LISTED, it is CLOSED to all ice fishing. 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. S: Special regulation(s) in effect. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.)
Arnold Brook Lake, Presque Isle. B, S-19 Beau Lake, T19R11, T20R11, T20R12. B Black River, Big, T14R15 from the confluence of Five Mile Brook upriver to the confluence of Depot Stream. B, S-19 Bracket Lake, Weston. A Bradbury Lake, New Limerick. A Caribou Lake, Island Falls. T3R4. A Carr Pond, T13R8. B, S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk), S-16, S-23 Chandler Lake, T9R8. B, S-16 Cochrane Lake, Smyrna, New Limerick. B, S-16 County Road Lake, New Limerick. A Cross Lake, T16R5, T17R5. S-16, Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15. Crystal Lake, Hersey. A Deering (or Longfellow) Lake, Orient and Weston. B, S-13, S-19 Drew’s Lake (also called Meduxnekeag Lake), Oakfield, New Limerick and Linneus. B, S-19 Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, Eagle Lake, T16R5, T16R6. Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15: S-6, S-10, S-16. East Lake, T17R14. B, S-4 Faulkner Lake, Weston. A Flinn Pond, T1R5 and Benedicta. A Glancy Lake, New Limerick. A Glazier Lake, T18 R10. S-7 Grand Lake, East. S-7 Green Pond, New Limerick. A Hannigan Pond, New Limerick. A Haywire Pond, T1R5, Benedicta. A Hodgdon Mill Pond, Hodgdon. A Hot Brook Lake, Lower, Bancroft (see Washington County). Hunter or Town Line Pond, Linneus. A Long Lake, Oakfield. A Long Lake, St. Agatha, T17R3, T17R4, Madawaska. S-16, Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15. Only 1 landlocked salmon may exceed 16 inches. Longley Lake, Orient. A Machias Lake, Big, T12R8. B. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. Machias Lake, Little, Nashville Plantation. B Macwahoc Lake, Upper, Sherman, T3R4. A Macwahoc Lake, Lower, T2R4. A Madawaska Lake, (including Little Madawaska Lake, so called), T16R4 WELS; Westmanland. Open to ice fishing from February 15 - March 31, S-19. Regulation is repealed effective March 31, 2008. Mattaseunk Lake, Molunkus. A Mattawamkeag Lake, Upper and Lower, Island Falls and T4R3. A McNally Pond, Upper, T11R10 WELS. B, S-19 Molunkus Lake, T1 R5, Molunkus, Macwahoc. B Mud Pond, T4R3, Oakfield. A Musquacook Lakes, First, Second and Third, T11R11, T12R 11. B, S-6, S-16. Closed to the taking of whitefish. Nickerson Lake, New Limerick, Linneus. B, S-5, S-19. North Lake, Orient Township. S-7 Pleasant Lake, Island Falls, T4R3. B, S-13, S-19, S-22. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. Plunkett Pond, Benedicta, Silver Ridge. A Portage Lake, Portage Lake Township. B, S-10, S-16. Portland Lake, Bridgewater. B Pratt Lake, T11 R9. B Reed Pond, Macwahoc. A Rock Crusher Pond, Island Falls. B, S-24 Rowe Lake, T11R8. B, S-19 Skitacook Lake, Oakfield, T4R3. A Spaulding Lake, Oakfield. B, S-19. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. Daily bag limit on bass: 5 fish. Squa Pan Lake, T1OR4, T11R4, Masardis, Ashland. B, S-19. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. Square Lake, T15R5, T16R5. Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15: S-10, S-16. St. Croix Lake, T8R4, T7R4. B St. Froid Lake, Winterville Plantation, T14R7WELS. B, S-10, S-16. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Sucker Lake, Weston. A The Thoroughfare, between North and East Grand Lakes. S-7 Umcolcus Lake, T7R5, T8R5. B. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. Wheelock Lake, St. John Plt. B Wytopitlock Lake, Glenwood, T2R4. A
Cumberland CountyTo Use This Cumberland 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.)
Adams Pond, Bridgton. C Aldens Pond, Gorham. C Androscoggin River. (see Androscoggin County) Beaver Pond, Bridgton. A Bonny Eagle Pond, Standish. A Brown Pond, Sebago. A Capisic Pond, Portland. A Clark Pond, Portland. A Coffee Pond, Casco. C Collins Pond, Windham. A Crystal Lake, Harrison. B, S-17. Duck Pond, Little, Windham. A Dumpling Pond, Casco. A Farwell Bog, Raymond. A Forest Lake, Gray and Cumberland. A Great Pond, Cape Elizabeth. A Half Moon Pond, Baldwin. A Hinkley Pond, Upper, South Portland. A Holt Pond, Bridgton. A Ingalls Pond, Baldwin. A Ingalls Pond (Foster’s), Bridgton. B, S-1 Island Pond, Harrison. B, S-13 Lily Pond, New Gloucester. C Mariners Pond, Sebago. A Middle Pond, Sebago and Hiram. A Mild (Mile) Pond, Falmouth. A Mill Pond, Windham. A Moose Pond, Bridgton, etc. B, S-17, S-22 Mud Ponds, Upper & Lower, Windham. C North Gorham Pond, Windham, Gorham. B, Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon and trout: 1 fish in the aggregate. Notched Pond, Gray, Raymond. A Nubble Pond, Raymond. A Otter Ponds (#1, #2, #3, #4), Standish. A Otter Pond, Bridgton. A Owl Pond, Casco. A Parker Pond, Casco. A Peabody Pond, Naples and Sebago. C (except that cusk fishing is permitted from sunset to sunrise with 5 lines.) Perley Pond, Sebago. A Pleasant Lake, Casco (also see Oxford County). B, S-17, S-22 Presumpscot River. A, Closed to ice fishing is that portion of the Presumpscot River from Outlet Dam at Sebago downstream to the confluence with North Gorham Pond. See regulations for North Gorham Pond. From the North Gorham Pond Dam downstream to tidewater: S-19. Richville Mill Pond, Standish. A Saco River from New Hampshire border to tidewater: B. Sanborn’s Mill Pond, West Baldwin. A Sebago Lake, Naples, etc. B. Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches; only one may exceed 23 inches. Trout and landlocked salmon may not be taken by ice fishing. Lake and tributaries: S-1. CLOSED to ice fishing is that portion of Sebago Lake within 3,000 feet of a red post on the shore marking a point between the 2 Portland Water District intakes. Also closed is the area within 100 feet of the Standish intake. Motor vehicles are prohibited on posted area within 2 miles of the Portland Water District intake pipe in Standish (does not include ATVs and snowmobiles). Southeast Pond, Sebago (also Oxford County). A Tarkill Pond, Windham. A Thompson Lake (See Oxford County) Thorn Pond, Baldwin. A Watchic Lake, Little, Standish. A Franklin CountyTo Use This Franklin County Section - Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is NOT LISTED, it is CLOSED to all ice fishing. This includes waters in Indian Territory. 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. S: Special regulation(s) in effect. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.)
Androscoggin River. (see Androscoggin County). Ballard Pond, Farmington, Temple. A Baud’s (Daggett’s) Pond, New Vineyard. A Chain of Ponds, Chain of Ponds. B Clearwater Pond, Industry and Farmington. B, S-5. Crowell Pond, Chesterville, New Sharon (also Kennebec County). A Drury Pond, Temple. A Fellows Pond, Chesterville. A Flagstaff Lake (also Somerset County). A Gammon Pond, Freeman and New Portland. A Greenbush Pond, Jim Pond Township. A Haley Pond, Rangeley and Dallas. B, S-4 Halfmoon Pond, Carthage. A Horseshoe Pond, Chesterville. A Lily Pond, New Vineyard. A Locke Pond, Chesterville. A Lufkin Pond, Phillips. B Mill Pond, New Vineyard. A Mud Pond, Chesterville. A Mud Pond, Jay. A Norcross Pond, Chesterville. A North Pond, Chesterville. A Parker Pond (Mirror Lake, Parkis Pond), Jay. A Pease Pond, Wilton. A Porter Lake, Strong and New Vineyard. B, S-5, S-13, S-22. Round Pond, Chesterville. A Sand Pond, Chesterville. A Shallow Pond, Jim Pond Township. A Taylor Hill Pond, Strong. A Toothaker Pond, Phillips. B, S-4, S-24 Walton’s Mill Pond, Farmington. A Weathering Pond, Eustis. A Webb Lake, Weld. B Wilson Pond, Wilton. B, S-5. Hancock CountyTo Use This Hancock 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.) Abrams Pond, Eastbrook and Franklin. A. All bass caught must be released alive at once. Alamoosook Lake, Orland. A. Alligator Lake, T28MD, T34MD. B, S-8, S-21, S-22. All landlocked salmon between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. Anderson Pond, T10SD. B, S-19 Aunt Betty’s Pond, Bar Harbor. C Beech Hill Pond, Otis. B, S-6, S-13. Birch Harbor Pond, Winter Harbor. C Black Pond, Sedgwick. A Blunt Pond, Lamoine. A Bogus Meadow Pond, T7SD. C Bracey Pond, T34. A Branch Lake, Ellsworth. B, S-16. Closed to the taking of brown trout; all brown trout must be released alive at once without removal from the water. Brandy Pond. T39MD. A Breakneck Ponds, Lower & Upper, Bar Harbor. C Bubble Pond, Bar Harbor. B, S-8, S-19 Burnt Pond, Otis, Dedham, Clifton. C, No person shall ice fish at Burnt and Floods Ponds; no person shall engage in any recreational activity whatsoever - within the area situated between Floods Pond and Burnt Pond. Burntland Lake, T35MD. B, S-16, Fishing restricted to 1 line per person. Artificial lures only. Burntland Pond, Stonington. A, S-13 Chain Lake, Middle, T4ND.* Chain Lake, Upper, T4ND.* Chalk Pond, Beddington, Township 22. A Craig Pond, Orland. B, S-8. Closed to the taking of togue. Crystal Pond, T40 MD. C Dead River, Orland. A Debec Pond, Amherst. C Deer Lake, Township. 34. A Donnell Pond, Franklin, T9SD. B, S-13, S-22. Duck Lake, T4ND. B, S-19, Closed to the taking of togue. Duck Pond, Franklin. A Duck Pond, Little, Ellsworth and Dedham. A Ducktail Pond, Amherst. C Eagle Lake, Bar Harbor. B, S-19 Eagle Lake, Township. 34. A Echo Lake, Mt. Desert. B, S-8, S-16 Echo Lake, Little, Mt. Desert. C First (Billings) Pond, Blue Hill. B, S-16 Floods Pond, Otis. C, No person shall ice fish at Burnt and Floods Ponds; no person shall engage in any recreational activity whatsoever within the area situated between Floods Pond and Burnt Pond. Forbes Pond, Gouldsboro. A, S-15 Fourth Pond, Blue Hill. A Fox Pond, T10SD. C Gassabias Lake, T41MD. A Georges Pond, Franklin. B, S-11. Goose Pond, Swans Island, B, S-4, S-15 Graham Lake, Ellsworth, Mariaville, Waltham, and Township 8. A Great Pond, Franklin. A Great Pond, Great Pond Township. B, S-11. Green Lake, Ellsworth, Dedham. B, S-11, S-23. Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches. Hadlock Pond, Upper, Mt. Desert, C Half Mile Pond, Amherst. B, S-15 Half Mile Pond, Aurora. C Half Moon Pond, Bar Harbor. C Hamilton Pond, Bar Harbor. A, S-11. Harriman Pond, Dedham. C Hatcase Pond, Dedham. C Heart’s Pond, Orland. B, S-8, S-18 Hodgdon Pond, Tremont, Mt. Desert. A Hopkins Pond, Mariaville, Clifton. B, S-8, S-19, S-23. Hothole Pond, Orland. A Hurd Pond, Dedham. A Jacob Buck Pond, Bucksport. B, S-21 Jordan Pond, Mt. Desert. B, S-6. Killman Pond, T4ND. * King Pond. T33. C Lead Mountain Ponds, Lower and Middle, Township 28. A Leonard Lake, Ellsworth. A Lily Pond, Deer Isle. C Lily Pond, Gouldsboro. A, S-13 Little (Horseshoe) Pond, Franklin. C Little Pond, Township 33. A Long Pond, Aurora and Plantation 33. C Long Pond, Bucksport. A Long Pond, Mt. Desert and Southwest Harbor. B, S-13, S-22. Long Pond, Seal Harbor. C Long Pond, Sullivan. C Long Pond, T10SD. C Long Pond, Little, T10SD. B, S-16 Loon Pond, T40MD. C Lovejoy Pond, T34MD. C Middle Branch Bog, Aurora. A Middle Branch Pond, Lower, Aurora. A Middle Branch Pond, Upper, Aurora. C Mill Pond, Franklin. A Mitchell Pond, Dedham. C Morancy Pond, Sullivan. A Molasses Pond, Eastbrook. B, S-13 Morrison Pond, Otis. A Morrison Pond, Township 3. A Moulton Pond, Dedham, Bucksport. C Mountainy Pond, Dedham. A, S-15 Mud Pond, Bucksport. A Mud Pond, Great Pond Township. A Muddy Pond, Otis. A Myrick Pond, T10 SD. B, S-4 Narraguagus Lake, T16MD, T9SD,T10SD. C Noyes (Norris) Pond, Blue Hill. C Otter Bog, T9SD. A Oxhead Pond, Lower, T40 MD. A Oxhead Pond, Middle, T40MD. A Oxhead Pond, Upper, T40MD. C Parker Pond, Brooksville. A Partridge Pond, Amherst. C Passadumkeag River, T3ND. (Also Penobscot County). A, except that portion of the River upstream from the confluence with Nicatous Stream is closed to ice fishing. Patten Pond, Lower, Surry, Ellsworth. B, S-13, All brown trout caught must be released alive at once. Phillips Lake, Dedham. S-6, S-8. Landlocked salmon may be kept only in February and March. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 2 fish, only 1 of which may exceed 18 inches. All brown trout caught must be released alive at once. Pickerel Pond, T32MD. A, S-24 No motor vehicles allowed. Pierce Pond, Penobscot. A Pistol Lake, Lower.* Pistol Lake, Middle, T4ND.* Pistol Lake, Side, T3ND & T4ND.* Pistol Lake, Upper, T4ND.* Rift Pond. T33. C Rocky Pond, Orland. A Rocky Pond, Otis. A Rocky Pond, Township 22. A Rocky Pond, Little, Dedham. A Round Pond, Mt. Desert. B, S-13, S-19 Round Pond, Little, Mt. Desert. A Round Pond and outlet, T10SD. B, S-8, S-13, S-16. Sabao Lake, Lower, T35 MD. A Salmon Pond, T10SD. C Scammon Pond, Eastbrook. A Second Pond, Dedham. B, S-19 Second (Douglas) Pond, Blue Hill. A, S-13 Silver Lake, Bucksport. A Simmons Pond, Hancock. C Snake Pond, Brooksville. A Snowshoe Pond, Amherst. C Somes Pond, Mt. Desert. A Spencer Pond, T3ND. C Sperry Pond, Blue Hill. C Springy Pond, Lower, Otis. B, S-16 Styles Lake, T35MD. A The Tarn, Bar Harbor. C Third (Woods) Pond, Blue Hill. B, S-13 Tilden Pond, T10SD. B, S-19 Titcomb Pond, T32MD. B, S-8, S-19 Toddy Pond, Surry. B, S-5, S-19. Trout Pond, Amherst. C Trout Pond, T40MD. C Tunk Lake, T7SD, T10SD, Sullivan. B, S-1, S-6, S-16, S-22. All landlocked salmon between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. Tunk Lake, Little, Sullivan. B, Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 8 inches; fishing restricted to 1 line; artificial lures only. Unknown Lakes, Middle and Lower, T4ND. A, Closed to the taking of bass. Webb Pond, Eastbrook and Waltham. A, Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; minimum length limit on bass: 18 inches. Webb Pond, Little, Waltham. A West Lake, T3ND, T40MD. B, S-13, S-19. Witch Hole Pond, Bar Harbor. B, S-19. Fishing restricted to 1 line; artificial lures only. Wight Pond, Penobscot. A Williams Pond, Bucksport. A Wormwood Pond, Ellsworth. A Young’s Pond, Otis. C
Kennebec CountyTo Use This Kennebec 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.)
Androscoggin Lake, Wayne, Leeds (see Androscoggin County). Annabessacook Lake, Monmouth and Winthrop. A, S-14. Basin Pond, Fayette. C Bean Pond, Sidney. A Berry Pond, Wayne, Winthrop. A Black Pond, Vienna. A Bog Pond, Monmouth, Leeds. A Bog Pond (Apple Valley Lake), Winthrop. A Boody Pond, Vienna. C Brainard Pond, Readfield. A Burgess Pond, Fayette. A Carlton Pond, Winthrop. C Chamberlain Pond, Belgrade. C Cobbosseecontee Lake, West Gardiner, Manchester, etc. B, S-14. Cobbosseecontee Stream, Gardiner, West Gardiner, Litchfield. S-14.
Crowell Pond, Vienna (see Franklin County). Dam Pond, Augusta. A David Pond, Fayette. A Dead Stream, Readfield (below Mill Dam). A Dead Stream Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Desert Pond, Mt. Vernon. C Dexter Pond, Winthrop, Wayne. A Doctor Pond, Sidney. A Dutton Pond, China. A East Pond, Oakland, Smithfield (also Somerset County). B Echo Lake, Readfield, Fayette, Mt. Vernon. Open to ice fishing for all fish during the months of January and February only. S-8, (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk), S-22, S-23. Egypt Pond, Vienna, Chesterville. C Emery (Mud) Pond, Sidney. A Evans Pond, China. A Evers (Anderson) Pond, Augusta. A Fox Pond, Windsor. A Givens (Longfellow) Pond, Windsor (also Lincoln County). A Gould Pond, Sidney. C Greeley Pond, Augusta. A Hamilton Pond, Belgrade. A Hopkins Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Horseshoe Pond, Litchfield and West Gardiner. A Hutchinson (Hudson or Sanborn) Pond, Manchester and Farmingdale. A Ingham Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Jamies (Jimmie) Pond, Farmingdale and Manchester. C Jimmy Pond, Litchfield. A Joe Pond, Sidney and Belgrade. A Johnson Pond, Waterville. C Joice Pond, Pittston and Whitefield. A Kennebec River. (see Somerset County). Kezar Pond, Winthrop. A Kidder Pond, Vienna. A Kimball Pond, Vienna and New Sharon. C Lily Pond, Sidney. A Little Pond, Rome. A Long Pond, Rome, Belgrade, and Mt. Vernon. B Including Ingham Pond, Stoney Brook Deadwater to Stony Brook, Lost Pond (so called), and Belgrade Stream to Wings Mills Dam. Open to fishing for all fish except landlocked salmon, trout, and bass. All landlocked salmon, trout, and bass must be released immediately without removal from the water. Long Pond, Windsor. A Maximum length on landlocked salmon and brown trout: 25 inches. Loon Pond, Litchfield. A Lovejoy Pond, Albion. A Lovejoy Pond, Wayne, Fayette and Readfield. A Maranacook Lake, Winthrop, Readfield. B, S-5. Messalonskee Stream. A Minnehonk Lake, Mt. Vernon. B, S-16 Moody Pond, Windsor. A Moose Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Mosher Pond, Fayette. A Mud Pond, Fayette. A Mud Pond, Monmouth. A Mud Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Mud Pond, Winslow and China. A Mud Pond, Windsor and Augusta. A Muddy Pond, Wayne. A Muldoon Pond, China. A Narrows Pond, Upper and Lower Winthrop. B, No ice fishing within 500 feet of the intake pipe on Upper Narrows. Nehumkeag Pond, Pittston. A North Pond, Rome, and Smithfield (also Somerset County). A Parker Pond, Mt. Vernon, Vienna, and Fayette. Open to ice fishing for all fish during the month of January only. S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk). Pattee Pond, Winslow. A Pickerel Pond, Wayne. A Pleasant (Mud) Pond, Gardiner, Litchfield and West Gardiner, including Cobbosseecontee Stream from downstream side of the Collins Mill Dam, West Gardiner to head of tide in Gardiner (also Sagadahoc County). A, S-14. Purgatory Pond, Little, Litchfield. A Round Pond, Rome. A Schoolhouse Pond, Fayette. A Sebasticook River. Open per Class A from Great Moose Pond in Hartland to the Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow. Shedd Pond, Manchester. A Silver Lake (Figure-8 Pond), Manchester and Sidney. C Spectacle Pond, Augusta, Vassalboro. B. Artificial lures only; Daily bag limit on brown trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit on brown trout: 18 inches. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 14 inches. Taylor (Mill) Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Three Cornered Pond, Augusta. A Tilton Pond, Fayette. A Tinkham Pond, Chelsea. A Togus Pond, Little, Augusta. A Togus Pond, Lower, Augusta. A Togus Pond, Augusta. B Tolman Pond, Augusta. A Tyler Pond, Manchester. C Ward Pond, Sidney. A Watson Pond, Rome. A Wellman Pond, Belgrade and Sidney. C Wellman Pond, Chelsea. A Whittier Pond, Rome. A Whittier Pond, Vienna. A Knox CountyTo Use This Knox 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.)
Alford Lake, Hope. B, S-13, S-15 Fish Pond, Hope. A Forest Lake, Friendship. C Fresh Pond, North Haven. A Grassy Pond, Rockport. A Havener Pond, Warren. A Howard Pond, St. George. A Iron Pond, Washington. C Johnson Pond, Appleton. A Lermond Pond, Hope. A Lily Pond, Hope. A Lily Pond, Rockport. A Maces Pond, Rockport. A Mansfield Pond, Hope. A Megunticook River, Camden. A Mirror Lake, Rockport. C Mud Pond, Union. A Newbert Pond, Appleton. A Rocky Pond, Rockport. A Round Pond, Union. A Round Pond, Vinalhaven. C Salt Pond, Friendship, Cushing. C Sherman Mill Pond, Appleton. A South Pond, Warren. A Spring Pond (Muddy Pond), Washington. A White Oak Pond, Warren. A
Lincoln CountyTo Use This Lincoln 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.)
Adams Pond, Boothbay Harbor. C Clary Lake (Pleasant Pond). Whitefield and Jefferson. A Cooks Pond. Nobleboro. A Dick’s Pond, Bristol. C Dresden Bog. A Duckpuddle Pond, Waldoboro. A Dyer Long Pond, Jefferson. A Dyer Pond, Little, Jefferson. A Flood Pond, Jefferson. A Gardiner’s Pond, Wiscasset. A Givens (Longfellow) Pond, Whitefield (see Kennebec County). Hasting’s Pond, Bristol. C Havener Pond, Waldoboro (see Knox County). Horne Pond, Jefferson. A James Pond, Somerville. A Joice Pond, Whitefield (see Kennebec County). Lily Pond, Edgecomb. A Lily Pond, Somerville. A Little Pond, Bristol. A Little Pond, Damariscotta. C Long Pond, Somerville and Jefferson. A. Maximum length of landlocked salmon and brown trout: 25 inches. Musquash Pond, Jefferson. A Paradise Pond (formerly Muddy Pond), Damariscotta. A Peters (Gross) Pond, Waldoboro. C Pinkham Pond, Alna. C Ross Pond, Bristol. C Sawyers Pond, Southport. C Sidensparker Pond, Waldoboro. A Three Cornered Pond, Jefferson. A Tobias Pond, Nobleboro and Waldoboro. A Travel Pond, Jefferson. A Turner Mill Pond, Somerville and Palermo. A Upper Pond, Bristol. C Weary Pond, Whitefield. A Webber Pond, Bremen. A West Harbor Pond, Boothbay. A Wiley Pond, Boothbay. C Oxford CountyTo Use This Oxford County Section - Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is NOT LISTED, it is CLOSED to all ice fishing. 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. S: Special regulation(s) in effect. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.)
Anasagunticook (Canton) Lake, Canton, and Hartford. B Androscoggin River. (see Androscoggin County). Androscoggin River, Little (from Route 26 bridge in Paris downstream to the dam in South Paris. A Back Pond, Lovell. B, S-13 Barker Pond, Hiram. B Bear Pond, Waterford. B. Bear Ponds, Big and Little, Hartford (see Androscoggin County). Beaver Pond, Denmark. A Berry Pond, Sweden. A Bickford Pond, Porter. B, S-1 Bill Rich Pond, Otisfield. A Bird Pond, Norway. A Black Pond, Sweden. A Black Pond, Fryeburg. A Black Pond, Porter. A Bog Pond, Fryeburg. A Bog Pond, Waterford. A Boston Pond, Denmark. A Bradley Pond, Lovell. B Brownfield Bog, so-called, on the east side of the Saco River, Brownfield and Fryeburg. A Bryant Pond, Hiram. A Bryant Pond, Woodstock and Greenwood. B Bunganock Pond, Hartford. A Burnt Meadow Pond, Brownfield. B, S-13 Burntland Pond, Albany. A Cat Pond, Fryeburg. A Chalk Pond, Albany. A Charles Pond, Fryeburg. A Clemons Ponds, Big, Hiram. B Clemons Pond, Little, Hiram. B, S-1 Colcord Pond, Porter. B Concord Pond, Big, Woodstock. B Dan Charles Pond, Lovell. A Davis Pond, Rumford. A Duck Pond, Waterford. A Farrington Pond, Lovell. A Forest Pond, Canton. B Furlong Pond, Albany, Greenwood, and Norway. A Granger Pond, Denmark. A Green Pond, Oxford. A Haley Pond, Fryeburg. A Halfmoon Pond, Mexico. A Hall Pond, Paris. B, S-13 Motor Vehicles prohibited on ice. (Does not include ATV & Snowmobile) Hancock Pond, Denmark. B Heald Pond, Lovell. A Hicks Pond, Greenwood. A Hogan Pond, Oxford. A Horseshoe Pond, Andover. A Horseshoe Pond, Denmark. A Horseshoe Pond, Lovell and Stoneham. B Hunts Pond, Fryeburg. A Hutchinson Pond, Albany. B, S-13 Ingalls Bog (headwaters of Willette Brook), Denmark. A Island Pond, Waterford. B, S-13 Jewett Pond (5 Kezars), Waterford, Stoneham. A Joe’s Pond, Rumford. A Keewaydin Lake, Stoneham. B Keoka Lake, Waterford. B, S-22 Kezar Lake, Lovell and Stoneham. B, S-6, S-17, S-22. Kezar Pond, Fryeburg. A Kimball Pond, Lower, Fryeburg. S-9 Kneeland Pond, Albany. A Labrador Ponds, Big and Little, Sumner. A Lily Pond. Sweden. A Lincoln Pond (Jersey Bog), Buckfield. A Little Pond, Fryeburg. A Little Pond, Stoneham. A Lovewell Pond, Fryeburg. B Marshall Pond, Hebron. A McWain (Long) Pond, Waterford. A Middle Pond, Hiram. A Middle Pond, Lovell, Waterford. B, S-13 Mill Pond, Lovell. A Mine Pond, Porter. B, S-8 Mollidgewock Pond, Upton. A Moose Pond, Denmark and Sweden (see Cumberland County). Moose Pond, Lovell. A Moose Pond, Otisfield. A Moose Pond, West Paris. A Moose Pond, Waterford. A Moose Pond, Little, Denmark. A Moose Pond, Little, Waterford. A Mud Pond, Greenwood. A Mud Pond, Peru. A Mud Pond, Albany. A Mud Pond, Mechanic Falls. A Mud Ponds, Big and Little, Waterford and Stoneham. A, S-13 Noah Eastman Pond, Lovell. A North Pond, Greenwood and Woodstock. B North Pond, Sumner. B, S-13, S-16 North Pond, Norway. A Northeast Pond, Hartford. A Papoose Pond, Waterford. A Patte Brook Duck Marsh, Albany. A Pennesseewassee (Norway) Lake, Norway. B Pennesseewassee Lake, Little (Hobbs), Norway. B, S-13 Pequawket (Rattlesnake) Pond, Brownfield. A Perley Pond, Denmark. A Pickerel Pond, Denmark. A Plain Pond, Porter. A Pleasant Lake, Otisfield (also Cumberland County). B, S-17, S-22 Pleasant Pond, Denmark, Fryeburg, and Brownfield. A Pleasant Pond, Sumner. A Proctor Pond, Albany. A Quint’s Bog, so-called, on the west side of the Saco River, Brownfield and Fryeburg. A Round Pond, Brownfield (on the south side of Ten Mile Brook). A Round Pond, Greenwood and Woodstock. A Roxbury (Ellis) Pond, Roxbury and Byron. A Saco River (see Cumberland County). Sand Pond, Denmark. B Sand Pond, Norway. B Saturday Pond, Otsifield. A Shell Pond, Stow, Stoneham. A Songo Pond, Albany and Bethel. B South Pond, Buckfield. A South Pond, Greenwood. B Southeast Pond, Hiram (see Cumberland County). Speck Pond, Little, Norway. A Spectacle Ponds (2), Porter. A Stanley Pond, Hiram and Porter. B Stearns Pond, Sweden. B Stone Pond, Brownfield. B Swan Pond, Hartford. A Thompson Lake (including the Heath), Poland, Oxford, etc. B, S-5. Daytime fishing restricted to 2 lines per person. Open to the taking of cusk in the nighttime with 5 lines and bait. During the months of January and February: Closed to the taking of landlocked salmon; all landlocked salmon must be released immediately without removal from the water. During the month of March: S-17, S-22; Daytime fishing restricted to artificial lures only. Trafton Pond, Hiram and Porter. B, S-13 Twitchell Pond, Greenwood. B Umbagog Lake, Upton. S-9 Virginia Lake, Stoneham. B Webber Pond, Sweden. A Weymouth Pond, Stoneham. A Whitney Pond, Oxford. A Whitney Pond, Stoneham. A Worthley Pond, Peru. B Penobscot CountyTo 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. 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.* 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 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).* Matagamon Lake, (Second Lake), T6R8WELS. B, S-5, S-15. Mattamiscontis Lake, Big, T2R9 and T3R9.* Mattamiscontis Lake, Little, T3R9.* 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* 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.* 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 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
Piscataquis CountyTo Use This Piscataquis County Section - Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is NOT LISTED, it is CLOSED to all ice fishing. 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. S: Special regulation(s) in effect. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) Abbee Pond, Brownville. A Allagash Lake, T7&8R14. Open to fishing for all fish during the month of February only. S-4, S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk), S-16. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Ambajejus Lake (See Pemadumcook) Badger Pond, Willimantic. A Bear Pond, Bowerbank. B, S-8, S-21 Bennett Pond, Little, Willimantic. A Benson Pond, Big, Bowerbank, Willimantic, T7R9. B, S-4, S-8, S-21, S-22. Boyd Lake, Orneville. A Branns Mill Pond, Dover-Foxcroft, Garland. A, S-14, S-19. Buttermilk Pond, First, Bowerbank. B, S-13 Caribou Lake, T2R12, etc. B. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 14 inches except that only 1 may exceed 18 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon 3 fish. Caucomgomac Lake, T6&7R14, T6&7R15. B Center Pond, Sangerville. B, S-13, S19. Chamberlain Lake, T6&7R12, T7&8R13, T6R11. B, S-21. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Closed area: that portion from the mouth of Allagash Stream out to a straight line between two red markers, one set on the southwest shore near the Upper Crows Nest campsite, the other set on the northeast shore at the intersection of the T7R13/T8R13 township line with the lakeshore. Chemquasabamticook Lake (see Ross Lake). Chesuncook Lake, T3&4R12, T4&5R13. B. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 14 inches except that only 1 may exceed 18 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon 3 fish. Chesuncook Pond, T2&3R11. B, S-4, S-16. Churchill Lake (including Heron Lake), T9&10R12, T9R13. B, S-16. Closed to the taking of whitefish. Clear Lake, T10R11. B, S-16, S-23. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Cuxabexis Lake, T5&6R12. B Davis Ponds, (1st and 2nd), Guilford, and Willimantic. B, S-16 Davis Ponds, (3rd and 4th), Guilford, and Willimantic. A Debsconeag Lake, First, T2R10 WELS. B, S-13, S-19 Debsconeag Lake, Second, T2R10. B, S-15 Debsconeag Lake, Third, T1&2R10. B, S-8, S-15, S-23. Deer Pond, T3R13. B, S-4, S-16. Drummond Pond, Abbot. B, S-24 Dunham Pond, Dover-Foxcroft. A Eagle Lake (including Round Pond), T7,8&9R13, T7&8R12. B, S-16. Closed to the taking of whitefish. Ebeemee Lake (East and West Ponds) T5R9 and Brownville. A Ebeemee Lake, Upper, T4R9, TBR10. A Eighteen Pond, Monson. A Gilbert Pond, Parkman. A Greenleaf Pond, Abbot. A Greenwood Pond, Big, Willmantic, Elliottsville. B, S-4, S-8, S-19, S-23. Hardy Pond, Lakeview Plantation. A Harlow Pond, Parkman. A, S-19. All bass must be released alive at once. Harriman Pond, Sebec. A Hebron Lake, Monson. B, S-19, S-22, S-23. Holbrook Pond, T2R11. B, S-4, S-16. Houston Pond, Big, T6&7R9. Open during the month of February only; S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk), S-15, S-23. Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches. Hurd Pond, Big and Little, T6R15. B Indian Pond, T2R6, Big Moose Township, Indian Stream Township, etc. B, S-19, S-22. Minimum length limit on bass: 12 inches. Jaquith Pond, Brownville. A Jo-Mary Lake, Lower, TAR10, T1R9, T1R10. B, S-13 Jo-Mary Lake, Middle, (including Turkeytail Lake), TAR10. B, S-13. Jo-Mary Lake, Upper, TAR10 and TBR10. B, S-13, S-19, S-23. Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches. Kingsbury Pond, Kingsbury Plantation (see Somerset County). Lobster Lake, T3R14&15, TXR14, East Middlesex Canal Grant. Open February only. S-4, S-8. Daily limit on landlocked salmon, trout, and togue: 1 fish in the aggregate. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 20 inches; Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches. Long Pond, TAR11 WELS, T1 R11 WELS. B, S-4, S-16 Longley Pond, T6R13. B Loon Lake, T6R15. B Manhanock Pond (Northwest Pond), Sangerville and Parkman. A, S-19. All bass must be released alive at once. Marr Pond, Sangerville. A Matagamon, Lake, Grand, T6R9. (see Penobscot County). Mayfield Pond, Mayfield Plantation (see Somerset County). Millinocket Lake, T1&2R9 (see Penobscot County). Millinocket Lake and Little Millinocket Lake, T7&8R9 and T7R10. B, S-16 Moosehead Lake. B, S-1, S-13, S-21. Daily bag limit: 2 togue over 18 inches. No size or bag limit on togue less than 18 inches. Closed to the taking of landlocked salmon until February 15: then S-22; minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 18 inches. Prior to February 15, all landlocked salmon caught must be released alive without removing the fish from the water. CLOSED AREAS: That portion known as Spencer Bay; that portion from the mouth of Tomhegan Stream to a straight line between 2 red markers, 1 set on the small point of land on the north shore of Tomhegan Cove approximately 1/2 mile from the mouth of Tomhegan Stream, the other set on the small point of land on the south shore of Tomehegan Cove approximately 3/4 mile from the mouth of Tomhegan Stream; that portion from the mouth of Moose Brook to a straight line between 2 red markers, 1 set at the south shore of Moose Brook Cove; the other on the north shore of Moose Brook Cove on a line passing inside the islands in Moose Brook Cove; that portion from the mouth of Socatean Stream to a straight line between 2 red markers, one set on the northerly shore of Socatean Bay at the camp site known as the Ledges, the other set on the westerly shore of Socatean Bay on a line passing just outside Wiggin’s Island; that portion from the mouth of Williams Brook in Big W Township to a straight line between 2 red markers, one set on the land of Hermon Brautigan on the south shore of Williams Cove and the other in a northeasterly direction on the opposite shore, Piscataquis County; that portion inside of the red markers located at the mouth of Moose River. Mountain View (Fitzgerald) Pond, T2R6 BKP EKR. A, S-19 Mud Pond, Medford. A Nahmakanta Lake, T1&2R11. B, S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk), S-16 Norton (Peters) Pond, Brownville. A Onawa Lake, Elliottsville and Willimantic. B, S-4, S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used at night while fishing for cusk), S-16 Passamagamet Lake, T1R9&10. A, S-13 Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes (includes Ambajejus, Elbow, North, and South Twin Lakes), T4IP, T1 R9, T1 R10, etc. B, S-13 Piper Pond, Abbot. B, S-8, S-16 Pleasant Lake, Big, T9R11, T10R11. B, S-4, S-16, S-23 Pleasant Pond, Orneville. A Prong Pond, Beaver Cove Plantation, Greenville. A, S-19 Ragged Lake, T2&3R13. B, S-16 Ripogenus Lake, T3R11, T3R12. B. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 14 inches except that only 1 may exceed 18 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon 3 fish. Roaring Brook Pond, T7R9. B Ross (Chemquasabamticook) Lake,T9&10R15. B, S-16, S-23, Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Round Pond, T6R11 WELS. B, S-21. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Sawyer Pond, Greenville. A, S-8, S-19 Schoodic Lake, Lakeview Plantation, T4R9NWP, and Brownville. B, S-19, S-22. Minimum length limit on togue: 18 inches, only one may exceed 23 inches. Sebec Lake, Willimantic, Dover-Foxcroft, Bowerbank, Sebec. Open January 15 through March 15. S-22 Seboeis Lake, T4R9 NWP, Lakeview Plantation. B, S-16 Shirley Pond, Shirley. A, S-8, S-19 Silver Lake, Katahdin Iron Works and T6R9. B Snow’s Pond, Dover-Foxcroft. A, S-19 Spider Lake, T9R11&12. B, S-16, S-23. Closed to the taking of whitefish. Sucker Brook Pond, Katahdin Iron Works Township. A Telos Lake, T5&6R11. B, S-21. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Togue Pond, Lower, and tributaries, T2R9. B, S-16 Togue Pond, Upper, T2R9. A Twin Lakes, North and South (See Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes) Umbazooksus Lake, T6R13. B Webster Lake, T6R10, T6R11. B, S-15, S-23. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Wilson Pond, Lower, Greenville, T8 R10 NWP. B, S-4, S-5, S-15. All landlocked salmon must be released alive at once. Sagadahoc CountyTo Use This Sagadahoc 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.)
Androscoggin River (see Androscoggin County). Blaisdell Pond, Phippsburg. A Bradley Pond, Topsham. A Caesar Pond, Bowdoin. A Duley Pond, Phippsburg. A Lily Pond, Bath and West Bath. A Meeting House Pond, Phippsburg. A Mose Pond, Georgetown. A Nequasset Lake, Woolwich. B. No vehicles on ice (ATVs and snowmobiles exempted). Pleasant (Mud) Pond, Richmond (see Kennebec County). Sewall Pond, Arrowsic. A Wat-tuh Lake, Phippsburg. A Winnegance Pond, West Bath. A. Minimum length on pickerel is 12 inches. Somerset CountyTo Use This Somerset County Section - Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is NOT LISTED, it is CLOSED to all ice fishing. This includes waters in Indian Territory. 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. S: Special regulation(s) in effect. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) Baker Pond, Solon. B, S-19 Barker Pond, Cornville. A, S-19 Big Wood Pond, Attean Township, Dennistown Plantation, and Jackman. B, S-19, S-22 Big Wood Pond, Little, Attean Township and Dennistown Plantation. A, S-16 Bog Pond, Hartland. A Boynton Pond, Embden. A Brassua Lake, Tomhegan, Rockwood, Taunton-Raynham, Sandwich and Brassua. B, S-16, S-22. Closed to fishing is that portion southwest of a line between two red markers set on opposite shores at the entrance to Misery Cove, so-called. Cambridge Pond, Cambridge. A Carlton Bog, Detroit, Troy. A Douglas Pond, Palmyra. A East Pond, Smithfield and Oakland (see Kennebec County). East Pond Stream (The Serpentine) from East Pond to the dam in Smithfield Village. A Embden Pond, Embden. B, S-19, S-22 Fahi Pond, Embden. A Fish Pond, Hobbstown, T4R6. B, S-15 Flagstaff Lake (see Franklin County). Gammon Pond, New Portland. A Gilman Pond, New Portland, Lexington. A Halfmoon Pond, St. Albans. A Hancock Pond, Embden and Lexington Plantation. B, S-5, S-19. CLOSED is that portion within 200 yards of the intake of the water supply of the towns of Anson, North Anson, and Madison. Hayden Lake (Wesserunsett Lake), Madison. B, S-19 Hicks Pond, Palmyra. A Holeb Pond, Holeb and Attean. B, S-19 Indian Pond, Big Moose Township, Indian Stream Township, Chase Stream Township, Sapling Township (see Piscataquis County). Indian Pond, Big, Lexington. A Indian Pond, Little, Lexington. A Indian Pond, Big, St. Albans. B Indian Pond, Little, St. Albans. A Ironbound (Wentworth) Pond, Solon, Athens. B, S-19 Kennebec River, Madison, Skowhegan, Clinton, Fairfield, Benton.
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