Water quality in the Richard~on Lakes is Magalloway PIt., Richardsontown Twp., and excellent for coldwater gamefish. The spawning and Township C, Oxford County nursery habitat available is insufficient to U.S.G.S. Metallak Mtn, (7~'), maintain salmonid population levels high enough to U.S.G.S. Middle Dam, Maine (7~'), support fisheries. Salmon and brook trout must be U.S.G.S. Oquossoc, Maine (7~'), and stocked periodically to provide fisheries for these U.S.G.S. Richardson Pond, Maine (7~') species. Lake trout stocking has been suspended to avoid establishing a wild population, which could Fishes have a serious competitor with salmon for food and space. All three salmonids exhibit good growth in Landlocked salmon Finescale dace the lake with only light competition for food and Lake trout (togue) Fathead minnow space. Brook trout Creek chub Rainbow smelt Fallfish (chub) The Richardson Lakes are accessible via two Yellow perch Pearl dace public launch sites. The Mill Brook Launch Site is Minnows Longnose sucker located off Route 16 in Adamstown Township and the Lake chub White sucker South Arm Launch Site is reached from the South Arm Golden shiner Hornpout (bullhead) Road in Andover. The lakes are open to fishing with Common shiner Slimy sculpin no live fish as bait in the summer months and Redbelly dace Landlocked alewife closed to ice fishing. See the lawbook for additional regulations. Physical Characteristics Surveyed - August, 1939 Area - 5100 acres Temperatures Resurveyed - 1996 Surface - 73'F (Revised - 1953, 1985, 1998) Maximum depth - 108 feet 100 feet - 46'F Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Funded in part by the Federal Aid in Restoration Principal fishery: Landlocked salmon, lake Act under Federal Project F-28-P trout, and brook trout L3308D

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