Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Kennebec 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.

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 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 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.

C: Closed to ice fishing.

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 Kennebec County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish.

Annabessacook Lake, Monmouth and Winthrop. A, S-14.

Basin Pond, Fayette. C

Bean Pond, Sidney. A

Berry Pond, Wayne, Winthrop. A

Black Pond, Vienna. A

Bog Pond, Monmouth, Leeds. A

Bog Pond (Apple Valley Lake), Winthrop. A

Boody Pond, Vienna. C

Brainard Pond, Readfield. A

Burgess Pond, Fayette. A

Carlton Pond, Winthrop. C

Chamberlain Pond, Belgrade. C

Cobbosseecontee Lake, West Gardiner, Manchester, etc. B, S-14.

Cobbosseecontee Stream, Gardiner, West Gardiner, Litchfield. S-14.

From the dam on Cobbossee Lake, Manchester to the upstream side of the Collins Mill Dam, West Gardiner, B.
From the downstream side of the Collins Mill Dam, West Gardiner to head of tide in Gardiner, open per Class A.

Crowell Pond, Vienna (see Franklin County).

Dam Pond, Augusta. A

David Pond, Fayette. A

Dead Stream, Readfield (below Mill Dam). A

Dead Stream Pond, Mt. Vernon. A

Desert Pond, Mt. Vernon. C

Dexter Pond, Winthrop, Wayne. A

Doctor Pond, Sidney. A

Dutton Pond, China. A

East Pond, Oakland, Smithfield (also Somerset County). B

Echo Lake, Readfield, Fayette, Mt. Vernon. Open to ice fishing for all fish during the months of January and February only. S-8, (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk), S-22, S-23.

Egypt Pond, Vienna, Chesterville. C

Emery (Mud) Pond, Sidney. A

Evans Pond, China. A

Evers (Anderson) Pond, Augusta. A

Fox Pond, Windsor. A

Givens (Longfellow) Pond, Windsor (also Lincoln County). A

Gould Pond, Sidney. C

Greeley Pond, Augusta. A

Hamilton Pond, Belgrade. A

Hopkins Pond, Mt. Vernon. A

Horseshoe Pond, Litchfield and West Gardiner. A

Hutchinson (Hudson or Sanborn) Pond, Manchester and Farmingdale. A

Ingham Pond, Mt. Vernon. A

Jamies (Jimmie) Pond, Farmingdale and Manchester. C

Jimmy Pond, Litchfield. A

Joe Pond, Sidney and Belgrade. A

Johnson Pond, Waterville. C

Joice Pond, Pittston and Whitefield. A

Kennebec River. (see Somerset County).

Kezar Pond, Winthrop. A

Kidder Pond, Vienna. A

Kimball Pond, Vienna and New Sharon. C

Lily Pond, Sidney. A

Little Pond, Rome. A

Long Pond, Rome, Belgrade, and Mt. Vernon. B, including Ingham Pond, Stoney Brook Deadwater to Stony Brook, Lost Pond (so called), and Belgrade Stream to Wings Mills Dam. Open to fishing for all fish except landlocked salmon, trout, and bass. All landlocked salmon, trout, and bass must be released immediately without removal from the water.

Long Pond, Windsor. A Maximum length on landlocked salmon and brown trout: 25 inches.

Loon Pond, Litchfield. A

Lovejoy Pond, Albion. A

Lovejoy Pond, Wayne, Fayette and Readfield. A

Maranacook Lake, Winthrop, Readfield. B, S-5.

Messalonskee Stream. A

Minnehonk Lake, Mt. Vernon. B, S-16.

Moody Pond, Windsor. A

Moose Pond, Mt. Vernon. A

Mosher Pond, Fayette. A

Mud Pond, Fayette. A

Mud Pond, Monmouth. A

Mud Pond, Mt. Vernon. A

Mud Pond, Winslow and China. A

Mud Pond, Windsor and Augusta. A

Muddy Pond, Wayne. A

Muldoon Pond, China. A

Narrows Pond, Upper and Lower Winthrop. B. No ice fishing within 500 feet of the intake pipe on Upper Narrows.

Nehumkeag Pond, Pittston. A

North Pond, Rome, and Smithfield (also Somerset County). A

Parker Pond, Mt. Vernon, Vienna, and Fayette. Open to ice fishing for all fish during the month of January only. S-8, (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk).

Pattee Pond, Winslow. A

Pickerel Pond, Wayne. A

Pleasant (Mud) Pond, Gardiner, Litchfield and West Gardiner, including Cobbosseecontee Stream from downstream side of the Collins Mill Dam, West Gardiner to head of tide in Gardiner (also Sagadahoc County). A, S-14.

Purgatory Pond, Little, Litchfield. A

Round Pond, Rome. A

Schoolhouse Pond, Fayette. A

Sebasticook River. Open per Class A from Great Moose Pond in Hartland to the Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow.

Shedd Pond, Manchester. A

Silver Lake (Figure-8 Pond), Manchester and Sidney. C

Spectacle Pond, Augusta, Vassalboro. B. Artificial lures only; Daily bag limit on brown trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit on brown trout: 18 inches. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 14 inches.

Taylor (Mill) Pond, Mt. Vernon. A

Three Cornered Pond, Augusta. A

Tilton Pond, Fayette. A

Tinkham Pond, Chelsea. A

Togus Pond, Little, Augusta. A

Togus Pond, Lower, Augusta. A

Togus Pond, Augusta. B

Tolman Pond, Augusta. A

Tyler Pond, Manchester. C

Ward Pond, Sidney. A

Watson Pond, Rome. A

Wellman Pond, Belgrade and Sidney. C

Wellman Pond, Chelsea. A

Whittier Pond, Rome. A

Whittier Pond, Vienna. A

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.

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Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Kennebec 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.

Kennebec County

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

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.