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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WALTONS MILL POND, Farmington( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11. Motorboats prohibited.
WARREN POND, South Berwick( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-10. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
WASHBURN POND, Sumner, Woodstock( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4, S-10. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
WASSOOKEAG LAKE, BIG( WEST OF STATE ROUTE 23), Dexter( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3, S- 25. Closed to all fishing from October 1- December 31. Closed to ice fishing is the area west of the Guy H. Hall Memorial Bridge on State Route 23. From the bridge, this area extends westerly to the red markers on the north and south shores.
WASSOOKEAG LAKE, LITTLE( EAST OF STATE ROUTE 23), Dexter( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3, S- 25. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
WATSON POND, Rome( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats prohibited.
WEBB( WELD) LAKE, Weld( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-3, S-11, S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
WEBB POND, Eastbrook, Waltham( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish. Minimum length limit on bass: 18 inches.
WEBBER POND, Bremen( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
WEBBER POND, Vassalboro( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Webber Pond Dam: Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway( Title 12, subsection 12457).
WEBSTER LAKE, T6 R10 & 11 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S- 11, S-19, S-25. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 16 inches. A person may fish using live fish for bait( Title 12, subsection 12461). Open to the taking of live baitfish. Motorboats or outboard motors permitted.
WEBSTER STREAM, T6 R11 WELS to Trout Brook Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
– From the Telos Lake Dam downstream to Webster Lake( known as the Telos Cut): ALO, S-17. From August 16- September 30: ALO. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 10 inches. Total daily bag limit: 1 brook trout( Title 12, subsection 12458).
– From Webster Lake to the confluence with the East Branch of the Penobscot River: ALO, S-17.
WEDGWOOD BROOK, Cornish, Parsonsfield( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From Route 25 downstream to the confluence with the Ossipee River: closed to all fishing.
WEIR POND, Lee( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
WELCH POND, York. Closed to all fishing.
WELHERN( WETHERN) POND, Eustis( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
WELLMAN POND, Belgrade, Sidney( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 10, S-13. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
WELMAN POND, LOWER, Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply, except: CI. ALO. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
WELMAN POND, UPPER, Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
WENTWORTH POND, Athens, Solon.( See Ironbound [ Wentworth ] Pond).
WESSERUNSETT LAKE( HAYDEN LAKE), Madison( 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.
WEST BRANCH POND, 1st AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET DOWN TO THE RED MARKERS, Shawtown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
WEST BRANCH PONDS, 2nd, 3rd, 4th AND TRIBUTARIES, Shawtown Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
WEST HARBOR POND, Boothbay Harbor( South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
WEST LAKE, T3 ND, T40 MD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3, S- 13. Except tributaries in the area of the lake known as“ The Basin” are open to the taking of smelts. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S- 7.
WHEELOCK LAKE, Saint John Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B.
WHETSTONE BROOK, Williamsburg Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws for Tribal Waters( page A-3) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory. Penobscot Indian Territory.
WHETSTONE POND AND OUTLET DOWN TO THE DAM, Blanchard Twp( North
Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 1, S-3, S-11, S-19, S-22. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 16 inches. Open to open water fishing from October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
WHITEHORSE LAKE, T7 R7 WELS( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
WHITES POND, Palmyra( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
WILCOX POND, Biddeford( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-9.
WILD RIVER, Batchelder’ s Grant, Gilead( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-19.
WILEY POND, Boothbay( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Motorboats prohibited. Closed to all fishing during the months of January and March. February: open to ice fishing S-4, S-8, S-9. From April 1- December 31: ALO.
WILEY POND, Patten( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11, S-19. From October 1- November 30: ALO, S-7.
WILLIAMS POND, T 28 MD( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-21.
WILSON HILL POND, West Forks Plt( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
WILSON HILL POND, LITTLE, Johnson Mountain Twp( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. S-7.
WILSON LAKE, Acton( South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-3. From October 1- December 31: ALO, S-7.
WILSON POND, Wilton( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-3, S-11, S- 19, S-26.
WILSON POND, LOWER, Greenville, T8 R10 NWP( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-17, S-26. All landlocked salmon caught while ice fishing must be released alive at once.
WILSON POND, UPPER AND TRIBUTARIES AND THOROUGHFARE TO LOWER WILSON POND, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp, Greenville( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 17, S-26. North Brook and South Brook( Upper Wilson Pond tributaries) from red markers set at mouth of brook upstream to red markers set at first road, bridge, respectively: Closed to all fishing.
WILSON STREAM, Greenville, Elliottsville Twp, Willimantic( North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1.
– From Tobey Falls downstream to Sebec Lake: Closed to fishing from August 16- September 30.
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