32 SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
on ice ( ATVs and snowmobiles exempted ). Motorboats with more than 10 horsepower prohibited . Nequasset Lake is defined as the area south of the mouth of Nequasset Stream on the north end of the lake , and the area north of the Railroad bridge on the south end .
NESOWADNEHUNK ( SOURDNAHUNK ) STREAM , T4 R10 WELS to T2 R10 WELS . ( See Sourdnahunk Stream ).
NESOWADNEHUNK LAKE , T4 R10 WELS , T4 R11 WELS , T5 R10 WELS , T5 R11 WELS . ( See Sourdnahunk Lake ).
NEZINSCOT RIVER , Turner ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the Central Maine Power Company transmission line crossing approximately 500 yards below the junction with Martin Stream to the Turner Mill Dam : ALO , S-19 . Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31 .
– From Turner Mill Dam downstream to its confluence with Meadow Brook : ALO , S-7 . Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 .
– From its confluence with Meadow Brook downstream to its confluence with the Androscoggin River : S-19 . 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 .
NICATOUS LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES , T40 MD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag and possession limit on smelts : 1 quart . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
NICKERSON LAKE , Linneus , New Limerick ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 , S-26 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
NOKOMIS POND , Newport , Palmyra ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited .
NORCROSS POND , Chesterville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 , S- 19 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
NORSE POND , Cutler ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-4 .
NORTH GORHAM POND , Gorham , Standish , Windham ( South Zone ). North Gorham Pond is the impounded portion of the Presumpscot River from the North Gorham Pond Dam upstream to the red markers at the end of the Eel Weir Canal and the natural falls on the river ( Latitude : 43.817579 Longitude : -70.448736 ).
General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit 1 brook trout and 1 landlocked salmon .
NORTH LAKE , Orient ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 . International Water ( page A-1 ).
NORTH POND , Chesterville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
NORTH POND , Elliottsville Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
NORTH POND , Sumner ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 , S-16 . Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited within 300 yards of North Pond Dam . Motorboats with more than 10 horsepower prohibited on rest of pond . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
NORTH POND , T14 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S- 20 .
NORTH POND AND LITTLE POND , Mercer , Rome , Smithfield ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply .
NORTHEAST POND , Acton , Lebanon . General fishing laws for Interstate Waters ( page A-2 ) apply .
NORTHERN STREAM , T19 ED BPP , Berry Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
NORTHWEST POND , Massachusetts Gore ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
NORTHWEST POND , LITTLE , Massachusetts Gore ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
NORTHWEST RIVER , Sebago . ( See Sebago Lake ).
NORTON ( PETERS ) POND , Brownville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31 : S-11 , S-19 .
NOTCH POND , Bowdoin College Grant West Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
NOTCH POND , BIG , Moosehead Junction Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-7 .
NOTCH POND , LITTLE , Moosehead Junction Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
NOTCHED POND , Gray , Raymond ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
NOYES ( NORRIS ) POND , Blue Hill ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI , CO . S-4 , S-17 .
NOYES ( NORRIS ) POND TRIBUTARIES , Blue Hill ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-4 .
NUBBLE POND , Raymond ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO .
NUMBER NINE LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES , T9 R3 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OAKS POND , Skowhegan ( 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 .
OGUNQUIT RIVER , Wells ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From North Village Road downstream to the Route 1 bridge : 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 .
OLD STREAM , T37 MD BPP to Northfield ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
– From the Route 9 bridge downstream to Guptil Road ( including tributaries ): ALO , S-13 , S-19 . The area at the mouth of Trout Brook is closed to all fishing between the red markers .
OLD STREAM , 2nd AND 3rd LAKES , T37 MD BPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 , S-18 , S-33 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
OLD STREAM , FIRST LAKE , T37 MD BPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 , S-33 .
ONAWA LAKE , Elliottsville Twp , Willimantic ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-8 ( except that 5 lines may be used at night while fishing for cusk ), S-16 .
ORDWAY POND , Shirley ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
ORLAND RIVER , Orland , Bucksport ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the outlet of Alamoosook Lake down to the dam in Orland : 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 .
ORSON BOG OUTLET , Brownville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Schoodic Lake upstream to the second road crossing : S-11 , S-19 .
OSSIPEE LAKE , LITTLE , Waterboro ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
OSSIPEE RIVER , Parsonsfield , Porter , Cornish , Hiram ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
– From Kezar Fall ’ s Dam ( Porter / Parsonsfield ) to Warren ’ s Bridge ( Cornish ): ALO , S-19 .
– That portion of the Ossipee River between the red markers located approx . 100 yards upstream and 100 yards downstream from the confluence of Wedgewood Brook : Closed to all fishing . ( See separate listing for Wedgewood Brook ).
OSSIPEE RIVER , LITTLE , Newfield , Shapleigh ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the stone dam immediately above Route 11 in North Shapleigh downstream to Bridge Street in Newfield : From April 1 - October 31 : ALO , S-7 .
OTTER LAKE , T3 R4 WELS ( North Zone ).
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