Ice Fishing Regulations Ice Fishing Regulations To Use This Aroostook 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.
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.)
Arnold Brook Lake, Presque Isle. B, S-19
Beau Lake, T19R11, T20R11, T20R12. B
Black River, Big, T14R15 from the confluence of Five Mile Brook upriver to the confluence of Depot Stream. B, S-19
Bracket Lake, Weston. A
Bradbury Lake, New Limerick. A
Caribou Lake, Island Falls. T3R4. A
Carr Pond, T13R8. B, S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset to sunrise while fishing for cusk), S-16, S-23
Chandler Lake, T9R8. B, S-16
Cochrane Lake, Smyrna, New Limerick. B, S-16
County Road Lake, New Limerick. A
Cross Lake, T16R5, T17R5. S-16, Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15.
Crystal Lake, Hersey. A
Deering (or Longfellow) Lake, Orient and Weston. B, S-13, S-19
Drew’s Lake (also called Meduxnekeag Lake), Oakfield, New Limerick and Linneus. B, S-19
Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, Eagle Lake, T16R5, T16R6. Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15: S-6, S-10, S-16.
East Lake, T17R14. B, S-4
Faulkner Lake, Weston. A
Flinn Pond, T1R5 and Benedicta. A
Glancy Lake, New Limerick. A
Glazier Lake, T18 R10. S-7
Grand Lake, East. S-7
Green Pond, New Limerick. A
Hannigan Pond, New Limerick. A
Haywire Pond, T1R5, Benedicta. A
Hodgdon Mill Pond, Hodgdon. A
Hot Brook Lake, Lower, Bancroft (see Washington County).
Hunter or Town Line Pond, Linneus. A
Long Lake, Oakfield. A
Long Lake, St. Agatha, T17R3, T17R4, Madawaska. S-16, Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15. Only 1 landlocked salmon may exceed 16 inches.
Longley Lake, Orient. A
Machias Lake, Big, T12R8. B. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31.
Machias Lake, Little, Nashville Plantation. B
Macwahoc Lake, Upper, Sherman, T3R4. A
Macwahoc Lake, Lower, T2R4. A
Madawaska Lake, (including Little Madawaska Lake, so called), T16R4 WELS; Westmanland. Open to ice fishing from February 15 - March 31, S-19. Regulation is repealed effective March 31, 2008.
Mattaseunk Lake, Molunkus. A
Mattawamkeag Lake, Upper and Lower, Island Falls and T4R3. A
McNally Pond, Upper, T11R10 WELS. B, S-19
Molunkus Lake, T1 R5, Molunkus, Macwahoc. B
Mud Pond, T4R3, Oakfield. A
Musquacook Lakes, First, Second and Third, T11R11, T12R 11. B, S-6, S-16. Closed to the taking of whitefish.
Nickerson Lake, New Limerick, Linneus. B, S-5, S-19.
North Lake, Orient Township. S-7
Pleasant Lake, Island Falls, T4R3. B, S-13, S-19, S-22. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31.
Plunkett Pond, Benedicta, Silver Ridge. A
Portage Lake, Portage Lake Township. B, S-10, S-16.
Portland Lake, Bridgewater. B
Pratt Lake, T11 R9. B
Reed Pond, Macwahoc. A
Rock Crusher Pond, Island Falls. B, S-24
Rowe Lake, T11R8. B, S-19
Skitacook Lake, Oakfield, T4R3. A
Spaulding Lake, Oakfield. B, S-19. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31. Daily bag limit on bass: 5 fish.
Squa Pan Lake, T1OR4, T11R4, Masardis, Ashland. B, S-19. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31.
Square Lake, T15R5, T16R5. Open to ice fishing for smelts and cusk at night only (from sunset to sunrise) from January 1 – January 14; THEN open to ice fishing for all fish from January 15 – March 15: S-10, S-16.
St. Croix Lake, T8R4, T7R4. B
St. Froid Lake, Winterville Plantation, T14R7WELS. B, S-10, S-16. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches.
Sucker Lake, Weston. A
The Thoroughfare, between North and East Grand Lakes. S-7
Umcolcus Lake, T7R5, T8R5. B. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until March 31.
Wheelock Lake, St. John Plt. B
Wytopitlock Lake, Glenwood, T2R4. A