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Regulations effective Ice-in 2005 - March 31, 2006

www.mefishwildlife.com A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

I want to thank you for choosing to ice fish in Maine. Maine is well known for its wealth of natural resources. Those of us who live and visit Maine recognize the value of Maine’s waterways. Where else but Maine can you fish in over 6,000 lakes and ponds and 32,000 miles of and streams for gamefish such as brook trout, landlocked salmon and smallmouth bass.

Over 260,000 people fish in Maine each year, creating an economic impact of nearly $300 million annually. These anglers support over $100 million of wages and salaries, and generate nearly $200 million in retail sales. They also reel in nearly $20 million in tax revenue to the state.

Your fishing license dollars not only are a boon to the state’s economy, but it is your license dollars that fund the Department of Inland fisheries and Wildlife. These dollars are used to enhance fishing opportunities, raise and stock fish, protect habitat and ensure and create access to our waters. Your license dollars are an investment in Maine.

Thank you for purchasing a Maine fishing license this year, and investing in Maine’s outdoor future.

John E. Baldacci Governor

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

• Determine the town and county of the body of water you will be fishing. • Read the instructions under the county heading. • Then look for the body of water. • Read all the codes relating to that water. • An S code refers to Special Regulations listed on page 6. • Most brooks, streams, and rivers are closed to ice fishing. • Any that are open are listed. There are no longer county specials, specials are now in with the specific water body.

1 Special Regulations: page 6 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER

Thank you for choosing to ice fish in Maine. What an array of choices now await you — over 6,000 lakes and ponds throughout the state, each uniquely a part of Maine.

Before going ice fishing this year, please familiarize yourself with the rules and regula- tions on the water that you wish to fish. We tailor laws to many individual waters, not only to protect a resource, but also to improve it. Through surveys, we have learned that on some waters, people want to try for a trophy fish, and on other waters, anglers may only be interested in the total number of fish they catch.

When you purchase a license, funds from the license sale are used to improve and protect the fisheries throughout the state. It helps pay for stocking, research, surveys, and enforcement, all of which are designed to enhance our fisheries.

We want to hear what you think about fishing in Maine. This year, when you are done fishing in Maine, please log on to www.triptracks.com. At this site, you can record data about your fishing trips which will be used by our biologists to better manage the state’s fisheries. TripTracks is a more modern, user-friendly way for us to gather information on fishing throughout the state.

Your comments assist us in the management of many of Maine’s favorite fishing waters, so I hope you take the time to let us know what you may have caught and how many hours you have spent enjoying Maine while fishing.

Enjoy the privileges that come with purchasing a Maine Fishing License. Maine is a wonderful state where the changes in seasons only means changes in opportunities.

Roland D. Martin Commissioner

The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife receives federal funds from the U.S. Department of the Interior. Accordingly, all Department programs and activities must be operated free from discrimination in regard to race, color, national origin, age, or handicap. Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against should write to the Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. Special Regulations: page 6 2 TABLE CONTENTS STATE OF MAINE OF ICE FISHING REGULATIONS ICE-IN 2005 – MARCH 31, 2006

I. General Laws Season/Bag/Possession/Minimum Length Limits ...... 8 General Regulations & Guidelines ...... 9-10 II. Definitions, Laws and Guidelines Laws Pertaining to Licenses ...... 45 Laws Pertaining to Bait Dealers/Use of Live Bait ...... 10 Laws Regarding Ice Fishing Shacks ...... 11 III. Special Exceptions by County Androscoggin ...... 12 Aroostook ...... 13-14 Cumberland ...... 15-16 Franklin...... 16 Cover photo Hancock ...... 17-19 of Whitney & Kennebec ...... 20-22 Drew Cross Knox ...... 23 taken by Lincoln ...... 24 Emily Jones Oxford ...... 25-26 Penobscot ...... 27-29 Piscataquis ...... 30-32 © 2005 Maine Department of Sagadahoc ...... 33 Inland Fisheries Somerset ...... 34-35 and Wildlife Waldo ...... 36 Washington ...... 37-39 York ...... 40-41 IV. International Boundary and Border Waters New Brunswick/ ...... 42-43 V. General Information Tips on Releasing Fish ...... 11 Fish Consumption Advisory ...... 7 Fish Identification ...... 42 Fishing Derbies & Tournaments ...... 10 Ice Conditions ...... 47 IndianTerritory ...... 44 License Fees ...... 45 Sunrise/Sunset Chart for Jan., Feb., & March ...... 46

Free Fishing Days: February 18 – 19, 2006 Free 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.

3 Special Regulations: page 6 STATE of MAINE DEPARTMENT of INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE

ROLAND D. MARTIN Commissioner PAUL F. JACQUES Deputy Commissioner

MAIN OFFICE 284 State St., 41 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333-0041 (207) 287-8000 For our automated line with seasonal information/updates on hunting and fishing seasons and laws — call (207) 287-8003 or visit our website: http://www.mefishwildlife.com

REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS Ashland ...... 435-3231 Greenville .... 695-3756 Bangor ...... 941-4440 Jonesboro.... 434-5925 Enfield ...... 732-4132 Sidney ...... 547-5300 Gray ...... 657-2345 Strong ...... 778-3322

If You Are In Need Of The Services Of A Game Warden Call State Police At The Following Toll-Free Numbers Augusta ...... 1-800-452-4664 Orono ...... 1-800-432-7381 Gray ...... 1-800-482-0730 Skowhegan ...... 1-800-452-4664 Houlton ...... 1-800-924-2261 Thomaston ...... 1-800-452-4664

Members of the Commissioner’s Advisory Council Sheridan R. Oldham — Androscoggin, Kennebec, and Sagadahoc Counties .....872-7136 R. Leo Kieffer (ViceChair) — Aroostook County ...... 493-3190 Ron Usher — Cumberland County ...... 854-8530 John Law — Franklin and Oxford Counties ...... 369-0804 David Wardwell — Hancock County ...... 326-4128 vacant — Knox, Lincoln, and Waldo Counties ...... vacant — Penobscot County ...... vacant —Piscataquis and Somerset Counties ...... Lance Wheaton — Washington County ...... 448-7726 Robert Savage (Chair) — York County ...... 637-2261

NOTE! The State Police numbers may be used to report a fire, ONLY if a warden or forest ranger cannot be reached. To report wildfire arson call 1-800-987-0257 — The Maine Forest Service, Department of Conservation Special Regulations: page 6 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE COLONEL

Ice fishing continues to be a great way to spend a winter’s day outdoors in Maine. Whether you are pursuing perch with the kids or landlocked salmon with your serious fishing friends – ice fishing is a great sport. Armed with a fishing license, minimal equipment and some bait you are ready to enjoy Maine’s outdoors in winter. Give it a try!

Please take precautions by checking local ice conditions before you venture out on our frozen waters. Local bait shops are a good source of this information as well as your local game warden. Also, please help uphold the good name of ice fishermen and women by keeping the ice clean of garbage and picking up litter others might have left behind. At the end of the season, it is also very important to keep on top of the responsibility of removing your ice shack before the ice becomes to thin to make it safe and practical to do so.

We all have a part in ensuring that there is ample future opportunity for all our children to enjoy the outdoors. Therefore, we must all care for Maine’s outdoor future togetherether.

On behalf of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Maine’s game wardens, Thank You for the support you’ve already given us. We also respectfully ask that you continue to work with us to help safeguard the outdoor sporting pursuits we all enjoy by complying with all ice fishing laws and regulations; and reporting ice fishing violations to the local warden.

I wish you all many safe and enjoyable outdoor experiences on our beautiful inland waters. Good ice fishing! COLONEL THOMAS A. SANTAGUIDA CHIEF, MAINE WARDEN SERVICE

5 Special Regulations: page 6 MAINE ICE FISHING REGULATIONS

Ice-in 2005 through March 31, 2006 Each revision of this publication shall, upon filing with the Secretary of State, constitute an official consolidation of fishing rules as printed.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS

S-1: Closed to the taking of smelts. S-15: Daily bag limit on trout: (includes splake) 2 fish; minimum length S-2: No longer used. limit: 10 inches, only 1 may exceed S-3: Night fishing for smelts permitted; 12 inches. 3 hooks per line permitted, hooks S-16: Daily bag limit on trout: (includes to be not less than 4 inches apart. splake) 2 fish; minimum length limit: S-4: Use or possession of live fish as 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 14 bait is prohibited. inches. S-5: Smelts may be taken at night. S-17: Minimum length limit on salmon: 16 inches. S-6: Open to night fishing for smelts, yellow perch, black crappies and S-18: Minimum length limit on togue: chubs. 16 inches. S-7: Boundary waters with New S-19: Daily limit on trout: 2 fish. Brunswick: See page 42. S-20: No longer used. S-8: Restricted to two lines per person. S-21: Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; S-9: Border waters with New Hamp- minimum length limit: 14 inches. shire: See page 43. S-22: Daily limit on salmon: 1 fish. S-10: No longer used. S-23: Daily limit on togue: 1 fish. S-11: Two fish daily bag limit in the aggregate of salmon, trout, and S-24: No longer used. togue. Special regulations may apply to S-12: No size or bag limit on bass and waters in ANY county. Whenever pickerel. any water is followed by an S-code you must refer back to this table S-13: No size or bag limit on bass. to determine which special regulations apply. S-14: Open to the taking of cusk in the nighttime with 5 lines.

Special Regulations: page 6 6 WARNING ABOUT EATING FRESHWATER FISH Warning: Mercury in Maine freshwater It’s hard to believe a fish that looks, fish may harm the babies of pregnant smells, and tastes fine may not be safe to and nursing mothers, and young eat. But the truth is fish in Maine lakes, children. ponds, and rivers have mercury in them. Other states have this problem too. Mercury SAFE EATING GUIDELINES in the air settles into the waters. It then • Pregnant and nursing women, women builds up in fish. For this reason, older fish who may get pregnant, and children have higher levels of mercury under age 8 SHOULD NOT EAT any than younger fish. Fish (like pickerel and freshwater fish from Maine’s inland waters. bass) that eat other fish have the highest Except, for brook trout and landlocked mercury levels. salmon, 1 meal per month is safe. Small amounts of mercury can harm a • All other adults and children older brain starting to form or grow. That is why than 8 CAN EAT 2 freshwater fish meals unborn and nursing babies, and young per month. For brook trout and landlocked children are most at risk. Too much mercury salmon, the limit is 1 meal per week. can affect behavior and learning. Mercury For more details, including warnings on striped can harm older children and adults, but it bass, bluefish and lobster tomalley call toll free takes larger amounts. It may cause 866-292-3474 or visit our web site at numbness in hands and feet or changes in http://www.state.me.us/dhs/etp/ vision. The Safe Eating Guidelines identify limits to protect everyone.

Warning: Some Maine waters are polluted, requiring additional limits to eating fish. Fish caught in some Maine waters have high levels of PCBs, Dioxins or DDT in them. These chemicals can cause cancer and other health effects. The Bureau of Health recommends additional fish consumption limits on the waters listed below. Remember to check the mercury guidelines. If the water you are fishing is listed below, check the mercury guideline above and follow the most limiting guidelines.

SAFE EATING GUIDELINES Androscoggin (Gilead to ) ...... 6–12 fish meals a year. (Meddybemps Lake to Dead Stream): ...... 1–2 fish meals a month. Green Pond, Chapman Pit, & Greenlaw Brook (Limestone): Do not eat any fish from ...... these waters. Little Madawaska River & tributaries (Madwaska Dam to Grimes Mill Road): ...... Do not eat any fish from these waters. (Augusta to the Chops): ..... Do not eat any fish from these waters. Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to Augusta: 5 trout meals a year, 1–2 bass meals a month. Madison to Fairfield: ...... 1–2 fish meals a month. ...... 2 fish meals amonth. North Branch Presque Isle River ...... 2 fish meals a month. below Lincoln: ...... 1–2 fish meals a month Prestile Stream: ...... 1 fish meal a month. Red Brook in Scarborough ...... 6 fish meals a year. below Berwick: ...... 6–12 fish meals a year. (East Branch, West Branch & Main Stem) (Corinna/Hartland to Winslow): ...... 2 fish meals a month.

Revised August 29, 2000 Environmental Toxicology Program, Maine Bureau of Health 7 Special Regulations: page 6 GENERAL LENGTH, BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS

SEASONS OTHER SPECIES Season dates are listed at the beginning of Species Daily Limit each county. Bass* 1 Pickerel 10 DAILY BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS Whitefish 3 SALMON, TROUT, TOGUE Smelts 2 quarts** 5 fish in the aggregate, not to include more Other Species: No limit restrictions than the following from all waters open to ice * The term “bass” means bass or black bass, fishing: including largemouth and smallmouth. **A person who holds a valid Maine fishing license LandlockedSalmon ...... 2 may take smelts for recreational purposes only from Rainbow Trout ...... 2 the inland waters or portions of inland waters that are Togue (Lake Trout) ...... 2 naturally free of ice with a dip net in the usual and Brown Trout ...... 2 ordinary way from noon to 2:00 a.m. in accordance Brook Trout (including splake) ...... 5* with bag limits established by rule. Bag limits • The term “trout” when used alone includes established by rule under this paragraph are for a 24- brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, sunapee hour period, beginning at noon on a given day and trout, blueback trout, and splake. ending at 11:59 a.m. the following day. A person may • The term “brook trout” also includes splake. not keep more than 5 dozen smelts alive as part of that person’s daily bag limit. A person may not take MINIMUM LENGTH LIMITS smelts with a dip net unless that dip net meets the requirements under section 10001, subsection 12-A Rivers, see page 10. Lakes Brooks, Species & Ponds Streams BAG LIMIT - Any legal fish, except baitfish and Landlocked Salmon**** 14 inches 14 inches smelts, taken from inland waters shall be Togue (Lake trout) 18 inches 18 inches immediately released alive into the water from Brown trout 12 inches** 6 inches which it was taken or shall be killed at once. Any Rainbow trout 12 inches 6 inches fish killed becomes part of the daily bag limit. Brook trout 6 inches* 6 inches (including splake) NIGHT FISHING - Waters open to ice fishing Bass*** 12 inches 12 inches are open to fishing from ½ hour before sunrise Other species: No length restrictions to ½ hour after sunset unless otherwise noted by special rule. EXCEPTIONS: * On lakes and ponds in Androscoggin, Be sure to carefully read instructions for each Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, county. They are different. Sagadahoc, Waldo, and York Counties: The WARNING - It is illegal to release unused daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches. live fish bait into any waters. Do not dump your bait bucket! It is unlawful to introduce ** On lakes and ponds in Hancock and fish (including baitfish) or fish eggs into public Washington Counties, the minimum length limit or private waters without first obtaining a on brown trout is 14 inches. permit from the Department. Violation of this law can result in fines of up to $10,000! *** In Aroostook, Piscataquis, Hancock, and Washington Counties, the minimum length SPECIAL REGULATIONS - The daily bag, limit on bass is 10 inches. possession limits, and minimum length limits on this page apply to waters that **** See Washington County for maximum length are open to ice fishing which DO NOT have limit on landlocked salmon for Washington special regulations stating otherwise. County.

Special Regulations: page 6 8 GENERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO ICE FISHING Closed waters. All inland waters including Lead sinkers. It is unlawful to sell a lead sinker those in Indian Territory (see page 44) are for fishing that weighs 1/2 ounce or less. This closed to ice fishing except those which have does not include artificial lures, weighted line been opened by rule. or lines, or jigheads. Ten acre ponds. All ponds of ten acres or less Bait or baitfish. Bait or baitfish may not be formed on brooks, streams or rivers are sold in containers composed in whole or in governed by the same fishing rules which part of polystyrene foam plastic. apply to the brook, stream or river on which Advance baiting. It is unlawful to deposit any the pond is situated, whether the pond is meat, bones, dead fish or other food material natural or artificial. (This does not apply to for the purpose of luring fish. private ponds.) Failure to label fish. It is unlawful to keep Possession limit. A person shall not possess black bass, salmon, togue or trout at any at any time more fish than he may lawfully sporting camp, hotel, or public lodging place take in one day. without attaching to the fish the name and Minimum legal length. Minimum legal length address of the person who caught them. is total length of a fish measured from the tip Removal of heads and tails — species of the snout to the tip of the tail with the lobes identification. It is unlawful to alter the length of the tail squeezed together. of salmon, trout, lake trout, lake whitefish, and Special bag limit. Whenever any waters have black bass unless the fish are being prepared a special bag limit, no person shall possess for immediate cooking. It is unlawful to more than one day’s bag limit taken from possess or transport fish dressed in such a those waters. manner that the species of fish cannot be identified, unless the fish are being prepared County lines. Where county lines divide a for immediate cooking (smoking does not body of water, the more liberal county rule constitute cooking). shall apply to the entire body of water. Marking fish. It is unlawful to tag, fin clip, or Five line restriction. Unless otherwise otherwise mark any fish to be released alive provided by rule, a person may fish through into inland waters without expressed written the ice with not more than 5 lines, all of which consent from the Commissioner. must be under the immediate supervision of the person who set them. Illegal use of antifreeze. Adding substances containing ethylene glycol or other antifreeze Illegal fishing. It is unlawful to fish other than agents to waters of this State is a violation of by the use of a single baited hook and line, Title 38, §413. artificial flies, artificial lures and spinners, except that smelts may be taken in Litter. It is unlawful to dispose of litter (which accordance with rules promulgated in regard includes abandoned ice fishing shacks) to the taking of smelts. Use of a gaff is anywhere in this State except in areas or unlawful. receptacles designed for that purpose. Convicted violators face fines up to $200 for Night fishing. Ice fishing at night (1/2 hour the first offense and up to $500 for subse- after sunset until 1/2 hour before sunrise) is quent offenses. prohibited except as provided by special rule. Notice of submerged vehicle. The owner of Cusk lines. All lines set at night for cusk must any motor vehicle or snowmobile which be visited at least once every hour by the becomes submerged or partially submerged person who set them. in the waters of the State shall immediately Sale of certain fish prohibited. It is unlawful notify the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries to buy or sell, directly or indirectly, any and Wildlife of the event and the location of landlocked salmon, trout, togue, black bass, the vehicle. The owner shall be legally liable white perch, or pickerel. for removal and pay any damages resulting 9 Special Regulations: page 6 GENERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO ICE FISHING from the submersion or removal. The vehicle person; and when used to take smelts in a shall be removed within 30 days (same day if tributary or within 100 feet of the mouth of a public water supply). tribuarty, a device consisting of a rigid circular frame that is not more than 24 inches in Dip net. except when taking smelts in a diameter as measured at any point on the tributary or within 100 feet of the mouth of a hoop, filled with netting, firmly attached to a tributary, a device consisting of a rigid frame rigid handle and manually operated by a filled with netting, firmly attached to a rigid single person. handle and manually operated by a single

FISHING DERBIES AND TOURNAMENTS

A permit must be obtained prior to conducting a fishing derby or tournament. For detailed rules and laws, contact the Fisheries Division at Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State St., 41SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0041 or call 207-287-5261.

LAWS PERTAINING TO BAIT DEALERS/USE OF LIVE BAIT

A. Live bait restrictions. It is unlawful for any D. Permit to take bait from closed waters. person to take, sell, use or possess, either Any person (except licensed bait dealers dead or alive, for use as bait for fishing in who receive a permit upon issuance of a inland waters, any pickerel, goldfish, license) who wishes to take live baitfish yellow perch, white perch, bass, sunfish, from inland waters which are NOT crappie, hornpout, carp, alewife, or any CURRENTLY OPEN to fishing must first spinyfinned fish. The following are legal obtain a written permit from this department. bait for fishing: Smelt, Lake chub, Eastern There is no charge for this permit. silvery minnow, Golden shiner, Emerald shiner, Bridle shiner, Common shiner, E. Checking baitfish traps. All baitfish traps Blacknose shiner, Spottail shiner, Northern must be checked at least once in every 7 redbelly dace, Finescale dace, Fathead calendar days by the person who set them. minnow, Blacknose dace, Longnose dace, F. Bait traps to be marked. All bait traps and Creek chub, Fallfish, Pearl dace, Banded bait holding boxes must be marked with the killifish, Mummichog, Longnose sucker, name and address of the person who is White sucker, Creek chub sucker, taking or holding the bait. American eel, Blackchin shiner. B. Importation of bait-fish prohibited. It is G. Marking holes. When using drop nets to unlawful to import into this State any live fish through the ice for baitfish/smelts, all baitfish or smelts. holes made in the ice MUST BE MARKED either by evergreen boughs placed around C. Bait Dealer’s license. It is unlawful for the hole, or by suspending at least 1 strand any person to deal in live baitfish or live of fluorescent biodegradable tape at least 3 smelts without first obtaining a valid feet above the ice around the entire dealer’s license. For further information, perimeter of the hole so that the tape is contact IF&W (NOTE: A person may take visible from all sides. live baitfish for their own use, by the use of hook and line or bait trap only, if that person holds a valid fishing license.) Special Regulations: page 6 10 LAWS REGARDING PLACEMENT OF ICE FISHING SHACKS

• It is illegal for any person who owns any any costs incurred for removal or destruc- shack or temporary structure used for ice tion of the shack through civil action. fishing to place or allow the shack or structure to be placed on the ice of any • All ice fishing shacks, while on the ice of inland water more than 3 days before the any inland waters, must be labeled on the water is opened to ice fishing. outside in 2-inch letters with the name and address of the owner. Ice fishing shacks • Any ice fishing shack left for more than 15 must be removed from the ice of inland days on property not owned by the person waters within 3 days after those waters owning the shack, without permission of close to ice fishing. (This also applies on the landowner, is considered abandoned border waters with New Hampshire — see and may be removed or destroyed by the page 43). landowner. The landowner may recover

TIPS FOR CATCHING AND RELEASING FISH

By carefully following these simple instructions, you can release your fish unharmed. If you enjoyed catching your fish, so will the next angler! 1. Time is of the essence. Play and snout. Make an effort to use regular release the fish as quickly and steel (bronzed) hooks to promote carefully as possible. An exhausted early disintegration. Do not use fish may be too weak to recover. stainless or gold-plated hooks.

2. IMPORTANT: Keep the fish in the 5. To revive a fish once it is back in the water if it is not going to be part water, hold it in a swimming position of your daily bag limit. A fish out of in the water and move it gently back water is not only suffocating, but and forth until it is able to swim away. may be subject to a “quick freeze.” 6. Lake trout (togue) often have 3. Be gentle. Keep your fingers away expanded air bladders after being from the gills. Don’t squeeze the pulled up rapidly from deep water. If fish. the belly appears expanded, release the fish from the hook first, then 4. Remove the hook with small gently press your thumb along the pliers or a similar type tool — stomach near the paired belly fins If the hook is deeply embedded or in and move it forward a few times to a sensitive area such as the gills or remove air from the bladder. Finally, stomach, cut the leader close to the proceed to revive and free the fish.

11 Special Regulations: page 6 ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY

TO 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) On lakes and ponds in Androscoggin County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches. Androscoggin Lake, Wayne and Leeds. B, S-5, Moose Hill Pond, Livermore Falls. A S-14 Mud Pond, Mechanic Falls. A . A, S-19, Minimum length limit Mud Pond, Turner. A on salmon, rainbow trout and brown trout: 12 Nelson Pond, Livermore. C inches. Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish between from the Central Maine Power 12 and 15 inches, artificial lures only for bass. Company transmission line crossing said river Auburn Lake, Auburn. C. No motor vehicles on ice approximately 500 yards below the junction with (ATVs and snowmobiles exempted.) Martin Stream to the dam in Turner Village. A Bartlett Pond, Livermore. C No Name Pond, Lewiston. A Basin, The, Auburn. A Pleasant Pond, Turner. B, S-12, S-15 Bear Ponds, Big & Little, Turner and Hartford Pumphouse Pond, Poland Spring. A (Oxford County). A Runaround (Stone Mill) Pond, Durham. A Berry Pond, Greene. A Sabattus Pond, Greene, Wales, and Sabattus. A. Black (Snake) Pond, Turner. A Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Brettun’s Pond, Livermore. B, S-5 Sandy Bottom Pond, Turner. A Hooper Pond, Greene. A Schoolhouse Pond, Livermore Falls. A Island Pond, Leeds. A Spear Pond, Sabattus. A Lard Pond, Turner. A Sutherland Pond, Sabattus. A Long Pond, Livermore. A Thompson Lake, Poland (see Oxford County). Loon Pond, Sabattus. A Wilson Pond, Little, Turner and Auburn. C

Be sure to check the text before each county listing — they are not all the same.

Special Regulations: page 6 12 AROOSTOOK COUNTY TO 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 except salmon, trout, togue, and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) Boundary water rules between Maine and New Brunswick can be found on page 42. These waters are listed as S-7. In Aroostook County the minimum length limit on bass is 10 inches. Arnold Brook Lake, Presque Isle. B, S-19 Flinn Pond, T1R5 and Benedicta. A Beau Lake, T19R11, T20R11, T20R12. B, S-14 Glancy Lake, New Limerick. A Black River, Big, T14R15 from the of Glazier Lake, T18 R10. S-7 Five Mile Brook upriver to the confluence of Grand Lake, East. S-7 Depot Stream. B, S-19 Green Pond, New Limerick. A Bracket Lake, Weston. A Greenlaw Pond, T12R7, T12R8. B Bradbury Lake, New Limerick. A Hannigan Pond, New Limerick. A Caribou Lake, Island Falls. T3R4. A Haywire Pond, T1R5, Benedicta. A Carr Pond, T13R8. B, S-8, S-16, S-14, S-23 Hodgdon Mill Pond, Hodgdon. A Chandler Lake, T9R8. B, S-16 Hot Brook Lake, Lower, Bancroft (see Washington Cochrane Lake, Smyrna, New Limerick. B, S-16 County). County Road Lake, New Limerick. A Hunter or Town Line Pond, Linneus. A Cross Lake, T16R5, T17R5. S-16, Open to ice Long Lake, Oakfield. A fishing for smelts and cusk at night only Long Lake, St. Agatha, T17R3, T17R4, (½ hour after sunset until ½ hour before sunrise) Madawaska. S-16,Open to ice fishing for smelts from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice and cusk at night only (½ hour after sunset until fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15: ½ hour before sunrise) from January 1 – S-3, S-14. January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish Crystal Lake, Hersey. A from January 15 – March 15: S-3, S-14. Only 1 Deering (or Longfellow) Lake, Orient and Weston. salmon may exceed 16 inches. B, S-14, S-19, Daily bag limit on bass: 5 fish; Longley Lake, Orient. A minimum length limit: 10 inches. Machias Lake, Big, T12R8. B, S-3, Open to ice Drew’s Lake (also called Meduxnekeag Lake), fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in Oakfield, New Limerick and Linneus. B, S-19 the fall until March 31. Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, Eagle Lake, T16R5, Machias Lake, Little, Nashville Plantation. B, S-5 T16R6. S-16, Open to ice fishing for smelts and Macwahoc Lake, Upper, Sherman, T3R4. A cusk at night only (½ hour after sunset until ½ Macwahoc Lake, Lower, T2R4. A hour before sunrise) from January 1 – January Madawaska Lake,( including Little Madawaska 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from Lake, so called), T16R4 WELS; Westmanland. January 15 – March 15: S-3, S-14. Daily bag Open to ice fishing from February 15 - March limit on salmon: 2 fish; minimum length limit on 31, S-19. Regulation is repealed effective March salmon: 12 inches; daily bag limit on togue: 5 31, 2008. fish; minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches. Mattaseunk Lake, Molunkus. A East Lake, T17R14. B, S-4 Mattawamkeag Lake, Upper and Lower, Island Faulkner Lake, Weston. A Falls and T4R3. A

13 Special Regulations: page 6 AROOSTOOK COUNTY McNally Pond, Upper, T11R10 WELS. B, S-19 Squa Pan Lake, T1OR4, T11R4, Masardis, Molunkus Lake, T1 R5, Molunkus, Macwahoc. B Ashland. B, S-19, S-3, Open to ice fishing for Mud Pond, T4R3, Oakfield. A smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until Musquacook Lakes, First, Second and Third, T11 March 31. R11, T12R 11. B, S-16, S-14, S-23, Closed to Square Lake, T15R5, T16R5. S-16, Open to ice the taking of whitefish. fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (½ hour Nickerson Lake, New Limerick, Linneus. B, S-19, after sunset until ½ hour before sunrise) from Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches. January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice North Lake, Orient Township. S-7 fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15: Pleasant Lake, Island Falls, T4R3. B, S-3, S-14, S-3, S-14. S-19, S-22, Open to ice fishing for smelts from St. Croix Lake, T8R4, T7R4. B the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. St. Froid Lake, Winterville Plantation, T14R7 Daily bag limit on bass: 5 fish; minimum length WELS. B, S-3, S-16, S-14, Minimum length limit limit: 10 inches. on salmon: 12 inches. Minimum length limit on Plunkett Pond, Benedicta, Silver Ridge. A whitefish: 16 inches. Portage Lake, Portage Lake Township. Sucker Lake, Weston. A, S-14 B, S-3, S-16, S-14, Minimum length limit on The Thoroughfare, between North and East Grand salmon: 12 inches. Lakes. S-7 Portland Lake, Bridgewater. B, S-3 Umcolcus Lake, T7R5, T8R5. B, S-3, Open to ice Pratt Lake, T11 R9. B fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in Reed Pond, Macwahoc. A the fall until March 31. Rock Crusher Pond, Island Falls. B, Fishing Wheelock Lake, St. John Plt. B restricted to persons under 16 years of age. Wytopitlock Lake, Glenwood, T2R4. A Rowe Lake, T11R8. B, S-3, S-19 Skitacook Lake, Oakfield, T4R3. A Spaulding Lake, Oakfield. B, S-3, 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; minimum length limit: 10 inches.

Be sure to check the text before each county listing — they are not all the same.

Special Regulations: page 6 14 CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO 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 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue, and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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)—see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.)

On lakes and ponds in Cumberland County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish; the minimum length limit is 8 inches.

Adams Pond, Bridgton. C Mariners Pond, Sebago. A Aldens Pond, Gorham. C Middle Pond, Sebago and Hiram. A Androscoggin River. (see Androscoggin County) Mild (Mile) Pond, Falmouth. A Beaver Pond, Bridgton. A Mill Pond, Windham. A Bonny Eagle Pond, Standish. A, S-6 Moose Pond, Bridgton, etc. B, S-17 Brandy Pond (Bay of Naples), Naples. B, S-14 Mud Ponds, Upper & Lower, Windham. C Brown Pond, Sebago. A Notched Pond, Gray, Raymond. A Capisic Pond, Portland. A Nubble Pond, Raymond. A Clark Pond, Portland. A Otter Ponds (#1, #3, #4), Standish. A Coffee Pond, Casco. C Otter Pond (#2), largest of the four Otter Ponds, Collins Pond, Windham. A Standish. B Crescent Pond, Raymond. B, S-14 Otter Pond, Bridgton. A Crystal Lake, Harrison. S-17 Panther Pond, Raymond. B, S-14 Duck Pond, Little, Windham. A Parker Pond, Casco. A Dumpling Pond, Casco. A Peabody Pond, Naples and Sebago. B, S-14, Farwell Bog, Raymond. A Closed to the taking of brook trout and salmon. Forest Lake, Gray & Cumberland. A Perley Pond, Sebago. A Gorham Pond, North, Windham, Gorham. B, Daily Pleasant Lake,Casco (see Oxford County also). B, bag limit on salmon and trout: 1 fish in the S-14, S-17, S-22 aggregate. . A, Closed to ice fishing is that Great Pond, Cape Elizabeth. A portion of the Presumpscot River from Outlet Half Moon Pond, Baldwin. A Dam at Sebago downstream to the confluence Hinkley Pond, Upper, South Portland. A with North Gorham Pond. See regulations for Holt Pond, Bridgton. A North Gorham Pond. From the North Gorham Ingalls Pond, Baldwin. A Pond Dam downstream to tidewater — S-19. Ingalls Pond (Foster’s), Bridgton. B, S-1 Raymond Pond, Raymond. B, S-14 Island Pond, Harrison. B, S-13 Richville Mill Pond, Standish. A (Also Oxford County) from New Hampshire border to Lily Pond, New Gloucester. C tidewater: B (Also in Oxford and York counties). Long Lake, Bridgton, Naples, Harrison. B, S-14 Sanborn’s Mill Pond, West Baldwin. A

15 Special Regulations: page 6 CUMBERLAND COUNTY Sebago Lake, Naples, etc. B, S-14, Daily bag Motor vehicles are prohibited on posted area limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit on within 2 miles of the Portland Water District togue: 14 inches; only one may exceed 23 intake pipe in Standish (does not include ATVs inches. Trout and salmon may not be taken by and snowmobiles). ice fishing. Lake and tributaries: S-1. Southeast Pond, Sebago (also Oxford County). A CLOSED to ice fishing is that portion of Tarkill Pond, Windham. A Sebago Lake within 3,000 feet of a red post Thompson Lake (See Oxford County) on the shore marking a point between the 2 Thorn Pond, Baldwin. A Portland Water District intakes. Also closed is Watchic Lake, Little, Standish. A the area within 100 feet of the Standish intake.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

TO 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 (see page 44). 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.)

Androscoggin River. (See Androscoggin County) Mill Pond, New Vineyard. A Ballard Pond, Farmington, Temple. A Mud Pond, Chesterville. A Baud’s (Daggett’s) Pond, New Vineyard. A Mud Pond, Jay. A Chain of Ponds, Chain of Ponds. B, S-14 Norcross Pond, Chesterville. A Clearwater Pond, Industry and Farmington. B, North Pond, Chesterville. A S-14, Daily limit on togue: 3 fish: minimum Parker Pond (Mirror Lake, Parkis Pond), Jay. A length limit on togue 14 inches, only one may Pease Pond, Wilton. A exceed 18 inches. Porter Lake, Strong and New Vineyard. B, S-19, Crowell Pond, Chesterville, New Sharon (also S-22, Daily limit on togue: 3 fish: minimum length Kennebec County). A, S-14 limit on togue 14 inches, only one togue may Drury Pond, Temple. A exceed 18 inches. Fellows Pond, Chesterville. A Round Pond, Chesterville. A Flagstaff Lake (also Somerset Co.) A Sand Pond, Chesterville. A Gammon Pond, Freeman and New Portland. A Shallow Pond, Jim Pond Township. A Greenbush Pond, Jim Pond Township. A Taylor Hill Pond, Strong. A Haley Pond, Rangeley and Dallas. B, S-4 Walton’s Mill Pond, Farmington. A Halfmoon Pond, Carthage. A Weathering Pond, Eustis. A Horseshoe Pond, Chesterville. A Webb Lake, Weld. B Lily Pond, New Vineyard. A Wilson Pond, Wilton. B, Daily limit on togue: 3 fish: Locke Pond, Chesterville. A minimum length limit on togue 14 inches, only Lufkin Pond, Phillips. B, S-16 one may exceed 18 inches.

Special Regulations: page 6 16 HANCOCK COUNTY TO 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 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) *See Indian Territory (page 44). In Hancock County the minimum length limit on bass is 10 inches. The minimum length limit on brown trout is 14 inches.

Abrams Pond, Eastbrook and Franklin. A. Daily bag Chain Lake, Upper, T4ND.* limit on bass: 1 fish; minimum length limit on Chalk Pond, Beddington, Township 22. A bass: 18 inches. Craig Pond, Orland. B, S-8, Closed to the taking of Alamoosook Lake, Orland. A. No size or bag limit togue. on largemouth bass. Crystal Pond, T40 MD. C Alligator Lake, T28MD, T34MD. B, S-8, S-21, S-22, Dead River, Orland. A All salmon between 16 and 20 inches must be Debec Pond, Amherst. C released alive at once. Deer Lake, Township. 34. A Aunt Betty’s Pond, Bar Harbor. C Donnell Pond, Franklin, T9SD. B, S-13, S-17, S-22 Beech Hill Pond, Otis. B, S-13, Daily bag limit on Duck Lake, T4ND. B, S-19, Closed to the taking of togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, togue. only 1 may exceed 23 inches. Duck Pond, Franklin. A Birch Harbor Pond, Winter Harbor. C Duck Pond, Little, Ellsworth and Dedham. A Black Pond, Sedgwick. A Ducktail Pond, Amherst. C Blunt Pond, Lamoine. A Eagle Lake, Bar Harbor. B, S-19` Bogus Meadow Pond, T7SD. C Eagle Lake, Township. 34. A Bracey Pond, T34. A Echo Lake, Mt. Desert. B, S-8, S-16 Branch Lake, Ellsworth. B , S-16, Minimum length Echo Lake, Little, Mt. Desert. C limit on brown trout: 20 inches. First (Billings) Pond, Blue Hill. B, S-16 Brandy Pond. T39MD. A Flanders Pond, Sullivan. B, No size or bag limit on Breakneck Ponds, The Two, Bar Harbor. C pickerel. Bubble Pond, Bar Harbor. B, S-8, S-19 Floods Pond, Otis. C, No person shall ice fish at Burnt Pond, Otis, Dedham, Clifton. C, No person Burnt and Floods Ponds; no person shall engage shall ice fish at Burnt and Floods Ponds; no in any recreational activity whatsoever — within person shall engage in any recreational activity the area situated between Floods Pond and whatsoever — within the area situated between Burnt Pond. Floods Pond and Burnt Pond. Forbes Pond, Gouldsboro. A, S-15 Burntland Lake, T35MD. B, S-16, Fishing restricted Fourth Pond, Blue Hill. A to 1 line per person. Artificial lures only. Fox Pond, T10SD. C Burntland Pond, Stonington. S-13, A, except from Gassabias Lake, T41MD. A the time ice forms, bass may be kept. Georges Pond, Franklin. B, Daily bag limit on bass: Chain Lake, Middle, T4ND.* 1 fish; minimum length limit on bass: 18 inches.

17 Special Regulations: page 6 HANCOCK COUNTY

Goose Pond, Swans Island, B, S-4, S-15 Loon Pond, T40MD. C Graham Lake, Ellsworth, Mariaville, Waltham, and Lovejoy Pond, T34 MD. C Township 8. A Middle Branch Bog, Aurora. A Great Pond, Franklin. A Middle Branch Pond, Lower, Aurora. A Great Pond, Great Pond Township. B, Daily bag Middle Branch Pond, Upper, Aurora. C limit on bass: 1 fish; minimum length limit on Mill Pond, Franklin. A bass: 18 inches. Mitchell Pond, Dedham. C Green Lake, Ellsworth, Dedham. B, Daily bag limit Morancy Pond, Sullivan. A on bass: 2 fish; all bass greater than 12 inches Molasses Pond, Eastbrook. B, S-13 must be released alive at once. Morrison Pond, Otis. A Hadlock Pond, Upper, Mt. Desert, C Morrison Pond, Township 3. A Half Mile Pond, Amherst. B, S-15 Moulton Pond, Dedham, Bucksport. C Half Mile Pond, Aurora. C Mountainy Pond, Dedham. A, S-15 Half Moon Pond, Bar Harbor. C Mud Pond, Bucksport. A Hamilton Lake, Bar Harbor. A, All bass between 14 Mud Pond, Great Pond Township. A and 18 inches must be released alive at once. Muddy Pond, Otis. A Harriman Pond, Dedham. C Myrick Pond, T10 SD. B, S-4 Hatcase Pond, Dedham. C Narraguagus Lake, T16MD, T9SD,T10SD. C Heart’s Pond, Orland. B, S-8, Minimum length limit Noyes (Norris) Pond, Blue Hill. C on splake, lake trout, and brook trout: 16 Otter Bog, T9SD. A inches. Total daily bag limit on splake, lake Oxhead Pond, Lower, T40 MD. A trout, and brook trout: 1 fish. Oxhead Pond, Middle, T40MD. A Hodgdon Pond, Tremont, Mt. Desert. A Oxhead Pond, Upper, T40MD. C Hopkins Pond, Mariaville, Clifton. B, S-8, S-19, Parker Pond, Brooksville. A Minimum length limit on togue: 20 inches. Partridge Pond, Amherst. C Hothole Pond, Orland. A , T3ND. (Also Penobscot Hurd Pond, Dedham. A County). A, except that portion of the River Jacob Buck Pond, Bucksport. B, S-16 upstream from the confluence with Nicatous Jones Pond, Gouldsboro. B, No size or bag limit Stream is closed to ice fishing. on pickerel. Patten Pond, Lower, Surry, Ellsworth. B, S-12, Jordan Pond, Mt. Desert. B, Minimum length limit Minimum length limit on brown trout: 20 inches. on togue: 14 inches. Daily bag limit on togue: Phillips Lake, Dedham. S-8, Salmon may be kept 3 fish. only in February and March. Daily bag limit on Killman Pond, T4ND. * salmon: 2 fish, only 1 of which may exceed 18 King Pond. T33. C inches. Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum Lead Mountain Ponds, Lower and Middle, length limit on togue: 14 inches. Minimum length Township 28. A limit on brown trout: 20 inches. Leonard Lake, Ellsworth. A Pickerel Pond, T32MD. A, S-19, Fishing restricted Lily Pond, Deer Isle. C to persons under 16 years of age. Fishing Lily Pond, Gouldsboro. A, S-13 restricted to 2 lines per person. No motor Little (Horseshoe) Pond, Franklin. C vehicles allowed. Little Pond, Township 33. A Pierce Pond, Penobscot. A Long Pond, Aurora and Plantation 33. C Pistol Lake, Lower.* Long Pond, Bucksport. A Pistol Lake, Middle, T4ND.* Long Pond, Mt. Desert and Southwest Harbor. B, Pistol Lake, Side, T3ND & T4ND.* S-13, S-22 Pistol Lake, Upper, T4ND.* Long Pond, Seal Harbor. C Rift Pond. T33. C Long Pond, Sullivan. C Rocky Pond, Orland. A Long Pond, T10SD. C Rocky Pond, Otis. A Long Pond, Little, T10SD. B, S-16 Rocky Pond, Township 22. A

Special Regulations: page 6 18 HANCOCK COUNTY Rocky Pond, Little, Dedham. A Trout Pond, Amherst. C Round Pond, Mt. Desert. B, S-12, S-19 Trout Pond, T40MD. C Round Pond, Little, Mt. Desert. A Tunk Lake, T7SD, T10SD, Sullivan. B, S-1, S-16, Round Pond and outlet, T10SD. B, S-8, S-16, S-22, All salmon between 16 and 20 inches must S-13. be released alive at once. Daily bag limit on togue: Sabao Lake, Lower, T35 MD. A 3 fish; minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches. Salmon Pond, T10SD. C Tunk Lake, Little, Sullivan. B, Daily bag limit on brook Scammon Pond, Eastbrook. A trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 8 inches; fishing Second (Douglas) Pond, Blue Hill. A, S-13 restricted to 1 line; artificial lures only. Silver Lake, Bucksport. A Unknown Lakes, Middle and Lower, T4ND. A, Closed Simmons Pond, Hancock. C to the taking of bass. Snake Pond, Brooksville. A Walker’s Pond, Brooksville, Sedgwick. B, No size or Snowshoe Pond, Amherst. C bag limit on pickerel. Somes Pond, Mt. Desert. A Webb Pond, Eastbrook and Waltham.A, Daily bag Spencer Pond, T3ND. C limit on bass: 1 fish; minimum length limit on bass: Sperry Pond, Blue Hill. C 18 inches. Springy Pond, Lower, Otis. B, S-16 Webb Pond, Little, Waltham. A Styles Lake, T35MD. A West Lake, T3ND, T40MD. B, S-19, Daily limit on The Tarn, Bar Harbor. C salmon: 2 fish, only 1 may exceed 18 inches in Third (Woods) Pond, Blue Hill. B, S-13 length. Daily bag limit on bass: 5 fish. Tilden Pond, T10SD. B, S-19 Witch Hole Pond, Bar Harbor. B, S-19, Fishing Titcomb Pond, T32MD. B, S-8, S-19 restricted to 1 line; artificial lures only. Toddy Pond, Surry. B, S-5, S-19, Minimum length Wight Pond, Penobscot. A limit on togue and trout (including splake): Williams Pond, Bucksport. A 14 inches. No size or bag limit on largemouth Wormwood Pond, Ellsworth. A bass. Young’s Pond, Otis. C

19 Special Regulations: page 6 KENNEBEC COUNTY TO 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 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.)

On lakes and ponds in Kennebec County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches.

Androscoggin Lake, Wayne, Leeds Cobbosseecontee Stream, Gardiner, West Gardiner, (see Androscoggin County). Litchfield. S-5, All bass between 18 and 23 Annabessacook Lake, Monmouth and Winthrop. A, inches must be released alive at once. From the S-5, Minimum length limit on bass: 12 inches, dam on Cobbossee Lake, Manchester to the all bass between 18 and 23 inches must be upstream side of the Collins Mill Dam, West released alive at once. Gardiner, open per Class B. From the Basin Pond, Fayette. C downstream side of the Collins Mill Dam, West Bean Pond, Sidney. A Gardiner to head of tide in Gardiner, open per Berry Pond, Wayne, Winthrop. A, S-5 Class A. Black Pond, Vienna. A Cochnewagon Pond, Monmouth, B, S-5 Bog Pond, Monmouth, Leeds. A Crowell Pond, Vienna (see Franklin County). Bog Pond (Apple Valley Lake), Winthrop. A Dam Pond, Augusta. A Boody Pond, Vienna. C David Pond, Fayette. A, S-5 Brainard Pond, Readfield. A Dead Stream, Readfield (below Mill Dam). A Buker Pond, Litchfield. B, S-5 Dead Stream Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Burgess Pond, Fayette. A Desert Pond, Mt. Vernon. C Carlton Pond, Winthrop. C Dexter Pond, Winthrop, Wayne. A, S-5 Chamberlain Pond, Belgrade. C Doctor Pond, Sidney. A China Lake, China, Vassalboro. B, Minimum length Dutton Pond, China. A limit on brown trout: 14 inches. East Pond, Oakland, Smithfield (also Somerset Cobbosseecontee Lake, West Gardiner, County). B, S-6 Manchester, etc. B, S-5, Minimum length limit Echo Lake, Readfield, Fayette, Mt. Vernon. Open to on bass: 12 inches, all bass between 18 and 23 ice fishing for all fish during the months of inches must be released alive at once. January and February only. S-8, S-14, S-22, Cobbosseecontee Lake, Little, Winthrop. B, S-5 S-23 Egypt Pond, Vienna, Chesterville. C Emery (Mud) Pond, Sidney. A Evans Pond, China. A Evers (Anderson) Pond, Augusta. A, S-5 Flying Pond, Mt. Vernon, Vienna. B, S-14 Fox Pond, Windsor. A

Special Regulations: page 6 20 KENNEBEC COUNTY Givens (Longfellow) Pond, Windsor (also Lincoln Maranacook Lake, Winthrop, Readfield. B. County). A Minimum length limit on brown trout: Gould Pond, Sidney. C 14 inches. Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; Great Pond, Belgrade, Rome. B, S-6, Minimum minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches; only length limit on northern pike: 24 inches; daily one may exceed 18 inches. bag limit on northern pike: 2 fish. McGrath Pond, Oakland. B, S-5 Greeley Pond, Augusta. A Messalonskee Lake, Belgrade, Oakland, Sidney. B, Hales Pond, Fayette. B, S-5 S-6, Minimum length limit on northern pike: Hamilton Pond, Belgrade. A, S-5 24 inches; daily bag limit on northern pike: 2 fish. Hopkins Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Messalonskee Stream (also Somerset County). A Horseshoe Pond, Litchfield and West Gardiner. A Minnehonk Lake, Mt. Vernon. B, S-14, S-5, Daily Hutchinson (Hudson or Sanborn) Pond, bag limit on salmon, trout and togue: 2 fish in the Manchester and Farmingdale. A aggregate; minimum length limit on brook trout: Ingham Pond, Mt. Vernon. A 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 14 inches. Jamies (Jimmie) Pond, Farmingdale and Minimum length limit on togue: 12 inches. Manchester. C Moody Pond, Windsor. A,S-5 Jimmy Pond, Litchfield. A, S-5 Moose Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Joe Pond, Sidney and Belgrade. A Mosher Pond, Fayette. A Johnson Pond, Waterville. C Mud Pond, Fayette. A Joice Pond, Pittston and Whitefield (also Lincoln Mud Pond, Monmouth. A County). A Mud Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Kennebec River, C.M.P. dam, Skowhegan Mud Pond, Winslow and China. A downstream to tidewater. See Somerset County Mud Pond, Windsor and Augusta. A (ST-2). Muddy Pond, Wayne. A Kezar Pond, Winthrop. A Muldoon Pond, China. A, Kidder Pond, Vienna. A Narrows Pond, Upper and Lower Winthrop. B, No Kimball Pond, Vienna and New Sharon. C ice fishing within 500 feet of the intake pipe on Lily Pond, Sidney. A Upper Narrows. Little Pond, Rome. A, S-6, Minimum length limit on Nehumkeag Pond, Pittston. Open to ice fishing for northern pike: 24 inches; daily bag limit on all species from the time ice forms in the fall northern pike: 1 fish. through March 31. Long Pond, Rome, Belgrade and Mt. Vernon. B. North Pond, Rome and Smithfield (also Somerset Open per group B, including Ingham Stream to County). A, S-6, Minimum length limit on Ingham Pond, Stoney Brook Deadwater to northern pike: 24 inches; daily bag limit on Stony Brook, Lost Pond (so called), and northern pike: 1 fish. Belgrade Stream to Wings Mills Dam. Open to Parker Pond, Mt. Vernon, Vienna, and Fayette. fishing for all fish except salmon, trout, and Open to ice fishing for all fish during the month of bass. All salmon, trout and bass must be January only. S-8, S-14 released immediately without removal from the Pattee Pond, Winslow. A water. No size or bag limit on pike, walleye, and Pickerel Pond, Wayne. A black crappie. This regulation is repealed Pleasant (Mud) Pond, Gardiner, Litchfield and West effective March 31, 2006. Gardiner, including Cobbosseecontee Stream Long Pond, Windsor, Somerville and Jefferson from downstream side of the Collins Mill Dam, (also Lincoln County). A West Gardiner to head of tide in Gardiner (also Loon Pond, Litchfield. A Sagadahoc County). A, Minimum length limit on Lovejoy Pond, Albion. A bass: 12 inches, all bass between 18 and 23 Lovejoy Pond, Wayne, Fayette and Readfield. inches must be released alive at once. A, S-5 Pocasset Lake, Wayne. B, S-5, S-14 Purgatory Pond, Little, Litchfield. A, S-5 Round Pond, Rome. A

21 Special Regulations: page 6 KENNEBEC COUNTY Salmon Lake (Ellis Pond), Belgrade. B, S-5 Tinkham Pond, Chelsea. A Sand Pond, (Tacoma Lakes), Litchfield. B, S-5 Togus Pond, Augusta. B, S-5 Savade Pond, Windsor. B, S-5 Togus Pond, Little, Augusta. A Schoolhouse Pond, Fayette. A Togus Pond, Lower, Augusta. A Sebasticook River. Open per Class A from Great Tolman Pond, Augusta. A Moose Pond in Hartland to the Fort Halifax Dam Torsey Lake, Mt. Vernon, Readfield. B, S-5 in Winslow. Tyler Lake, Manchester. C Shedd Pond, Manchester. A Ward Pond, Sidney. A Silver Lake (Figure-8 Pond), Manchester and Watson Pond, Rome. A Sidney. C Webber Pond, Vassalboro. B, S-5 Spectacle Pond, Augusta, Vassalboro. B, S-5, Wellman Pond, Belgrade and Sidney. C S-16, Artificial lures only; Daily bag limit on Wellman Pond, Chelsea. A brown trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit on Whittier Pond, Rome. A, S-5 brown trout: 18 inches. Whittier Pond, Vienna. A Taylor (Mill) Pond, Mt. Vernon. A Wilson Pond, Wayne. B, S-5 Three Cornered Pond, Augusta. A Woodbury Pond, Litchfield. B, S-5, S-14 Three Mile Pond, China. B, S-5 Tilton Pond, Fayette. A, (S-5 except tributaries closed).

Special Regulations: page 6 22 KNOX COUNTY TO 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 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) On lakes and ponds in Knox County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches.

Alford Lake, Hope. B, S-13, S-15 Mansfield Pond, Hope. A Chickawaukie Lake, Rockport, Rockland. , Camden. A B, S-5 (except tributaries closed) Mirror Lake, Rockport. C Crawford Lake, Union. B, S-5 Mud Pond, Union. A Fish Pond, Hope. A Newbert Pond, Appleton. A Forest Lake, Friendship. C North Pond, Warren. B, S-5 Fresh Pond, North Haven. A Rocky Pond, Rockport. A Grassy Pond, Rockport. A Round Pond, Union. A, S-5 Havener Pond, Warren. A (also Lincoln County). Round Pond, Vinalhaven. C Hobbs Pond, Hope. B, S-5 Salt Pond, Friendship, Cushing. C Howard Pond, St. George. A Sennebec Pond, Appleton. B, S-5 Iron Pond, Washington. C Seventree Pond, Union. B, S-5 Johnson Pond, Appleton. A Sherman Mill Pond, Appleton. A Lermond Pond, Hope. A South Pond, Warren. A Lily Pond, Hope. A Spring Pond (Muddy Pond), Washington. A Lily Pond, Rockport. A Washington Pond, Washington. B, S-5 Long Pond, Isle Au Haut. B, S-5 White Oak Pond, Warren. A Maces Pond, Rockport. A

23 Special Regulations: page 6 LINCOLN COUNTY TO 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 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) On lakes and ponds in Lincoln County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches.

Adams Pond, Boothbay Harbor. C McCurdy Pond, Bremen. B, S-5 Biscay Pond, Damariscotta. B, S-5 Medomak Pond, Waldoboro. B Clary Lake (Pleasant Pond). Whitefield and Medomak Pond, Little, Waldoboro. S-5 Jefferson. A Musquash Pond, Jefferson. A Cooks Pond. Nobleboro. A Paradise Pond (formerly Muddy Pond), Deer Meadow Pond, Jefferson. B, S-5 Damariscotta. A Dick’s Pond, Bristol. C Pemaquid Pond, Nobleboro. B, S-5 Dresden Bog. A Peters (Gross) Pond, Waldoboro. C Duckpuddle Pond, Waldoboro. A Pinkham Pond, Alna. C Dyer Long Pond, Jefferson. A Ross Pond, Bristol. C Dyer Pond, Little, Jefferson. A Sawyers Pond, Southport. C Flood Pond, Jefferson. A Sherman Lake, Newcastle. A Gardiner’s Pond, Wiscasset. A Sidensparker Pond, Waldoboro. A Givens (Longfellow) Pond, Whitefield (see Three Cornered Pond, Jefferson. A, S-5 Kennebec County). Tobias Pond, Nobleboro and Waldoboro. A Hasting’s Pond, Bristol. C Travel Pond, Jefferson. A Havener Pond, Waldoboro (see Knox County). Turner Mill Pond, Somerville and Palermo (also Horne Pond, Jefferson. A Waldo County). A James Pond, Somerville. A Upper Pond, Bristol. C Joice Pond, Whitefield (see Kennebec County). Weary Pond, Whitefield. A Lily Pond, Edgecomb. A Webber Pond, Bremen. A Lily Pond, Somerville. A West Harbor Pond, Boothbay. A Little Pond, Bristol. A Wiley Pond, Boothbay. C Little Pond, Damariscotta. C Long Pond, Somerville and Jefferson (see Kennebec County).

Special Regulations: page 6 24 OXFORD COUNTY TO 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) Border water rules between Maine and New Hampshire can be found on page 43. These waters are listed as S-9. On lakes and ponds in Oxford County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches.

Anasagunticook (Canton) Lake, Canton, and Clemons Ponds, Big, Hiram. B Hartford. B Clemons Pond, Little, Hiram. B, S-1 Androscoggin River. (See Androscoggin County.) Colcord Pond, Porter. B Androscoggin River, Little (from Route 26 bridge in Concord Pond, Big, Woodstock. B Paris downstream to the dam in South Paris. A Dan Charles Pond, Lovell. A Back Pond, Lovell. B, S-13 Davis Pond, Rumford. A Barker Pond, Hiram. B Duck Pond, Waterford. A Bear Pond, Waterford. B. Farrington Pond, Lovell. A Bear Ponds, Big and Little, Hartford (see Forest Pond, Canton. B Androscoggin County). Furlong Pond, Albany, Greenwood, and Norway. A Beaver Pond, Denmark. A Granger Pond, Denmark. A Berry Pond, Sweden. A Green Pond, Oxford. A Bickford Pond, Porter. B, S-1 Haley Pond, Fryeburg. A Bill Rich Pond, Otisfield. A Halfmoon Pond, Mexico. A Bird Pond, Norway. A Hall Pond, Paris. B, S-13 Black Pond, Sweden. A Hancock Pond, Denmark. B Black Pond, Fryeburg. A Heald Pond, Lovell. A Black Pond, Porter. A Hicks Pond, Greenwood. A Bog Pond, Fryeburg. A Hogan Pond, Oxford. A, S-6 Bog Pond, Waterford. A Horseshoe Pond, Andover. A Boston Pond, Denmark. A Horseshoe Pond, Denmark. A Bradley Pond, Lovell. B Horseshoe Pond, Lovell and Stoneham. B Brownfield Bog, so-called, on the east side of the Hunts Pond, Fryeburg. A Saco River, Brownfield and Fryeburg. A Hutchinson Pond, Albany. B, S-13 Bryant Pond, Hiram. A Ingalls Bog (headwaters of Willette Brook), Bryant Pond, Woodstock and Greenwood. B, S-14 Denmark. A Bunganock Pond, Hartford. A Island Pond, Waterford. B, S-13 Burnt Meadow Pond, Brownfield. B, S-13 Jewett Pond (5 Kezars), Waterford, Stoneham. A Burntland Pond, Albany. A Joe’s Pond, Rumford. A Cat Pond, Fryeburg. A Keewaydin Lake, Stoneham. B, S-5 Chalk Pond, Albany. A Keoka Lake, Waterford. B, S-5 Charles Pond, Fryeburg. A

25 Special Regulations: page 6 OXFORD COUNTY Kezar Lake, Lovell and Stoneham. B, S-17, Pleasant Lake, Otisfield (also Cumberland County). Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches; daily B, S-14, S-17, S-22 bag limit on togue: 5 fish. Pleasant Pond, Denmark, Fryeburg, and Kezar Pond, Fryeburg. A Brownfield. A Kimball Pond, Lower, Fryeburg. S-9 Pleasant Pond, Sumner. A Kneeland Pond, Albany. A Proctor Pond, Albany. A Labrador Ponds, Big and Little, Sumner. A Quint’s Bog, so-called, on the west side of the Saco Lily Pond. Sweden. A River, Brownfield and Fryeburg. A Lincoln Pond (Jersey Bog), Buckfield. A Round Pond, Brownfield (on the south side of Ten Little Pond, Fryeburg. A Mile Brook). A Little Pond, Stoneham. A Round Pond, Greenwood and Woodstock. A Lovewell Pond, Fryeburg. B, S-14 Roxbury (Ellis) Pond, Roxbury and Byron. A Marshall Pond, Hebron. A Saco River (see Cumberland County). McWain (Long) Pond, Waterford. A Sand Pond, Denmark. B Middle Pond, Hiram. A Sand Pond, Norway. B Middle Pond, Lovell, Waterford. B, S-13 Saturday Pond, Otsifield. A Mill Pond, Lovell. A Shell Pond, Stow, Stoneham. A Mine Pond, Porter. B, S-8 Songo Pond, Albany and Bethel. B Mollidgewock Pond, Upton. A South Pond, Buckfield. A Moose Pond, Denmark and Sweden (see South Pond, Greenwood. B Cumberland County). Southeast Pond, Hiram (see Cumberland County) . Moose Pond, Lovell. A Speck Pond, Little, Norway. A Moose Pond, Otisfield. A Spectacle Ponds (2), Porter. A Moose Pond, West Paris. A Stanley Pond, Hiram and Porter. B Moose Pond, Waterford. A Stearns Pond, Sweden. B Moose Pond, Little, Denmark. A Stone Pond, Brownfield. B Moose Pond, Little, Waterford. A Swan Pond, Hartford. A Mud Pond, Greenwood. A Thompson Lake (including the Heath), Oxford. B, Mud Pond, Peru. A Daytime fishing restricted to 2 lines per person. Mud Pond, Albany. A Open to the taking of cusk in the nighttime with Mud Pond, Mechanic Falls. A 5 lines and bait. Minimum length limit on togue: Mud Ponds, Big and Little, Waterford and 14 inches and only 1 togue can exceed 18 Stoneham. A, S-13 inches. During the months of January and Noah Eastman Pond, Lovell. A February: Closed to the taking of salmon; all North Pond, Greenwood and Woodstock. B salmon must be released immediately without North Pond, Sumner. B, S-13, S-16 removal from the water. During the month of North Pond, Norway. A March: S-17, S-22,Daytime fishing restricted to Northeast Pond, Hartford. A artificial lures only. Papoose Pond, Waterford. A Trafton Pond, Hiram and Porter. B, S-13 Patte Brook Duck Marsh, Albany. A Twitchell Pond, Greenwood. B Pennesseewassee (Norway) Lake, Norway. B, S-5 Umbagog Lake, Upton. S-9 Pennesseewassee Lake, Little (Hobbs), Norway. B, Virginia Lake, Stoneham. B S-5, S-13 Webber Pond, Sweden. A Pequawket (Rattlesnake) Pond, Brownfield. A Weymouth Pond, Stoneham. A Perley Pond, Denmark. A Whitney Pond, Oxford. A, S-6 Pickerel Pond, Denmark. A Whitney Pond, Stoneham. A Plain Pond, Porter. A Worthley Pond, Peru. B

Special Regulations: page 6 26 PENOBSCOT COUNTY TO 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 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) *See Indian Territory (page 44).

Alder Stream Pond, Corinna. A Duck Lake, Lakeville Plantation. A Ambajejus Lake (See Pemadumcook Chain of Eddington (Davis) Pond, Eddington, and Holden. A Lakes) Egg Pond, Lincoln. A . C Endless Lake, T3R9 NWP. B, S-15 Atwood Pond, T5R8. C Escutassis Lake, Lowell and Burlington. A Ben Annis Pond, Hermon. A Escutassis Lake, Little, Burlington. A Billfish Pond, T6R8. C Etna Pond, Etna, Carmel, Stetson. A Bottle Lake, Lakeville Plantation. A Ferguson Lake, Millinocket. A Bowlin Pond, T5R8. C Fields Pond, Orrington. A Bowlin Pond, Little, T5R7. C Fitts Pond, Clifton. B, S-8, Total daily bag limit on Branch Lake, East. T3R9.* splake and brook trout: 1 fish; minimum length Branch Lake, South, Seboeis Plantation. A, S-14 limit on splake and brook trout: 16 inches. Brooks Pond, Corinna. A Flatiron Pond, T3R9. A Burnt Pond, Clifton (see Hancock County). Folsom Lake, Lincoln. A Butman Pond, Dixmont. A Gardiner Pond, T5R7. C Cambolasse Pond, Lincoln. A Garland Pond, Garland. A Caribou Pond, Lincoln. A Garland Pond, West, Garland. A, S-19 Cedar Lake, T3R9 NWP. B, S-19 George Pond, Hermon. A Cedar Swamp Pond, Clifton. A Gilbert Flowage, T1R7. A Center Pond, Dixmont. A Gould Pond, Dexter. A Center Pond, Lincoln. A Grand Lake Seboeis, T7&8R7. A Chemo Pond, Clifton, Eddington and Bradley. A Grand Lake, West (see Washington County). Cold Stream Pond, Enfield, Lowell, and Lincoln. Gray (Round) Pond, Plymouth. A B, S-13, S-19, S-22, Daily bag limit on togue: 5 Great Works Stream, Bradley. Open per Class A fish. Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches. from Penobscot River to Big Rock in Bradley. Closed to night fishing. 8 fish aggregate (1 Green Mountain Pond, T6R6. C salmon, 5 togue, 2 brook trout). Green Pond, Lee and T3R1. A Cold Stream Ponds, Upper, Lincoln. B, S-13, S-19 Green Pond, T7R8. C Corundel Bog, Corinna. A Halfmoon Pond, Corinna. A Cranberry Pond, Clifton. A Hammond Pond, Hampden. A Crawford (Gould) Pond, Dexter. A Hatcase Pond, Eddington, Dedham (see Hancock Crooked Pond, Lincoln. A County). Davis Pond, T5R7. C Hatch Pond, Alton. A Deasey Pond, T3R7. C Hathorn Pond, T4R8. C Dolby Pond, Millinocket and East Millinocket. A Hay Lake, T6R8 WELS. B, S-19

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Hermon Pond, Hermon. A, S-5 Mud Pond, Drew. A Hobart Pond, T6R7. C Mud Pond, Old Town. A Holbrook Pond, Holden and Eddington. A Mud Pond, Holden. A Holland Pond, Alton. A Nokomis Pond, Newport, Palmyra. A Hopkins Pond, Clifton, Mariaville (see Hancock Nollesemic Lake, Hopkins Academy Grant and County). T3R9. A Horseshoe Lake, Lakeville (also Washington Number Three Pond, Lee, T3R1. A County). A Olamon Pond, Greenfield. A Hot Pond, T6R6 and T6R7. A Otter Chain, Milford. A Ireland Pond, T7R8. C Passadumkeag River. A, except that portion of the Jerry Pond, Millinocket, TAR7. B, S-8, S-19,Open river upstream from the confluence with to fishing for children under 16 years of age. Nicatous Stream is closed to ice fishing. Jerry Pond, T5R7. C Patten Pond, Hampden, Newburg. A Jo-Mary Lake, Lower, Middle, Upper, including Peaked Mountain Pond, T4R7. C Turkeytail Lake, TAR10, Tl R10 (See Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes (includes Elbow, Piscataquis County). Ambajejus, North and South Twin Lakes), T41P, Jones Pond, T7R8 & T8R8. B, S-4 etcetera. B, S-3, S-13, S-14 Junior Lake, T5R1 NBPR. B, S-14 Penobscot River, Bangor to Millinocket. A, except Katahdin Lake, T3R8. C that area within 150 feet of any part of the West Keg Lake, Lakeville Plt. A Enfield Dam (including the fishway): Closed at all Kimball Pond, T5R8. C times. Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish between 12 Lane Brook Pond, T6R6. C and 15 inches — artificial lures only for bass. Lincoln Pond, T4 IP. C Pickerel Pond, Alton. A Long Pond, Lincoln. A Pickerel Pond, Lowell. A Lost Pond, T7R7. C Pickett Mountain Pond, T6R6 (also Aroostook Lowell Pond, Springfield, Carroll. A County). C Madagascal Pond, Big, Burlington and T3R1. A Pleasant Lake, Stetson. A Madagascai Pond, Little, T3R1.A Pleasant Lake, T6R6. C Matagamon Lake (First Lake).* Plymouth Pond, Plymouth and Stetson. A Matagamon Lake, (Second Lake), T6R8WELS. Pond Farm Pond, Howland. A B, S-14, S-19, Minimum length limit on brook Puffers Pond (Echo Lake), Dexter. B, S-19 trout: 10 inches. Pug Pond, Alton. A Mattamiscontis Lake, Big, T2R9 and T3R9.* Pug Lake, T5R1. B, Daily bag limit on whitefish: Mattamiscontis Lake, Little, T3R9.* 8 fish. Mattanawcook Lake, Lincoln. A Pug Lake, Lower, Lakeville Plantation. A , Kingman and Drew. A Pug Lake, Upper, Lakeville Plantation. A Messer Pond, T5R8. C Pushaw Lake, Glenburn, Orono, Old Town, and Messer Pond, Little, T5R8. C Hudson. A, S-14 Mill Pond, Lowell. A Pushaw Pond, Little, Hudson. A Mill Privilege Lake, Carroll, T5R1NBPR* Quakish Lake, T3 IP and Millinocket. A Millimagasset Lake, T7R8. B, S-16 Ragged Ponds, Lower East, Lower West, Upper Millinocket Lake, T1R8 and T2R8 (also Piscataquis East, Upper West, T41R. C County). B, S-3, S-13, S-14 Robar Pond, T4R8. C Moose Pond, T3R8. C Robar Pond, Big T4R8. C Moose Pond, T6R7. C Rocky Pond, T3R8. C Morrell Pond, T6R8 and T7R8. C Round Pond, Lee and T3R1. A Mountain Catcher Pond, T6R8.* Round Pond, Little, Lincoln. B, S-8, S-19, Open to Mountain Catcher Pond, Little, T6R8. C fishing for children under 16 years of age. Mower Pond, Corinna. A Rush Pond, Herseytown, T2R6. A Mud Lake, T6R6. C Salmon Stream Lake and Little Salmon Stream Lake, T1R6. A

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Saponac Lake, Burlington and Grand Falls Tracey Pond, Hermon. A Plantation. A Trout Pond, T2R7 (Soldiertown). C Sawtelle Deadwater, T6R7WELS. B, S-19 Trout Pond, Lowell. B, S-19 Scraggley Lake, T5R1NBPP. B, S-14 Twin Lakes, North and South (see Pemadumcook Scraggly Lake, T7R8WELS. B, S-14, S-19, Chain of Lakes) Minimum length limit on salmon: 12 inches. Twin Pond, T4R7. C Sebasticook Lake, Newport. A, S-14 Umcolcus Lake, T7R6, T8R6 (see Aroostook Shad Pond, T31P and Millinocket. A County). Shaw Lake, T5R1 (also Washington County). A Unnamed Pond in southeast corner of T4R8. C Shin Pond, Lower, T6R6, T5R7, and Mt. Chase Upper Grassy (Spectacle) Pond, Clifton. A Plantation. B, No size or bag limit on bass. Wadleigh Pond, T4IP. A Minimum length limit on salmon: 12 inches. Wassookeag Lake, Dexter. Open per Class A is that Shin Pond, Upper, Mt. Chase, T6R6 WELS. B, part easterly and northerly of the Guy H. Hall S-6, S-13 Memorial Bridge (Little Wassookeag Lake). Open Sly Pond, Kingman. A per Class B is that part of the lake Iying westerly Silver (Mattakeunk) Lake, Lee. B, S-19 and southerly of the Guy H. Hall Memorial Bridge Smith Pond, T31R. A (Big Wassookeag Lake) — S-14, S-19, S-23, Smith Pond, Little, T1R8. C CLOSED to ice fishing is that portion of the lake Snag Pond (Stump Pond), Lincoln. A, No size or Iying 600 feet westerly of the Guy H. Hall bag limit on largemouth bass. Memorial Bridge on Route No. 23, from Dexter to Snowshoe Lake, T7R7. A Sangerville, to the southerly shore by the ski Soldier Pond, T2R7 WELS. A slope, thence in a northerly direction to the public Soper Logan, T6R8. C picnic area. Soule Pond, T7R8. C Weir Pond, Lee. B, S-19 Spring Pond, T6R7. C Weymouth Pond, Corinna and St. Albans (also Swetts Pond, Orrington. A Somerset County). A Sysladobsis Lake, Upper, Lakeville. B, S-14 White Horse Lake, T7R7. A

29 Special Regulations: page 6 PISCATAQUIS COUNTY TO 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) In Piscataquis County the minimum length limt on bass is 10 inches. Abbee Pond, Brownville. A Chesuncook Lake, T3&4R12, T4&5R13. B, S-14, Allagash Lake, T7&8R14. Open to fishing for all fish Minimum length limit on salmon: 14 inches during the month of February only. S-8, S-14, except that only 1 may exceed 18 inches. Daily S-16, Use or possession of live fish as bait is bag limit on salmon 3 fish. prohibited. The use of motorized equipment is Chesuncook Pond, T2&3R11. B, S-4, S-16 prohibited. Churchill Lake (including Heron Lake), T9&10R12, Ambajejus Lake (See Pemadumcook) T9R13. B, S-14, S-16, S-23, Closed to the Badger Pond, Willimantic. A taking of whitefish. Bear Pond, Bowerbank. B, S-8, Daily limit on trout: Clear Lake, T10R11. B, S-16, S-14, S-23, 1 fish; minimum length limit on trout: 16 inches. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. Bennett Pond, Little, Willimantic. A Cuxabexis Lake, T5&6R12. B Benson Pond, Big, Bowerbank, Willimantic, T7R9. Davis Ponds, (1st and 2nd), Guilford, and B, S-4, S-8, S-21, S-22, S-23 Willimantic. B, S-16 Boyd Lake, Orneville. A Davis Ponds, (3rd and 4th), Guilford, and Branns Mill Pond, Dover-Foxcroft, Garland. Willimantic. A A, All bass greater than 18 inches must be Debsconeag Lake, First, T2R10. B, S-14, S-19, released alive at once S-23 Buttermilk Pond, First, Bowerbank. B, S-13 Debsconeag Lake, Second, T2R10. B, S-15 Caribou Lake, T2R12, etcetera. B, S-14, Minimum Debsconeag Lake, Third, T1&2R10. B, S-8, S-14, length limit on salmon: 14 inches except that S-15, S-23 only 1 may exceed 18 inches. Daily bag limit on Deer Pond, T3R13. B, S-4, S-16 salmon 3 fish. Dunham Pond, Dover-Foxcroft. A Caucomgomac Lake, T6&7R14, T6&7R15. Eagle Lake (including Round Pond), T7,8&9R13, B, S-14 T7&8R12. B, S-14, S-16, S-23, Closed to the Center Pond, Sangerville. B taking of whitefish. Chamberlain Lake, T6&7R12, T7&8R13, T6R11. B, Ebeemee Lake (East and West Ponds) T5R9 and S-14, S-21, S-23, Minimum length limit on Brownville. A whitefish: 16 inches. Ebeemee Lake, Upper, T4R9, TBR10. A Closed area: that portion from the mouth of Eighteen Pond, Monson. A Allagash Stream out to a straight line between Gilbert Pond, Parkman. A two red markers, one set on the southwest Greenleaf Pond, Abbot. A shore near the Upper Crows Nest campsite, the Greenwood Pond, Big, Willmantic, Elliottsville. other set on the northeast shore at the B, S-4, S-8, S-19, S-23 intersection of the T7R13/T8R13 township line Hardy Pond, Lakeview Plantation. A with the lakeshore. Harlow Pond, Parkman. A, All bass greater than Chemquasabamticook Lake (see Ross Lake) . 18 inches must be released alive at once. Harriman Pond, Sebec. A

Special Regulations: page 6 30 PISCATAQUIS COUNTY Hebron Lake, Monson. B, S-19, S-22, S-23 known as Spencer Bay; that portion from the Holbrook Pond, T2R11. B, S-4, S-16 mouth of Tomhegan Stream to a straight line Houston Pond, Big, T6&7R9. Open during the between 2 red markers, 1 set on the small point of month of February only; S-8, S-14, S-15, S-23, land on the north shore of Tomhegan Cove Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches. approximately 1/2 mile from the mouth of Hurd Pond, Big and Little, T6R15. B Tomhegan Stream, the other set on the small Indian Pond, T2R6, Big Moose Township, point of land on the south shore of Tomehegan Indian Stream Township, etcetera. B, S-6, S-14. Cove approximately 3/4 mile from the mouth of S-19, S-22, Minimum length limit on bass: Tomhegan Stream; that portion from the mouth of 12 inches. Moose Brook to a straight line between 2 red Jaquith Pond, Brownville. A markers, 1 set at the south shore of Moose Brook Jo-Mary Lake, Lower, TAR10, T1R9, T1R10. B, Cove; the other on the north shore of Moose S-14 Brook Cove on a line passing inside the islands in Jo-Mary Lake, Middle, (including Turkeytail Lake), Moose Brook Cove; that portion from the mouth of TAR10. B Socatean Stream to a straight line between 2 red Jo-Mary Lake, Upper, TAR10 and TBR10. B, S-14, markers, one set on the northerly shore of S-19, S-23, Minimum length limit on togue: Socatean Bay at the camp site known as the 23 inches. Ledges, the other set on the westerly shore of Kingsbury Pond, Kingsbury Plantation (see Socatean Bay on a line passing just outside Somerset County). Wiggin’s Island; that portion from the mouth of Lobster Lake, T3R14&15, TXR14, East Middlesex Williams Brook in Big W Township to a straight Canal Grant. Open February only. S-4,S-8, line between 2 red markers, one set on the land S-14, Daily limit on salmon, trout, and togue: of Hermon Brautigan on the south shore of 1 fish in the aggregate. Minimum length limit on Williams Cove and the other in a northeasterly salmon: 20 inches; Minimum length limit on direction on the opposite shore, Piscataquis togue: 23 inches. County; that portion inside of the red markers Long Pond, TAR11 WELS, T1 R11 WELS. B, S-4, located at the mouth of . S-16 Mountain View (Fitzgerald) Pond, T2R6 BKP EKR. Longley Pond, T6R13. B B, S-19 Loon Lake, T6R15. B Mud Pond, Medford. A Manhanock Pond (Northwest Pond), Sangerville Nahmakanta Lake, T1&2R11. B, S-8, S-16, S-11, and Parkman. A, All bass greater than 18 inches S-14 must be released alive at once. Norton (Peters) Pond, Brownville. A Marr Pond, Sangerville. A Onawa Lake, Elliottsville and Willimantic. B, S-4, Matagamon, Lake, Grand, T6R9. (see Penobscot S-8, S-16, S-14 County) Passamagamet Lake, T1R9&10. A, S-13, S-14 Mayfield Pond, Mayfield Plantation (see Somerset Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes (includes Ambajejus, County) Elbow, North, and South Twin Lakes), T4 IP, T1 Millinocket Lake, T1&2R9 (see Penobscot County). R9, T1 R10, etcetera. B, S-3, S-13, S-14 Millinocket Lake and Little Millinocket Lake, Piper Pond, Abbot. B, S-8, S-16 T7&8R9 and T7R10. B, S-5, S-16 Pleasant Lake, Big, T9R11, T10R11. B, S-4, S-16, Moosehead Lake. B, Lake and tributaries: S-1, S-14, S-23 S-13, S-14, S-21. Daily bag limit: 5 togue (only Pleasant Pond, Orneville. A 1 togue may be greater than 18 inches; all 5 Prong Pond, Beaver Cove Plantation, Greenville. togue may be between 14–18 inches). Closed to A, S-14, S-19 the taking of salmon until February 15: then Ragged Lake, T2&3R13. B, S-16, S-14 S-22; minimum length limit on salmon: 18 Ripogenus Lake, T3R11, T3R12. B, S-14, Minimum inches. Prior to February 15, all salmon caught length limit on salmon: 14 inches except that only must be released alive without removing the fish 1 may exceed 18 inches. Daily bag limit on from the water. CLOSED AREAS: That portion salmon 3 fish.

31 Special Regulations: page 6 PISCATAQUIS COUNTY

Roaring Brook Pond, T7R9. B Silver Lake, Katahdin Iron Works and T6R9. B Ross (Chemquasabamticook) Lake, T9&10R15. Snow’s Pond, Dover-Foxcroft. A, S-19 B, S-14, S-16, S-23, Minimum length limit on Spider Lake, T9R11&12. B, S-5, S-14, S-16, S-23, whitefish: 16 inches. Closed to the taking of whitefish. Round Pond, T6R11 WELS. B, S-14, S-21, S-23, Sucker Brook Pond, Katahdin Iron Works Township. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. A Sawyer Pond, Greenville. B, S-8, S-19 Telos Lake, T5&6R11. B, S-14, S-21, S-23, Minimum Schoodic Lake, Lakeview Plantation, T4R9NWP, length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. and Brownville. B, S-14, S-19, S-22 Togue Pond, Lower, and tributaries, T2R9. Sebec Lake, Willimantic, Dover-Foxcroft, B, S-16, S-14 Bowerbank, Sebec. Open January 15 through Togue Pond, Upper, T2R9. A, S-3 March 15. S-14, S-22 Twin Lakes, North and South (See Pemadumcook Seboeis Lake, T4R9 NWP, Lakeview Plantation. Chain of Lakes) B, S-19, Minimum length limit on trout: 12 Umbazooksus Lake, T6R13. B inches. Webster Lake, T6R10, T6R11. B, S-14, S-15, S-23, Shirley Pond, Shirley. B, S-8, S-19 Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches.

Special Regulations: page 6 32 SAGADAHOC COUNTY TO 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 1 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 specifi cally 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.)

On lakes and ponds is Sagadahoc County the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches. Androscoggin River (see Androscoggin County). Nequasset Lake, Woolwich. B, S-5, No vehicles on Blaisdell Pond, Phippsburg. A ice (ATVs and snowmobiles exempted). Bradley Pond, Topsham. A Pleasant (Mud) Pond, Richmond (see Kennebec Caesar Pond, Bowdoin. A County). Center Pond, Phippsburg. B Sewall Pond, Arrowsic. A Duley Pond, Phippsburg. A Silver Lake, Phippsburg. B Houghton Pond, West Bath. C Sprague Pond, Phippsburg. B Lily Pond, Bath and West Bath. A Wat-tuh Lake, Phippsburg. A Meeting House Pond, Phippsburg. A Winnegance Pond, West Bath. A Mose Pond, Georgetown. A

33 Special Regulations: page 6 SOMERSET COUNTY TO 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 (see page 44). 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) Baker Pond, Solon. B Hayden Lake (Wesserunsett Lake), Madison. B Barker Pond, Cornville. A Hicks Pond, Palmyra. A Big Wood Pond, Attean Township, Dennistown Holeb Pond, Holeb and Attean. B, S-14, S-19 Plantation, and Jackman. From ice-in through Indian Pond, Big Moose Township, Indian Stream December 31, night fishing only as allowed Township, Chase Stream Township, Sapling under the S-6 and S-14 special regulations and Township (see Piscataquis County). then open for all fish from January 1 – March 31 Indian Pond, Big, Lexington. A as follows: S-6, S-14, S-19, S-22 Indian Pond, Little, Lexington. A Big Wood Pond, Little, Attean Township and Indian Pond, Big, St. Albans. B, S-14 Dennistown Plantation. A, S-6, S-16, S-14 Indian Pond, Little, St. Albans. A Bog Pond, Hartland. A Ironbound (Wentworth) Pond, Solon, Athens. Boynton Pond, Embden. A B, S-16 Brassua Lake, Tomhegan, Rockwood, Taunton- Kennebec River. From Patterson Bridge abutments, Raynham, Sandwich and Brassua. B, S-16, so called, Madison, to Shawmut Dam in S-14, S-22, Closed to fishing is that portion Fairfield/Benton, open per Class A; then closed southwest of a line between two red markers set to ice fishing from Shawmut dam, Fairfield/ on opposite shores at the entrance to Misery Benton downstream to tidewater, but open to Cove, so-called. open water fishing. Cambridge Pond, Cambridge. A Kingsbury Pond and tributaries, Mayfield. B, S-5, Carlton Bog, Detroit, Troy (also Waldo County). A S-22, Daily limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length Douglas Pond, Palmyra. A limit on trout: 16 inches. East Pond, Smithfield and Oakland (see Kennebec Lake George, Skowhegan and Canaan. B, S-19 County). Lily (Merrill) Pond, Concord. A East Pond Stream (The Serpentine) from East Long Pond, Jackman & Long Pond Township. Pond to the dam in Smithfield Village. A B, S-6, S-14, S-19 Embden Pond, Embden. B, S-5, S-14, S-22 Madawaska Brook on the Madawaska Wildlife Fahi Pond, Embden. A Management Area, Palmyra. A Fish Pond, Hobbstown, T4R6. B, S-15 Mainstream Pond, Harmony, Ripley. A Flagstaff Lake (see Franklin County) Mayfield Pond and tributaries, Mayfield Township. Gammon Pond, New Portland. A B, S-5, S-22, Daily limit on trout: 1 fish; Gilman Pond, New Portland, Lexington. A minimum length limit on trout: 16 inches. Halfmoon Pond, St. Albans. A Mercer Bog, Mercer. A Hancock Pond, Embden and Lexington Plantation. Messalonskee Stream (see Kennebec County). B, Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches Moores Pond, Lexington. A except that only 1 may exceed 18 inches. Moose (Great Moose) Pond, Hartland, Harmony CLOSED is that portion within 200 yards of the and St. Albans. B, S-14 intake of the water supply of the towns of Anson, Morrill Pond, Hartland. B North Anson, and Madison. Mud Pond, Attean Township. B, S-6, S-14, S-19

Special Regulations: page 6 34 SOMERSET COUNTY

Mud Pond, Hartland. A Spring Lake, T3R4. B, S-1, S-4, S-19, Minimum Mud Pond, Embden. A length limit on togue: 14 inches except that only 1 Mud Pond, Palmyra. A may exceed 18 inches. Mulligan Brook on the St. Albans Wildlife Stafford Pond, Hartland. A Management Area, St. Albans. A Starbird Pond, Hartland. A Nokomis Pond, Palmyra, Newport (see Penobscot Village Mill Pond, New Portland. A County). Weeks (Smith) Pond, Brighton Plantation. B North Pond, Mercer (see Kennebec County). Wentworth (Ironbound) Pond, Solon, Athens. B, Oaks Pond, Skowhegan. B, S-14, S-16 S-16 Ripley Pond, Ripley. A Weymouth Pond, St. Albans (see Penobscot Round (Bog) Pond, Skowhegan. A County). Rowell Pond, Solon. A White’s Pond, Palmyra. A Safford Pond, Lexington. A Wyman Lake, Moscow, Caratunk, Pleasant Ridge Sandy Pond, Embden. A Plantation, Carrying Place (T1R3) to red posts Sebasticook River (see Kennebec County). north of Caratunk Boat Landing: B, S-5, S-6, Shaw Pond, Lower, T3R4. A S-16, S-13, S-14, Open to ice fishing for smelts Sibley Pond, Pittsfield & Canaan. A from the time ice forms in the fall until March 31. Smith Pond, Cornville. A Wyman Pond, Brighton Plantation. A Spencer Lake, T3R5 & T4R6. B, S-14, S-15

35 Special Regulations: page 6 WALDO COUNTY TO USE THIS WALDO COUNTY SECTION Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is NOT LISTED, it is CLOSED until January 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) On lakes and ponds in Waldo County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches. Basin Pond, Monroe. A Norton Pond. B, S-5 Bear Pond, Palermo. A Passagassawaukeag Lake (Randall Pond), Brooks. Beech Pond, Palermo. A A, S-5 Bowler Pond, Palermo. C Pitcher Pond, Northport and Lincolnville. A Cain’s Pond, Searsport. A Prescott Pond, Palermo. C Cargill Pond, Liberty. A Quantibacook Lake, Searsmont. B, S-5 Carlton Bog, Troy, Detroit (see Somerset County). Randall Pond, (Passagassawaukeag Lake), Chisholm Pond, Palermo. A Brooks. A, S-5 Colby Pond, Liberty. A Ruffingham Meadow Wildlife Management Area Coleman Pond, Lincolnville. A, S-5 Flowage, Montville and Searsmont. A Cross Pond Morrill. A Saban (Sam) Pond, Palermo. A Crotch (Foster) Pond, Palermo. A, S-5 St. George Lake, Liberty. Open January and Doliff Pond, Morrill. A February. Restricted to 2 lines per person. S-22, Drake Pond, Jackson. A Minimum length limit on salmon: 16 inches. Ellis Pond, Brooks. A, S-5 Sanborn Lake, Brooks. B, S-5 Halfmoon (Sucker) Pond, Brooks. C Sandy Pond, Freedom. A Halfmoon Pond, Searsport, Prospect. B, S-8, S-13 Sebasticook River (See Kennebec County). Hurds Pond, Swanville. A Sheepscot Lake, Palermo. B, S-11, S-17, S-22, Jump Pond, Palermo. A S-23 Kingdom Bog, Montville. A Smith Pond, Swanville. A Knights Pond, Northport and Lincolnville. A Smith’s Mill Pond, Morrill. A Lawry Pond, Belmont. A Stevens Pond, Liberty. A, S-5 Ledge Pond, Montville. A Swan Lake, Swanville. Open January and Levenseller Pond, Lincolnville and Searsmont. A February. S-1, S-8, S-23 Lillie Pond, Searsmont. A Thistle Pond, Monroe. A Little Pond, Liberty. Open January and February. Tilden Pond, Belmont. A S-8, S-17, S-22 Toddy Pond, Brooks, Monroe, and Swanville. A Mason Ponds, Upper and Lower, Belfast. A True’s Pond, Liberty. A McClure Pond, Searsport. A Turner Mill Pond, Palermo and Somerville (see Meadow Pond, Islesboro. A Lincoln County). Mixer Pond, Knox and Morrill. C Unity Pond (Winnecook Lake), Unity, Burnham, Nichols Pond, Swanville. C Troy. B, S-5 (except tributaries closed), S-14 Northern Pond, Monroe. A

Special Regulations: page 6 36 WASHINGTON COUNTY TO USE THIS WASHINGTON COUNTY SECTION Look for the name of the water you wish to fish. If it is not LISTED, it is closed until January 1 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. lf 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) * See Indian Territory (page 44). Boundary water rules between Maine and New Brunswick can be found on page 42. These waters are listed as S-7. On all waters in Washington County, except West Grand, East Grand, Spednic, Cathance, and Nash lakes, the maximum length limit on landlocked salmon is 25 inches. Minimum length limit on brown trout in lakes and ponds is 14 inches. In Washington County the minimum length limit on bass is 10 inches. Barrows Lake, Alexander. A Cathance Lake, Cooper and Plantation 14. B, S-15, Baskahegan Lake, Topsfield, Brookton, T8R3. A, No size or bag limit on bass except that only 1 S-14, Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. may exceed 14 inches. Bearse Lake, Meddybemps and Baring. A Cathance Lake, Little, Plantation 14. B, S-13 Beaver Lake, Calais. A Chain Lakes (1st, 2nd and 3rd), Township 26 and Beaver Dam Lake, North, Township 26. A Township 31. A Beaver Dam Lake, South, Township 26. A Chain Lake, Lower, T5ND BPP * Beddington Lake, Beddington. A Clifford Lake, T26&27ED. A, S-14, Daily bag limit on Big Lake, Grand Lake Stream, Indian Township, white perch: 25 fish. T27ED, No. 21 Township. Open per Class B, Coleback Lake, Charlotte. C except that the portion of Big Lake at the mouth Conic Lake, Baring. A of Grand Lake Stream westerly of two red Cranberry Lake, Upper, Township 30. A markers, one set on the point at Bluff Cranberry Lake, Lower, Township 30, Township 36. A and one set on an unnamed point on the Crawford Lake, Plantation 21, Crawford. A, Daily bag opposite shore near Greenlaw Island, shall be limit on white perch 25 fish. All largemouth bass closed to all ice fishing. From January 1 – between 14 and 20 inches must be released alive March 31— S-14, Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; at once. all bass greater than 12 inches must be released. Crooked Brook Flowage, Danforth. A Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Crooked Brook Lake, Forest (T10R3N). A Bog Brook Flowage, Beddington, Deblois. A Drake Lake, T1 OR3. A, Daily bag limit on white Bog Lake, Marion. B, S-4, S-19 perch: 25 fish. Bowles Lake, T31MD. A Farrow Lake, Topsfield. B, S-5, S-14, S-15, S-22, Boyden Lake, Perry Robbinston. B, Daily bag limit S-23 on smallmouth bass: 1 fish; minimum length limit Flood Lake, Talmadge. C on smallmouth bass: 18 inches. No size or bag limit on largemouth bass. 37 Special Regulations: page 6 WASHINGTON COUNTY Flood Lake, Upper, Talmadge. B, S-21, Ffishing Long Lake, Princeton. A, From January 1 – restricted to 1 line; artificial lures only. March 31— S-14, Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; Foley Pond, Baileyville. A all bass greater than 12 inches must be released. Fulton Lake, Northfield. A Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Getchell Pugs, Township 43. A, All bass must be Long Lake, T18/19ED & Wesley. A released alive at once. Artificial lures only. Machias Lake, First, T37MD. A Grand Falls Flowage Lake, Princeton, Indian Machias Lake, Second, T37MD. A Township, Baileyville, and T1R1. A, From Machias Lake, Third and Fourth, T42MD, T43MD, January 1 – March 31— S-14, Daily bag limit on T5ND. A, Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish. bass: 2 fish; all bass greater than 12 inches Minimum length limit on bass: 18 inches. Daily must be released. Daily bag limit on white limit on white perch: 25 fish. perch: 25 fish. Meddybemps Lake, Meddybemps, Baring, Grand Falls Flowage. S-7 Baileyville, and Alexander. B, No size or bag limit Grand Lake, East. S-7 on bass except that only 1 may exceed 14 Grand Lake, West, T6R1, T6ND, Grand Lake inches. Daily limit on white perch: 25 fish. Stream, and T5ND (also Penobscot County). Moneymaker Lake, Robbinston. B, S-15 Open to ice fishing for all fish during February Monroe Lake, T43MD. C and March. S-14, Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; Monroe Ponds, T43MD. C all bass greater than 12 inches must be Montegail Pond, T19MD. B, S-19 released. Daily bag limit on whitefish: 8 fish. Mopang Lake, T29MD. B, S-16, Daily bag limit on Grassy Pond, T19MB BPR * white perch 25 fish. All largemouth bass between Greenland Pond, Little, Danforth. B, S-19 14 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. Grover Lake, T31MD. A Mud Lake, Upper & Lower, Alexander. A, Daily bag Grover Lake, Little, T31MD. A limit on white perch 25 fish. All largemouth bass Hadley Lake, East Machias. A between 14 and 20 inches must be released Hadley lakes, T24MD. A alive at once. Hobart Lake, Edmunds Township. B, S-19 Mud Lake, T9R4NBPP (Forest City). S-7 Horseshoe Lake, T5ND (see Penobscot County). Munson Lake, T18 & 19ED. A Hosea Pug Lake, T26ED. B, S-8, S-16 Musquash Lake, East, Topsfield. B, S-14, S-23 Hot Brook Lake, Lower and Upper, T8R4. Musquash Lake, West, T6R1 NBPP. B, S-15 A, Daily limit on bass: 1 fish; all bass between Nash’s Lake, Calais. B, S-13 16 – 20 inches must be released alive at once. North Lake. S-7 Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Old Stream, First Lake, T37MD. A Hound Brook Lake, T1R2. A Old Stream, Second and Third Lakes T37MD. B, Howard Lake, Calais, Robbinston. A, S-16 Daily bag limit on splake and brook trout:1 fish. Jackson Brook Lake, Brookton and Forest (TIOR3). Minimum length limit on splake and brook trout: A, Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. 16 inches. Josh Lake, Whiting. A Orange Lake, Whiting. A Keene’s Lake, Calais. B, S-19 Otter Lake, Wesley. A LaCoute Lake, Vanceboro. A Patten Lake, Waite, Talmadge and Grand Lake Ledge Pond, Charlotte. C Stream. A Lewy Lake, Princeton. A, From January 1 – Peaked Mt. Pond, T19MD, Northfield, and March 31— S-14, Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; Centerville. C all bass greater than 12 inches must be Peep Lake, T30MD. C released. Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Penman Pond, T26ED. A Lily Lake, Trescott. C Pennamaquan River, from Upper Dam to Lower Lily Lake, T30MD. A Dam, Pembroke. A Little River Lake, Township 43. A Pickerel Pond, Little, Brookton. A Long Lake, Marion Township B, S-16 Pickerel Pond, Topsfield. A Pike Brook Pond, East, T18MD. C

Special Regulations: page 6 38 WASHINGTON COUNTY Pike Brook Pond, West, T18MD. C Schoodic Lake, Cherryfield. B, S-13 Pineo Pond, Deblois Township. C Seavey Lake, Wesley. A Pleasant River Lake, Beddington and T29MD. B, Seavey Lake, Little, Wesley. A S-1, S-13, S-16 Second Lake, T18ED. A Pleasant Lake, T6R1, T7R2NBPP. B, S-14, S-19, Second Lake (Second Gardner’s), Marion. A Closed to the taking of togue. Shattuck Lake, Robbinston. C Pocomoonshine Lake and tributaries, Princeton. A, Shaw Lake, T6R1 (see Penobscot County). Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. All Silver Pug Lake, T26ED. A, All bass must be largemouth bass between 14 and 20 inches released alive at once. Daily limit on white perch: must be released alive at once. Daily bag limit 25 fish. on smallmouth bass: 5 fish, only 1 may exceed Simon Lake, Codyville. A 12 inches. Simpson Pond, Roque Bluffs. C Pocumcus Lake, T5ND. B, From January 1 – Six Mile Pond, Marshfield & Whitneyville. C March 31— S-14, Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; Spectacle Ponds, T19ED. A all bass greater than 12 inches must be Spednik Lake, T9R4N, T1OR3N, T11R3N, released. Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Vanceboro. S-7 Daily bag limit on whitefish is 8 fish. Sucker Lake, Danforth (see Aroostook County). Pork Barrel Lake, T6R1. B, S-16, Artificial lures Sysladobsis Lake, Lower, T5ND BPR * only, fishing restricted to one line. Tomah Flowage, Waite, Codyville. C Possum Pond, T26ED. A Tomah Lake, Forest. C Rocky Lake, T18ED. A Tomah Lake, Little, Topsfield and Codyville. A Rocky & Sunken Lakes, Whiting, Marion. B, S-15 Trout Lake, T7R2 NBPR. C Round Lake, T18 &19ED. A Vining Lake, Cooper. B, S-19 Saint Croix River Flowage, Grand Falls to Milltown. Voses Lake, Calais. A S-7, Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Wabassus Lake, T5&6ND & T43MD. A, All bass Salmon Pond. T30MD. C must be released alive at once. Daily limit on Sam Hill Lake, T31MD. A white perch: 25 fish.

39 Special Regulations: page 6 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 1 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 except salmon, trout, togue and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31; and then open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 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 — see page 6. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) Border water rules between Maine and New Hampshire can be found on page 43. These waters are listed as S-9. On lakes and ponds in York County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish and the minimum length limit is 8 inches.

Adams (Rock Haven) Pond, Newfield. A Half Moon Pond, Limington. A Allen Pond, Parsonsfield. A Hansen Pond, Acton. A Balch Pond, Acton,Newfield. S-9 Holland Pond (Sokokis Lake), Limerick. A Barker Pond, Dayton, Lyman. B, S-13 Horn Pond, Acton. S-9 Bartlett Pond, Waterboro. A Kennebunk Pond, Lyman. B, S-12 Bauneg Beg Lake, Sanford and Berwick. A Killick Pond, Hollis. A Beaver Dam Pond, Berwick. A Knight Pond, South Berwick. A Bonny Eagle Pond, Buxton (see Cumberland Lake Arrowhead (Ossipee Flowage, Ledgemere County). Pond), Waterboro, and Limerick. A, S-6, All bass Boulter Pond, York. C longer than 18 inches must be released alive at Boyds Pond, Limington. A once. Boyds Pond, Little, Limington. A Legion Pond, Kittery. C Brimstone Pond, Arundel. A Leigh’s Mill Pond, South Berwick. A Chase’s Pond, York. C Lone Pond, Waterboro. C Clark’s Mill Pond, Dayton. A Loon Pond, Acton. A Cox Pond, South Berwick. A Manns Pond, Newfield. A Curtis Lake, Sanford. A Middle Branch Pond, Alfred and Waterboro. A Deer Pond, Hollis. B, S-8 Middle Pond, York. C Deering Pond, Sanford. A Milliken’s Mill Pond, Old Orchard Beach. C Dog Pond, Newfield. A Milton Pond, Lebanon. S-9 Doles Pond, Limington. A Mirror Lake, Newfield. A Drews Pond, Newfield. A Moody Pond, Waterboro. C Duck Pond, Buxton. A Moose Pond, Acton. B, S-13 Ell Pond, Sanford and Wells. C Mousam Lake, Acton and Shapleigh. B, S-8, S-11 Estes Lake, Sanford and Alfred. A , Sanford to Kennebunk. A Folly Pond, York. C Murdock Pond, Berwick. B, S-13 Folsom Pond, Newfield. A Northeast Pond, Lebanon. S-9 Goose Pond, Shapleigh. A Northwest Pond, Waterboro. A Granny Kent Pond, Shapleigh. A Number One Mill Pond, Sanford. A Great East Lake, Acton. S-9 Old Fishing Pond, Sanford. A

Special Regulations: page 6 40 YORK COUNTY

Ossipee Lake, Little, Waterboro. B, S-8, S-11, S-14 Shapleigh Pond, North (Hargraves Mill Pond), Passaconway Pond, York. A Shapleigh. A Pickerel Pond, Limerick. A Small Mill Pond, Limington. A Picture Pond, Sanford. A Smarts Pond, Newfield. A Pinkham Pond, Newfield. A Spaulding Pond, Lebanon. S-9 Pipedream Pond, Cornish. C Spicer Pond, Shapleigh. C Poverty Pond, Big, Shapleigh, and Newfield. A Spruce Pond, Parsonsfield. A Poverty Pond, Little, Shapleigh. A Stump Pond, Sanford. A Province Lake, Parsonsfield. S-9 Sunken Pond, Sanford. C Roberts Pond, Lyman. A Swan Pond, Acton. A Rock Pond, Big, Waterboro. C Symmes Pond, Newfield. A Round Pond, Lyman. C Tarwater Pond, Lyman. A Round Pond, Newfield. A Wadley Pond, Lyman. A Round Pond, South Berwick. A Wards Pond, Limington. A Saco River (see Cumberland County). Warren Pond, South Berwick. C Salmon Falls River, Acton, Berwick. S-9 Webster Mill Pond (Blake’s or Small Mill Pond), Sand Pond, Limington. C Limington. A Sand Pond, Sanford and North Berwick. A Welch Pond, York. C Scituate Pond, York. A West Pond, East Parsonsfield. A Shaker Pond, Alfred. A, S-6 Wilcox Pond, Biddeford. C York Pond, Eliot. A Ask First Most outdoor recreation in Maine takes place on private property through the generosity of the landowner. Only by respecting landowners and their property can we be sure we will have land available in the future for the various forms of outdoor recreation we enjoy. If you know you are welcome to use someone’s land, don’t abuse the privilege. If you don’t know whether you are welcome find out. If the land is posted or you know you are not welcome, find another location.

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41 Special Regulations: page 6 BOUNDARY WATERS BETWEEN MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK

Waters affected by this section are as follows Minimum length limits: (regulations listed below apply): Landlocked salmon ...... 14 inches (35 cm) Black bass ...... 10 inches (25 cm) In Aroostook County — Glazier Lake(1), North Togue ...... 18 inches (45 cm) Lake, The Thoroughfare between North Lake Trout ...... 6 inches (15 cm) and East Grand Lake, and East Grand Lake (2). Equipment: On all open waters — five (5) lines per person. In Washington County — Mud Lake, East Grand Bait: Use or possession of spiny-finned fish as bait Lake(2), Spednic Lake (3), Grand Falls Flowage is prohibited. east of a line between red markers on McAlister Legal hours: From 1/2 hour before sunrise until Point and Abbot’s Point, and St. Croix River 1/2 hour after sunset. (No night fishing.) Flowage (Woodland Flowage). Exceptions: 1) Glazier Lake is open to the taking of cusk in the Open Season: January 1 through March 31. Daily nighttime with 5 lines. bag limit on salmon, trout, togue, and black 2) East Grand Lake: Daily bag limit on brook trout: bass — three fish in the aggregate not to 5 fish; minimum length limit: 6 inches. Daily bag include more than 2 salmon, 2 togue. limit on lake trout: 1 fish, minimum length limit: 18 inches. Daily bag limit on salmon: 2 fish; Daily bag limits on other species: minimum length limit: 14 inches except that only Whitefish ...... eight (8); one may exceed 18 inches. Daily bag limit on ...... no size or weight limit. white perch: 25 fish. Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish, minimum length limit: 10 inches. Smelts ...... two-hundred (200); 3) Spednic Lake: Closed to the taking of bass; daily ...... no size or weight limit. bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. Licensing Requirements: All other species (except Atlantic sea run salmon) Either a Maine or New Brunswick License will be ...... NO limits. honored while fishing on the main body of the above waters. Contact the Department for more information at 207-287-8000.

IDENTIFICATION OF SALMON AND BROWN TROUT The more obvious difference between salmon and brown trout may be found in the head and tail areas. Knowing them may help the angler release a fish more quickly when certain creel and size restrictions apply. On salmon, the vomerine teeth are small and arranged in a single row along the vomerine shaft, few to none on vomerine head. On brown trout, the vomerine teeth are well- developed on both vomerine head and shaft, arranged in a zig-zag row on shaft. On salmon, the caudal fin may be slightly forked and on the brown trout, the caudal fin is square and unforked.

BROWN TROUT SALMON inside upper jaw inside upper jaw

vomerine head vomerine shaft Special Regulations: page 6 42 BORDER WATERS BETWEEN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE

Umbagog Lake, Upton, Maine; Errol/Cambridge, Balch Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine; Wakefield, New New Hampshire (waters of Umbagog Lake Hampshire include the waters of the Androscoggin River Horn Pond, Acton, Maine; Wakefield, New upstream of the Errol Dam, the waters of the Hampshire within the State of New Milton Watershed, Lebanon, Maine; Milton, New Hampshire, and the waters of the Hampshire — Milton watershed includes all of upstream to the marker at Cedar Stump in the the Milton Three Ponds — Northeast Pond, State of Maine) . Milton Pond, Townhouse Pond (Beginning at the Great East Lake, Acton, Maine; Wakefield, New Dam in Milton to the influx of the Branch River Hampshire and the Salmon Falls River). Salmon Falls River, Acton, Lebanon, Berwick Lower Kimball Pond, Fryeburg, Maine; Chatham, and South Berwick, Maine; Wakefield, Milton, New Hampshire Rochester, Somersworth, and Rollinsford, New Spaulding Pond, Lebanon, Maine; Milton, New Hampshire. Province Lake, Parsonsfield, Hampshire Maine; Effingham/Wakefield, New Hampshire

GENERAL INTERSTATE RULES No salmon through the ice. ICE FISHING SEASONS: No cusk fishing. (exception: Salmon Falls River) January 1– March 31: All species except salmon No more than 5 lines are permitted at any one time BAG LIMITS: while ice fishing (EXCEPTION: Great East Lake). Trout and lake trout (togue)… 5 fish limit, but No dead or living pickerel, goldfish, yellow perch, not more than 2 lake trout (togue), 2 rainbow white perch, bass, sunfish, crappie, horned pout, trout, 2 brown trout, or 2 brook trout. carp, or any spinyfinned fish shall be taken, sold, Pickerel ...... 5 fish or possessed for use as bait for fishing in New Bass ...... 1 fish Hampshire-Maine interstate waters. Smelt ...... 2 quarts by hook and line only All other species ...... no bag limits EXCEPTIONS TO THE GENERAL INTERSTATE RULES LENGTH LIMITS: Umbagog Lake: Closed to all fishing: that portion Lake trout (togue) ...... 18 inches of Umbagog Lake easterly of a straight line (exception: Great East Lake) between the red post at Pine Point, Magalloway Brook trout ...... 6 inches Plantation, Maine and the marker on the north (exception: Lake Umbagog) shore of the lake delineating the border between Brown trout; Rainbow trout ...... 10 inches in Maine and New Hampshire...... lakes and ponds; For bag limits: See General Interstate Rules. Bass ...... 12 inches LENGTH LIMITS: brook trout: 10 inches; bass: All other species ...... No length 12 inches; all other species: no length limits...... or weight limits Great East Lake: Restricted to two lines per person. Minimum length limit on lake trout LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: (togue):16 inches. Fishing licenses issued to any person by either Lower Kimball Pond: Smelt dipping is allowed this State or New Hampshire shall be between sunset and 10:00 p.m. with nets not recognized when used on any lake or pond over 18 inches in diameter. which is partly in both states of Maine and New Salmon Falls River: Closed to ice fishing. Hampshire.

43 Special Regulations: page 6 ICE FISHING IN INDIAN TERRITORY As a result of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over fishing on any pond or lake of greater than 10 acres with 50% or more of shoreline within Indian (Passamaquoddy and Penobscot) Territory and any section of a river, brook, or stream both sides of which are in Indian Territory or one side of which is in Indian Territory for a continuous length of 1/2 mile or more. The Commission has adopted the following ice fishing rules which affect inland waters within Indian Territory. PASSAMAQUODDY TERRITORY PENOBSCOT TERRITORY FRANKLIN COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY Lowelltown. Big Indian Pond, Clear Pond, Elaine Alder Stream Township. Round Mountain Pond: Pond, Little Indian Pond, Trout Pond, and Twin Closed to ice fishing. Snow Mountain Pond and Island Pond: Closed to ice fishing. Blanchard Pond are regulated by the Penobscot HANCOCK COUNTY Nation and are closed to ice fishing. T3 ND. Side Pistol Lake: Closed to ice fishing. PENOBSCOT COUNTY Lower Pistol Lake: Open to ice fishing for all fish T2 & 3 R9 NWP. East Branch Lake: Open to ice from January 1 – March 31. Daily bag limit on fishing from January 1 – March 31, except taking bass: 2 fish. of bass is prohibited. Big Mattamiscontis Lake T4 ND. Kilman Pond, Middle Pistol Lake, and and Little Mattamiscontis Lake: Open to ice Upper Pistol Lake: Closed to ice fishing. Middle fishing for all fish except salmon, trout, togue, and Chain Lake and Upper Chain Lake: Open to ice bass from the time ice forms in the fall until fishing for all fish except salmon, trout, togue, December 31. Open to ice fishing for all fish from and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until January 1 – March 31. December 31. Open to ice fishing for all fish T6 R8 WELS. Mountain Catcher Pond: Closed to ice from January 1 – March 31. Daily bag limit on fishing. First Lake Mattagamon: Open to ice bass: 2 fish. fishing from January 1 – March 31. Daily bag PENOBSCOT COUNTY limit: 2 trout. Minimum legal length for brook trout: T5 R1 NBPP. Mill Privilege Lake: Open to ice fishing 10 inches. Ice fishing at night for cusk permitted. for all fish except salmon, trout, togue, and bass RIVERS, BROOKS, AND STREAMS from the time ice forms in the fall until December All rivers, brooks and streams in Indian Territory 31. Open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 are closed to ice fishing. These include all rivers, – March 31. Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish. brooks, and streams: SOMERSET COUNTY • in the townships listed above in Passamaquoddy Holeb Township. (Big) Fish Pond, Little Fish Territory and Penobscot Territory; Pond, and Grassy Pond: Closed to ice fishing. • located in Passamaquoddy Territory in Penobscot Prentiss Township. Cape Horn Pond, Duncan County (T3 R9 NWP and TA R7 WELS) and in Pond, Hall Pond, and Lower Welman Pond: Somerset County (Alderbrook, Pittston Academy, Closed to ice fishing. Duncan Pond and an Soldiertown, and Hammond Townships); and unnamed inlet stream from Hall Pond: Closed to • located in Penobscot Territory in Penobscot County smelting in every even-numbered year. The daily (Argyle and T3 R1 NBPP) and in Piscataquis bag limit on smelts is 1 quart. County (Williamsburg). WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTACTS T5 ND BPP. Lower Chain Lake: Open to ice fishing Anyone with questions about ice fishing in Indian for all fish except salmon, trout, togue, and bass Territory, should contact any of the following: from the time ice forms in the fall until December Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission, 31. Open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 PO Box 87, Hallowell, ME 04347, 207-622-4815 – March 31. Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish. Passamaquoddy Warden Service, Indian Sysladobsis Lake (Lower): Open to ice fishing Township for all fish from January 1 – March 31. Daily bag PO Box 446, Princeton, ME 04668 limit on bass: 2 fish. 207-796-2677 or 1 -800-894-2677 or T19 MD BPP. Grassy Pond: Open to ice fishing for Pleasant Point, PO Box 343, Perry, ME 04667 all fish exept salmon, trout, togue, and bass from 207-853-2551 the time ice forms in the fall until December 31. Penobscot Nation, Dept. of Natural Resources, Open to ice fishing for all fish from January 1 – 12 Wabanaki Way, Indian Island, ME 04468, March 31. Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish. 207-827-7776. Special Regulations: page 6 44 LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 2006 FISHING LICENSE FEES No resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, (Prices do not include the $2 agent fee.) or nonresident, 12 years of age or older, may fish through the ice in inland waters or transport fish RESIDENT taken from inland waters without first obtaining a Fishing (16 and older) ...... $21 valid Maine fishing license. Maine Residents may Combination Fishing and Hunting ...... $38 obtain fishing licenses from any resident license Combination Fishing and Archery ...... $38 agent. Nonresidents may obtain fishing licenses 1-Day Fishing** ...... $11 — in person or by mail from the IF&W Department Serviceman (resident) Office in Augusta or from any of the numerous — Combination ...... $3 nonresident license agents throughout the State. Serviceman Dependent (resident) — Combination ...... $23 Unless otherwise specifically provided, all fishing — Fishing or Hunting ...... $13 licenses expire on December 31 of the calendar Duplicate year for which they were issued. (obtained from clerk who issued original) ...... $2

FREE FISHING LICENSE PROVISIONS: NONRESIDENT A free fishing license will be issued, upon Season Fishing (16 and older) ...... $52 application, to the following: Combination Fishing and Hunting ...... $137 1) Any Maine resident who is blind; 15-Day Fishing*** ...... $40 2) Any Maine resident who is over 70 years of age 7-Day Fishing ...... $36 (available from Town Clerk); 3-Day Fishing ...... $23 3) Any Maine Indian who is a member of the 1-Day Fishing ...... $11 Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet ,or Junior Fishing (12 – 15 years) ...... $9 Micmac Tribe (must obtain licenses from their Alien Season Fishing (16 and older) ...... $72 respective tribal headquarters); Alien Combination Fishing and Hunting ...... $178 4) Any Maine resident who is a war veteran, has a Duplicate (obtained from main office) ...... $2 service connected disability of 100% or has served in a combat zone and has a service SUPERSPORT LICENSE: A supersport license connected disability of 70% or more; may be obtained for any of Maine’s hunting and 5) Any Maine resident (or nonresident, if fishing licenses for an additional fee of $20. reciprocal privileges exist in the home state of Purchasing a Supersport allows an individual the nonresident) who is suffering from the loss, to make a financial contribution toward the or loss of use, of both lower extremities; management of fish and wildlife over and above 6) Any mentally retarded person (as defined in the normal license fee. Title 34-B, §5001, sub-§3 7) Any person with a head injury (as defined in ** 1-day fishing license may be exchanged by a Title 22, §3086). Maine resident for a season fishing or combination (These free licenses may be obtained at the hunting and fishing license upon payment of the Department Office in Augusta.) difference between that fee and the fee for the annual license, plus the agent’s fee. *** Nonresident 15-day fishing license may be exchanged for a nonresident season fishing license upon payment of $12 plus the agent’s fee.

45 Special Regulations: page 6 Bangor, Maine Sun Rise and Sun Set for 2006

Eastern Standard Time.

January February March Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set 01 07:13a 04:05p 06:55a 04:43p 06:13a 05:23p 02 07:13a 04:06p 06:53a 04:45p 06:11a 05:24p 03 07:13a 04:07p 06:52a 04:46p 06:10a 05:25p 04 07:13a 04:08p 06:51a 04:48p 06:08a 05:27p 05 07:13a 04:09p 06:50a 04:49p 06:06a 05:28p 06 07:12a 04:11p 06:47a 04:52p 06:02a 05:31p 08 07:12a 04:12p 06:46a 04:53p 06:01a 05:32p 09 07:12a 04:13p 06:45a 04:55p 05:59a 05:33p 10 07:12a 04:14p 06:43a 04:56p 05:57a 05:35p 11 07:11a 04:15p 06:42a 04:58p 05:55a 05:36p 12 07:11a 04:17p 06:40a 04:59p 05:53a 05:37p 13 07:10a 04:18p 06:39a 05:01p 05:52a 05:39p 14 07:10a 04:19p 06:37a 05:02p 05:50a 05:40p 15 07:09a 04:20p 06:36a 05:03p 05:48a 05:41p 16 07:09a 04:22p 06:34a 05:05p 05:46a 05:42p 17 07:08a 04:23p 06:33a 05:06p 05:44a 05:44p 18 07:07a 04:24p 06:31a 05:08p 05:42a 05:45p 19 07:07a 04:25p 06:30a 05:09p 05:40a 05:46p 20 07:06a 04:27p 06:28a 05:10p 05:39a 05:48p 21 07:05a 04:28p 06:26a 05:12p 05:37a 05:49p 22 07:04a 04:29p 06:25a 05:13p 05:35a 05:50p 23 07:04a 04:31p 06:23a 05:14p 05:33a 05:51p 24 07:03a 04:32p 06:22a 05:16p 05:31a 05:53p 25 07:02a 04:34p 06:20a 05:17p 05:29a 05:54p 26 07:01a 04:35p 06:18a 05:19p 05:27a 05:55p 27 07:00a 04:36p 06:16a 05:20p 05:25a 05:56p 28 06:59a 04:38p 06:15a 05:21p 05:24a 05:58p 29 06:58a 04:39p 05:22a 05:59p 30 06:57a 04:41p 05:20a 06:00p 31 06:56a 04:42p 05:18a 06:01p

Special Regulations: page 6 46 JUDGING ICE CONDITIONS “Thick and blue, tried and true. Thin and crispy, way to risky.” The ice traveler should look for bluish ice that is at least 4 to 6 inches thick, in order to support people and their gear. Even if the weather has been below freezing for several days, don’t guess about ice thickness. Check ice in several places. Use an auger, spud, or axe to make a test hole beginning at shore and continuing as you go out.

If ice at the shoreline is cracked or squishy, stay off. Don’t go on the ice during thaws. Watch out for thin, clear, or honeycomb-shaped ice. Dark snow and dark ice are other signs of weak spots.

Choose small bodies of water. Rivers and lakes are prone to wind and wave action, which can break up ice quickly. Avoid areas with currents, around bridges, and pressure ridges. In the wintertime, outdoor enthusiasts frequently need to know how thick the ice is “Wait for a long cold spell, and whether it is safe to walk across it. The then test the ice thoroughly.” American Pulpwood Association has published a handy reference chart that gives a good rule- What if I break through the ice? of-thumb for pond and lake ice thickness. If you break through the ice, don’t panic. This table is for clear, blue ice on lakes. Reduce the strength values by 15% for clear Don’t try to climb out, you’ll probably blue river ice. Slush ice is only one-half the break through the ice again. strength of blue ice. This table does not apply for parked loads. Lay both arms on the unbroken ice and Ice Thickness Permissable Load kick hard. This will help lift your body onto in inches On clear, blue lake ice the ice. Roll to safety. reduce strength values for other types of ice To help someone who has fallen in, lie 2 One person on foot down flat and reach with a branch, plank, or rope; or form a human chain. Don’t 3 Group of people stand. After securing the victim, wiggle (walking single file) backwards to the solid ice. 7-1/2 Passenger Car (2 ton gross) The victim may need treatment for hypothermia (cold exposure), artificial 8 Light truck respiration, or CPR. (2-1/2 ton gross) 10 Medium truck (3-1/2 ton gross) “If your feet are cold, put on your hat.” That may seem odd, but it’s good advice. 12 Heavy truck Most body heat is lost through the head (7-8 ton gross) and neck. So wear a hat, cover your face 15 Heavy truck and neck. (10 ton gross) Dress in layers. Wool, silk, and certain 20 25 tons synthetics are best; they’ll keep you warm 25 45 tons even if they’re wet. Insulated, waterproof 30 70 tons boots, gloves, and a windbreaker are very 36 110 tons important. Take extra clothing. 47 Special Regulations: page 6 Trouble by the Bucketful

That’s what the illegal introduction of exotic species brings to Maine’s waters.

Some thoughtless individuals are attempting to destroy the future of Maine’s native fisheries. These non-sportsmen illegally stock the type of fish they prefer to catch, without regard for the environmental havoc they inflict on the resource. Illegal stocking selfishly denies the people of Maine the right to decide what is best for our waters.

Please help fight this serious problem. • It is illegal to transport live fish without a permit. • It is illegal to dump unused baitfish into any waterway. • There is a $10,000 fine for a conviction of illegal stocking. • Always keep your ears and eyes open for those who are committing these senseless acts.

To report information about an illegal introduction please call: 1-800-ALERT-US 1-800-253-7887

US Cellular and Maine Wireless dial #GW Unicel dial *GW

There is a $2,000.00 reward for information leading to a conviction.

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