28 SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
LONG POND, Jackman, Long Pond Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-13, S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S- 7. Churchill Stream and Upper Churchill Stream from Long Pond upstream to the red markers, and Parlin Stream from Long Pond upstream to the bridge at Route 15: S-19.
LONG POND, Jefferson, Somerville, Windsor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
LONG POND, King and Bartlett Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
LONG POND, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. All landlocked salmon 17- 20 inches must be released alive at once. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 2 fish; only 1 of which may be greater than 20 inches. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
LONG POND, Parsonsfield( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-3. Areas in the pond within 100 feet of the mouth of any tributary are closed to the taking of smelts. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
LONG POND, Sandy River Plt.( See Beaver Mountain Lake).
LONG POND, Seven Ponds Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 17. Long Pond Dam: Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway( Title 12, subsection 12457).
LONG POND, Sullivan( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. ALO, S-21.
LONG POND, TA R11 WELS, T1 R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-16. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LONG POND, Taunton and Raynham Academy Grant( 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.
LONG POND AND TRIBUTARIES, Townships D and E( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
LONG POND ON THE LITTLE MAGALLOWAY RIVER, Lynchtown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19, S-20, S-22. From August 16- September 30: FFO, S-7.
LONG POND STREAM, Sandy River Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: FFO, S-1, S-17, S-22. Closed to fishing after August 15.
LONG POND, LITTLE, Seal Harbor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI,
CO. S-4. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 8 inches.
LONG POND, LITTLE, T10 SD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-16. From October 1- December 31: Closed to all fishing.
LONG POND, LITTLE, TRIBUTARIES, Seal Harbor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
LONGLEY LAKE, Orient( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
LONGLEY POND, T6 R13 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S- 11.
LOON LAKE, Dallas Plt, Rangeley( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. Motorboats prohibited. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S- 7.
LOON LAKE, T6 R15 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11.
LOON POND, Attean Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LOON 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.
LOST POND, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
LOST POND, Moro Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
LOST POND, Pleasant Ridge Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: FFO, S-7.
LOST POND, Russell Pond Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 17.
LOST POND, T3 R10 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
LOST POND, T7 R7 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
LOVE LAKE, Crawford, T19 ED BPP( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
LOVEWELL POND, Fryeburg( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
LUFKIN POND, Phillips( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LUNKSOOS LAKE, T4 R7 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11, S-19. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LURVEY SPRING BROOK, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor( South Zone). Closed to all fishing.
LUTHER POND, Thorndike Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
LYFORD POND, BIG, Shawtown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
LYFORD PONDS, LITTLE( 1ST AND 2ND), Bowdoin College Grant East Twp, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19.
MACDOUGALL POND, Caratunk( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-9( ice fishing only), S-11, S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MACHIAS LAKE, BIG, T12 R8 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S- 11. Open to ice fishing for smelts from the time the 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.
MACHIAS LAKE, LITTLE, Nashville Plantation( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11. 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.
MACHIAS LAKES, 1ST, 2ND, AND 5TH, T36 MD BPP, T37 MD BPP( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
MACHIAS LAKES, 3RD AND 4TH, T42 & 43 MD BPP, T5 ND( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33. Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish.
MACHIAS RIVER, T12 R8 WELS to Ashland( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11.
MACWAHOC LAKE, LOWER, T2 R4 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
MACWAHOC LAKE, UPPER, Sherman, T3 R4 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
MADAWASKA BROOK ON THE MADAWASKA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Palmyra( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11. Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1- December 31. The use of all legal forms of
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