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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General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OTTER POND , Bowtown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO . Persons under 16 years of age may fish under S- 4 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OTTER POND , Bridgton ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
OTTER POND , Chain of Ponds Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OTTER POND , Parmachenee Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO . From August 16 - September 30 : FFO , S-7 .
OTTER POND , T3 R13 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
OTTER POND # 2 , Standish ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OTTER POND # 4 , Standish ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OTTER POND , BIG , Sandwich Academy Grant ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OTTER POND , LITTLE , Sandwich Academy Grant ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S- 7 .
OTTER POND , NORTH , Bowtown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OVERSETT POND , Greenwood ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-10 , S- 17 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Fly fishing and trolling with flies only . From October 1 - November 30 : S-7 .
OXBROOK LAKES , LOWER AND UPPER , T6 ND , T6 R1 NBPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats prohibited .
OXHEAD POND , MIDDLE , T40 MD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
OXHEAD POND , UPPER , T40 MD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PALMER POND , Mayfield Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PANTHER POND , Raymond ( South Zone ).
General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PARADISE POND , LOWER , Parlin Pond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-16 .
PARADISE POND , UPPER , Parlin Pond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-18 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : FFO , S- 7 .
PARKER POND , Casco ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PARKER POND , Chesterville , Fayette , Mount Vernon , Vienna ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PARKER POND , Sebec ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PARKER POND ( MIRROR LAKE , PARKIS POND ), Jay ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
PARLIN POND AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO ROUTE 201 AND OUTLET ( PARLIN STREAM ) DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH BEAN BROOK , Parlin Pond Twp , Johnson Mountain Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 19 . Fly fishing and trolling with flies only . Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon : 12 inches . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : Fly fishing and trolling with flies only .
PARLIN STREAM , Long Pond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Long Pond in Long Pond Twp ., upstream to the bridge at Route 15 / Route 6 : S-19 .
PARMACHENEE LAKE , Lynchtown Twp , Parmachenee Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-17 . Fly fishing and trolling with flies only .
PARTRIDGE POND , Amherst ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 16 . From October 1 - March 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PASSADUMKEAG RIVER , Grand Falls Twp to Passadumkeag ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Saponac Lake downstream to its confluence with the Penobscot River . Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PASSADUMKEAG RIVER , EAST BRANCH , T3 R1 NBPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory . Penobscot Indian Territory .
PASSAMAGAMET LAKE , T1 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
PATTEN POND , LOWER , Ellsworth , Surry
( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 , S-13 . All brown trout caught must be released alive at once . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PEABODY POND , Naples , Sebago ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI , except that cusk fishing is permitted through the ice from sunset to sunrise with 5 lines . S-2 , S-3 . Open to open water fishing October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 . From January 1 - March 31 : All salmon caught while open water fishing must be released immediately without removal from the water .
PEAKED MOUNTAIN POND , Centerville Twp , Northfield , T19 MD BPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-10 , S- 16 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PEAKED MOUNTAIN POND , T10 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches .
PEAKED MOUNTAIN POND , T4 R7 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 .
PEARCE BROOK , Hodgdon , Houlton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon and brown trout does not apply . From Meduxnekeag River upstream to the Hollywood Road , so-called : S-9 .
PEARL PONDS (# 1 AND # 2 ), Bowdoin College Grant West Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
PEASE POND , Wilton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
PELLETIER BROOK LAKE ( 4TH ), T16 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches .
PELLETIER BROOK LAKE ( 5TH ) AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
PELLETIER BROOK LAKE ( 6TH ) AND TRIBUTARIES , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
PELLETIER BROOK LAKES ( 1ST , 2ND , 3RD ), T16 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 .
PEMADUMCOOK CHAIN OF LAKES ( INCLUDES PEMADUMCOOK , AMBAJEJUS , ELBOW , NORTH AND SOUTH TWIN LAKES ), T1 R9 & 10 WELS , etc . ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 , S-19 . Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon : 3 fish ; minimum length limit : 12 inches . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PEMAQUID RIVER , Bristol ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Open January 1 - December 31 : S-19 . The use of all
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