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SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
ANDERSON POND, T10 SD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
ANDROSCOGGIN LAKE( INCLUDING OUTLET DOWNSTREAM TO DAM), Leeds, Wayne( South Zone). General fishing laws apply.
( See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER, Gilead to Brunswick( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water fishing from the Maine-New Hampshire Border to tidewater from January 1- December 31.
– From the Maine-New Hampshire border downriver to the bridge crossing in Gilead: Single hook artificial lures only. S-7.
– From the bridge crossing in Gilead to the Route 232 Bridge, Rumford Point: From April 1- September 30: ALO. Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit on landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, and brown trout: 12 inches. All trout between 16 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. From October 1- March 31: ALO. All trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once.
– From the Route 232 Bridge, Rumford Point to Livermore Falls Dam: From April 1- September 30: S-19; minimum length limit on landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, and brown trout: 12 inches. From October 1- March 31: ALO. All trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once.
– From the Livermore Falls Dam to tidewater: S- 19. Open to ice fishing.
( Gilead to Merrymeeting Bay: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER, LITTLE, Greenwood to Auburn( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-19.
– From Route 26 Welchville Dam in Oxford to the confluence with Androscoggin River: 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.
ANNABESSACOOK LAKE, Monmouth, Winthrop( 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.
( See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
ARNOLD BROOK LAKE, Presque Isle( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11, S-19. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
ARNOLD POND, Coburn Gore( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, only 1 trout may exceed 14 inches.
AROOSTOOK RIVER, T8 R8 WELS to Fort Fairfield( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From the junction of Munsungan Stream and Millinocket Stream in T8 R8 WELS downstream to the blue markers at the Oxbow Plantation / T9 R7 WELS town line( includes tributaries upstream to the first road crossing, except Mooseleuk Stream): ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. From August 16- September 30: ALO. Total daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish.
– From the blue markers at the Oxbow Plantation / T9 R7 WELS town line downstream to the Caribou Dam, in Caribou: S-11. From August 16- September 30: ALO. Total daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish.
– From the Caribou Dam, in Caribou, downstream to the Maine / New Brunswick border( includes tributaries upstream to the first road crossing): ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. From August 16- September 30: ALO. Total daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish.
– From the Caribou Dam, in Caribou, downstream to and including Otter Brook, including all tributaries in this section upstream to the first road crossing intersecting each tributary: Children 12 years of age or younger may fish from shore with a single-baited hook and line( Title 12, subsection 12458).
– From Hockenhull Brook in Fort Fairfield downstream to and including Pattee Brook, including all tributaries in this section upstream to the first road crossing intersecting the tributary: Children 12 years of age or younger may fish from shore with a single-baited hook and line( Title 12, subsection 12458).
ATTEAN POND, Attean Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-11, S- 19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
ATWOOD POND, T5 R8 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
AUBURN LAKE, Auburn( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-1, S-3, S-10, S-26. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
The Auburn Water District has closed to all water-related activities( including boating and fishing) that portion south of a line extending from a marker placed on a point of land on the east shore of the lake approximately 75 feet south of the Route 4 boat launch and extending west to a marker on a point of land known as Point of Pines on the west shore of the lake. That portion north of the above described line is also closed to all water-related activities except that small recreational boats and fishing are allowed.
No motor vehicles on ice( ATVs and snowmobiles allowed).
AUNT BETTY POND, Bar Harbor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited.
AUNT HANNAH BROOK, Dixfield( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From Route 142 downstream to the confluence with Webb River: S-9, S-19.
AUSTIN POND, Bald Mountain Twp( 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.
AUSTIN POND, LITTLE, Bald Mountain Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-11. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
AUSTIN STREAM AND TRIBUTARIES, Moscow, Bingham( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Austin Stream and all tributaries located below the falls as marked by red markers closed to all fishing until June 1.
AZISCOHOS LAKE( INCLUDING SUNDAY POND) AND TRIBUTARIES, Lincoln Plt, Lynchtown Twp, Parkertown Twp( North Zone). Aziscohos Lake is the impounded portion of the Magalloway River south of a straight line between the 2 red markers on each shore by the Brown Company Landing, socalled, and the area of water south of a straight line between the 2 red markers just north of Sunday Pond on the Little Magalloway River.
General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-17 on the lake and all tributaries upstream to the red markers. No size or bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 16 inches. Daily bag limit on salmon over 16 inches: 1 fish. All west shore tributaries from Aziscohos dam to( but not including) the Big Magalloway River: S-1.
AZISCOHOS POND, Magalloway Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
B POND, TB R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
B POND, Upton( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-1, S-3, S-18, S- 22.
BACK( 5 KEZARS) POND, Lovell, Stoneham( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
BADGER POND, Willimantic( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
BAGADUCE RIVER, Sedgwick, Penobscot, Brooksville( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: That portion of the Bagaduce River and tributaries upstream of the North Brooksville- Sedgwick bridge, including Walker
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