If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 13 must be released alive at once .
COBBOSSEECONTEE STREAM ( INCLUDING HORSESHOE POND ), Manchester to Gardiner ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Open to ice and open water fishing January 1 - December 31 : S-19 . Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish ; all bass between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
COBURN POND , Moose River ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
COCHRANE LAKE , New Limerick , Smyrna ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 , S-19 .
COFFEE POND , Casco ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-2 , S-3 , S-4 , S- 10 , S-13 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
COFFEELOS POND , T6 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-21 .
COFFIN POND , Brunswick ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-8 , S-9 , S- 13 .
COLCORD POND , Porter ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 , No bag limit on togue under 23 inches and no minimum length limit . Daily bag limit on togue greater than 23 inches : 1 fish . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
COLD RAIN POND , Naples ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
COLD STREAM , Enfield , Passadumkeag ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-19 .
– From the highway bridge on State Route 188 in Enfield downstream to the red markers by the old hatchery fishway : S-19 . Open to fishing only for persons under 16 years of age . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
COLD STREAM , Johnson Mountain Twp , West Forks Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the Capitol Road bridge downstream to confluence with Kennebec River : ALO . From August 16 - September 30 : S- 7 .
COLD STREAM POND , Enfield , Lincoln , Lowell ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 , S-13 , S-22 . The holding of any live baitfish not taken in Cold Stream Pond is prohibited . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
COLD STREAM POND , Parlin Pond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-20 .
COLD STREAM PONDS , UPPER , Lincoln ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 , S-13 , S-22 , S-25 . From October
1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
COLD WATER BROOK POND , Kennebunk ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Open to open water fishing April 1 - September 30 : ALO , S-20 . Closed to all fishing October 1 - March 31 .
COLD WATER BROOK POND TRIBUTARIES , Kennebunk ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-4 .
COLEBACK LAKE , Charlotte ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI , CO . S-4 , S-16 .
COLLINS POND , Rainbow Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
COLLYER BROOK , Gray ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-19 .
CONCORD POND , LITTLE , Woodstock ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI , CO . FFO , S-16 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
CONIC LAKE , Baring Plt ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats prohibited .
CONNERS BROOK , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Mud Pond downstream to the T15 R9 WELS town line : S-19 .
CONROY LAKE , Monticello ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-8 , S-11 , S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
COOPER POND , TA R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S- 11 .
COUNTY ROAD LAKE , New Limerick ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S- 11 .
COVE BROOK , Winterport ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
COX POND , South Berwick ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats with more than 10 horsepower prohibited .
CRAIG POND , Orland ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-8 , S-25 . Minimum length limit on togue : 23 inches . From October 1 - December 31 : Closed to all fishing .
CRANBERRY POND ( LITTLE NOTCH POND ), Bowdoin College Grant West Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
CRATER POND AND TRIBUTARIES , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
CRAWFORD LAKE , Big Lake Twp , Crawford ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-33 . Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish . No bag limit on bass under 12 inches . Daily bag limit on bass greater than 12 inches : 1 fish .
CRAWFORD POND AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET TO TA R10 TOWN LINE , TA R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 , S-25 .
CRESCENT LAKE , Raymond ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
CRESCENT 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 .
CRESCENT POND AND OUTLET TO MUD POND , T9 R15 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 , S-25 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches .
CROCKER POND , Albany Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-4 , S- 10 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CROCKER POND , Dennistown Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CROOKED POND , Lincoln ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : No size or bag limit on largemouth bass .
CROOKED RIVER , Albany Twp to Casco ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-1 , FFO , S-22 . Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon : 26 inches .
– From Bolster ’ s Mill Road bridge downstream to Route 11 in Casco : October 1 - October 15 : Fishing allowed as described above . All other fish caught must be released alive at once .
CROOKED RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES , T30 MD BPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : ALO , S-19 .
CROSBY POND , Coburn Gore ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO .
CROSS LAKE , Cross Lake Twp , Square Lake Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon : 3 fish ; minimum length limit : 12 inches . ( See also Fish River Thoroughfares ).
CROSS LAKE , T18 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO . Open to taking bass and muskellunge only .
CROWELL POND , Chesterville , New Sharon , Vienna ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
CRYSTAL ( BEALS ) POND , Turner ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
CRYSTAL LAKE , Hersey ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
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