48 SPECIAL FISHING LAWS If a water is not listed then only General Fishing Laws apply. See inside front cover flap and pages 2-3.
inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
TWITCHELL POND, Greenwood( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
TWO MILE POND, T16 R13 & 14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
TYLER POND, Manchester( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 1, S-10. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
UGH LAKE, T12 R14 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
UMBAGOG LAKE, Upton. Waters of Umbagog Lake include the waters of the Androscoggin River downstream to the Errol Dam, the waters of the Magalloway River upstream to coordinates 44.795602 °- 071.062732 ° to 44.795602 °-071.061793 ° using WGS84 map datum, and the waters of the Rapid River upstream to the red markers at Cedar Stump in the State of Maine.
General fishing laws for Interstate Waters( page A-2) apply, except: S-2, S-11, S-18. Closed to ice fishing is that portion of the lake north of a straight line from a red marker set on a point between Spillman and Glassby Coves on the east shore in Maine, and a red marker set at Molls Rock, so-called, on the west shore in New Hampshire.
UMBAZOOKSUS LAKE, T6 R13 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
UMBAZOOKSUS STREAM, T6 R13 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11.
UMCOLCUS LAKE, T7 R5 & 6 WELS, T8 R5 & 6 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11, S-19. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
UMSASKIS LAKE( INCLUDING THOROUGHFARE TO LONG LAKE) AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY BLAZED LINE, T11 R13 WELS, etc.( 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).
UNION RIVER, Ellsworth( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From Graham Lake dam down to Ellsworth dam: open to open water fishing from January 1- December 31: S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
– Below Ellsworth dam: Closed to all fishing is an area on the west side of the river marked by a red line on the spillway of the above named dam and extending diagonally downstream to a red marker on the west shore( closed area includes powerhouse and adjacent fishway and trap).
UNITY UTILITIES DISTRICT, Unity. All waters on the property of the Unity Utilities District located on Route 139 and Prairie Road in the Town of Unity are closed to fishing at all times( Title 12, subsection 12457).
UNKNOWN LAKES, LOWER AND MIDDLE, T4 ND( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: All bass must be released alive at once.
UNNAMED( ABBY) POND, Topsfield( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 4. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7. Coordinates: LAT 45.39755 LONG-67.80142.
UNNAMED( JIM MACK) POND, Sandy Bay Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. From April 1- August 15: ALO, S- 17. From August 16- September 30: ALO. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 10 inches. Coordinates: LAT 45.73622 LONG-70.30338.
UNNAMED( LEATH) POND, T5 R20 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO. Coordinates: LAT 46.01662 LONG-70.23762.
UNNAMED( OSSIE) POND, Bald Mountain Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19, S-20. Coordinates: LAT 45.24737 LONG-69.75301.
UNNAMED POND( POWER TROUT POND), Moosehead Junction Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7. Coordinates: LAT 45.39791 LONG-69.61864.
UPPER DAM POOL, Richardsontown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Includes that area between Mooselookmeguntic Lake dam and a line drawn between the two cribwork piers approximately 800 yards west of said dam: FFO, S-1, S-22. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches. All brook trout must be released alive at once. Open to open water fishing in October: FFO, S-7.
– No motorboats allowed from the gates of the dam, downstream or westerly 150 yards.
UPPER POND, Bristol( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-10, S-13. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
UPPER POND, Lincoln( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
UPPER POND, T15 R9 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Outlet downstream to Stink Pond: S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
VARNUM POND, Wilton and Temple( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 26. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.( See Farmer’ s Brook).
VILES POND, LITTLE, Jim Pond Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 20. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
VINING LAKE, Cathance Twp, Cooper( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on brook trout: 5 fish. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
VIOLETTE BROOK LAKE, Cyr Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
VIRGINIA LAKE, Stoneham( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
WABASSUS LAKE, T5 & 6 ND BPP, T43 MD BPP( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. All bass must be released alive at once.
WADLEIGH POND, T4 Indian Purchase Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
WADLEIGH POND AND TRIBUTARIES, T1 R11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17, S-25.
WADLEIGH POND, BIG, T8 R15 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-7. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
WADLEIGH POND, LITTLE, T8 R15 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-18.
WALKER POND, Brooksville, Sedgwick( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3. Closed to the taking of alewives. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
WALLAGRASS LAKE, 3RD AND TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST ROAD CROSSING, Saint Francis, Saint John Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
WALLAGRASS LAKES, 1ST AND 2ND, Wallagrass, etc.( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches.
2026 STATE OF MAINE LAWS & RULES FISHING