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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19 . Tributaries upstream to the first road crossing : CI . S-1 , S-19 . Lake open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S- 7 .
MADAWASKA RIVER , LITTLE , T14 R5 WELS to Caribou ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the bridge on the Grimes Road in Caribou upstream to the Route 1 bridge in Connor Twp : from June 15 - September 30 : ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches .
( River and tributaries from Madawaska Dam to Grimes Mill Road : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
MAGALLOWAY RIVER INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES ABOVE PARMACHENEE LAKE , Bowmantown Twp to Magalloway Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– Upstream of Aziscohos Lake , including tributaries above Parmachenee Lake : FFO , S-20 , S-22 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 1 fish . From August 16 - September 30 : S-7 .
– Downstream of Aziscohos Lake Dam to the border with New Hampshire : FFO , S-22 . Use of barbed hooks is prohibited . All brook trout caught must be released alive at once . From August 16 - September 30 : S-7 .
– From Bennett ’ s Covered Bridge in Lincoln Plt . to red markers approximately 1,300 feet upstream : From June 1 - August 15 , persons under 16 years of age wishing to fish under the S-4 regulation may do so only from the shore with barbless hooks ; all other length and bag limits apply .
MAGALLOWAY RIVER , LITTLE AND TRIBUTARIES , UPSTREAM OF THE RED MARKERS JUST NORTH OF SUNDAY POND , Parmachenee Twp , Lynchtown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : FFO , S-1 , S-19 , S-20 , S-22 . From August 16 - September 30 : FFO , S-7 .
MAIN STREAM , Great Pond ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Downstream of the Stud Mill Road Bridge : Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish ; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once .
MAINE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES , Princeton , Alexander , Big Lake Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish . All bass must be released alive at once .
MAINSTREAM , Harmony . ( See Sebasticook River ).
MAINSTREAM POND , Harmony , Ripley ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
MALABEAM LAKE , Limestone ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
MANHANOCK POND ( NORTHWEST POND ), Parkman , Sangerville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 , S- 19 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MANTLE LAKE , Presque Isle ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-9 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MARANACOOK LAKE , Readfield , Winthrop ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
MARDEN POND , T1 R8 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
MARKHAM POND , Johnson Mountain Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO . Closed to fishing August 15 - September 30 .
MARR POND , Sangerville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
MARTIN ( LONG ) POND , The Forks Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Motorboats prohibited . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MARY PETUCHE POND , Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : Subject to Tribal regulation and will be posted . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
MASSACHUSETTS BOG , Massachusetts Gore ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
MATAGAMON LAKE , GRAND ( FIRST LAKE ), T6 R8 WELS . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : S-19 . Only 1 trout may exceed 14 inches . Open to the taking and use of live baitfish . Outboard motors permitted . Penobscot Indian Territory .
MATAGAMON LAKE , GRAND ( SECOND LAKE ), Trout Brook Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S- 19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Open to the taking and use of live baitfish . Outboard motors permitted .
MATTAGODUS STREAM , Carroll Plt ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : South of Route 6 : S-9 , S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
MATTAKEUNK ( SILVER ) LAKE , Lee ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MATTAMISCONTIS LAKE , BIG , T2 & 3 R9 NWP . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : Open to ice fishing for all fish 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 . Penobscot Indian Territory .
MATTAMISCONTIS LAKE , LITTLE , T3 R9
NWP . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : Open to ice fishing for all fish 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 . Penobscot Indian Territory .
MATTAMISCONTIS STREAM , T2 R9 NWP , Cedar Lake Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory . Penobscot Indian Territory .
MATTANAWCOOK POND , Lincoln ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : No size or bag limit on largemouth bass .
MATTASEUNK LAKE , Molunkus Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S- 11 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MATTAWAMKEAG AND UPPER MATTAWAMKEAG LAKES , Island Falls , T4 R3 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MATTAWAMKEAG RIVER , Bancroft to Mattawamkeag ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the Bancroft Road bridge in South Bancroft downstream to the Route 170 bridge in Kingman Twp : Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
– From July 1 - September 30 : From the red posts at The Heaters ( located above Gordon Falls in Winn ) to the confluence with the Penobscot River : ALO .
MATTHEWS POND , T8 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MAYFIELD POND , Brighton Plt , Mayfield Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S-21 , S-22 . During the open water season pond and tributaries closed to taking smelts from midnight to noon . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
- Thoroughfare to Kingsbury Pond : S-1 .
MCCLELLAN POND , Elliottsville Twp , Shirley ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-18 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MCINTIRE POND , New Sharon ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-21 .
MCKEEN LAKE , T14 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-19 .
MCKENNA POND , T3 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO . Open to open water fishing from October 1
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