If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 25 fish ; no minimum length limit on smallmouth bass ; all smallmouth bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once . No size or bag limit on largemouth bass . Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish .
LILY ( MERRILL ) POND , Concord Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
LILY BAY BROOK ( NORTH BROOK ), Lily Bay Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the red markers at the lake upstream to the old fish hatchery concrete dam , closed to all fishing .
LILY LAKE , Trescott Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-4 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 5 fish . From October 1 - March 31 : ALO , S-7 .
LILY PAD 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 .
LILY POND , Deer Isle ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-10 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LILY POND , Edgecomb ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats prohibited .
LILY POND , Gouldsboro ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
LILY POND , Monson ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LILY POND , New Vineyard ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
LILY POND ( CHANDLER MILL POND ), New Gloucester ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-4 , S-10 , S-13 . Motorboats prohibited . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LIMESTONE STREAM , Limestone , Fort Fairfield ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
( From Durepo Lake to the Canadian border : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
LINCOLN POND , Parkertown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S- 26 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LINCOLN POND , T4 Indian Purchase Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Open to open water fishing October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LITTLE ( HORSESHOE ) POND , Franklin ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-7 .
LITTLE POND , Damariscotta ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Motorboats prohibited . From April 1 - September 30 : ALO , S-13 , S-18 .
From October 1 - October 31 : ALO , S-7 , S-13 . Closed to all fishing from November 1 - March 31 .
LITTLE POND , Liberty ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-8 , S-22 . Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon : 16 inches . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 . Open to ice fishing January and February only . Closed to all fishing in March .
LITTLE POND ( LITTLE MOOSE POND ), Denmark ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited .
LITTLE RIVER , Lebanon to Berwick ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Fall Road downstream to Hubbard Road : Open to open water fishing from April 1 - October 31 : S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
LITTLEFIELD POND , Sanford ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LOBSTER LAKE , East Middlesex Canal Grant , Lobster Twp , Northeast Carry Twp , TX R14 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-22 , S-25 . Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon : 20 inches . Minimum length limit on togue : 23 inches . Open water fishing restricted to 1 line per person . Open to ice fishing during the month of February only : S-8 .
LOBSTER LAKE , LITTLE , Lobster Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-11 .
LOBSTER STREAM , Northeast Carry Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply .
LOCKE POND , Chesterville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
LOGAN LAKE , Houlton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LONE JACK POND , Johnson Mountain Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-17 . Motorboats prohibited .
LONG ( LITTLE LONG ) POND , Chase Stream Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO .
LONG BOG , Shawtown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LONG COVE POND , Phillips ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LONG LAKE , Bridgton , Harrison , Naples ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S- 7 .
LONG LAKE , Indian Twp Res , Princeton ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on smallmouth bass : 1 fish ; no minimum length limit on smallmouth bass ; all smallmouth bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once . No size or bag limit on largemouth bass . Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish .
LONG LAKE , Madawaska , Saint Agatha , T17 R3 & 4 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Only 1 landlocked salmon may exceed 16 inches . Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until April 30 . ( See also Fish River Thoroughfares ).
- Tributaries downstream of the first road crossing : S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Only 1 landlocked salmon may exceed 16 inches . The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply .
LONG LAKE , Marion Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-16 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
LONG LAKE , Oakfield ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
LONG LAKE AND OUTLET TO LONG LAKE DAM ( INCLUDING HARVEY POND ) AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY BLAZED LINE , T11 R13 WELS , T12 R13 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-11 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Minimum length on whitefish : 18 inches . From August 16 - September 30 : tributaries open to open water fishing : ALO . Total daily bag limit on trout and togue : 1 fish . Minimum length on whitefish : 18 inches . ( See Allagash Wilderness Waterway ).
LONG POND , Aurora , Great Pond ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-1 , S-3 , S-10 , S-21 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
LONG POND , Belgrade , Mount Vernon , Rome ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S- 7 .
LONG POND , Bowdoin College Grant West Twp , Elliottsville Twp , T7 R9 NWP ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 17 .
LONG POND , Denmark ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Opens to open water fishing May 15 : ALO , S-2 , S-3 , S-17 . Closed to fishing from a point at the mouth of brook at north end of pond to a point 150 feet down the pond ; points to be plainly marked . Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 . Closed to open water fishing from December 1 - May 14 .
LONG POND , Dole Brook Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-17 , S- 25 .
LONG POND , Forsyth Twp , Holeb Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited . Open
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