If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 15
CRATER POND AND TRIBUTARIES, T15 R9 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
CRAWFORD LAKE, Big Lake Twp, Crawford( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33. Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. No bag limit on bass under 12 inches. Daily bag limit on bass greater than 12 inches: 1 fish.
CRAWFORD POND AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET TO TA R10 TOWN LINE, TA R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17, S-25. No size or bag limit on landlocked salmon.
CRESCENT LAKE, Raymond( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
CRESCENT POND, Rainbow Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CRESCENT POND AND OUTLET TO MUD POND, T9 R15 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19, S-25. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
CROCKER POND, Albany Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4, S- 10. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CROCKER POND, Dennistown Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CROOKED BROOK FLOWAGE, Danforth( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway( Title 12, subsection 12457).
CROOKED POND, Lincoln( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
CROOKED RIVER, Albany Twp to Casco( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1, FFO, S-22. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 26 inches.
– From Bolster’ s Mill Road bridge downstream to Route 11 in Casco: October 1- October 15: Fishing allowed as described above. All other fish caught must be released alive at once.
CROOKED RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, T30 MD BPP( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: ALO, S-19.
CROSBY POND, Coburn Gore( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO.
CROSS LAKE, Cross Lake Twp, Square 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. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until April 30. While fishing for smelts, anglers may harvest any fish species for which there is no bag limit.( See also Fish River Thoroughfares).
CROSS LAKE, T18 R10 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. From October 1- November 30: ALO. Open to taking bass and muskellunge only.
CROWELL POND, Chesterville, New Sharon, Vienna( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CRYSTAL( BEALS) POND, Turner( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
CRYSTAL LAKE, Hersey( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
CRYSTAL LAKE( ANONYMOUS POND), Harrison( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
CRYSTAL LAKE( DRY POND), Gray( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
CRYSTAL POND, T40 MD( 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.
CUPSUPTIC LAKE, Adamstown Twp, Rangeley, etc.( See Mooselookmeguntic Lake [ Includes Cupsuptic Lake ]).
CUPSUPTIC RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, Oxbow Twp to Adamstown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From headwaters downstream to the red markers at Little Falls: FFO, S-1.
– Downstream of the red markers at Little Falls: Mooselookmeguntic Lake regulations apply.
CURRIER POND, 1ST, T9 R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: FFO, S-7.
CURRIER PONDS, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, T9 R10 & 11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
CUSHMAN POND, Lovell( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4, S- 10, S-13. Motorboats prohibited. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CUSHMAN POND, Sumner( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4, S- 10. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
CUT LAKE, T7 R6 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B.
CUXABEXIS LAKE, T5 & 6 R12 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S- 11.
DAAQUAM RIVER, T11 R17 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11. Closed to the taking of live baitfish except by hook and line. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO. Open to taking bass and muskellunge only.
DAGGETT POND, T7 R14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 11.
DAICEY POND, T3 R10 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 19, only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DAIGLE PONDS( 2) AND TRIBUTARIES, New Canada Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S- 7.
DAVIDSON POND, Herseytown Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
DAVIS( EDDINGTON) POND, Eddington( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Davis Pond Dam: Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway( Title 12, subsection 12457).
DAVIS( WAPITI) POND, T5 R7 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1- December 31: S-11, S-19.
DAVIS BROOK, Shapleigh( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the Mann road downstream to the confluence with the Little Ossipee River: From April 1- October 31: ALO, S-7.
DAVIS POND, Rumford( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DAVIS PONDS, 1ST AND 2ND, Guilford, Willimantic( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-16. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S- 7.
DAVIS PONDS, THIRD AND FOURTH, Willimantic( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
DAVIS STREAM( INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST ROAD CROSSING), Guilford to Willimantic( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the First Davis Pond to the confluence with Wilson Stream: Closed to fishing from August 16- September 30.
2026 STATE OF MAINE LAWS & RULES FISHING