If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
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Closed to the taking of live baitfish. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited.
KEELY LAKE, Marshfield( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
KEENES LAKE, Calais( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
KEEWAYDIN LAKE, Stoneham( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
KELLY POND, T2 R12 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
KENDUSKEAG STREAM, Garland to Bangor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From Garland Pond Dam downstream to the southernmost Route 15 crossing: S-13. All brown trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once.
– From the southernmost Route 15 crossing downstream to the Harlow Street Bridge: S-13. All brown trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once. April 1- June 30: S-19. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 8 inches. July 1- September 15: Closed to all fishing. September 16- October 15: ALO, S-19. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 8 inches.
– From the Harlow Street Bridge downstream to the Maine Central Railroad Bridge in Bangor: S- 13. Closed to all fishing from July 1 through September 30, both days inclusive( Marine Resources Rule).
KENNEBAGO LAKE, BIG AND TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING BIG SAG BROOK, Davis Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from April 1- October 31: FFO. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 6 inches, only one brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Tributaries( except Kennebago River): FFO. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 6 inches, only one brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Closed to fishing after August 15.
KENNEBAGO LAKE, LITTLE, Stetsontown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.
KENNEBAGO RIVER, Seven Ponds Twp to Rangeley( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: FFO, S-1, S-17, S-22. From August 16- September 30: FFO, S-7. Tributaries: FFO, and closed to fishing after August 15.
– The Logans, so called, from upper( Mahaney) dam upstream to red markers: Open to open water fishing April 1- September 30: FFO. Daily limit on trout: 5 fish. Minimum length limit on trout: 6 inches, only 1 may exceed 12 inches.
– From lower( Kennebago Falls) dam downstream to the red marker at the confluence of Cupsuptic Lake: S-3.
– That section of river in Lower Cupsuptic Twp known as the spawning beds approximately 200 yards long between red markers: Closed to fishing after September 15.
KENNEBEC RIVER, Indian Stream Twp to Skowhegan( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From Indian Pond Dam in Indian Stream Twp, Somerset County, downstream to the upstream side of the Abenaki( lower) Dam in Madison( see separate listing for Wyman Lake): CI. From April 1- October 31: ALO, S-13. Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon: 2 fish. Minimum length limit on Rainbow trout and round whitefish: 18 inches. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 14 inches. Minimum length limit on brown trout and landlocked salmon: 12 inches.
Kids fishing areas( under 16 years of age may use worms as bait):
• From the confluence with Moxie Stream in Moxie Gore downstream to the Route 201 bridge in West Forks Plt and The Forks Plt.
• From the red markers near the boat launch in Bingham downstream to the Route 16 bridge in Bingham and Concord Twps.
– From the Abenaki( lower) Dam in Madison downstream to the red markers near the Skowhegan Rest Area: ALO. Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1- December 31. Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon: 2 fish. Minimum length limit on trout and landlocked salmon: 12 inches.
( From Carrabassett Stream Inlet, just north of Route 23, to The Chops: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
KENNEBEC RIVER, Skowhegan to Augusta( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From the red markers near the Skowhegan Rest Area downstream to the upstream side of Lockwood( lower) Dam in Waterville and Winslow: ALO. Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1- December 31. Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon: 2 fish. Minimum length limit on trout and landlocked salmon: 12 inches.
Kids fishing areas( under 16 years of age may use worms as bait):
• From the red markers near the Skowhegan Rest Area downstream to the upstream side of the Shawmut Dam.
• From the Interstate 95 bridge in Fairfield downstream to the upstream side of the Lockwood Dam in Waterville.
– From the downstream side of the Lockwood Dam to the downstream side of the power lines located about 4,200 feet above the Calumet Bridge in Augusta( head of tidewater): CI. Open to open water fishing from January 1- December 31: ALO( single hook). Total daily bag limit on trout and landlocked salmon: 2 fish. Minimum length on trout and landlocked salmon: 12 inches. Striped Bass- From May 1- June 30, inclusive: ALO( single hook); use or possession of marine bait, dead or alive, is prohibited; any striped bass caught shall be immediately released alive, without further injury, to the waters from which they were taken.
( From Carrabassett Stream Inlet, just north of Route 23, to The Chops: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
KENNEBEC RIVER TRIBUTARIES, Moscow, Bingham, Concord Twp, Embden, Solon, etc.( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: All Kennebec River tributaries from the Wyman Dam in Moscow to Williams Dam in Solon are closed to all fishing until June 1. For additional regulations and exceptions see Austin Stream.
KENNEBEC RIVER, EAST OUTLET, Big Moose Twp, Sapling Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From Moosehead Lake downstream to the red markers at Indian Pond: S-1, From April 1- September 30: FFO. Total daily bag limit on brook trout, landlocked salmon, and togue: 1 fish. Minimum length limit on brook trout and landlocked salmon: 14 inches. All brook trout between 18 and 22 inches must be released alive at once. No minimum length limit on togue. General law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply. From October 1- 31: FFO, S-7.
– From the dam at Moosehead Lake to yellow markers at tail of Beach Pool: Open to open water fishing from November 1- March 31: FFO, S-7.
East Outlet Dam: The fishway and the area within 50 feet of any part of the fishway is closed to fishing at all times( Title 12, subsection 12457).
KENNEBEC RIVER, WEST OUTLET, Taunton and Raynham Academy Grant, Misery Gore Twp, Sapling Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water fishing from April 1- August 15: S-11, S-19. General law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply. From August 16- March 31: ALO, S-19. All landlocked salmon caught must be released alive at once.
KENNEBUNK PLAINS POND, Kennebunk( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. ALO, S-7. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
KENNEBUNK PLAINS POND TRIBUTARIES, Kennebunk( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
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