Kennebec River Regulations
Identify the reach you will fish and read across for regulations.
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Reach |
Season |
GEAR |
Species |
Length |
Total Daily |
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1. From Indian Pond Dam in Indian Stream Twp., Somerset County, downstream to the head of Wyman Lake in Caratunk as defined by red markers (see the separate listing for Wyman Lake). Kids fishing area: From gaging station, downstream to the confluence of Kelly Brook, the Forks Plt. |
April 1 – October 31 Closed to ice fishing |
Artificial Lures Only A |
Landlocked Salmon Brook trout, |
12 in |
2 fish |
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Bass |
None |
Unlimited |
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2. From Wyman Dam in Moscow downstream to head of Williams Dam impoundment in Solon as defined by red markers. Kids fishing area: From the confluence of Austin Stream to the Route 16 bridge, Bingham/Concord Twp. |
April 1 – October 31 Closed to ice fishing. |
Artificial Lures Only A |
Landlocked Salmon |
16 in |
1 fish |
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Brook trout |
12 in |
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Brown trout, |
16 in |
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Bass |
None |
Unlimited |
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3. Williams Dam impoundment, Solon, from red markers at upper end of impoundment to Williams Dam. |
April 1 – October 31 Closed to ice fishing. |
General Law |
Landlocked salmon |
12 in |
2 fish |
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Brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout |
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Bass |
None |
Unlimited |
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4. From Williams Dam in Solon downstream to the Patterson Bridge abutments (so called), in Madison. |
April 1 – October 31 Closed to ice fishing. |
Artificial Lures Only |
Landlocked salmon |
16 in |
1 fish |
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Brook trout |
12 in |
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Brown trout, |
16 in |
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Bass |
None |
Unlimited |
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5. Anson Dam impoundment, Madison, from Patterson Bridge abutments (so called), to Abenaki (lower Madison). |
April 1 – October 31 Open to ice fishing from |
General Law |
Landlocked salmon |
12 in |
2 fish |
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Brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout |
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6. From the Abenaki (lower) Dam in Madison downstream to the confluence of the Sandy River, as defined by red markers, in Madison/Starks. Kids fishing area: From powerline crossing near the St. Sebastian Cemetary downstream to the confluence of the Sandy River. |
Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1 – December 31 |
Artificial Lures only A |
Landlocked salmon |
16 in |
1 fish |
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Brook trout |
12 in |
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Brown trout, |
16 in |
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7. Weston Dam impoundment, Skowhegan, Norridgewock, Madison, Starks: from red markers at the confluence of the Sandy River to Weston Dam. |
Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1 – December 31 |
General Law |
Landlocked salmon |
12 in |
2 fish |
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Brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout |
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8. From Weston Dam, Skowhegan, downstream to the Skowhegan Rest Area, as defined by red markers. |
Open to open water fishing from |
Artificial Lures Only |
Landlocked salmon |
16 in |
1 fish |
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Brook trout |
12 in |
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Brown trout, rainbow trout |
16 in |
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9. Shawmut Dam impoundment, Skowhegan, Fairfield, Clinton, and Benton: from red markers at Skowhegan Rest Area to Shawmut Dam. |
Open to ice and open water fishing from |
General Law |
Landlocked salmon |
12 in |
2 fish |
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Brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout |
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10. From Shawmut Dam, Fairfield/Benton, downstream to the upstream side of Lockwood (lower) Dam in Waterville/Winslow. |
Open to open water fishing from Closed to ice fishing |
Artificial Lures Only |
Landlocked salmon |
16 in |
1 fish. S-33 |
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Brook trout |
12 in |
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Brown trout, |
16 in |
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11. From the downstream side of the Lockwood Dam to the upstream side of the Donald Carter Bridge (including the Sebasticook River downstream from Benton Falls Dam). |
Open to open water fishing from Closed to ice fishing. |
Single Hooked Artificial Lures Only |
Landlocked salmon |
16 in |
1 fish. S-33 |
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Brook trout |
12 in |
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Brown trout, |
16 in |
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12. From the upstream side of the Donald Carter Bridge to tide water in Augusta. |
April 1 – June 30 July 1 – March 31. Closed to ice fishing. |
Single Hooked Artificial Lures Only General Law |
Landlocked salmon |
16 in |
1 fish. S-33 |
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Brook trout |
12 in |
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Brown trout, |
16 in |
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A Persons under 16 years of age may use worms as bait. Length limit on landlocked salmon and trout: 12 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon and trout: 2 fish. |
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Regulations in red are new this year.
Purple text indicates an important note.
