If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 35
PEPPERPOT POND , Adamstown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PERCH POND ( MUD POND ), Old Town ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : No size or bag limit on largemouth bass . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PERCH POND AND TRIBUTARIES , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Pond open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PERLEY POND , Denmark ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited .
PETERS ( GROSS ) POND , Waldoboro ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 10 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PETTINGILL PARK POND , Auburn ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Open to open water fishing May 16 - September 30 : S- 9 . Closed to all fishing October 1 - May 15 .
PETTINGILL POND , Windham ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PHILLIPS LAKE , Dedham ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-3 , S-22 , S- 26 . All brown trout caught must be released alive at once . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PICKEREL POND , Pierce Pond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-7 .
PICKEREL POND , T32 MD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-8 , S-19 . Open to fishing only for persons under 16 years of age . No motor vehicles allowed on the ice . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
PICKETT MOUNTAIN POND , Moro Plt ., T6 R6 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Open to open water fishing October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PIERCE POND , UPPER PIERCE POND , AND THOROUGHFARE ( SO-CALLED ), Bowtown Twp , Pierce Pond Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Opens to fishing May 1 . ALO , S-17 . No size or bag limit on togue .
PIKE BROOK POND , EAST , T18 MD BPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-4 . S-10 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 5 fish . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PIKE BROOK POND , WEST , T18 MD BPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-10 , S-17 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PILLSBURY POND , LITTLE , T8 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PINE POND , BIG , T3 R13 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PINEO POND , Deblois ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-17 . From October 1 - March 31 : FFO , S-7 .
PINKHAM POND , Alna ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited .
PINNACLE POND , Kingfield ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-9 , S- 19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PIPER POND , Abbot ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-1 , S-3 , S-11 , S- 19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PISCATAQUIS RIVER , Guilford to Medford ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the dam in Guilford downstream to the Sebec-Atkinson bridge ( includes tributaries upstream to the first road crossing ): Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31 . ALO , S-19 .
– From the Sebec-Atkinson bridge to the Trestle Road bridge in Medford : S-11 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PISCATAQUIS RIVER , Medford to Howland ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the Trestle Road bridge in Medford to the confluence with Penobscot River : Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
Fishing prohibited within the Howland Dam Bypass and within 150 feet of the upstream and downstream confluence with the river channel .
PISTOL LAKE , LOWER , T3 ND . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : S-33 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 5 fish . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
PISTOL LAKE , MIDDLE , T4 ND . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : CI . S-33 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 5 fish . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
PISTOL LAKE , SIDE , T3 ND , T4 ND . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A- 3 ) apply , except : CI . S-33 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 5 fish . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
PISTOL LAKE , UPPER , T4 ND . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : CI . S-33 . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 5 fish . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
PLEASANT ( MUD ) POND , Litchfield , etc . ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish ; all bass between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once .
PLEASANT LAKE , Alexander ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PLEASANT LAKE , Island Falls , T4 R3 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 , S-22 . Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the ice forms in the fall until April 30 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S- 7 .
PLEASANT LAKE , Casco , Otisfield ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-1 , S-3 , S-22 . The holding of any live baitfish not taken in Pleasant Lake is prohibited . From January 1 through March 31 : Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon : 16 inches . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PLEASANT LAKE , T6 R1 NBPP , T7 R2 NBPR ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-25 . Minimum length limit on togue : 23 inches . From October 1 - December 31 : Closed to all fishing .
PLEASANT LAKE , T6 R6 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches .
PLEASANT LAKE , BIG , T9 & 10 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-19 , S-25 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches .
PLEASANT POND , Caratunk ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . Opens to open water fishing on May 15 . S-19 . Daily bag limit on togue : 6 fish ; minimum length limit : 14 inches , only 1 may exceed 23 inches .
PLEASANT POND , Orneville Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S- 11 .
PLEASANT POND , Turner ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PLEASANT POND , BIG AND TRIBUTARIES , TA R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 1 , S-17 , S-25 .
PLEASANT POND , LITTLE , T10 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-19 , only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches .
PLEASANT POND , LITTLE AND TRIBUTARIES , TA R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S- 19 , S-20 .
PLEASANT RIVER , Beddington to Columbia Falls ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
PLEASANT RIVER , Brownville , Milo , Medford ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the Route 11 bridge in Brownville Junction downstream to the Church Street bridge in Brownville : From August 16 - September 30 : FFO .
PLEASANT RIVER , Windham ( South Zone ).
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