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Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Lincoln 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.

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

 

Adams Pond, Boothbay Harbor. C

Clary Lake (Pleasant Pond). Whitefield and Jefferson. A

Cooks Pond. Nobleboro. A

Dick’s Pond, Bristol. C

Dresden Bog. A

Duckpuddle Pond, Waldoboro. A

Dyer Long Pond, Jefferson. A

Dyer Pond, Little, Jefferson. A

Flood Pond, Jefferson. A

Gardiner’s Pond, Wiscasset. A

Givens (Longfellow) Pond, Whitefield (see Kennebec County).

Hasting’s Pond, Bristol. C

Havener Pond, Waldoboro (see Knox County).

Horne Pond, Jefferson. A

James Pond, Somerville. A

Joice Pond, Whitefield (see Kennebec County).

Lily Pond, Edgecomb. A

Lily Pond, Somerville. A

Little Pond, Bristol. A

Little Pond, Damariscotta. C

Long Pond, Somerville and Jefferson. A. Maximum length of landlocked salmon and brown trout: 25 inches.

Musquash Pond, Jefferson. A

Paradise Pond (formerly Muddy Pond), Damariscotta. A

Peters (Gross) Pond, Waldoboro. C

Pinkham Pond, Alna. C

Ross Pond, Bristol. C

Sawyers Pond, Southport. C

Sidensparker Pond, Waldoboro. A

Three Cornered Pond, Jefferson. A

Tobias Pond, Nobleboro and Waldoboro. A

Travel Pond, Jefferson. A

Turner Mill Pond, Somerville and Palermo. A

Upper Pond, Bristol. C

Waldoboro Youth Only Fishing Quarry, Waldoboro. B, S-4, S-24.

Weary Pond, Whitefield. A

Webber Pond, Bremen. A

West Harbor Pond, Boothbay. A

Wiley Pond, Boothbay. C

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.