46 SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply . See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3 .
live baitfish .
WADLEIGH POND , LITTLE , T8 R15 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO , S-18 .
WALKER POND , Brooksville , Sedgwick ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 . Closed to the taking of alewives . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
WALLAGRASS LAKE , 3RD AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST ROAD CROSSING , Saint Francis , Saint John Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 .
WALLAGRASS LAKES , 1ST AND 2ND , Wallagrass , etc . ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-19 . Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon : 3 fish ; minimum length limit : 12 inches .
WALTONS MILL POND , Farmington ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S- 11 . Motorboats prohibited .
WARREN POND , South Berwick ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-10 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
WASHBURN POND , Sumner , Woodstock ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-4 , S-10 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
WASSOOKEAG LAKE , BIG ( WEST OF STATE ROUTE 23 ), Dexter ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 , S- 25 . Closed to all fishing from October 1 - December 31 . Closed to ice fishing is the area west of the Guy H . Hall Memorial Bridge on State Route 23 . From the bridge , this area extends westerly to the red markers on the north and south shores .
WASSOOKEAG LAKE , LITTLE ( EAST OF STATE ROUTE 23 ), Dexter ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 , S- 25 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
WATSON POND , Rome ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats prohibited .
WEBB ( WELD ) LAKE , Weld ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
WEBB POND , Eastbrook , Waltham ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Daily bag limit on bass : 1 fish . Minimum length limit on bass : 18 inches .
WEBBER POND , Bremen ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
WEBBER POND , Vassalboro ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Webber Pond Dam : Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway ; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway ( Title 12 , subsection 12457 ).
WEBSTER LAKE , T6 R10 & 11 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S- 11 , S-19 , S-25 . Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches . Minimum length limit on whitefish : 16 inches . A person may fish using live fish for bait ( Title 12 , subsection 12461 ). Open to the taking of live baitfish . Motorboats or outboard motors permitted .
WEBSTER STREAM , T6 R11 WELS to Trout Brook Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except :
– From the Telos Lake Dam downstream to Webster Lake ( known as the Telos Cut ): ALO , S-17 . From August 16 - September 30 : ALO . Minimum length limit on brook trout : 10 inches . Total daily bag limit : 1 brook trout ( Title 12 , subsection 12458 ).
– From Webster Lake to the confluence with the East Branch of the Penobscot River : ALO , S-17 .
WEDGWOOD BROOK , Cornish , Parsonsfield ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From Route 25 downstream to the confluence with the Ossipee River : closed to all fishing .
WEIR POND , Lee ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
WELCH POND , York . Closed to all fishing .
WELHERN ( WETHERN ) POND , Eustis ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
WELLMAN POND , Belgrade , Sidney ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 10 , S-13 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
WELMAN POND , LOWER , Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP . General fishing laws for Tribal Waters ( page A-3 ) apply , except : CI . ALO . Daily bag limit on brook trout : 2 fish ; minimum length limit : 10 inches . Passamaquoddy Indian Territory .
WELMAN POND , UPPER , Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
WENTWORTH POND , Athens , Solon . ( See Ironbound [ Wentworth ] Pond ).
WESSERUNSETT LAKE ( HAYDEN LAKE ), Madison ( 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 .
WEST BRANCH POND , 1st AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET DOWN TO THE RED MARKERS , Shawtown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
WEST BRANCH PONDS , 2nd , 3rd , 4th AND TRIBUTARIES , Shawtown Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
WEST HARBOR POND , Boothbay Harbor ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply . Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited .
WEST LAKE , T3 ND , T40 MD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-2 , S-3 , S- 13 . Except tributaries in the area of the lake known as “ The Basin ” are open to the taking of smelts . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S- 7 .
WHEELOCK LAKE , Saint John Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B .
WHETSTONE 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 .
WHETSTONE POND AND OUTLET DOWN TO THE DAM , Blanchard Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S- 1 , S-3 , S-11 , S-19 , S-22 . Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon : 16 inches . Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
WHITEHORSE LAKE , T7 R7 WELS ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S- 11 .
WHITES POND , Palmyra ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 .
WILCOX POND , Biddeford ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . S-9 .
WILD RIVER , Batchelder ’ s Grant , Gilead ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-19 .
WILEY POND , Boothbay ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : Closed to the taking of live baitfish . Motorboats prohibited . Closed to all fishing during the months of January and March . February : open to ice fishing S-4 , S-8 , S-9 . From April 1 - December 31 : ALO .
WILEY POND , Patten ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : A . S-11 , S-19 . From October 1 - November 30 : ALO , S-7 .
WILLIAMS POND , T 28 MD ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-21 .
WILSON HILL POND , West Forks Plt ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . ALO , S-17 .
WILSON HILL POND , LITTLE , Johnson Mountain Twp ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : CI . FFO .
WILSON LAKE , Acton ( South Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : S-3 . From October 1 - December 31 : ALO , S-7 .
WILSON POND , Wilton ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-2 , S-3 , S-11 , S- 19 , S-26 .
WILSON POND , LOWER , Greenville , T8 R10 NWP ( North Zone ). General fishing laws apply , except : B . S-17 , S-26 . All landlocked salmon caught while ice fishing must be released alive at once .
WILSON POND , UPPER AND TRIBUTARIES AND THOROUGHFARE TO LOWER WILSON POND , Bowdoin
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