APPENDIX: RECREATIONAL ANGLING FOR MIGRATORY FISH A-1
Recreational Angling for Migratory Fish
There are several species of migratory fish( such as shad, river herring / alewives, and striped bass) that are managed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources and may be found in the inland waters of Maine.
Complete information on recreational angling regulations for these species, and others, can be found by visiting maine. gov / dmr / recreational-fishing or by contacting the Maine Department of Marine Resources, 32 Blossom Lane, 21 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333-0021,( 207) 624-6550.
KNOW THE S-33 CODE
Maximum length limit on Landlocked Salmon and Brown Trout: 25 inches
Sea-run Atlantic salmon occur in many of Maine’ s inland waters where landlocked Atlantic salmon and brown trout may also exist. Sea-run salmon are listed as endangered by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and therefore may not be fished or harvested. Sea-run salmon exhibit a variety of color phases from black to silver to brown, and can look similar to brown trout and landlocked salmon in coloration. Therefore, establishing a 25 inch maximum length limit( S-33) on waters where adult sea-run Atlantic salmon may occur ensures anglers will not inadvertently“ take” a misidentified endangered fish. Any sea-run Atlantic salmon incidentally caught must be released immediately, alive and uninjured. At no time should sea-run Atlantic salmon be removed from the water. ■
SPECIES DAILY BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS MINIMUM LENGTH LIMIT American Eel 25 fish 9 inches
River Herring River herring harvest is closed from 6:00 am Thursday to 6:00 am Sunday. All waters where exclusive river herring harvest rights are assigned to a municipality may be closed to river herring harvest.
25 fish None
Shad 2 fish None Striped Bass Sturgeon
1 fish
28 inch minimum; all fish larger than 31 inches must be released alive
No Fishing Permitted
APPENDIX: INTERNATIONAL WATERS BETWEEN MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK
International Waters Between Maine & New Brunswick
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS ON BOUNDARY WATERS Either a Maine or New Brunswick license will be honored while fishing on the main body of the waters listed to the right, or on International river waters. Fishing on these waters in any area or cove where jurisdiction can be determined by a straight line drawn between two points of land, or fishing while positioned on shore or tied up to shore requires the appropriate agency license.
WATERS AFFECTED BY THIS SECTION
• Grand Lake, East, Danforth, Forest City Twp, Orient, Weston
• Glazier Lake, T18 R10 WELS
• Grand Falls Flowage, east of a line between red markers on McAllister Point and Abbott’ s Point and north to Spednic Falls.
• Monument Brook, Amity, Orient
• Mud Lake, Forest City
• North Lake, Orient
• The Thoroughfare between North Lake and East Grand Lake, Orient
• Saint Croix River, in its entirety
• Saint Francis River, T18 R10 WELS, T19 R11 WELS, Big Twenty Twp.
• Saint John River, from its confluence with the St. Francis River to the easternmost border of the town of Hamlin.
• Spednic Lake, Forest City Twp, Forest Twp, T11 R3 NBPP, and Vanceboro
• Woodland Flowage( St. Croix River Flowage), Baileyville ■
To view the international boundary line use the Fishing Laws Online Angling Tool( FLOAT) at mefishwildlife. com / float or look at a Maine Atlas.
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