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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SCOPAN STREAM, Masardis, Ashland( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- March 31: ALO, S-7.
SCRAGGLY LAKE, T5 R1 NBPP, T6 R1 NBPP( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- December 31: ALO, S- 7.
SCRAGGLY LAKE, T7 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.
SEAL COVE POND, Tremont( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
SEBAGO LAKE, AND ALL DIRECT TRIBUTARIES INCLUDING RIVERS, Naples, etc.( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches. No bag limit for togue under 26 inches and no minimum length limit; only 1 may equal or exceed 26 inches. All trout( excluding lake trout) and landlocked salmon caught while ice fishing must be released immediately without removal from the water. Closed to all fishing within 100 feet of White’ s Bridge.
From October 1- December 31: ALO. Togue may be harvested as described above.
From October 1- March 31: All trout( excluding lake trout) and landlocked salmon caught while open water fishing must be released alive at once. Direct tributaries are closed to fishing, except for the lower reach of the Muddy River south of the Lake House Road and the lower reach of the Sticky River northeast of the Route 114 crossing. Closed to open water fishing is the“ mouth of the Songo River”, which is the area to the north of a line drawn between Bear Point and Outer Island and then along a line to the north shore.
Portland Water District restrictions:( 1) the portion of Sebago Lake within 3,000 feet of the water intakes in Standish is a " No Trespassing " zone; and( 2) the area from the " No Trespassing " zone to 2 miles from the water intakes is a " No Bodily Contact " zone and no motor vehicles are allowed on the ice( motorboats, ATVs, and snowmobiles are allowed).
SEBAGO LAKE, LITTLE, Gray, Windham( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- December 31: ALO, S- 7.
SEBASTICOOK RIVER, Harmony to Pittsfield( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From Mainstream Pond downstream to the confluence with the East Branch Sebasticook River in Pittsfield: Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1- December 31: S-11, S-19.
( Corinna / Hartland to Winslow: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
SEBASTICOOK RIVER, Pittsfield to Winslow( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From the confluence with the East Branch Sebasticook River in Pittsfield downstream to the Benton Falls Dam in Benton: 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.
– From the Benton Falls Dam in Benton downstream to the confluence with the Kennebec River in Winslow: ALO,( single hook only). Open to 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.
Exception: Anglers under 16 years of age may fish under S-4 from 150 feet downstream of the Benton Falls dam fishway to the confluence of Pattee Pond Brook in Winslow.
( Corinna / Hartland to Winslow: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
SEBASTICOOK RIVER, EAST BRANCH, Dexter to Detroit( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From the dam on Little Wassookeag to the downstream side of the Liberty Street Bridge: S- 9, S-19.
– From the Liberty Street Bridge downstream to the confluence with the Sebasticook River: S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted. Open to open water fishing from October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
( See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
SEBEC LAKE, Bowerbank, Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec, Willimantic( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3, S-11, S-22. Open to ice fishing January 15- March 15.
SEBEC RIVER, Sebec, Milo( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7. From the dam at Route 6 in Milo downstream to the Piscataquis River: S-19.
SEBOEIS LAKE, Lakeview Plt, T4 R9 NWP( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-19, only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. No size or bag limit on largemouth bass. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
SEBOEIS RIVER, T6 R7 WELS to T3 R7 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the upstream side of the Grand Lake Road bridge to the confluence with the East Branch of the Penobscot River: ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
SEBOEIS STREAM, Seboeis Plt to Howland( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 31: ALO, S-7.
SEBOEIS STREAM, EAST BRANCH, 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.
SEBOOMOOK LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST ROAD CROSSING, INCLUDING THE NORTH AND SOUTH BRANCHES OF PENOBSCOT RIVER UPSTREAM TO THE RED MARKERS, Pittston Academy Grant, Plymouth Twp, Seboomook Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.( See Gulliver Brook).
SECOND( DOUGLAS) POND, Blue Hill( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13.
SECOND( GARDNER) LAKE, Marion Twp( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
SECOND( HADLEY) LAKE, T18 ED BPP( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
SECRET POND, Moro Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
SECRET POND, Seven Ponds Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
SECRET POND AND TRIBUTARIES, Greenville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19, S-20.
SEWALL POND, Arrowsic( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: The area from the fishway, upstream to the red markers, closed to fishing at all times. Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited.
SEWALL POND, T3 R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO.
SHADOW POND, Greenville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
SHAGG POND, Woodstock( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4, S- 10. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
SHALLOW LAKE, LITTLE, T7 R14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
SHALLOW POND, Jim Pond Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
SHATTUCK LAKE, Calais, Robbinston( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-10, S-16. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
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