Maine Inland Fishing Laws 2023 | Page 21

If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 15
DEEP LAKE , Littleton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DEER LAKE , T34 MD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-33 .
DEER POND , Hollis ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
DEER POND , King and Bartlett Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
DEER POND , T3 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO . The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
DEER POND , T3 R13 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-16 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DEERING ( LONGFELLOW ) LAKE , Orient , Weston ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 , S-22 . Daily bag limit and possession limit on smelt : 1 quart . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DEMO POND , Rockwood Strip ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DENNY POND , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S- 19 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
DENNYS RIVER , Meddybemps to Dennysville ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . That portion of the Dennys River in the town of Dennysville and Cathance Twp from a red painted marker approximately 100 feet upriver from the mouth of Robinson ( Batson ) Meadow Spring to a red painted marker approximately 100 feet downriver from Robinson ( Batson ) Meadow Spring : Closed to all fishing .
( Meddybemps Lake to Dead Stream : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
DEPOT LAKE , T13 R16 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
DEPOT STREAM , T12 R17 WELS to T14 R15 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-11 .
DESERT POND , Mount Vernon ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
DESOLATION POND , T8 R16 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches .
DICKWOOD LAKE , Eagle Lake ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DIMMICK POND , BIG , Caratunk ( North
Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DIMMICK POND , LITTLE , Caratunk ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DIMMICK POND , MOUNTAIN , Caratunk ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DINGLEY PONDS , THE THREE AND TRIBUTARIES , T4 R5 NBKP ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
DIXON POND , Pierce Pond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO .
DODGE POND , Rangeley ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-17 .
DOE POND , Monson ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-8 , S-11 , S-19 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DOLBY POND , Grindstone Twp , Millinocket , TA R7 WELS ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : The pipeline is the demarcation between Dolby Pond and West Branch of the Penobscot River .
DOLE POND , Dole Brook Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-17 .
DONNELL POND , Franklin , T9 SD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 , S-22 . From October 1 - December 31 : Closed to all fishing .
DORITY POND , Hammond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
DOUGHNUT POND , Rainbow Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
DOUGHTY PONDS , LOWER , UPPER AND TRIBUTARIES , Monson ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
DOUGLAS POND , Palmyra ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
DRAKE LAKE , Forest Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
DRAPER POND , T3 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S- 19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : FFO , S-7 .
DRESDEN BOG , Alna , Dresden ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway in the Dresden Bog Dam ; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway .
DREWS ( MEDUXNEKEAG ) LAKE , Linneus ,
New Limerick , Oakfield ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S- 19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DRUMMOND POND , Abbot ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-8 , S-9 ( Ice fishing only ), S-11 , S-19 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DRURY POND , Temple ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
DUBOIS POND , Prentiss Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
DUCK LAKE , T4 ND ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Closed to the taking of togue . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
DUCK POND , Moro Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 .
DUCK POND , T2 R4 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
DUCK POND AND OUTLET , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
DUCKTAIL POND , Amherst ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 21 . From October 1 - March 31 : ALO , S-7 .
DUCKTRAP RIVER , Belmont to Lincolnville ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From April 1 - September 30 : FFO , S-13 , S-19 . Minimum length limit on brook trout : 10 inches .
DUNCAN POND , Prentiss Twp . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : CI . ALO . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 2 fish ; minimum length limit : 10 inches . Closed to smelting in every even-numbered year . The daily bag limit on smelts is 1 quart . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
DUNHAM BROOK ( INCLUDING KIWANIS PARK POND ), Guilford , Dover-Foxcroft ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI .
– From headwaters to first road crossing upstream of the Piscataquis River : Open to open water fishing from April 1 - November 30 : S-9 , S-11 , S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
– From the Piscataquis River upstream to the first road crossing : Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-19 .
DUNHAM POND , Guilford ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
DUREPO LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES , Limestone ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-8 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Lake open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
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