If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 17
DONNELL POND, Franklin, T9 SD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13, S-22. From October 1- December 31: Closed to all fishing.
DORITY POND, Hammond Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
DOUGHNUT POND, Rainbow Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
DOUGHTY PONDS, LOWER, UPPER AND TRIBUTARIES, Monson( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
DOUGLAS POND, Palmyra( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DRAKE LAKE, Forest Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
DRAPER 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. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: FFO, S-7.
DRESDEN BOG, Alna, Dresden( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway in the Dresden Bog Dam; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway.
DREWS( MEDUXNEKEAG) LAKE, Linneus, New Limerick, Oakfield( 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.
DRUMMOND POND, Abbot( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-8, S-9( Ice fishing only), S-11, S-19. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
DRURY POND, Temple( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DUBOIS POND, Prentiss Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
DUCK LAKE, T4 ND( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Closed to the taking of togue. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
DUCK POND, Moro Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
DUCK POND, T2 R4 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
DUCK POND AND OUTLET, T15 R9 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DUCKTAIL POND, Amherst( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 21. From October 1- March 31: ALO, S-7.
DUCKTRAP RIVER, Belmont to Lincolnville( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From April 1- September 30: FFO, S-13, S-19. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 10 inches.
DUNCAN POND, Prentiss Twp. 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. Closed to smelting in every even-numbered year. The daily bag limit on smelts is 1 quart. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
DUNHAM BROOK( INCLUDING KIWANIS PARK POND), Guilford, Dover-Foxcroft( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI.
– From headwaters to first road crossing upstream of the Piscataquis River: Open to open water fishing from April 1- November 30: S-9, S-11, S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
– From the Piscataquis River upstream to the first road crossing: Open to open water fishing from January 1- December 31: ALO, S-19.
DUNHAM POND, Guilford( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DUREPO LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES, Limestone( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-8. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Lake open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
( See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
DURGIN POND, Johnson Mountain Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.
DUTTON( SHILOH) POND, Kingfield.( See Shiloh [ Dutton ] Pond).
DUTTON POND, Amherst( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-4, S-21. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DUTTON POND TRIBUTARIES, Amherst, T32 MD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
DWINAL POND, Winn, Lee( South Zone). General law stream regulations apply.
EAGLE LAKE, Bar Harbor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
EAGLE LAKE, Eagle Lake, T16 R5 & 6 WELS, Wallagrass( 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 togue: 6 fish; no minimum length limit; only 1 may exceed 23 inches. No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over 14 inches: 2 fish. While fishing for smelts, anglers may harvest any fish species for which there is no bag limit.( See also Fish River Thoroughfares).
EAGLE LAKE, T34 MD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
EAGLE LAKE( INCLUDING ROUND POND), T7 & 8 R12 WELS, T7,8,9 R13 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
Ice Fishing: Eagle Lake( including Round Pond). B. S-11. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Daily bag limit on whitefish: 1 fish. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 18 inches.
Open Water Fishing: Eagle Lake( including Round Pond) and tributaries upstream to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway blazed line. S- 11. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Daily bag limit on whitefish: 1 fish. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 18 inches. From August 16- September 30: tributaries open to open water fishing: ALO. Total daily bag limit on trout and togue: 1 fish.( See Allagash Wilderness Waterway).
EAST LAKE, T17 R14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B.
EAST LAKE, LITTLE, T17 R14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 11.
EAST POND, Oakland, Smithfield( South Zone). General fishing laws apply.
EAST POND STREAM( THE SERPENTINE), Smithfield( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From East Pond to the dam in Smithfield Village: S-11. Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1- December 31. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
EATON BROOK, Brewer( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the downstream side of Route 9 in Brewer to the Penobscot River: closed to fishing for all species from July 1- September 30, both days inclusive.( Marine Resources Rule).
EBEEMEE LAKE( EAST AND WEST PONDS), Brownville, Ebeemee Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
EBEEMEE LAKE, UPPER, TB R10 WELS, T4 R9 NWP( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
ECHO LAKE, Mount Desert( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-16. All landlocked salmon between 18 and 22 inches must be released alive at once. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 2 fish, only one may exceed 22 inches. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
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