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Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Franklin County

NOTE: Don’t throw away your most recent ice fishing law book! The regulations are in effect for another year, through March 31, 2009.

The following laws and rules are effective from ice-in 2007 to March 31, 2009.

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.

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 from the time ice forms in the fall 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. (Note: Special regulations may restrict the general provisions set forth for A and B waters.) See Special Regulations (S-Codes), listed at the bottom of this page.

On lakes and ponds in Franklin County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish.

 

Ballard Pond, Farmington, Temple. A

Baud’s (Daggett’s) Pond, New Vineyard. A

Chain of Ponds, Chain of Ponds. B

Clearwater Pond, Industry and Farmington. B, S-5.

Crowell Pond, Chesterville, New Sharon (also Kennebec County). A

Drury Pond, Temple. A

Fellows Pond, Chesterville. A

Flagstaff Lake (also Somerset County). A

Gammon Pond, Freeman and New Portland. A

Greenbush Pond, Jim Pond Township. A

Haley Pond, Rangeley and Dallas. B, S-4.

Halfmoon Pond, Carthage. A

Horseshoe Pond, Chesterville. A

Lily Pond, New Vineyard. A

Locke Pond, Chesterville. A

Lufkin Pond, Phillips. B

Mill Pond, New Vineyard. A

Mud Pond, Chesterville. A

Mud Pond, Jay. A

Norcross Pond, Chesterville. A

North Pond, Chesterville. A

Parker Pond (Mirror Lake, Parkis Pond), Jay. A

Pease Pond, Wilton. A

Porter Lake, Strong and New Vineyard. B, S-5, S-13, S-22.

Round Pond, Chesterville. A

Sand Pond, Chesterville. A

Shallow Pond, Jim Pond Township. A

Taylor Hill Pond, Strong. A

Toothaker Pond, Phillips. B, S-4, S-24.

Walton’s Mill Pond, Farmington. A

Weathering Pond, Eustis. A

Webb Lake, Weld. B

Wilson Pond, Wilton. B, S-5.

Special Regulations (S-Codes)

Special regulations may apply to waters in any county. Whenever any water is followed by an S-Code you must refer back to this table to determine which special regulations apply.

S-1

Closed to the taking of smelts.

S-2

No longer used.

S-3

No longer used.

S-4:

Use or possession of live fish as bait is prohibited.

S-5:

Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only one may exceed 18 inches.

S-6:

Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only one may exceed 23 inches.

S-7:

Boundary waters with New Brunswick.

S-8:

Restricted to two lines per person.

S-9:

Border waters with New Hampshire.

S-10:

Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches.

S-11:

Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; All bass between 13 and 18 inches must be released alive at once.

S-12:

No longer used.

S-13:

No size or bag limit on bass.

S-14:

Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; All bass between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once.

S-15:

Daily bag limit on trout: (includes splake) 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches, only one may exceed 12 inches.

S-16:

Daily bag limit on trout: (includes splake) 2 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches, only one may exceed 14 inches.

S-17:

Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches.

S-18:

Total daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit: 18 inches.

S-19:

Daily limit on trout: 2 fish.

S-20:

Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish.

S-21:

Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches.

S-22:

Daily limit on landlocked salmon: 1 fish.

S-23:

Daily limit on togue: 1 fish.

S-24:

Open to fishing for children under 16 years of age. Restricted to two lines per person. Daily limit on trout: 2 fish.