If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 7
- September 30 : ALO . Daily bag limit on trout : 1 fish ; minimum length limit on landlocked salmon , rainbow trout , and brown trout : 12 inches . All trout between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once . From October 1 - March 31 : ALO . All trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once .
– From the Route 232 Bridge , Rumford Point to Livermore Falls Dam : From April 1 - September 30 : S-19 ; minimum length limit on landlocked salmon , rainbow trout , and brown trout : 12 inches . From October 1 - March 31 : ALO . All trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once .
– From the Livermore Falls Dam to tidewater : S- 19 . Open to ice fishing .
( Gilead to Merrymeeting Bay : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER , LITTLE , Greenwood to Auburn ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-19 .
– From Route 26 Welchville Dam in Oxford to the confluence with Androscoggin River : Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 : S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
ANNABESSACOOK LAKE , Monmouth , Winthrop ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish ; all bass between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once .
ARNOLD BROOK LAKE , Presque Isle ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S- 11 , S-19 . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
ARNOLD POND , Coburn Gore ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , only 1 trout may exceed 14 inches .
AROOSTOOK RIVER , T8 R8 WELS to Fort Fairfield ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the junction of Munsungan Stream and Millinocket Stream in T8 R8 WELS downstream to the blue markers at the Oxbow Plantation / T9 R7 WELS town line ( includes tributaries upstream to the first road crossing , except Mooseleuk Stream ): ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches . From August 16 - September 30 : ALO . Total daily bag limit on brook trout : 1 fish .
– From the blue markers at the Oxbow Plantation / T9 R7 WELS town line downstream to the Caribou Dam , in Caribou : S-11 . From August 16 - September 30 : ALO . Total daily bag limit on brook trout : 1 fish .
– From the Caribou Dam , in Caribou , downstream to the Maine / New Brunswick border ( includes tributaries upstream to the first road crossing ): ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches . From August 16 - September 30 : ALO . Total daily bag limit on brook trout : 1 fish .
– From the Caribou Dam , in Caribou , downstream to and including Otter Brook , including all tributaries in this section upstream to the first road crossing intersecting each tributary : Children 12 years of age or younger may fish from shore with a single-baited hook and line ( Title 12 , subsection 12458 ).
– From Hockenhull Brook in Fort Fairfield downstream to and including Pattee Brook , including all tributaries in this section upstream to the first road crossing intersecting the tributary : Children 12 years of age or younger may fish from shore with a single-baited hook and line ( Title 12 , subsection 12458 ).
ATTEAN POND , Attean Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-11 , S- 19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
ATWOOD POND , T5 R8 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
AUBURN LAKE , Auburn ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-1 , S-3 , S-10 , S-26 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
The Auburn Water District has closed to all water-related activities ( including boating and fishing ) that portion south of a line extending from a marker placed on a point of land on the east shore of the lake approximately 75 feet south of the Route 4 boat launch and extending west to a marker on a point of land known as Point of Pines on the west shore of the lake . That portion north of the above described line is also closed to all water-related activities except that small recreational boats and fishing are allowed . No motor vehicles on ice ( ATVs and snowmobiles allowed ).
AUNT BETTY POND , Bar Harbor ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited .
AUNT HANNAH BROOK , Dixfield ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Route 142 downstream to the confluence with Webb River : S-9 , S-19 .
AUSTIN POND , Bald Mountain Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S- 11 , S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
AUSTIN POND , LITTLE , Bald Mountain Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-11 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
AUSTIN STREAM AND TRIBUTARIES , Moscow , Bingham ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Austin Stream and all tributaries located below the falls as marked by red markers closed to all fishing until June 1 .
AZISCOHOS LAKE ( INCLUDING SUNDAY POND ) AND TRIBUTARIES , Lincoln Plt , Lynchtown Twp , Parkertown Twp ( North Zone ). Aziscohos Lake is the impounded portion of the Magalloway River south of a straight line between the 2 red markers on each shore by the Brown Company Landing , socalled , and the area of water south of a straight line between the 2 red markers just north of Sunday Pond on the Little Magalloway River .
General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-17 on the lake and all tributaries upstream to the red markers . No size or bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 16 inches . Daily bag limit on salmon over 16 inches : 1 fish . All west shore tributaries from Aziscohos dam to ( but not including ) the Big Magalloway River : S-1 .
AZISCOHOS POND , Magalloway Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
B POND , TB R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches .
B POND , Upton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-1 , S-3 , S-18 , S- 22 .
BACK ( 5 KEZARS ) POND , Lovell , Stoneham ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
BADGER POND , Willimantic ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
BAGADUCE RIVER , Sedgwick , Penobscot , Brooksville ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : That portion of the Bagaduce River and tributaries upstream of the North Brooksville - Sedgwick bridge , including Walker Pond , Parker Pond and Snow Cove Brook : closed to the taking of alewives .
BAKER LAKE , T7 R17 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-11 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , open to taking muskellunge only .
BAKER POND , Bowdoin College Grant West Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
BAKER POND , Caratunk ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-17 .
BAKER POND , Solon ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
BAKER POND , T5 R6 BKP WKR ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-17 .
BAKER POND TRIBUTARIES , Appleton Twp , Hobbstown Twp , T5 R6 BKP WKR ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : FFO .
BAKER STREAM , T5 R6 BKP WKR , Hobbstown Twp , King and Bartlett Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : FFO .
BALCH AND STUMP PONDS , Acton , Newfield . General fishing laws for Interstate Waters ( page A-2 ) apply .
BALD MOUNTAIN POND , Bald Mountain
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