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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ROUND MOUNTAIN POND, T11 R8 WELS( 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.
ROUND POND, Chase Stream Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-20. Motorboats prohibited.
ROUND POND, Chesterville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
ROUND POND, Lyman( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: January 1- March 31: S-8, S-9. April 1- September 30: Open to open water fishing only, ALO. October 1- December 31: Open to open water fishing only, ALO, S-7.
Exception: Children under the age of 16 and eligible complimentary license holders may fish under S-4.
ROUND POND, Mount Desert( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. Motorboats prohibited. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
ROUND POND, Rangeley( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: FFO, S-7.
ROUND POND, Sapling Twp( 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.
ROUND POND, Squaretown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
ROUND POND, T13 R12 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. From August 16- September 30: ALO. Total daily bag limit on brook trout and togue: 1 fish.( See Allagash Wilderness Waterway).
ROUND POND, T14 R8 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-2, S-3, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
ROUND POND, T6 R11 WELS.( See Chamberlain Lake).
ROUND POND, T7 R14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11.
ROUND POND, T7 R8 & 9 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 7.
ROUND POND, Township E( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: FFO, S-7.
ROUND POND, Vinalhaven. Closed to all fishing.
ROUND POND( CAVERLY POND), T2 R9 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. 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: ALO, S- 7.
ROUND POND AND TRIBUTARIES, TA R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO.
ROUND POND AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET, Albany Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
Pond: CI, CO. ALO, S-20. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
Tributaries and Outlet: S-4. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
ROUND POND, LITTLE AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY BLAZED LINE, T8 R13 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 16.( See Allagash Wilderness Waterway).
ROWE LAKE, T11 R8 WELS( 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.
ROWE POND, Pleasant Ridge Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
ROWELL POND, Solon( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
ROXBURY( ELLIS) POND, Byron, Roxbury( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11, S-19. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
ROYAL RIVER, Yarmouth( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From Elm Street downstream to tidewater: Open to open water fishing January 1- December 31: S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
RUBBERNECK POND, TA R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
RUM POND AND TRIBUTARIES, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp, Greenville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19, S-20.
RUMP POND, Parmachenee Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 19, S-20. From August 16- September 30: FFO, S-7.
RUSH POND, T2 R6 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
RUSSELL POND, Russell Pond Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
SABAO LAKE, LOWER, T35 MD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
SABBATH DAY POND AND TRIBUTARIES, Township E( North Zone).
General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
SABBATHDAY LAKE, New Gloucester( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3. Dipping smelts permitted only in outlet. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
SACO RIVER, Fryeburg to Saco( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the Maine / New Hampshire border in Fryeburg to Cataract Dam in Saco: Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1- December 31: S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
SADDLEBACK LAKE, Dallas Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO. Motorboats prohibited. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
SAFFORD POND, Lexington Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
SAINT ALBANS WMA POND, Saint Albans( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
SAINT CROIX LAKE, T7 & 8 R4 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11.
SAINT CROIX RIVER, Forest City Twp to Calais( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33. International Water( page A-1).
East Grand Lake Dam, Forest City Twp: The area within 75 feet of the downstream mouth of the fishway is closed to fishing at all times( Title 12, subsection 12457).
– From Mud Lake to Spednic Lake, Forest City, T10 R3 NBPP. Closed to the taking of smallmouth bass.
– From Grand Falls Dam to the Milltown Dam, Baileyville, Baring Twp, Calais. Open to open water fishing from October 1- October 31: ALO, All fish caught must be released alive at once, except no size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
Grand Falls Powerhouse Dam, Baileyville: The fishway and the area within 75 feet of any part of the fishway are closed to fishing at all times( Title 12, subsection 12457).
Woodland Dam, Baileyville: The fishway and the area within 75 feet of any part of the fishway are closed to fishing at all times( Title 12, subsection 12457).
SAINT CROIX STREAM, Saint Croix Twp to Masardis( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11.
SAINT FRANCIS RIVER, Big Twenty Twp to T18 R10 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11. The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon
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