36 SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
General fishing laws apply , except : From the Route 302 bridge downstream to the River Road bridge : April 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PLEASANT RIVER LAKE , Beddington , Devereaux Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-1 , S-3 , S-13 , S-16 , S-33 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
PLEASANT RIVER , EAST BRANCH , TB R11 WELS , TB R10 WELS , Ebeemee Twp , T4 R9 NWP ( North Zone ). From the TA R11-TB R11 WELS town line to Upper Ebeemee Lake in T4 R9 NWP : ALO , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches .
PLUNKETT POND , Benedicta Twp , Silver Ridge Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
POCASSET ( MILL ) STREAM , Wayne ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the bridge on State Route 133 to its confluence with Androscoggin Lake : 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 .
POCOMOONSHINE LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES , Alexander , Princeton ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-33 . Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish ; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once . Daily bag limit on white perch : 25 fish .
POCUMCUS LAKE , T5 & 6 ND BPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish ; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once . No minimum length on togue . Daily bag limit on togue : 2 fish , only 1 of which may exceed 33 inches . All togue between 23 and 33 inches must be released alive at once . From October 1-20 : ALO , S-7 . From October 21 - December 31 : Closed to all fishing .
PODUNK POND , Carthage ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
POLAND POND , T7 R14 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 .
POLLY POND , T3 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
POLLYWOG POND AND TRIBUTARIES , Rainbow Twp , T1 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S- 17 , S-25 .
POND IN THE RIVER , C Surplus , Township C , Upton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO . Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon : 3 fish ; minimum length limit : 12 inches . Use of barbed hooks prohibited . All brook trout caught must be released alive at once .
– Closed to all fishing during July and August is that portion of Pond in the River delineated by red markers located approximately 1 / 2 mile above the remnants of Lower Dam , and red markers located about 200 yards below the inlet of the Rapid River .
PORK BARREL LAKE , T6 R1 NBPP ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI , CO . ALO , S-16 .
PORTAGE LAKE , Portage Lake Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S- 2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches . No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches . Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over 14 inches : 2 fish . Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until April 30 . No person shall operate any boat or canoe propelled by motor on that portion of Portage Lake known as the Floating Island Area , north and westerly of a line beginning at the eastern edge of the marshy peninsula running out from Hutchinson Ridge , running 50 yards outside of the floating islands in a northerly direction to the mouth of Mosquito Brook .
PORTER LAKE , New Vineyard , Strong ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S- 2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 , S-22 , S-26 .
PORTER POND , T3 ND ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI , CO . S-4 .
PORTLAND LAKE , Bridgewater ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S- 11 .
POTTER POND , Patten ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
PRATT LAKE , T11 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-11 .
PRENTISS POND , T1 R11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-17 .
PRESTILE STREAM , Mars Hill , Blaine , Bridgewater ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the Mars Hill Dam in Mars Hill downstream to the Maine / New Brunswick Border : Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
( See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
PRESUMPSCOT RIVER ( EXCLUDING NORTH GORHAM POND AND DUNDEE POND ), Windham to Falmouth ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31 .
– From Sebago Lake dam to the confluence with North Gorham Pond , including Eel Weir Canal and power station tailrace : CI . FFO . Daily bag limit : 1 brook trout and 1 landlocked salmon .
– See regulations for North Gorham Pond .
– From North Gorham Dam downstream to tidewater : S-19 . The use of all legal forms of bait , artificial lures , and artificial flies is permitted .
( From Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook to Presumpscot Falls in Falmouth : See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4 ).
PRIESTLY LAKE , T10 R13 WELS ( North
Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . All brook trout caught must be released alive at once .
PRONG POND , Beaver Cove , Greenville ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 , S-19 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
PROVINCE LAKE , Parsonsfield . General fishing laws for Interstate Waters ( page A-2 ) apply .
PUFFERS POND ( ECHO LAKE ), Dexter ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 .
PUG LAKE , T5 R1 NBPP . ( See Grand Lake , West [ Including Pug Lake ]).
PUNCHBOWL POND , Blanchard Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
PUSHAW LAKE , Glenburn , Hudson , Old Town , Orono ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : No size or bag limit on largemouth bass .
Pushaw Lake Dam : Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway ; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway ( Title 12 , subsection 12457 ).
PUSHAW POND , LITTLE , Hudson ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : No size or bag limit on largemouth bass .
PUSHAW STREAM , Hudson , Alton , Old Town ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From the railroad bridge in Hudson downstream to Pushaw Lake and from Pushaw Lake downstream to Stillwater River : Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31 . From October 1 - December 31 : S-7 .
Pushaw Lake Dam , Hudson : Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway ; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway ( Title 12 , subsection 12457 ).
PUSHINEER POND AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET , T15 R9 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Closed to the taking of live baitfish .
QUAKISH LAKE , T3 Indian Purchase Twp ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-13 . Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon : 3 fish ; minimum length limit : 12 inches .
QUARRY POND , Sullivan ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-10 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
QUARRY POND , Waldoboro ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-8 , S-9 .
QUILL POND , Dallas Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S- 7 .
QUIMBY POND , Rangeley ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S- 17 . Closed to all fishing is that area located near the state boat landing from shore to the floating
2024 STATE OF MAINE LAWS & RULES FISHING