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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.
BROWN POND AND TRIBUTARIES, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 7.
BROWNFIELD BOG( SO-CALLED), ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SACO RIVER, Brownfield, Fryeburg( South Zone). General fishing laws for lakes and ponds apply.
BRYANT POND( LAKE CHRISTOPHER), Greenwood, Woodstock( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. Pond and tributaries open to the taking of smelts with exception of Bowker Brook and Stone Cottage Brook and the area within 200 feet of the mouth of Stone Cottage Brook. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
BUBBLE POND, Bar Harbor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8. Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
BUCK POND, Rainbow Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
BUGEYE POND, Chain of Ponds Twp, Kibby Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19, S-20. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
BUNKER POND, Roxbury( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
BUNKER POND, BIG, Shirley( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
BURLINGTON FIRE POND, Burlington( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8. Open to fishing only for persons under 16 years of age.
BURNT LAND LAKE, T35 MD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-16, S- 33. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
BURNT MEADOW POND, Brownfield( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-3, except Durgin Brook below red markers, S-13. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
BURNT POND, Clifton, Dedham, Otis( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-4.
BURNT POND TRIBUTARIES, Clifton, Dedham( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
BURNT POND, LITTLE, Otis( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
BURNTLAND POND, Stonington( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13.
BUTLER POND, King and Bartlett Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
BUTTERMILK POND, 1ST, Bowerbank( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11.
C POND, C Surplus( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
CAMBOLASSE POND, Lincoln( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
CAMBRIDGE POND, Cambridge( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
CANADA FALLS LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST ROAD CROSSING, Alder Brook Twp, Pittston Academy Grant, Soldiertown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19.
CAPE HORN POND, Blake Gore, Prentiss Twp. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply, except: CI. FFO. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
CARIBOU BOG, Chain of Ponds Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: S-7.
CARIBOU LAKE, Island Falls, T3 R4 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
CARIBOU LAKE, T2 & 3 R12 WELS, T3 R13 WELS.( See Chesuncook Lake).
CARIBOU POND, Mount Abram Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
CARIBOU PONDS, BIG AND LITTLE, T7 R10 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S- 7.
CARIBOU, EGG, AND LONG PONDS, Lincoln( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
CARLTON POND, Readfield, Winthrop. Closed to all fishing.
CARLTON POND( BOG), Detroit, Troy( South Zone). General fishing laws apply.
CARPENTER POND AND TRIBUTARIES( INCLUDING LITTLE CARPENTER), T7 R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-18.
CARR POND, T13 R8 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-11, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches. Tributaries and outlet: S-1.
CARRABASSETT RIVER, Carrabassett Valley to North Anson( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From its source in Carrabassett Valley downstream to the western tribal territory boundary: FFO, S-19. From October 1- October 31: FFO, S-21.
– General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply to that portion in tribal territory, except: FFO, S-19. From October 1- October 31: FFO, S-21. Penobscot Indian Territory.
– From the eastern tribal territory boundary downstream to its confluence with the West Branch of the Carrabassett River: FFO, S-19. From October 1- October 31: FFO, S-21.
– From its confluence with the West Branch of the Carrabassett River to Route 146 crossing: FFO, S-19. Children 16 years of age and under may fish under S-4. From October 1- October 31: FFO, S-21. Children 16 years of age and under may fish under S-4.
– From Route 146 crossing to its confluence with the Kennebec River in North Anson: S-19. From October 1- October 31: ALO, S-21.
CARRY LAKE, Littleton( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CARRY POND, T3 R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CARRY POND, T8 R7 WELS( 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.
CARRY POND, EAST, Carrying Place Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
CARRY POND, WEST, Carrying Place Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-18, S-25.
CASCADE STREAM, Sandy River Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: FFO, S-1.
CATHANCE LAKE, Cathance Twp, Cooper( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13, S-21. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
CATHANCE LAKE, LITTLE, Cathance Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13.
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