Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20

The Commissioners of Inland Fish
cries and Game have been asked to
give their Interpretation of the ice
fishing laws, particularly as to the TAX
ing of pickerel, as passed by the last
Legislature. Their ruling is as fol
lows:
LAS we construe the laws piekerel
may be legally taken through the ice
at any time in waters open to ice fish
ing, but they must be taken in ac-
cordance with the general law, /. e.,
in the day time and with not more
than five set lines to family.
In addition to this privilege, dur
ing February and March, citizens of
this State may take land-locked sal
mon, trout togue, white perch and
black bass, as well as other fish, In
waters open to ice fishing, in the day
time and with not more than five set
lines to a family. The following is
list of the waters in this State in
which ice fishing is permitted under
the provisions of the general law above
explained:
ain all the lakes, ponds and rivers
wholly or partly in Androscossin coun-
ty except Lake Auburn and Andros-
coggin lake and Pleasant pond in Tur-
ner.
an all the lakes, ponds and rivers
in Cumberland county except Little
Sebago and Forest lakes and Sabbath
day, Thomas, Panther and Anonymous
ponds.
In Drury pond in Temple and in
all the lakes and ponds situated Who'll
ly in the town of Chesterville, Con Fri
day and Saturday of each week) in
Franklin county.
an all the lakes, ponds and rivers
in Hancock county, except in Turtle
and Narraguagus lakes, and except in
Noyes pond.
ain all the lakes. ponds and rivers
in kennebec county except Cobbossee-
contee, Maranacook, Wilson, Echo,
Pocasset and Annabessacook lakes and
Cochnewagon, Great, East, Long,
North, Little, Ellis, McGraw, Snow,
Narrows, Buker. Sand, Purgatory, Lit
tie Purgatory. Flying, Parker and Jim
my ponds, the latter named pond be-
ing in Litchfield.
"In all the lakes, ponds and rivers in
Knox county, except Crystal lake.
"in all the lakes, ponds and rivers
in Lincoln county, except Dyer's pond
ain the following named lakes and
pond in Oxford county: North and
Bird ponds in Norway, The Five Ke-
Ears, Moose, Bear. Long, Two Spec,
Pappose, and McWain ponds in Wat
erford, Kneeland, Songo, Burnt Land
and Crocker ponds in Albany, Proctor
pond in Albany and Stoneham, Upper
Stone and Horseshoe ponds in Stone
ham, Bradley, Harrington and Slab
City ponds in Lowell. Moose, Beaver,
Long, Grandeur and Little ponds in
Denmark, Lovewelfs, Clay, Haley,
Charles, Pleasant, Lower Kimball and
Bog ponds, situated wholly or partly
in Fryeburg, and Burnt Meadow pond
in Brownfield, Moose and Mud ponds
in Paris, Hogan and Whitney ponds
in oxford, the Two Clemons ponds and
Bungamuck pond in Hartford, Rox-
bury pond in Roxbury, Keyes and
Stearns ponds in Sweden Bickford.
Long and Colcord ponds in Porter,
Rattlesnake pond, easterly of the
Maine Central Railroad. in Brown
field, North and Round ponds in
Greenwood and Woodstock. Pleasant,
Labrador and Little Labrador ponds
in Sumner, and Half Moon pond.
an all the lakes, ponds and rivers
in Penobscot county, except Cold
Stream, Brewer, Ware, Davis and the
Puffer ponds.
an the following named lakes and
ponds in Piscataquis county: Moose
head, Seboeis. Cedar, Schoodic, North
and South Twin, Pemadumcook. Am