MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied (searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions) ACTS AND RESOL YES AS PASSED BY THE Ninety-seventh Legislature OF THE ST ATE OF MAINE Published by the Director of Legislative Research in accordance with subsection VI of section 27 of chapter 10. of the Revised Statutes of 1954. KENNEBEC JOURNAL AUGUSTA, MAINE 1955 RESOLVES OF THE STATE OF MAINE As Passed by the Ninety-seventh Legislature 1955 ICE FISIDNG LAWS SIMPLIFIED 1023 RESOLVES, 1955 CHAP. 105 The daily bag limit is IS trout, salmon, togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks, which shall not exceed a weight of 70 pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below. No size or bag limits on white perch. Boulter Pond, York. Closed. Chase's Pond, York. Closed. Deer Pond, Hollis. Daily limit 5 trout. Ell Pond, Sanford and Wells. Use or possession of live fish as bait prohibited. Daily limit 5 fish. Folly Pond, York. Closed. Goose Pond, Shapleigh. No size or bag limits on pickerel and bass. Open season and means of taking bass corresponds to general law on trout and salmon. Littlefield Pond, Sanford. Closed. Lone Pond, Waterboro. Fly fishing only. Daily limit 5 fish. Middle Pond, York. Closed. Milliken's Mill Pond and Tributaries, Old Orchard Beach. Fly fishing only. Daily limit 5 trout. Mousam Lake, Acton and Shapleigh. No size or bag limits on pickerel and bass. Open season and means of taking bass corresponds to general law on trout and salmon. Tributaries closed to taking of smelts. Ossipee Pond, Little, 'Waterboro. No size or bag limits on pickerel and bass. Open season and means of taking bass corresponds to general law on trout and salmon. Round Pond, Lyman. Fly fishing only. Daily limit 5 trout. Square Pond, Acton and Shapleigh. No size or bag limits on pickerel and bass. Open season and means of taking bass corresponds to general law on trout and salmon. Warren Pond, South Berwick. Use or possession of live fish as bait prohibited. Daily limit 5 fish. Effective August 20, 1955 Chapter 105 RESOL VE, to Simplify the Ice Fish~g Laws by Counties. Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game to issue certain rules and regula­ tions. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game is here- 1024 ICE FISHING LAWS SIMPLIFIED CHAP. 105 RESOLVES, 1955 by authorized and directed to issue rules and regulations relating to ice fishing in certain lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks. Where county lines divide a body of water the more liberal county regulations shall apply. ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY The daily bag limit is IS trout, salmon, togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks ·which shall not exceed a weight of 770. pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below. No size or bag limit on white perch. Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until March 3I. Allen Pond, Greene Middle Range Pond, Poland Androscoggin Lake, Wayne, Leeds Mud Pond, Turner Androscoggin River No Name Pond, Lewiston Androscoggin River, Little Pleasant Pond, Turner Bartlett Pond, Livermore Round Pond, Livermore Bear Pond, Big, Turner Round Pond, Turner Berry Pond, Greene Sabbatus Pond, Green, Wales, Black Pond, Turner Webster Brettun's Pond, Livermore Sandy Pond, Turner Hooper Pond, Greene Spear Pond, \Vebster Lard Pond, Turner Stone Mill Pond. Durham Long Pond, Livermore Sutherland Pond, \Vebster Loon Pond, Webster Taylor Pond, Auburn Lower Range Pond, Poland The Basin, Auburn The above waters and all other lakes and ponds are open to ice fishing for all fish (except bass) during February and :lVIarch EXCEPT those which are listed . below as closed. Closed Auburn Lake, Auburn Range Pond, Upper, Poland Worthley Pond, Poland Allen Pond, Greene. Open as per first group. Closed to taking of trout. Little vVilson Pond, Turner and Auburn. Open as per first group. Closed to taking of trout. Thompson Lake, Poland (also Cumberland and Oxford counties): Open for all fish, except bass and salmon, during February and March. Daily limit 5 trout or togue. AROOSTOOK COUNTY The daily bag limit is IS trout, salmon, togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks, which shall not exceed a weight of 770. pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below. No size or bag limit on white perch except in Upper and Lower Mattawamkeag Lakes, Island Falls and T. 4, R. 8, which have a daily limit of 25 per person. ICE FISHING LAWS SIMPLIFIED 1025 RESOLVES, 1955 CHAP. 105 The following waters are open to ice ~shing for. all fish EXC~PT bass, sal­ mon, trout and togue from the time the Ice forms 1TI the fall untIl March 3I. Bradbury Lake, New Limerick Meduxnekeag (Drews) Lake, Linneus, Caribou Lake, Island Falls, T. 3, R. 4 New Limerick, Oakneld Cochrane Lake, Smyrna, New Lime- Molunkus Lake, T. A, R. 5, T. I, R. 5, rick W.E.L.S. Clancy Lake, New Limerick Mud Pond, Drew Crystal Lake, Hersey Mud Pond, T. 4, R. 3, W.E.L.S. Faulkner Pond, Weston Mud Pond, New Limerick Flynn Pond, T. I, R. 5, vV.E.L.S., Nickerson Lake, New Limerick, Benedicta Linneus Green Pond, New Limerick North Lake, Orient Hannigan Pond, New Limerick Pleasant Lake, Islands Falls, T. 4, R. 3 Haywire Pond, T. I, R. 5 Plunkett Pond, Benedicta Hot Brook Lake, Bancroft Reed Pond, Macwahoc Hunter or Town Line Pond, Linneus Rush Pond, Benedicta Long Lake, Oakfield Russell Pond, Linneus Longley Lake, Orient Skitacook Lake, Oakfield, T. 4, R. 3, Macwahoc Lake, Upper, Sherman W.E.L.S. Macwahoc Lake, Lower, T. 2, R. 4 Spaulding Lake, Oakfield Mattaseunk Lake, T. 9, R. 5, W.E.L.S. Timoney Lake, Oakfield, Smyrna Mattawamkeag Lake, Island Falls, T. Wytopitlock Lake, Glenwood, T. 2, R. 4, R. 3, W.E.L.S. 4, W.E.L.S. All lakes and ponds in Aroostook County are closed to ice fishing for bass, salmon, trout, and togue, EXCEPT those that are listed below, which are open to ice fishing for all kinds of fish from February I to March 3I. Brackett Lake, \i\Teston Squa Pan Lake, T. ra, R. 4, T. II, R. 4, Masardis, Ashland St. Croix Lake, T. 8, R. 4, T. 7, R. 4. The following lakes are open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31, with night fishing permitted. Eagle Lake, vVallagrass, Eagle Lake, T. 16, R. 5, T. 16, R. 6 Long Lake, T. 17, R. 3, T. 17, R. 4, St. Agatha Pleasant Lake, Island Falls Squa Pan Lake, T. ra, R. 4, T. II, R. 4, Masardis, Ashland St. Froid Lake, Winterville, T. 14, R. 7 CUMBERLAND COUNTY The daily bag limit is IS trout, salmon, togue or bass in the aggregate from any or all of the lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and brooks, which shall not exceed a weight of 7?'i pounds in the aggregate unless otherwise restricted below. No size or bag limit on white perch. Open to ice fishing for pickerel, white perch, hornpout, yellow perch, eels, cusk, chubs and smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until March 3I. Anonymous Pond, Harrison Bill Rich Pond, Otisfield Barker Pond, Sebago and Hiram Brandy Pond, Naples Beaver Pond, Bridgton Brown POlid, Sebago 1026 ICE FISHING LAWS SIMPLIFIED CHAP. 105 RESOLVES, 1955 Cold Rain Pond, Naples and Sebago Otter Ponds, Bridgton Collins Pond, Windham Owl Pond, Casco Crystal Lake, Gray Panther Pond, Raymond (Open for Duck Pond, Windham, Falmouth cusk in the nighttime) Dumplin Pond, Casco Parker Pond, Casco Dundee Pond, Gorham Perley Pond, Sebago Eagle Pond, Standish and Buxton Pettengill Pond, Windham Goose Pond, Gray and Cumberland Pleasant Lake, Casco, Otisfield Great Falls Pond, Gorham Presumpscot River Half Moon Pond, Baldwin Rattlesnake Pond, Raymond Highland Lake, Bridgton Rattlesnake Pond, Little, Raymond Holt Pond, Bridgton Richville Mill Pond, Standish Ingalls Pond, Baldwin Saco River Ingalls Pond, Bridgton Sand Pond, Baldwin Island Pond, Harrison and Waterford Saturday Pond, Otisfield Kezar Pond, Fryeburg and Bridgton Sebago Lake, Little, Windham, Gray Lily Pond, New Gloucester Southeast Pond, Sebago and Hiram Marriners Pond, Sebago Thomas Pond, Casco and Raymond Middle Pond, Sebago, Hiram Thorn Pond, Baldwin Mile Pond, Falmouth Trickey Pond, Naples Moose Pond, Otisfield Watchic Pond, Standish Moose Pond, Bridgton, Denmark Watchic Pond, Little, Standish Otter Ponds, Standish Woods Pond, Bridgton The above waters and all other lakes and ponds are open to ice fishing for all fish (except bass) during February and March EXCEPT those which are listed below as closed. Closed Hancock Pond, Sebago, Denmark Nubble Pond, Raymond Notched Pond, Gray, New Gloucester, Sabbathday Lake, New Gloucester Raymond Long Lake, Naples, Bridgton and Harrison: Open as per the first group. Open for cusk fishing at night with not more than 5 set lines per person. Peabody Pond, Naples, Sebago and Bridgton: Open as per the first group for all fish except bass, trout and salmon. Royal River: Open as per first group, in No. Yarmouth and Yarmouth from Dunn's Depot Bridge to Weston Dam. Sebago Lake, \iVindham, Standish, Sebago, Naples, Casco and Raymond: Open from the time the ice forms for all fish except salmon, bass and trout.