If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 27
LILY BAY BROOK( NORTH BROOK), Lily Bay Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the red markers at the lake upstream to the old fish hatchery concrete dam, closed to all fishing.
LILY LAKE, Trescott Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 5 fish. From October 1- March 31: ALO, S-7.
LILY PAD POND, T3 R10 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
LILY POND, Deer Isle( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-10. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LILY POND, Edgecomb( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats prohibited.
LILY POND, Gouldsboro( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13.
LILY POND, Monson( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LILY POND, New Vineyard( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
LILY POND( CHANDLER MILL POND), New Gloucester( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4, S-10, S-13. Motorboats prohibited. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LIMESTONE STREAM, Limestone, Fort Fairfield( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
( From Durepo Lake to the Canadian border: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
LINCOLN POND, Parkertown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S- 26. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LINCOLN POND, T4 Indian Purchase Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LITTLE( HORSESHOE) POND, Franklin( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-7.
LITTLE POND, Damariscotta( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Motorboats prohibited. From April 1- September 30: ALO, S-13, S-18. From October 1- October 31: ALO, S-7, S-13. Closed to all fishing from November 1- March 31.
LITTLE POND, Liberty( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-22. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7. Open to ice fishing January and February only. Closed to all fishing in March.
LITTLE POND( LITTLE MOOSE POND), Denmark( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited.
LITTLE RIVER, Lebanon to Berwick( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From Fall Road downstream to Hubbard Road: Open to open water fishing from April 1- October 31: S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
LITTLEFIELD POND, Sanford( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LOBSTER LAKE, East Middlesex Canal Grant, Lobster Twp, Northeast Carry Twp, TX R14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-8, S-22. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 20 inches. Daily bag limit on togue: 2 fish, only 1 of which may exceed 33 inches. All togue between 23 and 33 inches must be released alive at once.
LOBSTER LAKE, LITTLE, Lobster Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-11.
LOBSTER STREAM, Northeast Carry Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply.
LOCKE POND, Chesterville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
LOGAN LAKE, Houlton( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LONE JACK POND, Johnson Mountain Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.
LONG( LITTLE LONG) POND, Chase Stream Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO.
LONG BOG, Shawtown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LONG COVE POND, Phillips( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LONG LAKE, Bridgton, Harrison, Naples( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- December 31: ALO, S- 7.
LONG LAKE, Indian Twp Res, Princeton( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on smallmouth bass: 1 fish; no minimum length limit on smallmouth bass; all smallmouth bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. No size or bag limit on largemouth bass. Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish.
LONG LAKE, Madawaska, Saint Agatha, T17 R3 & 4 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-3, S-11, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Only 1 landlocked salmon may exceed 16 inches. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time ice forms in the fall until April 30.( See also Fish River Thoroughfares). While fishing for smelts, anglers may harvest any fish species for which there is no bag limit.
- Tributaries downstream of the first road crossing: S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Only 1 landlocked salmon may exceed 16 inches. The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply.
LONG LAKE, Marion Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-16. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
LONG LAKE, Oakfield( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
LONG LAKE AND OUTLET TO LONG LAKE DAM( INCLUDING HARVEY POND) AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY BLAZED LINE, T11 R13 WELS, T12 R13 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-11. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Minimum length 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. Minimum length on whitefish: 18 inches.( See Allagash Wilderness Waterway).
LONG POND, Aurora, Great Pond( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-1, S-3, S-10, S-21. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LONG POND, Belgrade, Mount Vernon, Rome( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- December 31: ALO, S- 7.
LONG POND, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp, Elliottsville Twp, T7 R9 NWP( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 17.
LONG POND, Denmark( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-2, S-3, S- 10, S-17. Closed to fishing from a point at the mouth of brook at north end of pond to a point 150 feet down the pond; points to be plainly marked. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LONG POND, Dole Brook Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-17, S- 25.
LONG POND, Forsyth Twp, Holeb Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
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