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SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
except trout , landlocked salmon , togue , and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 5 fish . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
CHAIN LAKES , 1ST , 2ND , 3RD , T26 ED BPP , T31 MD BPP , T37 MD BPP , Wesley ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-33 .
CHAIN OF PONDS , Chain of Ponds Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S-19 . Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon : 3 fish . Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon : 12 inches , only 1 may exceed 16 inches . Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway ; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway ( Title 12 , subsection 12457 ).
CHAIRBACK POND , EAST , T7 R9 NWP ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-18 .
CHAIRBACK POND , WEST , T7 R9 NWP ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-16 .
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE ( INCLUDING ROUND POND AND TELOS LAKE ), T6 R11 WELS , T6 & 7 R12 WELS , T7 & 8 R13 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
Ice Fishing : Chamberlain Lake ( including Round Pond and Telos Lake ). B . S-11 , S-21 . Minimum length limit on whitefish : 16 inches . From April 1 - April 30 : All brook trout caught while ice fishing must be released alive without removal from the water . Closed area : that portion from the mouth of Allagash Stream out to a straight line between two red markers , one set on the southwest shore near the Upper Crows Nest campsite , the other set on the northeast shore at the intersection of the T7 R13 / T8 R13 township line with the lakeshore .
Open Water Fishing : Chamberlain Lake ( including Round Pond and Telos Lake ) and tributaries ( except Allagash Stream ) upstream to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway blazed line . S-11 , S-21 . Minimum length limit on whitefish : 16 inches . ( See Allagash Wilderness Waterway ).
CHANDLER LAKE , T9 R8 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S- 11 , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches .
CHAPMAN PIT POND , Limestone ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
( See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
CHAPMAN POND , Porter ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 10 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CHARLES ( CHARLIE ) POND , T14 R15 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-11 .
CHASE POND , Moro Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 .
CHASE POND , Moscow ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CHASE PONDS , 1ST , 2ND AND 3RD , T14 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 , S-26 .
CHASE STREAM POND , Chase Stream Twp , Misery Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
CHASE STREAM POND , LITTLE , Misery Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CHASES POND , York . Closed to all fishing .
CHEMQUASABAMTICOOK LAKE , T9 & 10 R15 WELS . ( See Ross Lake ).
CHENEY POND AND TRIBUTARIES , Hammond Twp , Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
CHESUNCOOK LAKE ( INCLUDING MOOSE POND , CARIBOU LAKE , AND RIPOGENUS LAKE ), T3 R12 & 13 WELS , T4 R12 & 13 WELS , T5 R12 WELS , Chesuncook Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 . No size or bag limit on salmon less than 16 inches . Daily bag limit on salmon greater than 16 inches : 1 fish .
CHESUNCOOK POND , T2 & 3 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CHUB POND , Chase Stream Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
CHURCH ON THE HILL POND , Houlton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-8 , S-11 , S-19 . Open to fishing only for persons under 16 years of age . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CHURCHILL LAKE ( INCLUDING HERON LAKE ), T9 & 10 R12 WELS , T9 R13 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
Ice Fishing : Churchill Lake ( including Heron Lake ). B . S-11 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Daily bag limit on whitefish : 1 fish . Minimum length limit on whitefish : 18 inches .
Open Water Fishing : Churchill Lake ( including Heron Lake ) and tributaries upstream to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway blazed line . S-11 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Daily bag limit on whitefish : 1 fish . Minimum length limit on whitefish : 18 inches . From August 16 - September 30 : tributaries open to open water fishing : ALO . Total daily bag limit on brook trout and togue : 1 fish . ( See Allagash Wilderness Waterway ).
CHURCHILL STREAM , Long Pond Twp
( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Long Pond in Long Pond Twp ., upstream to the red markers : S-19 .
CHURCHILL STREAM , UPPER , Jackman ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Long Pond in Jackman , upstream to the red markers : S-19 .
CLAY POND , Fryeburg ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-10 . Motorboats prohibited . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CLEAR LAKE , T10 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S- 19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Daily bag limit on whitefish : 1 fish . Minimum length limit on whitefish : 18 inches .
CLEAR POND , Lowelltown Twp . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : CI . S-4 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 2 fish ; minimum length limit : 10 inches . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
CLEAR POND , Pleasant Ridge Plt . ( See Mill [ Clear ] Pond ).
CLEARWATER POND , Attean Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CLEARWATER POND , Farmington , Industry ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-3 , S-11 , S-19 , S-26 .
CLEARWATER POND , Prentiss Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-16 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CLEMMONS POND , BIG , Hiram ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . Pond and tributaries open to the taking of smelts with the exception of Little Clemons Pond outlet and the area within 100 feet of the mouth of this tributary . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CLEMMONS POND , LITTLE , Hiram ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CLIFF LAKE INCLUDING TWIN LAKE , T8 & 9 R12 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 , S-25 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches .
CLIFFORD LAKE , T26 & 27 ED ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish . All bass must be released alive at once .
CLIFFORD POND , Rainbow Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CLISH POND , T5 R20 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
COBBOSSEECONTEE LAKE , Manchester , West Gardiner , etc . ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish ; all bass between 16 and 20 inches
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