If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
SPECIAL FISHING LAWS 29 bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
MADAWASKA LAKE( INCLUDING LITTLE MADAWASKA LAKE), T16 R4 WELS, Westmanland( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to ice fishing from February 15- March 31. S-2, S-3, S-11, S- 19. Tributaries upstream to the first road crossing: CI. S-1, S-19. Lake open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S- 7.
MADAWASKA RIVER, LITTLE, T14 R5 WELS to Caribou( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From the bridge on the Grimes Road in Caribou upstream to the Route 1 bridge in Connor Twp: from June 15- September 30: ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
( River and tributaries from Madawaska Dam to Grimes Mill Road: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
MAGALLOWAY RIVER INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES ABOVE PARMACHENEE LAKE, Bowmantown Twp to Magalloway Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– Upstream of Aziscohos Lake, including tributaries above Parmachenee Lake: FFO, S-20, S-22. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish. From August 16- September 30: S-7.
– Downstream of Aziscohos Lake Dam to the border with New Hampshire: FFO, S-22. Use of barbed hooks is prohibited. All brook trout caught must be released alive at once. From August 16- September 30: S-7.
– From Bennett’ s Covered Bridge in Lincoln Plt. to red markers approximately 1,300 feet upstream: From June 1- August 15, persons under 16 years of age wishing to fish under the S-4 regulation may do so only from the shore with barbless hooks; all other length and bag limits apply.
MAGALLOWAY RIVER, LITTLE AND TRIBUTARIES, UPSTREAM OF THE RED MARKERS JUST NORTH OF SUNDAY POND, Parmachenee Twp, Lynchtown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: FFO, S-1, S-19, S-20, S-22. From August 16- September 30: FFO, S-7.
MAIN STREAM, Great Pond( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Downstream of the Stud Mill Road Bridge: Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once.
MAINE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, Princeton, Alexander, Big Lake Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. All bass must be released alive at once.
MAINSTREAM, Harmony.( See Sebasticook River).
MAINSTREAM POND, Harmony, Ripley( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
MALABEAM LAKE, Limestone( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
MANHANOCK POND( NORTHWEST POND), Parkman, Sangerville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11, S- 19. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MANTLE LAKE, Presque Isle( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-9. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MARANACOOK LAKE, Readfield, Winthrop( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
MARDEN POND, T1 R8 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
MARKHAM POND, Johnson Mountain Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. Closed to fishing August 15- September 30.
MARR POND, Sangerville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
MARTIN( LONG) POND, The Forks Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Motorboats prohibited. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MARY PETUCHE POND, Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply, except: Subject to Tribal regulation and will be posted. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
MASSACHUSETTS BOG, Massachusetts Gore( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
MATAGAMON LAKE, GRAND( FIRST LAKE), T6 R8 WELS. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply, except: S-19. Only 1 trout may exceed 14 inches. Open to the taking and use of live baitfish. Outboard motors permitted. Penobscot Indian Territory.
MATAGAMON LAKE, GRAND( SECOND LAKE), Trout Brook Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S- 19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Open to the taking and use of live baitfish. Outboard motors permitted.
MATTAGODUS STREAM, Carroll Plt( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: South of Route 6: S-9, S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
MATTAKEUNK( SILVER) LAKE, Lee( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MATTAMISCONTIS LAKE, BIG, T2 & 3 R9 NWP. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply, except: Open to ice fishing for all fish except trout, landlocked salmon, togue, and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 5 fish. Penobscot Indian Territory.
MATTAMISCONTIS LAKE, LITTLE, T3 R9 NWP. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply, except: Open to ice fishing for all fish except trout, landlocked salmon, togue, and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 5 fish. Penobscot Indian Territory.
MATTAMISCONTIS STREAM, T2 R9 NWP, Cedar Lake Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory. Penobscot Indian Territory.
MATTANAWCOOK POND, Lincoln( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
MATTASEUNK LAKE, Molunkus Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MATTAWAMKEAG AND UPPER MATTAWAMKEAG LAKES, Island Falls, T4 R3 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MATTAWAMKEAG RIVER, Bancroft to Mattawamkeag( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From the Bancroft Road bridge in South Bancroft downstream to the Route 170 bridge in Kingman Twp: 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.
– From July 1- September 30: From the red posts at The Heaters( located above Gordon Falls in Winn) to the confluence with the Penobscot River: ALO.
MATTHEWS POND, T8 R10 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
MAYFIELD POND, Brighton Plt, Mayfield Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-19, S-22. During the open water season pond and tributaries closed to taking smelts from midnight to noon. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
- Thoroughfare to Kingsbury Pond: S-1.
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