Resolve, to Simplify the Ice Fishing Laws by Counties (LD 622 / HP0530)
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MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied (searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions) NINETY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE Legislative Document No. 622 H. P. 530 House of Representatives, February 9, 1955 Referred to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Game, sent up for concur rence and 1,000 copies ordered printed. HARVEY R. PEASE, Clerk Presented by Mr. Potter of Medway. STATE OF MAINE IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE RESOL VE, to Simplify the Ice Fishing Laws by Counties. Commissioner of inland fisheries and game to issue certain rules and regula tions. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game is here by authorized and directed to issue rules and regulations relating to ice fishing in certain lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks as £o11O\'\"s: ANDROSCOGGIN COU0:TY Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until March 3I. Allen Pond, Greene Lower Range Pond, Poland Androscoggin Lake, Wayne, Leeds Middle Range Pond, Poland Androscoggin River :VIud Pond, Turner Androscoggin River, Little No Name Pond, Lewiston Bartlett Pond, Livermore Pleasant Pond. Turner Bear Pond, Big, Turner Round Pond, Livermore Berry Pond, Greene Round Pond, Turner Black Pond, Greene Sabbatus Pond. Green, Wales, Brettun's Pond. Livermore \Vebster (No size or bag limit on Hooper Pond, Greene white perch) Lard Pond, Turner Sandy Pond, Turner Long Pond, Livermore Spear Pond, Vl"ebster Loon Pond, Wehster Stone Mill Pond. Durham 2 LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENT No. 622 Sutherland Pond, Webster The Basin, Auburn Taylor Pond, Auburn The above waters and all other lakes and ponds are open to ice fishing for all fish (except bass) during February and March EXCEPT those which are listed below as closed. Closed Auburn Lake, Auburn Range Pond, Upper, Poland Worthley Pond, Poland Allen Pond, Greene. Open as per first group. Closed to taking of trout. Little Wilson Pond, Turner and Auburn: Open as per first group. Closed to taking of trout. Thompson Lake, Poland (also Cumberland and Oxford counties): Open for all fish, except bass and salmon, during February and March. Daily limit 5 trout or togue. AROOSTOOK COUNTY The following waters are open to ice fishing for all fish EXCEPT bass, sal- mon, trout and togue from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. Bradbury Lake, New Limerick Meduxnekeag (Drews) Lake, Linneus, Caribou Lake, Island Falls, T. 3, R. 4 New Limerick, Oakfield Clancy Pond, New Limerick Molunkus Lake, T. A, R. 5, T. I, R. 5, Cochrane Lake, Smyrna, New Lime- W.E.L.S. rick Mud Pond. Drew Crystal Lake, Hersey Mud Pond, T. 4, R. 3, W.E.L.S. Faulkner Pond, Weston Mud Ponel, New Limerick Flynn Pond, T. I, R. 5, W.E.L.S., Nickerson Lake, New Limerick, Benedicta Linneus Green Pond, New Limerick North Lake, Orient Hannigan Pond, New Limerick Pleasant Lake, Islands Falls, T. 4, R. 3 Haywire Pond, T. T, R. 5 Plunkett Pond, Benedicta Hot Brook Lake. Bancroft Reed Pond, Macwahoc Hot Pond, T. 6, R. 7, T. 6, R. 6 Rush Pond, Benedicta Hunter or Town Line Pond, Linneus Russell Pond, Linneus Long Lake, Oakfield Skitacook Lake, Oakfield, T. 4, R. 3, Longley Lake, Orient W.E.L.S. Macwahoc Lake. Upper, Sherman Spaulding Lake, Oakfield Macwahoc Lake, Lower, T. 2, R. 4 Timoney Lake, Oakfield, Smyrna Mattasennk Lake, T. 9, R. 5, W.E.L.S. Wytopitlock Lake, Glenwood, T. 2, R. Mattawamkeag Lake, Island Falls, T, 4, W.E.L.S. 4· R. 3. W.E.L.S. All lakes and ponds in Aroostook County are closed to ice fishing for bass, salmon, trout, and togue, EXCEPT those that are listed below, which are open to ice fishing for all kinds of fish from February I to March 3I. Squa Pan Lake, T. ro, R. 4, T. II, R. 4, Masardis, Ashland Aroostook River: Open from the Ashland bridge to the Canadian border. The following lakes are open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the Ice LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENT No. 622 3 forms in the fall until March 3I, with night fishing permitted. Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, Eagle Lake, T. I6, R. 5, T. 16, R. 6 Long Lake, T. 17, R. 3, T. 17, R. 4, St. Agatha Pleasant Lake, Island Falls Squa Pan Lake, T. 10, R. 4, T. II, R. 4, Masardis, Ashland St. Froid Lake, WinterYille, T. I4, R. 7 CUMBERLAND COUNTY Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpotlt, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until March 3I. Anonymous Pond, Harrison l\Iile Pond, Falmouth Barker Pond, Sebago and Hiram Moose Ponel, Otis field Beaver Pond, Bridgton Moose Pond, Bridgton, Denmark Bill Rich Pond, Otis field Otter Ponds, Standish Brandy Pond, Naples (No size or bag Otter Ponds, Bridgton Iimit on v,hite perch) Panther Pond, Raymond (Open for Brown Pond, Sebago ctlsk in the nighttime) Cold Rain Panel, Naples and Sebago Perley Pond, Sebago Collins Pond, Windham Pettengill Pond, Windham Crystal Lake, Gray Pleasant Lake, Casco, Otisfield Duck Pond, Windham, Falmouth Presumpscot River Dumplin Pond, Casco Rattlesnake Pond, Raymond Dundee Pond, Gorham Rattlesnake Pond, Little, Raymond Eagle Pond, Standish and Buxton Richville Mill Pond, Standish Goose Pond, Gray and Cumberland Saco River Great Falls Pond, Gorham Sand Pond, Baldwin Half Moon Pond, Baldwin Saturdav Pond, Otisfield Highland Lake, Bridgton Sebago Lake, Little, Windham, Gray Holt Pond, Bridgton Southeast Pond, Sebago and Hiram Ingalls Pond, Baldwin Thomas Pond, Casco and Raymond Ingalls Pond, Bridgton Thorn Pond, Baldwin Island Pond, Harrison and Waterford Trickey Pond, Naples Kezar Pond, Fryeburg and Bridgton Watchic Pond, Standish Lily Ponel, New Gloucester Watchic Pond, Little, Standish Marriners Pond, Sebago \Yoods Pond, Bridgton Middle Pond, Sebago, Hiram The ahO\'e waters and all other lakes and ponds are open to ice fishing for all fish (except bass) during February and March EXCEPT those which are listed belo\\" as closed. Closed Hancock Pond, Sebago, Denmark Nubble Panel. Raymond Notched Pond, Gray, New Gloucester, Sahbathday Lake, New Gloucester Raymond Long Lake, Naples, Bridgton and Harrison: Open as per the first group. No s}ze or bag limit on white perch. Open for cusk fishing \\"ith not more than 5 set lmes per person. Peabody FOld, ~aples, Sebago anc! Bridgton: Open as per the first group for 4 LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENT Xo. 022 all fish except bass, trout and salmon. Royal River: Open as per first group, in No. Yarmouth and Yarmouth from Dunn's Depot Bridge to Weston Dam. Sebago Lake, \Vindham, Standish, Sebago, Naples, Casco and Raymond: Open from the time the ice forms for all fish except salmon, bass and trout. No size or hag limit on white perch. Open for cusk fishing with not more than 5 set lines per person. Thompson Lake, Casco, Otisfield: Open for all fish except bass and salmon during February and March. Daily limit 5 trout or togue. FRANKLIN COUNTY Open for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until March 31. Androscoggin River Lock Pond, Chesterville Crowell Pond, Chesterville, New Mud Pond, Chesterville Sharon and Vienna Norcross Pond, Chesterville Daggett's Pond, New Vineyard North Pond, Chesterville Drury Pond, Temple Pinnacle Pond, Kingfield Egypt Pond, Chesterville and Vienna Round Pond, Chesterville Fellows Pond, Chesterville Sand Pond, Chesterville Flag'staff Lake Staples Pond, Temple Gammon Pond, Freeman and New Taylor Hill Pond, Strong Portland Village Pond, New Vineyard Half Moon Pond, Carthage Walton's Mill Pond, Farmington Horseshoe Pond, Chesterville \Veathering Pond, Eustis Lily Pond, New Vineyard The above waters and all lakes and ponds listed below are open during Febru ary and March for all fish (except bass). All waters not listed are closed. Mirror Lake (or Parkis Pond), Jay Mud Pond, Jay HANCOCK COUNTY Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until March 3 I. Abrams Pond, Eastbrook, Franklin Eagle Lake, Twp. 34 Alamoosook Lake, Orland Fourth Pond, Blue Hill Blunt Pond, Lamoine Gassabias Lake, Twp. 41 Bracey Pond, Twp. 34 Georges Ponc!, Franklin Brandy Pond, Twp. 39 Giles Pond, Aurora Brewer Pond, Orrington, Holden, Goose Pond, Dedham Bucksport Graham Lake, E11sV.7orth, Burnt Pond, Otis l\Iariavi11e, \Valtham, Twp. 8 Chalk Pond, Beddington and Great Pond, Franklin Twp.22 Hamilton Lake, Bar Harbor Dead River, Orland Hancock Pond, Bl1cksport Deer Lake, Twp. 34 Hodgdon Pond, Tremont, Duck Pond, Franklin Mt. Desert Duck Pond, Little, Ellsworth Hothole Pond, Orland and Dedham Jones Ponc!, Gouldsboro LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENT No. 622 5 Lead Mt. Pond, Lower, Twp. 28 Round Pond, Mt. Desert Lead Mt. Panel. Middle, Twp. 28 Round Pond, Little, Mt. Desert Leonard Lake, Ellsworth Scammon Pond, Eastbrook Little Pond, Twp. 33 Seal Cove Pond, Tremont, Mt. Desert Long Pond, Bucksport Second Panel, Rlue Hill Lower Springy Panel, Otis, Clifton Second Pond, Dedham Middle Branch Bog, Aurora Silver Lake, Bucksport Mill Pond, Franklin Simmons Pond, Hancock Morancy Pond, Sullivan Snake Panel, Brooksville Morrison Pond, Otis Somes Pond, Mt. Desert Morrison Pond, Twp. 3 Spectacle Ponds, Upper and Lower, Mountainy Pond, Dedham TWp.2I Mud Pond, Bucksport Sysladobsis Lake, T. 4, N. D., Mud Panel, PIt. 33 T. 5, N. D., T. 4, R. I Muddy Pond. Otis Third Pond, Rlue Hill Nicatotls Lake, T.