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Maine State Legislature 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) NEW DRAFT OF: H. P. 53o-L. D. 622 NINETY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE Legislative Document No. 1500 H. P. 1221 House of Representatives, April 27, 1955 Reported by Mr. Potter from the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Game and printed under Joint Rules No. 10. HARVEY R. PK\SE, Clerk STATE OF MAINE IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE RESOLVE, 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. Where county lines divide a body of water the more liberal county regulations shall apply. ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY The daily bag limit is 10 tront, salmon, togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks which shall not exceed a weight of 7Yz pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below. No size or bag limit on white perch. 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 31. Allen Pond, Greene Lard Pond, Turner Androscoggin Lake, \i\1ayne, Leeds Long Pond, Livermore Androscoggin River Loon Pond, Webster Androscoggin River, Little Lower Range Pond, Poland Bartlett Pond, Livermore }Iiddle Range Pond, Poland Bear Pond, Big, Turner },iud Pond, Turner Berrv Pond, Greene No Name Pond, Lewiston Black Pond, Turner Pleasant Pond, Turner Brettun's Pond, Livermore Ronnd Pond, Livermore Hooper Pond, Greene Round Pond, Turner 2 LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENT No. 1500 Sabbatus Pond, Green, Wales" Stone Mill Pond, Durham Webster Sutherland Pond, Webster Sandy Pond. Turner Taylor Pond, Auburn Spear Pond, \Vebster The Basin. 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 I,ake, Auburn Range Pond, Upper, Poland \Vorthley 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 daily bag limit is IO trollt, salmon, togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks, which shall not exceed a weight of 70 pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below. No size or bag limit on vvhite perch except in Upper and Lower l\Iattawamkeag Lakes, Island Falls and T. 4, R. 8, which have a daily limit of 25 per person. 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 3I. Bradbury Lake, New Limerick Mattawamkeag Lake, Island Falls, T, Caribou Lake. Island Falls, T. 3, R. 4 4· R. 3, W.E.L.S. Cochrane Lake, Smyrna, New Lime- ::\Ieduxnekeag (Drews) Lake, Linneus, rick New Limerick, Oakfield . Clancy Lake. Xew Limerick Molunkus Lake. T. A. R. 5, T. I, R. ,J, Crystal Lake, Hersey W.E.L.S. Faulkner Pond. \Veston 1\f l1d Panel. Dre\\' Flynn Pond, T. I. R. 5, W.E.L.S .. lVIu~1 Pond. T. 4. R. 3, W.E.L.S. Benedicta ::\lud Pond. )J ew Limerick Green Pond. New Limerick Nickerson Lake. New Limerick, Hannigan Pond. Xew Limerick Linneus Haywire Pond. T. I. R. 5 )J orth Lake. Orient Hot Brook Lake. Bancroft Pleasant Lake. Islands Falls, T. 4, R. 3 Hunter or Town Line Pond. Linneus Plunkett Pond, Benedicta Long Lake. Oakfield Reed Pond. Macwahoc Longley Lake, Orient Rush Pond, Benedicta Macwahoc Lake, Upper, Sherman Russell POllel. Linneus Macwahoc Lake. Lower, T. 2, R. 4 Skitacook Lake. Oakfield, T. 4, R. 3, Mattaseunk Lake. T. 9, R. S. W.E.L.S. W.E.L.S. LEGISLATI\~E DOCL~.i\IE?\T Xo. 1500 3 Spaulding I _ake. Oakfield \\'ytopitlock Lake, Glenwood, T. 2, R. Timoney Lake. Oakfield, Smyrna 4. 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 31. Brackett Lake. \\Teston Squa Pan Lake. T. 10. R. 4, T. II. R. 4, Masardis, Ashland St. Croix Lake T. 8. R. 4. T. 7, R. -\.. The following lakes are open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. with night fishing permitted. Eagle Lake. \Vallagrass, Eagle Lake, T. 16, 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. ro, R. 4, T. I I, R. 4, illasardis .. \shland St. Froid Lake. WinterYille, T. 14, R. 7 CUMBERLAND COUNTY The daily bag limit is 10 trout. salmon. togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes. ponds. rivers. streams and brooks. which shall not exceed a weight of 70 pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below . .I\o size or bag limit on \"hite perch. Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout. yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the falll1ntil March 31. Anonymous Pond, Harrison Kezar Pond, Fryeburg and Bridgton Barker Pond. Sebago and Hiram Lily Pond, New Gloucester BeaYer Pond. Bridgton Marriners Pond, Sebago Bill Rich Pond, Otisfield Middle Pond, Sebago, Hiram Brandy Pond, Xaples Mile Pond, Falmouth limit on white perch) .i\loose Pond, Otis field Brown Pond, Sebago .i\Ioose Pond. Bridgton, Denmark Cold Rain Pond. Naples and Sebago Otter Ponds, Standish Collins Pond. 'Windham Otter Ponds, Bridgton Crystal Lake, Gray Owl Pond. Casco Duck Pond, Windham. Falmouth Panther Pond, Raymond (Open for Dumplin Pond, Casco Parker Pond. Casco Dundee Pond, Gorham cusk in the nighttime) Eagle Pond. Standish and Buxton Perley Pond, Sebago Goose Pond. Grav and Cumberland Pettengill Pond, Windham Great Falls Pon{ Gorham Pleasant Lake, Casco, Otisfield Half Moon Pond, Baldwin Presumpscot River Highland Lake, Bridgton Rattlesnake Pond, Raymond Holt Pond, Bridgton Rattlesnake Pond, Little, Raymond Ingalls Pond, Baldwin RicIwille Mill Pond, Standish Ingalls Pond. Bridgton Saco River Island Pond. Harrison and \i\Taterford Sand Pond, Baldwin 4 LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENT No. 1500 Saturday Pond, Otisfield Trickey Pond, Naples Sebago Lake, Little, Windham, Gray Watchic Pond, Standish Southeast Pond, Sebago and Hiram Watchic Pond, Little, Standish Thomas Pond, Casco and Raymond Woods Pond, Bridgton Thorn Pond, Baldwin 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 Hancock Pond, Sebago, Denmark ),'"uhble Pond, Raymond Notched Pond, Gray, New Gloucester, Sabbathday Lake, New Gloucester Raymond Long Lake, Naples, Bridgton and Harrison: Open as per the first group. Open for cusk fishing at night with not more than 5 set lines per person. Peabody Pond, Naples, Sebago and Bridgton: Open as per the first group for 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, Windham, Standish. Sebago, Naples, Casco and Raymond: Open from the time the ice forms for all fish except salmon, bass and trout. Open for cusk fishing at night with not more than .=; 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 The daily bag limit is 10 trout. salmon, tog-ue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes. ponds. rivers, streams and brooks, which shall not exceed a weight of 7Y;; pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below. Daily bag limit on white perch 25 per person. Open for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until March 3I. 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, Chesten-ille Fellows Pond, Chesterville Sand Pond, Chesterville Flagstaff 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 \Yeathering 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 ~Iud Pond, Jay LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENT No. 1500 5 HANCOCK COUNTY The daily bag limit is IS trout, salmon, togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks, which shall not exceed a weight of 70 pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below.
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