Maine Ice Fishing Laws and Rules - Waldo 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.

Waldo County

To Use This Waldo 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 Waldo County, the daily bag limit on brook trout is 2 fish.

Basin Pond, Monroe. A

Bear Pond, Palermo. A

Beech Pond, Palermo. A

Bowler Pond, Palermo. C

Cain’s Pond, Searsport. A

Cargill Pond, Liberty. A

Carlton Bog, Troy, Detroit (see Somerset County).

Chisholm Pond, Palermo. A

Colby Pond, Liberty. A

Coleman Pond, Lincolnville. A

Cross Pond Morrill. A

Crotch (Foster) Pond, Palermo. A

Doliff Pond, Morrill. A

Drake Pond, Jackson. A

Ellis Pond, Brooks. A

Halfmoon (Sucker) Pond, Brooks. C

Halfmoon Pond, Searsport, Prospect. B, S-8, S-13

Hurds Pond, Swanville. A

Jump Pond, Palermo. A

Kingdom Bog, Montville. A

Knights Pond, Northport and Lincolnville. A

Lawry Pond, Belmont. A

Ledge Pond, Montville. A

Levenseller Pond, Lincolnville and Searsmont. A

Lillie Pond, Searsmont. A

Little Pond, Liberty. Open January and February only. S-8, S-17, S-22.

Mason Ponds, Upper and Lower, Belfast. A

McClure Pond, Searsport. A

Meadow Pond, Islesboro. A

Mixer Pond, Knox and Morrill. C

Nichols Pond, Swanville. C

Northern Pond, Monroe. A

Norton Pond. B

Passagassawaukeag Lake (Randall Pond), Brooks. A

Pitcher Pond, Northport and Lincolnville. A

Prescott Pond, Palermo. C

Randall Pond, (Passagassawaukeag Lake), Brooks. A

Ruffingham Meadow Wildlife Management Area Flowage, Montville and Searsmont. A

Saban (Sam) Pond, Palermo. A

St. George Lake, Liberty. Open January and February. S-8, S-17, S-22.

Sandy Pond, Freedom. A

Sebasticook River (see Kennebec County).

Sheepscot Lake, Palermo. B, S-17, S-22, S-23. Two fish daily bag limit in the aggregate of landlocked salmon, trout, and togue.

Smith Pond, Swanville. A

Smith’s Mill Pond, Morrill. A

Stevens Pond, Liberty. A

Swan Lake, Swanville. Open January and February. S-1, S-8, S-23

Thistle Pond, Monroe. A

Tilden Pond, Belmont. A

Toddy Pond, Brooks, Monroe, and Swanville. A

True’s Pond, Liberty. A

Turner Mill Pond, Palermo and Somerville (see Lincoln County).

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 - Waldo 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.

Waldo County

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

Special Regulations (S-Codes)

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.