28 SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
- November 30 : FFO , S-7 .
MCKENNEY POND , Holeb Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MCLEAN LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES , Saint Francis ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 .
MCNALLY POND , UPPER , T11 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S- 7 .
MCPHERSON POND , T10 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 19 .
MEADOW BROOK , Bangor ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : closed to all fishing from July 1 through September 30 , both days inclusive . ( Marine Resources Rule ).
MEDDYBEMPS LAKE , Alexander , Baileyville , Baring Plt , Meddybemps ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 , S-33 . Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish . From October 1 - December 31 : S-4 , S-7 .
MEDOMAK RIVER , Waldoboro ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the outlet of Medomak Pond to the head of tide : Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 : S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER AND DIRECT TRIBUTARIES FROM DREWS ( MEDUXNEKEAG ) LAKE TO THE MAINE / NEW BRUNSWICK BORDER , New Limerick to Littleton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-11 . The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon and brown trout does not apply .
– From the Route 1 bridge in Houlton downstream to the Maine-New Brunswick boundary : River and direct tributaries upstream to the first highway crossing : ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches . From August 16 - September 30 : ALO . Total daily bag limit on brook trout and brown trout : 1 fish .
( Meduxnekeag River : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER , SOUTH BRANCH , Linneus to Houlton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-11 . The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon and brown trout does not apply . On that portion of the river within the Lt . Gordon Manuel Wildlife Management Area , motorboats prohibited until July 1 . After July 1 motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited .
MEGUNTICOOK LAKE , Camden , Hope , Lincolnville ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
MEGUNTICOOK RIVER , Camden ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31 : S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
MERCER BOG , Mercer ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
MERRILAND RIVER , Wells ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Route 9A downstream to Skinners Mill 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 .
MERRILL BROOK , Williamsburg Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory . Penobscot Indian Territory .
MESSALONSKEE STREAM , Oakland , Waterville ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the outlet of Messalonskee Lake to the Union Gas Dam : Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 : S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
– From the Union Gas Dam to the confluence with the Kennebec River : Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 . Single hooked artificial lures only . Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 2 fish . Minimum length limit on trout and landlocked salmon : 12 inches .
( From Rice Rips Dam in Oakland to the Automatic Dam in Waterville : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
MESSER POND , LITTLE , T5 R8 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MICMAC POND , Deblois ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MIDDLE ( 5 KEZARS ) POND , Lovell , Waterford ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
MIDDLE POND , York . Closed to all fishing .
MIDDLE RIVER , Marshfield , Machias ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Below the bridge on the Marshfield Flats Road downstream to the mouth of Smelt Brook : S-9 , S-19 . Persons age 16 and older can fish minnow traps to catch live bait .
MIDWAY POND , Sandy River Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MILL ( CLEAR ) POND , Pleasant Ridge Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-17 .
MILL BROOK POND , Bowerbank ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
MILL POND , New Vineyard ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
MILL POND ON MUDDY BROOK , Industry ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the dam on the outlet of Clearwater Pond to the next dam located below Route 43 : CI . S-9 , S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MILL PRIVILEGE LAKE , Carroll Plt , Pukakon Twp . 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 .
MILL STREAM , Embden ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Embden Pond downstream to Cross Town Road bridge : S-9 , S-19 .
MILL STREAM ( OUTLET OF LITTLE WASSOOKEAG LAKE ), Dexter . ( See Sebasticook River , East Branch ).
MILLER BROOK , Bridgton ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-1 . Areas in the lake within 100 feet of the mouth of this tributary are closed to the taking of smelt .
MILLIKEN MILLS POND , Old Orchard Beach ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI , CO .
MILLIMAGASSET LAKE , T7 R8 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . A person may fish using live fish for bait ( Title 12 , subsection 12461 ). From October 1 - December 31 : Closed to all fishing .
MILLINOCKET LAKE , T1 & 2 R8 WELS , T1 & 2 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
MILLINOCKET LAKE AND LITTLE MILLINOCKET LAKE , T7 & 8 R9 WELS , T7 R10 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 , S-21 . A person may fish using live fish for bait ( Title 12 , subsection 12461 ).
MILLINOCKET STREAM , T1 R8 WELS , T3 Indian Purchase Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Millinocket Lake Dam downstream to the Route 11 bridge : Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 : S-11 , S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
MILLINOCKET STREAM ( INCLUDING ROUND POND ) AND TRIBUTARIES , T7 R8 & 9 WELS , T8 R8 & 9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the outlet of Millinocket Lake in T7 R9 WELS downstream to the outlet of Round Pond : ALO , S-7 .
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