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1975 Maine Inland Ice Fishing Laws : 1975 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
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This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at Digital Maine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Law Books by an authorized administrator of Digital Maine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Millinocket Lake, T.I,R .9 , T.2,R.9, Ripogenus Lake, T .3 .R .II, T .6 .R .II, BE A GOOD SPORTSMAN (Oxford County - Group A - continued) W.E.L.S. W.E.L.S. WALDO COUNTY Mud Pond, Medford Roaring Brook Pond, T.7.R.9 HOW TO RELEASE SMALL SALMON AND TROUT Northwest Pond, Sangerville and Seboeis Lake, T.4,R.9 and Lakeview G RO UP A: Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow 1. Small salmon and trout must be released as quickly as possible. The longer Shell Pond, Stow and Stoneham Parkman Pit. perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until Swan Pond, Hartford a small salmon or trout is out of water, the greater the possibility that it will die. Songo Por.d, Albany and Bethel Telos Lake, T.5,R. I I and T.6,R. 11, March 31. Trafton Pond, Hiram and Porter Passamagormac Pond, T .I.R .9 and 10, 2. Bait fishermen (summer or winter) — If a small salmon or trout swallows Southeast Pond, Hiram W.E.L.S. Virginia Lake, Stoneharn W.E.L.S. Basin Pond, Monroe Moody Pond, Lincolnville your hook, cut your leader close to the fish's head, and release the small fish South Pond, Buckfield Piper Pond, Abbot Webster Lake, T.6,R.IO, T.6.R.I I, Webber Pond, Sweden Bear Pond, Palermo Norton Pond, Lincolnville quickly. W hy save a penny hook and kill a dollar salmon or trout? Strong Speck ponds (2), Norway W.E.L.S. Weymouth Pond, Stoneham Pleasant Pond, Orneville Beech Pond, Palermo Northern Pond, Monroe stomach acids and water quickly dissolve a hook. Spectacle ponds (2), Porter Whitney Pond, Oxford G RO U P B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists Branch Pond, Palermo, China Pitcher Pond, Northport, Lincolnville Use bait hooks larger than number 6, preferably number 4 or number 2. Stearns Pond, Sweden Whitney Pond, Stoneham of Group A and those waters listed immediately below. Caines Pond, Searsport Quantibacook Pond, Searsmont Larger hooks are harder for small salmon and trout to swallow and easier for Cargill Pond, Liberty Randall Pond (Passagassawaukeag fishermen to grasp. Hence, small fish can be more quickly released with larger Allagash Lake, T.7 and 8, R .I4 Eagle Lake (including Round Pond) Carleton Bog, Troy and Detroit Lake), Brooks hooks. G RO UP B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists Big Pleasant Lake, T.9 ,R . I I T.9.R.I3, T.8,R.13, T.8,R.12, Chisholm Pond, Palermo Ruffingham Meadow W ildlife Man 3. Lure fishermen — Use lures with treble hooks, where permitted, sizes num of Group A and those ponds listed immediately below. Caucomgomoc Lake, T.6 and 7, R.I4, T.7,R.12, T.7,R.13 Coleman Pond, Lincolnville agement Area Flowage, Montville ber 8, 6, 4 or larger for least amount of hooking damage to small salmon and and T.6 and 7, R.I5, W.E.L.S. Hebron Lake, Monson Cross Pond, Morrill and Searsmont trout. Use long nose pliers to remove the hooks. Center Pond, Sangerville Colcord Pond, Porter South Pond, Greenwood Matagamon, Second Lake, T.6,R.9 Drake Pond, Jackson Sanborn Pond, Brooks Larger treble hooks are harder for small saimon and trout to swallow, thereby Chamberlain Lake, T.6 .R .I2 , T.7 .R .I2, Hancock Pond, Denmark Twitchell Pond, Greenwood Twp. Mooseleuk Lake, T. 10,R.9 Dutton Pond, Brooks Sandy Pond, Freedom reducing possibilities of internal damage, and long nose pliers make treble T.7,R.13, T.6,R.I I, T.8,R.13 Lincoln (Jersey Bog) Pond, Buckfieid Worthley Pond, Peru Ragged Lake, T.2 and 3, R .I3, Ellis Pond, Brooks St. Georges Lake, Liberty hooks easier to grasp. Hence, small fish can be more quickly released. Chemquasabamticook Lake, T.9,R. 15 Sand Pond, Denmark W.E.L.S. Jump Pond, Palermo St. Georqes Lake, Little, Liberty 4. Fly fishermen — Use barbless hooks in sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14. Small barbless and T.I0.R.I5 Ross (Chemquasabamticook) Lake, Kingdom Bog, Montville Sebasticook River from Somerset fly hooks hold large salmon and trout well and are easier to remove from small G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing — all waters not listed. Churchill Lake (including Heron Lake), T.9.R.I5 and T.I0.R.I5 Knights Pond, Northport and Lincoln County line to Central Maine Dam salmon and trout. Hence, small salmon and trout can be quickly released. T.9,R.12, T.I0.R.I2, T.9,R.13 Round Pond, T.6, R .I I ville to Pittsfield and Burnham 5. Do not wet hands. Fish are slippery enough. Wet hands make a fisher Clear Lake, T.IO .R.I I 21 Spider Lake, T.9.R.I I, T.9,R.12 25 Lawry Pond, Belmont Smith Pond, Swanville 28 man grasp the small salmon or trout tighter, causing internal damage. Special Regulations Ledge Pond, Montville Stevens Pond, Liberty G RO U P C: Closed to ice fishing— all waters not listed. Please release small fish as quickly as possible to insure greatest chances Levenseller Pond, Lincolnville and Thistle Pond, Monroe of survival. Special Regulations Searsmont Tilden Pond, Belmont Brownfield Bog, so-called, on the east side of the Saco River, Brownfield and Lillie Pond, Searsmont Toddy Pond, Brooks, Monroe, Swan ACTUAL HOOK SIZES Ambajejus Lake, T . I ,R.9, W .E.L.S. Open per Group A & Group B; night Fryeburg. Open per Group A & Group B. Mason ponds, Upper and Lower, Bel ville fishing for smelts permitted; 3 hooks per line permitted, hooks to be not less Hutchinson Pond, Albany. Open per Group A & Group B; trout may be taken fast True's Pond, Liberty than 4 inches apart. in February and March. McClures Pond, Searsport Turner M ill Pond, Palermo, Somerville Keewaydin Lake, Stoneham. Open per Group A & Group B; salmon may be Bear Pond, Bowerbank. Open during February and March for all fish except Megunticook Lake, Lincolnville, Cam Winnecook Lake, Unity, Burnham taken in February and March. saimon, trout, and togue. den Kezar Lake, Lowell and Stow. Open per Group A & Group B. Togue may be Benson Pond, Big, Bowerbank, Willimantic and T.7,R.9. Open per Group B. taken :n February and March. Open for'cusk and smelts in the nighttime. Use or possession of live fish as bait prohibited. Two lines per person. Daily G RO UP B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists Moose Pond, Denmark and Bridgton. See special regulations under Cumber lim it 2 fish. of Group A and all other lakes and ponds EXC EPT those listed below as closed. land County. Buttermilk Pond, First, Bowerbank. Open per Group B. Two fish daily bag Pequawket Pond (Rattlesnake Pond), Brownfield. Open per Group A & Group G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing. and possession limit in the aggregate on trout, togue, and salmon. No size or B. No size or bag limit on pickerel. Bowler Pond, Palermo; Half Moon Pond (Sucker Pond), Brooks Twp.; Prescott bag limit on bass. Use or possession of live fish as bait prohibited. Quint's Bog, so-called, on the west side of the Saco River, Brownfield and Pond, Palermo. Fryeburg. Open per Group A & Group B. Cuxabexis Lake, T.5,R . 12; T.6,R. 12. Open to ice fishing for all fish except Special Regulations salmon, trout, togue, and bass from ice-in to March 31. Round Pond, Brownfield, on the south side of Ten Mile Brook. Open per Sebasticook River. See special regulations under Somerset County. Davis ponds, The Four, Guilford and Willimantic. Closed to ice fishing for Group A & Group B. Sheepscot Pond, Palermo. Open per Group A & Group B. No bag or size salmon, frout, and togue. Open to ice fishing for pickerel, hornpout, white Stanley Pond, Hiram and Porter. Open per Group A & Group B except that limit on smallmouth bass. perch, yellow perch, eels, cusk and chubs from the time ice forms in the fall until smelts may be taken only by hook and line. Open per Group A & Group B for all fish except bass, salmon, trout and togue: March 31. Ponds and tributaries closed to the takinq of smelts. Thompson Lake, Oxford (also Cumberland and Androscoggin counties). See Crotch Pond (Foster Pond), Palermo special regulation under Androscoggin County. Greenwood Pond, Big, Willimantic, Elliottsville. Open per Group B except Boundary waters with New Hampshire — See Section 1954 on panel 4: two fish daily bag and possession limit in the agqregate on trout, togue, and Kimball Pond, Lower. Fryeburg: Umbagog Lake, Upton. salmon. Use or possession of live fish as bait prohibited. Fishing restricted to two lines per person. PENOBSCOT COUNTY Houston Pond, Big, T.6,R.9, T.7,R.9. Open per Group B except two fish daily bag and possession limit in the aggregate on trout, togue and saimon. Fishing restricted to two lines per person. G RO UP A: Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow Indian Pond, T.2,R.6. Open per Group A & Group B and to night fishing From perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until for cusk and smelts. Maine Dept, of Inland March 31. Kingsbury Pond, Kingsbury Pit. and Mayfield Twp., and tributaries. Open per MAINE Fisheries and Game Group A & Group B except that smelts may not be taken. Alder Stream Pond, Corinna Mattamiscontis Pond, Little, T.2,R.9, 284 State Street Ben Annis Pond, Hermon T.3.R.9 Lobster Lake, T.IO.R.I4, T.3 ,R .14 and 15. Open per Group B: 2 lines per per Augusta, Maine 04330 Bottle Lake, Lakeville Pit. Mattanawcook Lake, Lincoln son with a daily and possession limit of 2 fish in the aggregate of salmon, trout, INLAND Brewer Pond, Bucksport, Orrington, Mattawamkeag River, Kingman and and togue. and Holden Drew Millinocket Lake, T. I ,R.9, & T.2,R.9. See special regulations under Penobscot Brooks Pond, Corinna Mill Pond, Lowell County (T.I.R.8 & T.2.R.8.) ICE FISHING LAWS Butman Pond, Dixmont Mill Privilege Lake, Carroll andT.5,R.I Millinocket Lake and Little Millinocket Lake, T.7,R.9, T.7,R.IO and T.8,R.9. Cambolasse Pond, Lincoln Mower Pond, Corinna Open per Group B; 2 lines per person with a daily and possession limit of 2 fish Caribou Lake, Lincoln Mud Pond, Drew in the aggregate of salmon, trout, and togue species. Cedar Lake, T.3.R.9 and Long A Mud Pond, Old Town Moosehead Lake and tributaries. Closed to the taking of smelts. Cedar Swamp Pond, Clifton Mud Pond, Holden Moosehead Lake. Open from February I to March 31. Closed to ice fishing Nokornis Pond, Newport and Palmyra Center Pond, Lincoln within 300 feet of the lake shore (except the shores of islands). Minimum length Nollsemic Lake, Hcokins Academy Chemo Pond, Clifton, Eddington and on togue, 18 inches. Unlawful to fish with any flies, lures, or bait with other than and T.3.R.9 Bradley single pointed hook or tandem single pointed hooks. Number Three Pond, Lee, T.3.R .I Corundel Lake, Corinna Closed areas: that portion known as Spencer Bay; that portion from the mouth Olamon Pond, Greenfield Crawford Pond (Gould Pond), Dexter of Tomhegan Stream to a straight line between 2 yellow posts, I set at the Otter Chain, Milford Crooked Pond, Lincoln easternmost part of Tomhegan Point, the other set at a location on lot No. 29 Passadumkeag River Davis Pond (Eddington Pond), Ed of the Great Northern Paper Co., Tomhegan Twp., leased to Richard Davenport, Patten Pond, Hampden and Newburg dington and Holden situated on the northeast shore of Baker Brook Point; that portion from the Dolby Pond, Millinocket and East Penobscot River, Bangor to M illi 22 mouth of Moose Brook to a straight line between 2 yellow posts, I set at the SUBSCRIBE NOW TO MAINE FISH AND GAME Millinocket nocket easternmost part of the Toe-of-the-Boot, the other on the opposite shore of A quarterly publication, well illustrated, containing Duck Lake, Lakeville Pit. Pickerel Pond, Alton Moose Brook Cove on a line passing through the largest island in Moose Brook articles of lasting interest— not only to the out- Eqg Pond, Lincoln Pickerel Pond, Lowell Pleasant Lake, Stetson Cove; that portion from the mouth of Socatean Stream to a straight line be doorsman but to youngsters and others of all ages. Elbow Lake, Twp. 3, Indian Purchase tween 2 yellow posts, one set on the northerly shore of Socatean Bay at the Endless Lake, T.3.R.9 Plymouth Pond, Plymouth and Stetson Pug Pond, Alton camp site known as the Ledges, the other set on the westerly shore of Socatean Escutassis Lake, Lowell and Burlington Bay on a line passing through W iggin's Island; that portion from the mouth of Escutassis Lake, Little, Burlington Pug Lake, Lower, Lakeville Initials Last Name Pug Lake, Upper, Lakeville W illiams Brook in Big W . Township to a straight line between 2 yellow posts, Etna Pond, Etna, Carmel, and Stetson one set on the land of Hermon Brautigam on the south shore of Williams Cove Fergusons Pond, Millinocket Pushaw Lake, Glenburn, Orono, Old Town, Hudson and the other in a northeasterly direction on the opposite shore, Piscataquis Street or Route or Box Number Fields Pond, Orrington County. Flatiron Pond, T.3,R.9 Pushaw Pond, Little, Hudson Folsom Lake, Lincoln Quakish Pond, T.3, Indian Purchase, Nahmakanta Lake, T .l and 2, R . ll, W .E.L.S. Open per Group B. Minimum Post Office Address Garland Pond, Garland and Millinocket length limit on salmon, 12 inches. Indicate subscription wanted. Do Garland Pond, West, Garland Round Pond, Lee Onawa Lake, Elliottsville, Willimantic. Open per Group B. Two fish daily State Zip Code not send stamps, please. Make George Pond, Hermon Rush Pond, Herseytown, T.2.R.6, W . bag and possession limit in the aggregate on trout, togue, and salmon. Use or check or money order payable to Gilbert Flowage, T.I.R.7, W.E.L.S. Salmon Stream Lake and Little Salm possession of live fish as bait prohibited. Fishing restricted to two lines per RATES Treasurer, State of Maine, fill in Grand Lake, Seboeis, T.8.R.7, T.7.R.8, on Stream Lake, T.I.R .6 , W . person. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game coupon completely and send to: W.E.L.S. Saponac Lake, Burlington and Grand Pemadumcook Lake, T .l,R .9 and 10. Open per Group A & Group B; night Sample copy $ .55 Circulation Section, Box 5 284 State Street Gray Pond, Plymouth Falls Pit. fishing for smelts permitted; 3 hooks per line permitted, hooks to be not less than 1 year ( 4 issues) 2.00 Maine Fish and Game Magazine Halfmoon Pond, Corinna Scraggly Lake, T.5 .R .I, 4 inches apart. 2 years ( 8 issues) 3.50 284 State Street Augusta, Maine 04330 Hammond Pond, Hampden Penobscot County; T .6 .R .I, Schoodic Lake, Lakeview, T.4, R.9, & Brownville. Open per Group B. Smelts 3 years (12 issues) 4.75 Augusta, Maine 04330 Hatch Pond, Alton Washington County may be taken only by hook and line. Scraggly Lake, T.7.R.8 Hay Lake, T.6.R.8, W.E.L.S. Sebec Lake, Willimantic, Bowerbank, Dover-Foxcroft and Sebec. Open per Hermon Pond, Hermon Sebasticook Lake, Newport Group B. 12 inch minimum length limit on salmon. No size or bag limit on black Holbrook Pond, Holden Shad Pond, T.3, Indian Purchase, and bass. Two fish daily bag and possession lim it in the aggregate on trout, togue, Holland Pond, Alton Millinocket and salmon. Horseshoe Lake, Lakeville (and T.5, Shaw Lake, T.6.R .I and T.5,R. I Togue Pond, Upper and Lower, T.2,R.9. Open per Group A & Group B to N.D., Washington County) Sly Pond, Kingman all fish but salmon, trout, and togue. Hot Pond, T.6.R.7, T.6.R.6 Silver Lake, Lee Twin lakes, North Indian Purchase, 3 and 4, T.l,R .9 . See special regulations YORK COUNTY Jo-Mary Lake, Lower, T.4, Indian Snag Pond, Lincoln under Penobscot County. Purchase Snowshoe Lake, T.7.R.7, W .E.L.S. Umbazooksus Lake, T.6,R. I 3. Open to ice fishing for all fish except salmon, G RO U P A: Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow South Branch Lake, T.2.R.8 and Jo-Mary Lake, Middle, T.4, Indian trout, and togue from ice-in to March 3 I . perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until Purchase Seboeis March 31. Jo-Mary Lake, Upper, Veazie Gore Springy Pond, Lower, Clifton (also Piscataquis County) Swetts Pond, Orrington Adams Pond, Newfield Milton Pond, Lower. Lebanon Sysladobsis Lake, Lower. See Han Allen Pond, Parsonsfield Keg Lake, Lakeville Pit. M irror Lake, Newfield cock County Barkers Pond, Dayton and Lyman Moose Pond, Acton Lombard Lake, Lakeville Pit. No size or bag limit on pickerel. Tracey Pond, Hermon Bartlett Pond, Waterboro Mousam River, Kennebunk, Alfred, Long Pond, Lincoln Turkey Tail Lake, T.4, Indian Purchase G RO U P A: h, y< Bauneg Beg Pond, Sanford, Berwick and Sanford Lowell Pond, Springfield and Carroll Upper Grassy Pond or Spectacle perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time ice forms the fall until Big Rock Pond, Waterboro New Dam Overflow (Estes Pond), Madagascal Lake, Big, Burlington and Pond, Clifton March 31. Boyds Pond, Limington Kennebunk, Alfred and Sanford T.3.R .I Wadleigh Pond, T.4, Indian Purchase Barrows Lake, Alexander Boyds Pond, Little, Limington Northeast Pond, Lebanon Madagascal Lake, Little, T.3.R .I Machias Lake, Second, T.37, M.D. W eir Pond, Lee Baskahegan Lake, Topsfield, Brookton Brimstone Pond, North Kennebunk- Northeast Pond, Waterboro Mattagamon, First Lake, T.6.R.8 and Machias Lake, Third, Twp. 43, M.D., Weymouth Pond, St. Albans and and T.8,R.3 port Number One M ill Pond, Sanford 9, W.E.L.S. 42 M.D., 5 N.D. Corinna Bearse Lake, Meddybemps and Baring Clark's Mill Pond, Dayton Old Falls Pond, Kennebunk, Alfred, Mattamiscontis Pond, Big, T.2, R.9 Machias Lake, Fourth, Twp. 42 and White Horse Lake, T.7.R.7, W.E.L.S. Beaver Lake, Calais Cox Pond, South Berwick and Sanford and T.3.R.9 Twp. 5 Beaver Dam Lake, North, Twp. 26 Meddybemps Lake, Meddybemps, Curtis Lake, Sanford Old Fishing Pond, Sanford Passaconway Pond. Lower, York G RO UP B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists Beaver Dam Lake, South, Twp. 26 Baring, Baileyville and Alexander Deering Pond, Sanford of Group A and all other lakes and ponds EXCEPT those listed in Group C. Beddington Lake, Beddington Mud Lake, Princeton, Pit. 21 Dog Pond, Newfield Pickerel Pond, Limerick Boyden Lake, Perry, Robbinston Munson Lake, Twp. 18 and 19 Doles Pond, Limington Picture Pond, Sanford G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing. Chalk Pond, Twp. 22 Old Stream, First Lake, T.37, M.D. 0 0 Drews Pond, Newfield Pinkham Pond, Newfield Atwood Pond, T.5.R.8 Messer Pond, T.5.R.8 Chain lakes (1st, 2nd and 3rd), twps. Old Stream, Second Lake, T.37, M.D. Eagle Pond, Buxton Poverty Pond, Big, Shapleigh and Bowlin Pond, T.5.R.8 Moose Pond, T.3.R.8 23 26 26 and 3 1 Old Stream, Third Lake, T.37, M.D. Folsom Pond, Newfield Newfield Cold Stream Pond, Enfield, Lowell Moose Pond, T.6.R.7, W .E.L.S. Chain Lake, Lower, T.5 Patrick Lake, Marion, Pit. 14 Granny Kent Pond, Shapleigh Roberts Pond, Lyman and Lincoln Mountain Catcher Pond, T.6.R.8 Clifford Lake, Twp. 26 and 27 Half Moon Pond, Limington Round Pond, Newfield Davis Pond. T.5.R.7, W .E.L.S. Mud Lake, T.6.R.6 Patten Lake, Waite, Talmadge, Grand Cranberry Lake, Upper, Twp. 30 Lake Stream Hansen Pond, Acton Round Pond, South Berwick Green Mountain Pond, T.6,R.6, Peaked Mt. Pond, T.4.R.7 Cranberry Lake, Lower, Twp. 30 and Hargraves M ill Pond, Shapleigh Saco River W.E.L.S. Pleasant Lake, T.6.R.6 Pennamaquan Lake, Charlotte, Pem 36 broke Holland Pond, Limerick Sand Pond, Sanford and North Ber- Green Pond, Lee and T.3 .R .I, N. Puffer's Pond, Dexter Crawford Lake, Pit. 2 I and Crawford Horne Pond, Limington wick Hay Pond, T.6.R.8, W.E.L.S. Rocky Pond, T.3.R.8 Baker Pond, Solon M errill Pond, Concord Pickerel Lake, Brookton Crooked Brook Flowage, Danforth Scituate Pond, York Ireland Pond, T.7.R.8 Shin ponds, Upper and Lower, T.6.R.6, Barker Pond, Cornville Moores Pond, Lexington Pickerel Lake, Topsfield Killick Pond, Hollis Crooked Brook Lake, Forest City Shaker Pond, Alfred Jerry Pond, T.5.R.7 T.5.R.7, Mt. Chase Twp. Bog Pond, Hartland Moose Pond, Hartland, Harmony, and Pocomoonshine Lake, Princeton Knight Pond, South Berwick Sims Pond, Newfield Jerry Pond and tributaries and out Smith ponds, and tributaries and out Boyington Pond, Embden St. Albans Drake Lake. T.I0 .R .3 , N. Possum Pond, T.26.E.D. Ledgemere Pond, Waterboro, Limerick Swan Pond, Acton let to barrier dam, Millinocket and let to barrier dam, T.3, Indian Pur Cambridge Pond, Cambridge Morrill Pond, hartland Fulton Lake, Northfield Rocky Lake, Twp. 18. Lilly Pond, Hollis Littlefield Pond. Sanford Small Mill Pond, Limington T.A..R.7 chase Carleton Bog, Detroit and Troy Mud Pond, Hartland Gardner Lake, E. Machias, Marion, Round Lake, Charlotte Katahdin Lake, T.3.R.8, W .E.L.S. Spring Pond, T.6.R.7, W.E.L.S. Douglas Pond, Palmyra Mud Pond, Embden and Whiting Round Lake, Twp. 18 and 19 Long Pond, Parsonsfield Spruce Pond, Parsonsfield Kimball Pond, T.5.R.8 Trout Pond, T.2.R.7 East Pond, Smithfield, Oakland Mud Pond, Palmyra Getchell Pugs, Twp. 43 Saint Croix River Flowage, Grand Long Pond, Little, Sanford Stump Pond, Sanford Lost Pond, T.7.R.7 Umcolcus Lake, T.7.R.6 and T.8, R.6 East Pond Stream, from East Pond to Nokornis Lake, Palmyra and Newport Grand Falls (flowage lake) , Princeton, Falls to Milltown Loon Pond, Acton Wadleighs Pond, Lyman Lunksoos Pond, T.4.R.7 dam in Smithfield Village North Pond, Smithfield and Mercer Indian Twp., Baileyville, and T .I.R .I Sam H ill Lake, T.3 I , M.D. Lunt Overflow, Lyman Wards Pond, Limington Fahi Pond, Embden Oaks Pond, Skowhegan Grover Lake, T.3 I , M.D. Scraggly Lake, T.6 .R .I. Manns Pond, Newfield Welch Pond, York Special Regulations Flagstaff Lake Ripley Pond, Rip.ey Twp. Grover Lake, Little, T.31, M.D. (also in Penobscot County) Middle Branch Pond, Alfred, Water Woods Pond, Limington Gammon Pond, New Portland Hadley Lake, East Machias Seavey Lake, Wesley boro York Pond, Eliot Burnt Pond, Dedham, Clifton (Penobscot County). See special regulations for Round Pond, (or Bog Pond), Skowhegan George, Lake, Skowhegan, Canaan Hadley lakes, T.24.M.D. Seavey Lake, Little, Wesley Burnt and Floods ponds, Hancock County. Rowell Pond, Solon G RO U P B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists Gilman Pond, New Portland and Lex Hot Brook Lakes, T.8.R.4 Second Lake, Twp. 18 Cold Stream Pond, Upper, or Little Lake, Lincoln. Both portions of the lake Safford Pond, Lexington of Group A and all other lakes and ponds EXC EPT those listed below as closed. ington Hound Brook Lake, T. I ,R.2 Shaw Lake, T.6 ,R . I open per Group B. Sandy Pond, Embden Halfmoon Pond, St. Albans Howard Lake, Calais and Robbin Simon Lake, Codyville G RO U P C: Closed to ice fishing. Grand Lake, West, T.5 .R .I. See special regulations under Washington Sibley Pond, Pitisfield and Canaan Hayden Lake, Madison Smith Pond, Cornville ston Spectacle ponds, Twp. 19 County. Boulder Pond, York; Chase's Pond, York; Deer Pond, Hollis; Ell Pond, Sanford Hicks Pond, Palmyra Smithfield Pond, Smithfield Jackson Brook Lake Brookton Sucker Lake, Danforth Great Works Stream, Bradley. Open per Group A & Group B from Penobscot and W ells; Folly Pqnd, York; Isinglass Pond, Waterboro, Limington; Legion Pond, Indian Pond, Big, Lexington Starbird Pond, Hartland Josh Lake, Whiting Sysladobsis Lake, Lower. See Han River to Big Rock in Bradley. Kittery: Lone Pond, Waterboro; Little Poverty Pond, Shapleigh; Middle Pond, Indian Pond, Little, Lexington Village Mill Pond, New Portland Lewy Lake, Princeton cock County. Hatcase Pond (See special regulations under Hancock County). York: Moody Pond, Waterboro; Midiken’s M ill Pond, Old Orchard Beach; Pipe Indian Pond, Biq, St. Albans, & Indian Weeks Pond (Smith Pond), Brighton Little River Lake, Twp. 43 Tomah Lake, Little, Topsfield, Cody Jones Pond, T.7.R.8; T.8.R.8: Open per Group A & Group B. Use or pos Pond, Little, St. Albans Long Lake, Princeton ville Dream Pond, Cornish Twp.; Round Pond, Lyman; Sand Pond, Limington; Sunken session of live fish as bait prohibited. Pond, Sanford; Tarwater Pond, Lyman; Warren Pond, South Berwick. Kennebec River, Madison and Anson, Wentworth Pond, Long Lake, Twp. 18 and 19 and Voses Lake, Calais Lake V/assookeag, Dexter (Big Pond). Open per Group A & Group B is that from the bridge down Solon and Athens Wesley Wabassus Lake, twps. 5 N.D., 6 N.D., port easterly and northerly of the Guy H . Hall Memorial Bridge. Open in Special Regulations Lily (Merrill) Pond, Concord Weymouth Pond, St. Albans Machias Lake, First, Twp. 37 43 M.D. February and March of each year is that part of the lake lying westerly and Mercer Bog, Mercer W hite's Pond, Palmyra southerly of the Guy H. Hali Memorial Bridge. Closed is that part of the lake Boundary waters with New Hampshire — see Section 1954 on panel 4: Messalonskee Stream Wyman Pond, Brighton Pit. lying 600 feet westerly of the Guy H . Hall Memorial Bridge on Route No. 23, G R O U P B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists Balch Pond, Acton and Newfield Province Lake, Parsonsfield from said Dexter to Sangerville, to the southerly shore by the ski slope, thence G RO U P B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists of Group A and all other lakes and ponds EXC EPT those listed below as closed. Great East Lake, Acton Salmon Falls River, Acton, Berwick, in a northerly direction to the public picnic area. of Group A and those waters listed below. G RO U P C: Closed to ice fishing. Horn Pond, Acton and South Berwick Millimagasset Lake, T.7.R.8, W E.L.S. Open per Group B; 2 lines per person Kennebec River, from the dam in Madison village to the head of Weston’s Lords Pond, Parsonsfield Spaulding Pond, Lebanon Coleback Lake, Charlotte Penman Pond, T.26, E.D. with a daily and possession limit of two fish in the aggregate of salmon, trout, Island. Milton Three Ponds, Lebanon and togue. Dead Pond, T.25, M.D. Peep Lake, T.30, M.D. G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing — all waters not listed. Goulding Lake, Robbinston Pike Brook Pond, East, T .l 8, M.D. Millinocket Lake, T.I.R .8 , T.2.R.8, W .E.L.S. (partly in Piscataquis County: Bunganut Pond, Lyman. Open per Group A & Group B except no size or Special Regulations Indian Lake, Whiting Pike Brook Pond, West, T. 18, M.D. T.I,R .9 and T.2,R.9) Open per Group A & Group B; night fishing for smelts bag limit on bass. James Pond, Charlotte Salmon Pond, T.30, M.D. permitted; 3 hooks per line permitted, to be not less than 4 inches apart; smelts Brassua Lake, Tomhegan, Rockwood, Taunton-Raynham, Sandwich, and Brassua. Goose Pond, Shapleigh. Open per Group A & Group B except no size or bag LaCoute Lake and tributaries and Schoodic Lake, T. 18, M.D., Cherry- to be taken only by hook and line. Open per Group B, and also open to taking of smelts and cusk from ice-in until lim it on pickerel and bass. outlet to barrier dam, Vanceboro field, and Columbia _ Twin lakes, North Indian Purchase 3 and 4, T.I,R .9 . Open per Group A & March 31. Smelts may be taken only by hook and line. Long Pond, Parsonsfield. Open per Group A & Group B except that smelts Ledge Pond, Charlotte Simpson Pond, Roque Bluffs Group B: night fishing for smelts permitted; 3 hooks per line permitted, hooks Embden Pond, Embden. Closed to ice fishing. may be taken only by single baited hook. Lily Lake, Trescott Six Mile Pond, Marshfield and W hit- to be not less than 4 inches apart. Hancock Pond, Embden, Lexington Pit. Open per Group B for all fish except Ossipee Pond, Little, Waterboro. Open per Group A & Group B except no Lily Pond, T.30, M.D. neyville frout, togue, and bass. Closed is that portion within 200 yards of the intake of size or bag lim it on pickerel and bass. Closed to the taking of smelts, except Monroe Lake, Twp. 43 the water supply of the towns of Anson, North Anson and Madison. Tomah Flowage, Waite and Cody by single hook and line. PISCATAQUIS COUNTY Monroe ponds. Twp. 43 ville Holeb Pond, Holeb, Attean. Open per Group B. Two fish daily bag and Mousam Lake, Acton, Shapleigh. Open per Group A & Group B except no Mystery Lake (Horseshoe Pond), T .l 8, Tomah Lake, T. 10,R.3. N. possession limit on trout, togue, and salmon. size or bag Limit on pickerel and bass. Closed to the taking of smelts, except by G RO U P A: Open to ice fishing for pickerel, hornpout, white perch, yellow Special Regulations single hook and line. perch, eels, cuslc, chubs, and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until 24 Kingsbury Pond, Kingsbury Pit. and Mayfield Twp., and tributaries. See special 27 Square Pond, Acton, Shapleigh. Open per Group A & Group B, except no regulations under Piscataquis County. 30 March 31. Boundary waters between Maine and New Brunswick — See Sec. 2554-A, on size or bag lim it on pickerel and bass. Mayfield Pond, T.2.R.2, Brighton Pit, Open per Group A & Group B except panel 5: Swan Pond, Lyman. Open per Group A & Group B except no size or bag N O TE: Use or possession of live fish for use as bait is prohibited in all waters that smelts may not be taken. lim it on bass. Glazier Lake Mud Lake in the Roach River watershed, the Long Pond Stream watershed, and the Ship Sebasticook River. Open per Group A & Group B from Moose Pond in Hart W est Pond, East Parsonsfield. Open per Group A & Group B except closed Pond Stream Watershed. r North Lake Grand Falls Flowage land to its confluence with the Kennebec River in Winslow. to the taking of smelts, except by single hook and line. Abbee Pond, Brownville Spencer Lake, T.3.R.5 and T.4,R.6. Open per Group B except two fish daily East Grand Lake Thoroughfare between Wilson Pond, Acton. Open per Group A & Group B except closed to the Ebeemee Pond, Upper, T.4,R.9 and bag and possession limit in the aggregate of salmon, trout, and togue. Spednik Lake North and East Grand Lakes taking of smelts, except by single hook and line. Abbie Pond, Sangerville and Parkman T.B ..R .I0 Spring Lake, T.3.R.4. Open per Group B. Use or possession of live fish as Bennett Pond, Little, Willimantic Gilbert Pond, Parkman Boyd Lake, Orneville Grand Lake, W est, T.6, R .l, T.6.N.D., Grand Lake Stream, T.5,N.D. Open Greenleaf Pond, Abbot bait prohibited. only on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, per Grouo B. Unlawful to fish except with Branns Mill Pond, Dover-Foxcroft and Hardy Pond, Lakeview Wentworth Pond, Solon and Athens. Open per Group A & Group B for all Garland a single-pointed hook; flies, lures, and bait with tandem hook may be used only Harlow Pond, Parkman fish except bass, salmon, trout, and togue. Tidy's Tidings if the tandem hook is single-poin’ted. Caribou Lake, T.2 ,R .12, T.3 ,R .12, Harriman Pond, Sebec The following waters open to ice fishing for smelts, cusk, chubs and yellow T.3 ,R .13 Jaquith Pond, Brownville perch from the time ice forms in the fall until March 31, and open to night fish Horseshoe Lake, T.5, N.D. See Group A in Penobscot County. Cbesuncook Lake, T.3 and 4, R .I2 ; Jo-Mary Lake, Lower, T.A ..R .I0, ing for the above species during this period. Open to ice fishing for all fish Mopang Lake, 1.29, M.D. Open per Group B. Minimum length of salmon T.4 and 5, R. I 3 T.I.R.9, T.I.R.IO during February and March. fourteen inches. Debsccneag Lake, First, T.2,R. 10 Jo-Mary Lake, Middle, T.A ..R .I0 Indian Pond, T.I.R.7 BKP WKR, T.l,R.6 BKP WKR. and T.l,R.6 BKP EKR. Pleasant River Lake and tributaries. Closed to the takinq of smelts. Debsconeag, Lake, Third, T. I and 2, Long Pond, Jackman and Long Pond twps. Jo-Mary Lake. Upper, T.A.R.IO , R.IO Mud Pond, Attean Twp. T.B.R.IO, (also Penobscot County) Dunham Pond, Dover-Foxcroft Wood Pond, Big, Attean Twp., Dennistown Pit., and Jackman. MAINE Longley Pond, T.6 .R .I3 , W .E.L.S. if e v e r y f is h e r m a n b r o u g h t Ebeemee ponds, East and West, Wood Pond, Little Big, Attean Twp., and Dennistown Pit. HOME HIS LITTER AS W E L L T.5,R.9 and Brownville Wyman Lake, Moscow, Caratunk, Pleasant Ridge, and Carrying Place T . l ,R.3. AS HIS CATCH,IT WOULD Slit* Park l Rtirtatlon CommisstM / Aufinla Main* BE WONDERFUL! shoreline. Closed to all ice fishing is that area within 100 yards of the shoreline. Moody Pond, Windsor M A YN A RD F. M A RSH , Commissioner Sanborn Pond, Manchester and Farm Moose Pond, Bridgton and Denmark. Counties of Cumberland and Oxford: Moose Pond, Mt. Vernon ingdale SEC. 2554-A (condensed). BOUNDARY WATERS BETWEEN MAINE J. W IL LIA M PEPPARD, Deputy Commissioner Open per Group A and Group B, except that part of the pond from Route 302 Mosher Pond, Fayette Sand Pond, Monmouth and Litchfield AND NEW BRUNSWICK. south to Walkers Bridge which shall be open per Group B only. Mud Pond, Fayette Savade Pond, Windsor Waters affected by this section are as follows: In the County of Panther Pond, Raymond. Open per Group A & Group B except closed to Mud Pond, Mt. Vernon Members of Commissioner's Advisory Council Aroostook — Glazier Lake, North Lake, The Thoroughfare between North Schoolhouse Pond, Fayette the taking of salmon and trout during the entire ice fishing season. Mud Pond, Winslow and China group Shedd Pond, Manchester and East Grand Lake; In the County of Washington — Mud Lake and DR. A LO N ZO H . G ARC ELO N , Augusta, Chairman Peabody Pond, Naples, Sebago and Bridgton. Open per Group A & Group Mud Pond, Windsor, Augusta Grand Falls flowage. (See below for East Grand Lake and Spednik Lake.) Spring Lake, Belgrade, Sidney, Man B for all fish except trout and salmon. Closed to the taking of smelts except by Muddy Pond, Wayne REG IN ALD L. PARKER, Bath chester Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the open season for ice hook and line. Muldoon Pond, China Three Cornered Pond, Augusta Pleasant Lake, Casco and Otisfield. Open per Group A & Group B except BURLEIGH RICHARDS, JR., Buxton fishing on these waters for all species except salmon, trout, togue, and bass North Pond, Rome (see Somerset Three Mile Pond, China, Windsor, that smelts may not be taken by any method. shall be from January I to March 31 each year. A ll other waters on the County) Vassalboro G LEN N H . M A N UEL, Monticello Royal River. Open per Group A & Group B in No. Yarmouth and Yarmouth boundary between tne State of Maine and Province of New Brunswick Parker Pond, Mt. Vernon, Vienna, Tilton Pond, Fayette from Dunn's Depot Bridge to Weston Dam. Fayette A SA O. HO LM ES, JR., Belfast shall be closed to ice fishing. Tinkham Pond, Chelsea Sabbathday Lake, New Gloucester. Open per Group A & Group B. Daily Pattees Pond, Winslow Togus Pond, Little, Augusta East Grand Lake and Spednik Lake: I. Open to ice fishing during Feb bag limit of five trout during February and March. Penney Pond, Sidney and Belgrade RO BERT D. STEELE, Scarborough Tolman Pond, Augusta ruary and March only. 2. Lawful to ice fish from 1/2 hour before sunrise Sebago Lake, Windham, Standish, Sebago, Naples, Casco and Raymond. Pickerel Pond, Wayne Torsey Lake, Mt. Vernon, Readfield RO DNEY W . ROSS, Brownville to 1/2 hour after sunset. 3. Unlawful to take from these lakes in any one day Open per Group A & Group B for all fish EXC EPT salmon, trout, and togue. Pleasant Pond (Mud Pond), Gardiner, Ward Pond, Sidney or possess at any one time on or abutting the lakes more than 5 fish or Thompson Lake, Casco, Otisfield. See special regulation under Androscog Litchfield, W . Gardiner Watson Pond, Rome CHARLES S. ALLEN, Chief Warden 71/2 pounds in the aggregate of the salmon, togue, and black bass species gin County. Pocasset Lake, Wayne Webber Pond, Vassalboro unless the last fish caught increases the combined weight to more than Purgatory Pond, Monmouth and A LA N SO N B. NOBLE, Deputy Chief Warden Wellman Pond, Chelsea 7 I/2 pounds. 4. Unlawful to take from these lakes or possess on or abutting Litchfield W hittie r Pond, Rome the lakes any species of trout except togue. 5. Unlawful to fish with more FRANKLIN COUNTY Purgatory Pond, Little, Litchfield than five lines at any one time. 6. Unlawful to use more than one hook Round Pond, Rome W hittie r Pond, Vienna per line. 7. Unlawful to use, or possess for use, any spiny-finned fish as G RO UP A : Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow Worromontogus Lake, Augusta FISHING LICENSE FEES bait in the lakes. 8. Unlawful for any person to fish in any manner or perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until RESIDENT NONRESIDENT at any time or to have in his possession at any time any kind of fish March 31. G RO UP B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists 16 & older $ 6.50 Season, 16 & older 15.50 taken from the lakes except as expressly permitted by these rules and Lock Pond, Chesterville of Group A and all other lakes and ponds EXCEPT those listed in Group C. Combination hunt & fish 10.50 Season, 12-15 inch 2.50 regulations or by law. Androscoggin River Lufkin Pond, Phillips G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing. Blind persons FREE f 15-day 10.50 Crowell Pond, Chesterville, New Sha Mill Pond, New Vineyard 3-day 6.50 7-day 7.50 ron, Vienna Basin Pond, Fayette Gould Pond, Sidney Daggett's Pond, New Vineyard Mud Pond, Chesterville '70 & older: fishing FREE 3-day 6.50 Sec. 2653. Ice fishing shacks to be removed. No owner of any shack or Bean Pond, Sidney Jamies Pond, Farmingdale and Man Norcross Pond, Chesterville 7 0 & older: combination FREE Guide (allows hunting & temporary structure used for ice fishing purposes shall leave or allow the same Drury Pond, Temple Carlton Pond, Winthrop chester Leave or furlough 2.50 fishing) 100.00 to remain on the ice of any inland waters three days after the waters on which Fellows Pond, Chesterville North Pond, Chesterville Chamberlain Pond, Belgrade Kimball Pond, Vienna, New Sharon Guide (allows hunting & such shack or temporary structure is located closes to ice fishing. When said Flagstaff Lake Round Pond, Chesterville Desert Pond and outlet to barrier Silver Lake, Manchester and Sidney fishing) 25.00 structure is on the ice of any inland waters, the owner's name and address shall Gammon Pond, Freeman and New Sand Pond, Chesterville dam in Mount Vernon Tyler Lake, Manchester be painted on the outside of said shack in 2-inch letters. Whoever violates this Portland Taylor H ill Pond, Strong Egypt Pond, Vienna and Chesterville Wellman Pond, Belgrade and Sidney ♦Available only by applying to De- (This is the only nonresident license section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 and costs or by im Greenbush Pond, Jim Pond Twp. W alton’s M ill Pond, Farmington Emery (or Mud) Pond, Sidney partment office in Augusta. of any kind that is exchangeable: for prisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both. Weathering Pond, Eustis Half Moon Pond, Carthage Special Regulations **May be exchanged for resident $5.50, it may be exchanged for a Webb Lake, Weld Sec. 2558. Live bait for fishing. It shall be unlawful to take, sell, use or Horseshoe Pond, Chesterville fishing license only, on payment of season license. Cobbosseecontee Stream, Gardiner, W est Gardiner and Litchfield. Open to have in possession, either dead or alive, for use as bait for fishing in the inland Lily Pond, New Vineyard clerk's fee. (DUPLICATE LICENSES) ice fishing per Group A & Group B, except that portion of Cobbosseecontee waters of this state any pickerel, goldfish, yellow perch, white perch, bass, sun- G RO UP B: (Open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) con ♦♦♦Combination hunting and fishing All nonresident duplicates of licenses Stream in West Gardiner and Litchfield known as the Oxbow and bounded by fish, crappie, hornpout, carp or any spiny-finned fish. sists of Group A and those waters listed immediately below. license for Maine residents in U.S. lost, etc., must be obtained from the the town of West Gardiner on the east, by the town of Litchfield on the west, It shall be unlawful to import into this state any live fish, including smelts, M irror Lake, (or Parkis Pond), Jay; Mud Pond, Jay. armed forces, stationed outside Department office in Augusta. and by Barstow's Rips, so-called, on the north and by the Tappan Bridge on the which are commonly used for bait fishing in inland waters. Maine; valid for all leaves during A ll resident duplicate licenses must G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing — all waters not listed. Hallowell-Purgatory Road on the south, which is closed to all ice fishing. year of issue. Sold by town clerks be obtained from the clerk who Regulations and license information for live bait dealers may be obtained Minnehonk Lake, Mt. Vernon. Open per Group A & Group B. Open for in town of residence. issued the original licenses. from the Department office in Augusta. Special Regulations cusk and smelts in the nighttime. (EXPIRATION DATE) Maranacook Lake, Winthrop and Readfield. Open per Group A & Group B, Sec. 2756. Advance baiting. Whoever deposits any meat, bones, dead fish, Chain of Ponds, Chain of Ponds Twp. Open per Group A & Group B. Ice It is the applicant's responsibility to A ll licenses expire at midnight of except as follows. Closed is that portion which lies south and east of the rail or parts of the same, or other food for fish in any of the inland waters of the fishing restricted to two lines per person. Daily bag and possession limit two fish submit proof of residency. December 3 I of the year of issue. road bridge which crosses the narrows in said lake, until February I of each year, state for the purpose of luring fish, known as "advance baiting," shall be subject in the aggregate of trout, togue, and salmon. at which time it shall be opened for all fish until March 31. There shall be a Published under appropriation 4223 in accordance with Section I960, to the penalties provided in section 3060, and costs of prosecution, for each Clearwater Pond, Industry and Farmington. Open per Group B except that daily bag limit of 5 trout, salmon, and togue in the aggregate which shall not Chapter 303 of Title 12 Revised Statutes of 1964 as amended. offense. the daily lim it is 5 trout, salmon, or togue, in -the aggregate. exceed a weight of 7'/2 pounds in the aggregate. 7 4I0 /7 5K Haley Pond, Rangeley and Dallas twps. Open per Group B. Use or posses Narrows Pond, Upper and Lower, Winthrop. Open to ice fishing from the ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY sion of live fish as bait prohibited. time ice forms in the fall until March 31, except for the taking of salmon, trout, FISHING LICENSES Wilson Pond, W ilton. Open per Group A & Group B. During February and and togue. Bass may be taken in February and March. No ice fishing within 500 No resident of the state over 16 years of age and no nonresident over the feet of the intake pipe on Upper Narrows Pond. G RO UP A : Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow March, daily and possession limit of 2 fish in the aggregate of salmon, trout, age of 12 years can lawfully fish through the ice in any inland waters of the perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until and togue. Nehumkeag Pond, Pittston. Open to fishing for all species from the time slate, or transport any fish taken therefrom, without a fishing license. ice forms in the fall to March 3 I . March 31. The 3-day license is for 3 consecutive days only. This license cannot be ex Sebasticook River. Open per Group A & Group B from Moose Pond in H a rt changed for any nonresident license, but may be exchanged by a resident for sea ______HANCOCK COUNTY______land to its confluence with the Kennebec River in Winslow. son fishing license only (not a hunting or combination), on payment of clerk's fee. Androscoggin Lake, Wayne, Leeds Range Pond, Lower, Poland W ilson Pond, Monmouth, Wayne and Winthrop. Open per Group B. 5 fish G RO UP A : Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow Androscoggin River Range Pond, Middle, Poland limit on trout. Resident must procure license in municipality of residence. Exception, 3-day perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until Androscoggin River, Little . Round Pond, Livermore license. March 31. Open per Group A & Group B for all fish except togue, trout, and salmon. FIRE PERMITS Basin, The, Auburn Sabattus Pond, Greene, Wales, Web Mountainy Pond, Dedham Great Pond, Belgrade, Rome; Long Pond, Rome, Belgrade, and Mt. Vernon; ster Using fire outdoors often requires a permit. Check with town fire wardens Bear Pond, Big, Turner Abrams Pond, Eastbrook, Franklin Mud Pond, Bucksport Spectacle Pond, Augusta, Vassalboro. Sandy Pond, Turner in organized territory and with forest rangers in unorganized territory. Berry Pond, Greene Alamoosook Lake, Orland Mud Pond, Pit. 33 Brettun's Pond, Livermore Schoolhouse Pond, East Livermore Muddy Pond, Otis Blunt Pond, Lamoine KNOX COUNTY GENERAL PROVISIONS Hooper Pond, Greene Spear Pond, Webster Bracey Pond, Twp. 34 Nicatous Lake, T.3, N.D. and Read carefully the county and group headings for exceptions to General Lard Pond, Turner Stone Mill Pond (Runaround Pond), Brandy Pond, Twp. 39 T.40, M.D. Provisions. Long Pond, Livermore Durham Brewer Pond, Orrington, Holden, O tter Bog, Twp. 9, S.D. G RO UP A : Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow Sutherland Pond, W ebster Sec. 265 i. Ice fishing regulated. All inland waters of the state are closed Loon Pond, Webster Bucksport Oxhead Pond, Lower, T.40 perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until Taylor Pond, Auburn to ice fishing except those which have been opened to fishing through the ice by No Name Pond, Lewiston Chain Lake, Middle, T.4 Oxhead Pond, Middle, T.40 March 31. Turner Pond, East Livermore rule and regulation of the commissioner. A person legally licensed may fish Rack Pond, East Livermore Chain Lake, Upper, T.4 Parker Pond, Brooksville Chickawaukie Lake, Rockland and Medomak Pond, Washington through the ice in the daytime with not more than 5 lines, set or otherwise, which Chalk Pond, Beddington and Twp, 22 Pickerel Pond, Twp. 32 Rockport Megunticook River, Camden shall be under the immediate supervision of such person, in any waters which G RO UP B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) con- Dead River, Orland Pierce Pond, Penobscot Crawford Pond, Warren and Union Megunticook Lake, Camden, Lincoln have been opened to ice fishing by the commissioner. sists of Group A and all other lakes ar ponds EXC EPT those listed in Group C. Deer Lake, Twp. 34 Rocky Pond, Orland Rocky Pond, Otis Crystal Pond, Washington ville, and Hope It shall be lawful to fish in the nighttime by using not more than 5 lines set or Duck Pond, Franklin Duck Pond, Little, Ellsworth and Ded Rocky Pond, Twp. 22 Fish Pond, Hope Mud Pond, Union otherwise for cusk in the waters which have been opened to ice fishing by the G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing. Fresh Pond, North Haven Newbert Pond, Appleton ham Round Pond, Mt. Desert commissioner. The commissioner may open other waters for fishing for cusk in Allen Pond, Greene; Auburn Lake, Auburn; Bartlett Pond, Livermore; Black Grassy Pond, Rockport North Pond, Warren Eagle Lake, Twp. 34 Round Pond, Little, Mt. Desert the nighttime. Lines set for cusk in the nighttime must be visited at least once Pond, Turner; Mud Pond, Turner; Round Pond, Turner; Wilson Pond, Little, Turner Havener Pond, Warren and Waldo Rocky Pond, Rockport Fourth Pond, Blue H ill Scammon Pond, Eastbrook in every hour by the person setting the same. and Auburn; Worthley Pond, tributaries, and outlet to the barrier dam, Poland. boro Round Pond, Union Gassabias Lake, Twp. 41 Seal Cove Pond, Tremont, Mt. Desert Except as set forth in this section, it shall be unlawful to ice fish from 1/2 hour Hobbs Pond, Hope Round Pond, Vinalhaven Georges Pond, Franklin Second Pond, Blue H ill after sunset to l/ j hour before sunrise of the following morning. Special Regulations Hosmer Pond, Camden Sennebec Pond, Union and Appleton Graham Lake, Ellsworth, Mariaville, Silver Lake. Bucksport Unless otherwise specified, the use or possession of live fish as bait, the legal Johnson Pond, Appleton Seven Tree Pond, Union, Warren Nezinscot River, Turner. Open to ice fishing from the time ice forms in the Waltham, Twp. 8 Snake Pond, Brooksville lengths, and daily limits which have been established for open water fishing in Lermond Pond, Hope Sherman M ill Pond, Appleton fall until March 3 I under the general laws, from the Central Maine Power Com Great Pond, Franklin Somes Pond, Mt. Desert Lily Pond, Hope South Pond, Warren each county shall apply to all waters open to ice fishing in those counties. Hamilton Lake, Bar Harbor Spectacle ponds, Upper and Lower, pany transmission line crossing said river approximately 500 yards below the Spring Pond, (Muddy Pond), W ash Heads and tails, or either, may not be detached from salmon, trout, togue or Hancock Pond, Bucksport Twp. 2 1 Lily Pond, Rockport junction with Martin Stream to the dam in Turner Village. ington black bass, unless the fish are being prepared for cooking, unless the dressed Hodgdon Pond, Tremont, Mt. Desert Springy Pond, Lower, Otis, Clifton Maces Pond, Rockport Thompson Lake, Poland (also Cumberland and Oxford counties): Open for White Oak Pond, Warren length is equal to or greater than the legal length. Hothole Pond, Orland Styles Lake, T.3 5 Mansfield Pond, Hope all fish, except salmon and smelts, during February and March. Minimum Washington Pond, Washington No person shall take, kill, catch or have in possession more than 4 quarts of length on togue, 14 inches. General law bag limit. Lead Mt. Pond, Lower, Twp. 28 Sysladobsis Lake, Lower, T.4, N.D., smelts in any one day. Lead Mt. Pond, Middle, Twp. 28 Hancock County; T.5, N.D., Wash G RO UP B: (open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March) consists The term, G EN ERA L LA W , as applied to ice fishing, means that waters Leonard Lake, Ellsworth ington County; and T.4 .R .I, Penob of Group A and all other lakes and ponds EXCEPT those in Group C. Little Pond, Twp. 33 opened under the G EN ERA L LA W are open to the taking of pickerel, white ______AROOSTOOK COUNTY______scot County G RO UP C: Closed to ice fishing. perch, hornpout, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs, and smelts from the time ice Long Pond, Bucksport Walker Pond, Brooksville G RO UP A : Open to ice fishing for all fish EXC EPT bass, salmon, trout, and Forest Lake, Friendship; Iron Pond, Washington; M irro r Lake, Rockport; Salt forms in the fall until March 31, and for all game fish in February and March. Middle Branch Bog, Aurora Webbs Pond, Eastbrook and Waltham togue from the time ice forms in the fall until March 31. Pond, Friendship, Cushing. Fishing is restricted to the hours between i/ j hour before sunrise and hour Mill Pond, Franklin Webbs Pond, Little, Waltham after sunset except that cusk may be taken in the nighttime in those waters Bradbury Lake, New Limerick Longley Lake, Orient Morancy Pond, Sullivan W ight Pond, Penobscot designated as open to night fishing for cusk. Caribou Lake, Island Falls, T.3.R.4 Macwahoc Lake, Upper, Sherman, Morrison Pond, O tis W illiam s Pond, Bucksport LINCOLN COUNTY Morrison Pond, Twp. 3 Wormwood Pond, Ellsworth Unless otherwise prohibited by rule and regulation, it shall be lawful to take Cochrane Lake, Smyrna, New Lim T.3, RA W erick Macwahoc Lake, Lower, T.2.R.4 black bass through the ice during the