If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
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December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
JORDAN RIVER , Raymond . ( See Sebago Lake ).
JUG STREAM , Monmouth ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the outlet of Annabessacook Lake to the confluence with Cobbosseecontee Lake : Open to ice and open water fishing from 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 .
JUNIOR LAKE , Lakeville , T5 R1 NBPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S- 7 .
JUNIPER KNEE POND , Elliottsville Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
KAMANKEAG POND , Davis Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
KATAHDIN LAKE , T3 R8 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Motorboats or outboard motors permitted .
KEELY LAKE , Marshfield ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
KEENES LAKE , Calais ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
KEEWAYDIN LAKE , Stoneham ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
KELLY POND , T2 R12 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
KENDUSKEAG STREAM , Garland to Bangor ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From Garland Pond Dam downstream to the southernmost Route 15 crossing : S-13 . All brown trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once .
– From the southernmost Route 15 crossing downstream to the Harlow Street Bridge : S-13 . All brown trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once . April 1 - June 30 : S-19 . Minimum length limit on brook trout : 8 inches . July 1 - September 15 : Closed to all fishing . September 16 - October 15 : ALO , S-19 . Minimum length limit on brook trout : 8 inches .
– From the Harlow Street Bridge downstream to the Maine Central Railroad Bridge in Bangor : S- 13 . Closed to all fishing from July 1 through September 30 , both days inclusive ( Marine Resources Rule ).
KENNEBAGO LAKE , BIG AND TRIBUTARIES , INCLUDING BIG SAG BROOK , Davis Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from April 1 - October 31 : FFO . Minimum length limit on brook trout : 6 inches , only one brook trout may exceed 12 inches . Tributaries ( except Kennebago River ): FFO . Minimum length limit on brook trout : 6 inches , only one brook trout may exceed 12 inches . Closed to fishing after August 15 .
KENNEBAGO LAKE , LITTLE , Stetsontown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-17 . Motorboats prohibited .
KENNEBAGO RIVER , Seven Ponds Twp to Rangeley ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : FFO , S-1 , S-17 , S-22 . From August 16 - September 30 : FFO , S-7 . Tributaries : FFO , and closed to fishing after August 15 .
– The Logans , so called , from upper ( Mahaney ) dam upstream to red markers : Open to open water fishing April 1 - September 30 : FFO . Daily limit on trout : 5 fish . Minimum length limit on trout : 6 inches , only 1 may exceed 12 inches .
– From lower ( Kennebago Falls ) dam downstream to the red marker at the confluence of Cupsuptic Lake : S-3 .
– That section of river in Lower Cupsuptic Twp known as the spawning beds approximately 200 yards long between red markers : Closed to fishing after September 15 .
KENNEBEC RIVER , Indian Stream Twp to Skowhegan ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From Indian Pond Dam in Indian Stream Twp , Somerset County , downstream to the upstream side of the Abenaki ( lower ) Dam in Madison ( see separate listing for Wyman Lake ): CI . From April 1 - October 31 : ALO , S-13 . Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 2 fish . Minimum length limit on Rainbow trout and round whitefish : 18 inches . Minimum length limit on brook trout : 14 inches . Minimum length limit on brown trout and landlocked salmon : 12 inches .
Kids fishing areas ( under 16 years of age may use worms as bait ):
• From the confluence with Moxie Stream in Moxie Gore downstream to the Route 201 bridge in West Forks Plt and The Forks Plt .
• From the red markers near the boat launch in Bingham downstream to the Route 16 bridge in Bingham and Concord Twps .
– From the Abenaki ( lower ) Dam in Madison downstream to the red markers near the Skowhegan Rest Area : ALO . Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 . Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 2 fish . Minimum length limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 12 inches .
( From Carrabassett Stream Inlet , just north of Route 23 , to The Chops : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
KENNEBEC RIVER , Skowhegan to Augusta ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the red markers near the Skowhegan Rest Area downstream to the upstream side of Lockwood ( lower ) Dam in Waterville and Winslow : ALO . Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 . Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 2 fish . Minimum length limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 12 inches .
Kids fishing areas ( under 16 years of age may use worms as bait ):
• From the red markers near the Skowhegan Rest Area downstream to the upstream side of the Shawmut Dam .
• From the Interstate 95 bridge in Fairfield downstream to the upstream side of the Lockwood Dam in Waterville .
– From the downstream side of the Lockwood Dam to the downstream side of the power lines located about 4,200 feet above the Calumet Bridge in Augusta ( head of tidewater ): CI . Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 : ALO ( single hook ). Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 2 fish . Minimum length on trout and landlocked salmon : 12 inches . Striped Bass - From May 1 - June 30 , inclusive : ALO ( single hook ); use or possession of marine bait , dead or alive , is prohibited ; any striped bass caught shall be immediately released alive , without further injury , to the waters from which they were taken .
( From Carrabassett Stream Inlet , just north of Route 23 , to The Chops : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
KENNEBEC RIVER TRIBUTARIES , Moscow , Bingham , Concord Twp , Embden , Solon , etc . ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : All Kennebec River tributaries from the Wyman Dam in Moscow to Williams Dam in Solon are closed to all fishing until June 1 . For additional regulations and exceptions see Austin Stream .
KENNEBEC RIVER , EAST OUTLET , Big Moose Twp , Sapling Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Moosehead Lake downstream to the red markers at Indian Pond : S-1 , From April 1 - September 30 : FFO . Total daily bag limit on brook trout , landlocked salmon , and togue : 1 fish . Minimum length limit on brook trout and landlocked salmon : 14 inches . All brook trout between 18 and 22 inches must be released alive at once . No minimum length limit on togue . General law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply . From October 1 - 31 : FFO , S-7 .
– From the dam at Moosehead Lake to yellow markers at tail of Beach Pool : Open to open water fishing from November 1 - March 31 : FFO , S-7 .
East Outlet Dam : The fishway and the area within 50 feet of any part of the fishway is closed to fishing at all times ( Title 12 , subsection 12457 ).
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