Special Fishing Laws D-H
Review this section to determine if the body of water you wish to fish has any special regulations that differ from the General Fishing Laws found on the front cover flap and beginning on page 2. Keep in mind that some waters (tributaries, outlets, connected waters) are NOT listed individually and may be listed with the main waterbody, or waters with an S-3 code (direct tributaries closed to the taking of smelts). Some waters are collectively listed under one of the following area listings: Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Baxter State Park.
Example Waterbody with Special Regulations

DAAQUAM RIVER, T11 R17 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11. Closed to the taking of live baitfish except by hook and line. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO. Opento taking bass and muskellunge only.
DAGGETT POND, T7 R14 WELS (North
Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 11.
DAICEY POND, T3 R10 WELS (North Zone).
General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 19, only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DAIGLE PONDS (2) AND TRIBUTARIES,
New Canada Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S- 7.
DAVIDSON POND, Herseytown Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
DAVIS (EDDINGTON) POND, Eddington
(South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Davis Pond Dam: Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway; there are no distance restrictions when fishing near the fishway (Title 12, subsection 12457).
DAVIS (WAPITI) POND, T5 R7 WELS (North
Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31: S-11, S-19.
DAVIS BROOK, Shapleigh (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the Mann road downstream to the confluence with the Little Ossipee River: From April 1 -October 31: ALO, S-7.
DAVIS POND, Rumford (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DAVIS PONDS, 1ST AND 2ND, Guilford,
Willimantic (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-16. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S- 7.
DAVIS PONDS, THIRD AND FOURTH,
Willimantic (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DAVIS STREAM (INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO THE
FIRST ROAD CROSSING), Guilford to Willimantic (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the First Davis Pond to the confluence with Wilson Stream: Closed to fishing from August 16 - September 30.
DAY MOUNTAIN POND, Avon (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 20.
DAYMOND POND, Moose River (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: FFO, S-7.
DEAD RIVER, T3 R4 BKP WKR to The Forks
Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
- From the outlet of Flagstaff Lake to the head of Grand Falls: ALO, S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S- 7.
- From the head of Grand Falls to the red markers located near the confluence of Spencer Stream, including all unnamed tributaries: ALO, S-7. Open to open water fishingfrom October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
- From the red markers located near the confluence of Spencer Stream to the confluence with the Kennebec River at The Forks: ALO, S-
19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DEAD RIVER, NORTH BRANCH, Chain of
Ponds Twp to Eustis (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: FFO.
- General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory (Alder Stream Twp), except: FFO. Penobscot Indian Territory.
- From the King and Bartlett Road Bridge crossing in Jim Pond Twp downstream to the dam on the North Branch of the Dead River in Eustis: Open to open water fishingfrom October 1 - October 31: FFO, S-7.
- From the dam on the North Branch of the Dead River in Eustis downstream to the Flagstaff Road crossing: General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DEAD RIVER, SOUTH BRANCH, Dallas Plt
to Lang Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From Route 16 bridge in Dallas Plt. to Langtown Mill bridge: S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DEAD STREAM POND, West Forks Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19.
DEASEY POND, T3 R7 WELS (North Zone).
General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DEBEC POND, Amherst (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-17.
DEBOULLIE LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES,
T15 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DEBSCONEAG LAKE, 1ST, T2 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-19.
DEBSCONEAG LAKE, 2ND, T2 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
DEBSCONEAG LAKE, 3RD, T1&2 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only 1 may exceed 23 inches.
DEBSCONEAG LAKE, 4TH, T1 R10&11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-17, S-25.
DEBSCONEAG LAKE, 6TH, T1&2 R11 (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-16. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S- 7.
DECKER POND #1, Caratunk (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
DECKER POND #2, Caratunk (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
DEEP LAKE, Littleton (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DEER LAKE, T34 MD (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
DEER POND, Hollis (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
DEER POND, King and Bartlett Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
DEER POND, T3 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DEER POND, T3 R13 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-16. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DEERING (LONGFELLOW) LAKE, Orient, Weston (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-3, S-11, S-19, S-22. Daily bag limit and possession limit on smelt: 1 quart. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DEMO POND, Rockwood Strip (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DENNY POND, T15 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DENNYS RIVER, Meddybemps to Dennysville (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. That portion of the Dennys River in the town of Dennysville and Cathance Twp from a red painted marker approximately 100 feet upriver from the mouth of Robinson (Batson) Meadow Spring to a red painted marker approximately 100 feet downriver from Robinson (Batson) Meadow Spring: Closed to all fishing.
(Meddybemps Lake to Dead Stream: See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
DEPOT LAKE, T13 R16 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DEPOT STREAM, T12 R17 WELS to T14 R15 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11.
DESERT POND, Mount Vernon (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13.
DESOLATION POND, T8 R16 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
DICKWOOD LAKE, Eagle Lake (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DIMMICK POND, BIG, Caratunk (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DIMMICK POND, LITTLE, Caratunk (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DIMMICK POND, MOUNTAIN, Caratunk (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DINGLEY PONDS, THE THREE AND TRIBUTARIES, T4 R5 NBKP (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
DIXON POND, Pierce Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO. S- 19, only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
DODGE POND, Rangeley (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-17.
DOE POND, Monson (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-8, S-11, S-19. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DOLBY POND, Grindstone Twp, Millinocket, TA R7 WELS (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: The pipeline is the demarcation between Dolby Pond and West Branch of the Penobscot River.
DOLE POND, Dole Brook Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-17.
DONNELL POND, Franklin, T9 SD (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13, S-22. From October 1 - December 31: Closed to all fishing.
DORITY POND, Hammond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
DOUGHNUT POND, Rainbow Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
DOUGHTY PONDS, LOWER, UPPER AND
TRIBUTARIES, Monson (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
DOUGLAS POND, Palmyra (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DRAKE LAKE, Forest Twp (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
DRAPER POND, T3 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: FFO, S-7.
DRESDEN BOG, Alna, Dresden (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Fishing is prohibited in or from the fishway in the Dresden Bog Dam; there are nodistance restrictions when fishing near the fishway.
DREWS (MEDUXNEKEAG) LAKE, Linneus, New Limerick, Oakfield (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.
DRUMMOND POND, Abbot (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-8, S-9 (Ice fishing only), S-11, S-19. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DRURY POND, Temple (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DUBOIS POND, Prentiss Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
DUCK LAKE, T4 ND (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Closed to the taking of togue. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
DUCK POND, Moro Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
DUCK POND, T2 R4 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
DUCK POND AND OUTLET, T15 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DUCKTAIL POND, Amherst (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-21. From October 1 - March 31: ALO, S-7.
DUCKTRAP RIVER, Belmont to Lincolnville (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From April 1 - September 30: FFO, S-13, S-19. Minimum length limit on brook trout: 10 inches.
DUNCAN POND, Prentiss Twp. 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. Closed to smelting in every even-numbered year. The daily bag limit on smelts is 1 quart. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
DUNHAM BROOK (INCLUDING KIWANIS
PARK POND), Guilford, Dover-Foxcroft (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI.
- From headwaters to first road crossing upstream of the Piscataquis River: Open to open water fishing from April 1 - November 30: S-9, S-11, S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
- From the Piscataquis River upstream to the first road crossing: Open to open water fishing from January 1 - December 31: ALO, S-19.
DUNHAM POND, Guilford (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
DUREPO LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES, Limestone (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-8. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Lake open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
(See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
DURGIN POND, Johnson Mountain Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.
DUTTON (SHILOH) POND, Kingfield. (See Shiloh [Dutton] Pond).
DUTTON POND, Amherst (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-4, S-21. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
DUTTON POND TRIBUTARIES, Amherst, T32 MD (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
DWINAL POND, Winn, Lee (South Zone). General law stream regulations apply.
EAGLE LAKE, Bar Harbor (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
EAGLE LAKE, Eagle Lake, T16 R5&6 WELS, Wallagrass (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-3, S-11, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; no minimum length limit; only 1 may exceed 23 inches. No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over 14 inches: 2 fish. (See also Fish River Thoroughfares).
EAGLE LAKE, T34 MD (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
EAGLE LAKE (INCLUDING ROUND POND), T7&8 R12 WELS, T7,8,9 R13 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
Ice Fishing: Eagle Lake (including Round Pond). B. S-11. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Daily bag limit on whitefish: 1 fish. Minimum length limit on whitefish: 18 inches.
Open Water Fishing: Eagle Lake (including Round Pond) and tributaries upstream to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway blazed line. S-11. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Daily bag limit on whitefish: 1 fish. Minimum length limit 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. (See Allagash Wilderness Waterway).
EAST LAKE, T17 R14 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B.
EAST LAKE, LITTLE, T17 R14 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 11.
EAST POND, Oakland, Smithfield (South Zone). General fishing laws apply.
EAST POND STREAM (THE SERPENTINE), Smithfield (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From East Pond to the dam in Smithfield Village: S-11. Open to open water and ice fishing fromJanuary 1 - December 31. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
EATON BROOK, Brewer (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the downstream side of Route 9 in Brewer to the Penobscot River: closed to fishing for all species from July 1 - September 30, both days inclusive. (Marine Resources Rule).
EBEEMEE LAKE (EAST AND WEST PONDS), Brownville, Ebeemee Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
EBEEMEE LAKE, UPPER, TB R10 WELS, T4 R9 NWP (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
ECHO LAKE, Mount Desert (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-16. All landlocked salmon between 18 and 22 inches must be released alive at once. Daily baglimit on landlocked salmon: 2 fish, only one may exceed 22 inches. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
ECHO LAKE, T9 R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
ECHO LAKE (CROTCHED POND), Fayette, Mount Vernon, Readfield (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3, S-22, S-25. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7. (See Taylor Pond Outlet).
ECHO LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES, Presque Isle (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to taking live baitfish. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
EDDY POND, Sandy River Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
EDDY POND, BIG, Topsham (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
EDWARDS FAMILY KIDS FISHING POND, Lincoln (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-9. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
EGYPT POND, Chesterville, Vienna (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 4, S-10. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
EIGHTEEN POND, Monson (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
ELAINE POND, Lowelltown Twp. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply, except: CI. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
ELBOW LAKE, T3 Indian Purchase Twp. (See Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes).
ELBOW POND, UPPER, T10 R10&11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-11, S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S- 7.
ELL (L) POND, Sanford, Wells (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-4, S- 10, S-13. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
ELLIS POND, Chase Stream Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-16.
ELLIS POND, LITTLE (GARLAND POND), Byron (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-2, S-3. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
ELM STREAM, Elm Stream Twp, Seboomook Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply.
ELVIS POND, King and Bartlett Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
EMBDEN POND, Embden (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-3, S-11, S-19, S-22. The holding of any live baitfish not taken in Embden Pond is prohibited.
ENCHANTED (BULLDOG) POND AND TRIBUTARIES, Upper Enchanted Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO.
ENCHANTED POND, LITTLE, Upper Enchanted Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
ENDLESS LAKE, T3 R9 NWP (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. No size or bag limit on largemouth bass. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
ESKUTASSIS POND, Burlington, Lowell (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
EVERETT POND, King and Bartlett Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
FAHI POND, Embden (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11, S-19. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FAIRFIELD RECREATION (PAL) PONDS, Fairfield (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31. S-8, S-9.
(See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
FARMERS BROOK, Wilton (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1.
FARRINGTON POND, Lovell (South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited.
FARROW LAKE, Topsfield (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3, S- 22, S-25. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Closed to all fishing from October 1 - December 31.
FAULKNER LAKE, Weston (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FELKER POND, King and Bartlett Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
FELLOWS POND, Chesterville (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
FELTS BROOK, Brewer (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the downstream side of Route 9 in Brewer to the Penobscot River: closed to fishing for all species from July 1 - September 30, both days inclusive. (Marine Resources Rule).
FEMALE POND, T1 R12 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
FERGUSON POND, T14 R8 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 19, only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. ALO, with one hook (a single pointed hook or a treble hook) allowed.
FERNALD POND, Parlin Pond Twp, Johnson Mountain Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
FIFTH LAKE BROOK (FIFTH PELLETIER BROOK) AND TRIBUTARIES, Allagash, T15 R9 WELS, T16 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
FIFTH LAKE STREAM AND TRIBUTARIES, T36 MD BPP, T41 MD, T42 MD BPP (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: ALO, S-17.
FIRST (BILLINGS) POND, Blue Hill (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13, S-16. From October 1 - December 31: Closed to all fishing.
FISH POND, Hobbstown Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11, S-17. Daily bag limit on togue: 6 fish; no minimum length limit; only 1 may exceed 23 inches.
FISH POND, Moxie Gore (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FISH POND, Pierce Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
FISH POND, Thorndike Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
FISH POND, BIG AND THOROUGHFARE (TRIBUTARY STREAM UPSTREAM TO LITTLE FISH POND), Holeb Twp. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply, except: CI. FFO. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
FISH POND, LITTLE, Alder Brook Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
FISH POND, LITTLE, Holeb Twp. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply, except: CI. S-4. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
FISH RIVER EXCLUDING THOROUGHFARES, T13 R8 WELS to the Saint John River in Fort Kent (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1. The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply.
- From Fish River Lake downstream to Round Pond: ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
- From the Upper Fish River Falls in T14 R8 WELS downstream to St. Froid Lake in T14 R7 WELS: S-11. No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over 14 inches: 2 fish. From August 16 - September 30: ALO. No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over14 inches: 2 fish. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish.
- From Eagle Lake in Wallagrass Plt. (including tributaries upstream to the first road or railroad crossing) to the red markers above the Fish River Falls in Fort Kent: ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over 14 inches: 2 fish. From August 16 - September 30: ALO. No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over 14 inches: 2 fish. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish. (See separate listing for Soldier Pond).
- From the Fish River Falls in Fort Kent downstream to the St. John River: S-11. Closed to the taking of live baitfish except by hook and line. From October 1 - March 31: ALO, S-7. Open to the taking of muskellunge.
FISH RIVER LAKE, T13&14 R8 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-2, S-3, S-11. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
FISH RIVER THOROUGHFARE (CONNECTING CROSS AND SQUARE LAKES), Square Lake Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-1, S- 11, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches. The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply. From August 16 - September 30: ALO. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches. Total daily bag limit on trout and togue: 1 fish.
FISH RIVER THOROUGHFARES (CONNECTING LONG, MUD, AND CROSS LAKES), T17 R4 WELS, Cross Lake Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-1, S-11, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply. From August 16 - September 30: ALO. Total daily bag limit on trout, landlocked salmon, and togue: 1 fish.
FISH RIVER THOROUGHFARES (CONNECTING SQUARE, EAGLE, AND SAINT FROID LAKES), T17 R4 WELS, Square Lake Twp, T16 R6 WELS, Winterville Plt, Eagle Lake (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-1, S-11, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. Open to the taking of landlocked salmon year-round under the following: No bag limit on landlocked salmon less than 14 inches; daily bag limit on landlocked salmon over 14 inches: 2 fish; the general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply.
- From August 16 - September 30: Total daily bag limit on trout and togue: 1 fish.
- From October 1 - March 31: ALO. All brook trout must be released alive at once.
FITTS POND, Clifton (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-18. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
FLAGSTAFF LAKE, INCLUDING DEAD RIVER, SOUTH BRANCH TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH REED BROOK AND DEAD RIVER, NORTH BRANCH TO THE FLAGSTAFF ROAD CROSSING, Bigelow Twp, Dead River Twp, Flagstaff Twp, etc. (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FLANDERS POND, Sullivan (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
FLATIRON POND, Davis Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 17.
FLINN POND, Benedicta Twp, T1 R5 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
FLOOD LAKE, Talmadge (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. ALO, S-17.
FLOOD LAKE TRIBUTARIES, Talmadge (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
FLOOD LAKE, UPPER, Talmadge (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. ALO, S-21.
FLOODS POND, Otis. Closed to all fishing.
FLYING POND, Mount Vernon, Vienna (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-3. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
FOGG POND, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
FOLEY POND AND LITTLE FOLEY POND, Comstock Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
FOLLY POND, York. Closed to all fishing.
FOLSOM POND, Lincoln (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
FORBES POND, Gouldsboro (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-17. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
FOREST POND, Canton (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
FOSS AND KNOWLTON POND, T2&3 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
FOSS POND, Kingsbury Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 21, S-25. Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited.
FOSTER LAKE, Marion Twp (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-4, S-17. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
FOURTH LAKE, T7 R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
FOURTH POND, Blue Hill (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13.
FOWLER POND, T3 R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FOWLER POND, LOWER, T6 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking oflive baitfish.
FOX POND, T10 SD (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-10. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FOX POND, TA R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
FOXHOLE POND, ON HEADWATERS OF GREAT FALLS BRANCH BROOK, Deblois (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-19. Open to fishing only for persons under 16 years of age. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FROST POND, T3 R11&12 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FROST POND, T6 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
FROST POND, LITTLE AND TRIBUTARIES, T3 R12 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
FRYPAN POND, Squaretown Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Motorboats prohibited.
GALILEE POND AND TRIBUTARIES AND OUTLET, T15 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
GAMMON POND, Freeman Twp, New Portland (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
GARDNER BROOK AND TRIBUTARIES, T15 R9 WELS, T15 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
GARDNER LAKE, East Machias, Marion Twp, Whiting (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
GARDNER LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES (EXCLUDING THAT FROM GALILEE POND, T15 R9), T15 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
GARDNER POND, T5 R7 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GARLAND POND, Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GAUNTLET POND AND TRIBUTARIES, TB R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
GEORGES POND, Franklin (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once.
GETCHEL LAKES, LOWER AND UPPER, T43 MD BPP (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: ALO. All bass must be released alive at once.
GILBERT POND, Parkman (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
GILES POND, Patten (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-8, S-9, S-11, S-19. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GILMAN POND, Lexington Twp, New Portland (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
GILMAN POND, Moro Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
GLANCY LAKE, New Limerick (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
GLAZIER LAKE, T18 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11. Open to ice fishing at night for cusk. From October 1 - November 30: ALO. Open to taking bass and muskellunge only. International Water (page A-1).
GOODWIN POND, Adamstown Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GOOSE POND, Swans Island (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4, S-17. From October 1 - December 31: Closed to all fishing.
GOOSE POND TRIBUTARIES, Swans Island (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
GOOSE RIVER, Camden, Rockport (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-19. The use of all legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
GOOSE RIVER, Swanville, Belfast (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Open to open water and ice fishing from January 1 - December 31: S-19. The use ofall legal forms of bait, artificial lures, and artificial flies is permitted.
GOULD POND, Rainbow Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
GOULD POND, Sidney (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-10, S-13. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GOULDING LAKE, Robbinston (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on brook trout: 5 fish. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GRACE POND, Upper Enchanted Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
GRAHAM LAKE, Ellsworth, Fletchers landing Twp, Mariaville, Waltham (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
GRAND FALLS FLOWAGE (INCLUDING BERRY BROOK FLOWAGE AND GEORGE BROOK FLOWAGE), Baileyville, Fowler Twp, Indian Twp Res, Princeton (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on white perch:25 fish. All smallmouth bass caught must be released alive at once. No size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
- East of a line at McAlister’s Point and north to Spednic Falls: International Water (page A-1).
Grand Falls Powerhouse Dam: The fishway and the area within 75 feet of any part of the fishway are closed to fishing at all times (Title 12, subsection 12457).
GRAND LAKE SEBOEIS, T7 R7 WELS, T8 R7 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
GRAND LAKE STREAM, Grand Lake Stream Plt, Greenlaw Chopping Twp (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: FFO. The general law maximum length limit on landlocked salmon does not apply. Closed to all fishing within 150 feet of Grand Lake Stream Dam. No size or bag limit on largemouth bass. From April 1 - August 15: S-19, S-22. From October 1 - 25: All fish caught must be released alive at once, except no size or bag limit on largemouth bass.
GRAND LAKE STREAM CANAL, Grand Lake Stream Plt (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-9, S-19.
GRAND LAKE, EAST, Danforth, Forest City Twp, Orient, Weston (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-3, S-25. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 5 fish. From October 1 - December 31: Closed to all fishing. International Water (page A-1).
East Grand Lake Dam: Fishing upstream from the dam at the top of fishway is lawful (Title 12, subsection 12457).
GRAND LAKE, WEST (INCLUDING PUG LAKE), T6 ND BPP, T6 R1 NBPP, Grand Lake Stream Plt (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1, S-3. No minimum length on togue. Daily bag limit on togue: 2 fish, only 1 of which may exceed 33inches. All togue between 23 and 33 inches must be released alive at once. From October 1 - 20: ALO, S-7. From October 21 - January 31: Closed to all fishing. Closed to all fishing within 150 feet of Grand Lake Stream Dam. Open to ice fishing for all fish during February and March only. The holding of any live baitfish not taken in West Grand Lake and Pug Lake is prohibited.
GRANGER POND, Denmark (South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited.
GRANTS POND, Massachusetts Gore (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
GRASS POND, Moro Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
GRASS POND, Pierce Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
GRASSY POND, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
GRASSY POND, Holeb Twp. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply, except: CI. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
GRASSY POND, T19 MD BPP. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply, except: S-33. Open to ice fishing for all fish except trout, landlocked salmon, togue, and bass from the time ice forms in the fall until December 31. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 5 fish. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
GRASSY POND, T2 R12 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
GRAVEL PIT 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.
GREAT EAST LAKE, Acton. General fishing laws for Interstate Waters (page A-2) apply, except: S-1, S-3, S-8. Minimum length limit on togue: 16 inches.
GREAT POND, Great Pond (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once.
GREAT POND OUTLET, Belgrade (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From the outlet dam on Great Pond in Belgrade to the confluence with Long Pond: Open to ice and open water fishing from January 1 to December 31. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
GREAT WORKS STREAM, Bradley (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except:
- From the Big Rock in Bradley downstream to Route 178: Open to ice fishing and open water fishing for all fish from December 1 - April 30.
- From the downstream side of the Route 178 bridge in Bradley to the Penobscot River: Open to ice fishing and open water fishing for all fish from December 1 - April 30. Closed toall fishing from July 1 through September 30, both days inclusive.
GREELY POND, LITTLE, Dallas Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GREEN LAKE, Dedham, Ellsworth, etc. (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-2, S-3, S-25. All landlocked salmon between 17 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 2 fish; only 1 of which may be greater than 20 inches. Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once. Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches. From October 1 - December 31: Closed to all fishing.
GREEN LAKE, T35 MD (located north of the Stud Mill Road) (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
GREEN MOUNTAIN POND, T6 R6 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: FFO, S-7.
GREEN POND, Limestone (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
(See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
GREEN POND, Moro Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
GREEN POND, New Limerick (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
GREEN POND, T7 R8 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GREENBUSH POND, Jim Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GREENLAND POND, LITTLE, Danforth (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S- 7.
GREENLAW BROOK, Caswell, Limestone, Caribou (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
(See Fish Consumption Advisories on page A-4).
GREENLAW POND, T12 R7&8 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S- 11.
GREENLEAF POND, Abbot (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
GREENWOOD POND, BIG, Elliottsville Twp, Willimantic (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-8, S-19, S-25.
GREENWOOD POND, LITTLE, Elliottsville Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-21. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GRENIER POND, BIG, T4 R5 NBKP (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-16.
GRINDSTONE POND, Kingfield (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GRINDSTONE POND, Willimantic (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
GULLIVER BROOK, Plymouth Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1.
- From Seboomook Lake upstream to the first road crossing: S-1, S-19.
HADLEY LAKE, East Machias (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-33.
HADLOCK POND, LOWER, Mount Desert (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HADLOCK POND, UPPER AND TRIBUTARIES, Mount Desert (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4, S-8. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited. Tributaries: Closed to all fishing year-round.
HAFEY POND, T18 R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 19.
HALE POND, Alder Brook Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HALE POND, T2 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HALE POND AND OUTLET TO HERSEY TOWN LINE, Moro Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HALEY POND, Dallas Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-19. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HALEY POND OUTLET, Rangeley (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-1, S-9, S-19.
HALFMILE POND, Amherst (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-4, S-17. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
HALFMILE POND, Aurora (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-4, S-21, S-25. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Minimum length limit on togue: 23 inches.
HALFMILE POND TRIBUTARIES, Amherst (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
HALFMOON POND, Bar Harbor (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-10. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HALFMOON POND, Carthage, Mexico (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
HALFMOON POND, Saint Albans (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
HALFMOON POND, Searsport, Prospect (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-13. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HALL POND, Paris (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. Motor Vehicles prohibited on ice (does not include ATV & Snowmobile). From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HALL POND, Prentiss Twp. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply, except: CI. FFO. Daily bag limit on brook trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
HALL POND OUTLET (INLET STREAM TO DUNCAN POND), Prentiss Twp T4 R4 NBKP. General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply, except: Closed to smelting in every even-numbered year. The daily baglimit on smelt is 1 quart. Passamaquoddy Indian Territory.
HAMILTON POND, Bar Harbor (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish; all bass between 12 and 20 inches must be released alive at once.
HAMMOND POND, LITTLE (JULIES POND), Carrabassett Valley (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S- 17.
HANCOCK POND, Bucksport (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HANCOCK POND, Denmark, Sebago (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HANCOCK POND, Embden, Lexington Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-3, S-11, S-19, S-26.
- CLOSED TO ICE FISHING is that portion within 200 yards of the intake of the water supply of the towns of Anson, North Anson, and Madison.
HANNIGAN POND, New Limerick (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
HANNINGTON POND, Reed Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-9, S- 19.
HANSON BROOK LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES, Mapleton (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Open to open water fishing from October 1 -November 30: ALO, S- 7.
HARDING POND, T1 R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
HARDY POND, Lake View Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
HARLOW POND, Parkman (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11, S-19. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HARRIMAN POND, Dedham (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. ALO, S-21. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited.
HARRIMAN POND, Sebec (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
HARRIMAN POND TRIBUTARIES, Dedham (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
HARRIS POND (MILO FARM POND), Milo (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-8, S-9, S-11, S-19.
HARVEY POND, Madrid (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-9 (ice fishing only), S-11, S-19. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HATCASE POND, Dedham, Eddington (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. ALO, S-21. Fishing and boating prohibited within 2,000 feet of the intake of the Brewer Water District.
HATCASE POND TRIBUTARIES, Dedham, Eddington (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-4.
HAY LAKE, T6 R8 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11, S-19. Daily bag and possession limit on smelts: 1 quart. Closed to the taking of smelts from midnight to noon each day. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HAY POND, T6 R8 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
HAYMOCK LAKE, T7&8 R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S- 19, S-25. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 14 inches.
HAYWIRE POND, Benedicta Twp, T1 R5 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
HEALD POND, Caratunk (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
HEALD POND, Lovell (South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited.
HEARTS POND, Orland (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-18. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HEBRON LAKE, Monson (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-2, S-11, S-19, S-22, S-25. All tributaries except Garland Brook: S-1.
HEDGEHOG POND, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
HELEN POND, Pierce Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO.
HEMLOCK STREAM, Argyle Twp (South Zone). General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory. Penobscot Indian Territory.
HENDERSON POND, TA R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-20.
HICKS POND, Palmyra (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
HID POND, Kingfield (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
HIGH POND, Pierce Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO.
HIGHLAND LAKE, Bridgton (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HIGHT POND, Skowhegan (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-9, S- 19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HILL POND, T7 R9 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.
HILLS POND, Perkins Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HINCKLEY POND, LOWER, South Portland (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-9. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HINCKLEY POND, UPPER, South Portland (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S- 7.
HOBART POND, T6 R7 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Open to open water fishing October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HOCTER POND, Herseytown Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
HODGDON MILL POND, Hodgdon (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11. From October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HOLBROOK POND, T2&3 R11 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-19. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HOLEB POND, Attean Twp, Holeb Twp (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. From December 1 - March 31: Open to ice fishing at night for cusk, smelt, and yellow perch.
HOLT POND, Bridgton, Naples (South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.
HOOPER (LITTLE SABATTUS) POND, Greene (South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats prohibited.
HOPKINS POND, Clifton, Mariaville (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-8, S-25. From October 1 - December 31: Closed to all fishing.
HORN POND, Acton. General fishing laws for Interstate Waters (page A-2) apply. Signs posted at the downstream extent of the Great East Dam Outlet Canal denotes the boundarybetween Horn Pond and the Salmon Falls River.
HORNE POND, Limington (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-3. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HORSESHOE POND, Andover (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
HORSESHOE POND, Attean Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
HORSESHOE POND, Bowdoin College Grant West Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
HORSESHOE POND, Chase Stream Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-20.
HORSESHOE POND, Chesterville (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S- 11.
HORSESHOE POND, Coburn Gore (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
HORSESHOE POND, Denmark (South Zone). General fishing laws apply. Motorboats prohibited.
HORSESHOE POND, East Moxie Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17.
HORSESHOE POND, Lovell, Stoneham (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-3. Motorboats over 6 horsepower prohibited. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HORSESHOE POND, Parlin Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-18.
HORSESHOE POND, Pierce Pond Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-17. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HORSESHOE POND, T11 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19.
HORSESHOE POND, T3 R5 BKP WKR (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-17.
HORSESHOE POND, Willimantic (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Open to open water fishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HOSEA PUG LAKE, T26 ED BPP (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-16. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HOT BROOK LAKES, LOWER AND UPPER, Bancroft, Danforth, T8 R3 NBPP, T8 R4 NBPP (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish. All bass must be released alive at once. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HOT POND, T6 R7 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
HOUSTON POND, BIG, T6&7 R9 NWP (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-11. Open to ice fishing during the month of February only. S-2, S-3, S-8 (except that 5 lines may be used from sunset tosunrise while fishing for cusk), S-17, S-25.
HOUSTON POND, LITTLE, Katahdin Iron Works Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches.Closed to the taking of live baitfish.
HOWARD LAKE, Calais, Robbinston (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-16. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
HUDSON POND, T6 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. The use of motorboats or outboard motors is prohibited. Closed to the taking of livebaitfish.
HUDSON POND, UPPER, AND OUTLET, T11 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO, S-19, S-20.
HUMPBACK BOG, T28 MD (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI, CO. S-4.
HUNNEWELL LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES, Saint John Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. From August 16 - September 30: ALO. Total daily bag limit on brook trout, landlocked salmon, and togue: 1 fish.
HUNTER (TOWN LINE) POND, Linneus (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: A. S-11.
HUNTLEY POND, Moro Plt (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19.
HURD POND, T2 R10 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Closed to the taking of live baitfish. Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches, only 1 of which may be between 14 and 18 inches and only 1 of which may exceed 18 inches.
HURD POND, BIG AND LITTLE, T6 R15 WELS (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: B. S-11.
HURRICANE POND, Kibby Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S-19. Only 1 brook trout may exceed 12 inches. Open to open waterfishing from October 1 - November 30: ALO, S-7.
HUSSEY POND, Blanchard Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. ALO, S- 17.
HUSTON BROOK, Dead River Twp, Carrabassett Valley (North Zone). General fishing laws for Tribal Waters (page A-3) apply to that portion located in Indian Territory, except: FFO, S-19. Penobscot Indian Territory.
HUSTON BROOK POND, Dead River Twp (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: CI. FFO.
HUTCHINSON POND, Albany Twp (South Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: S-13. From October 1 - December 31: ALO, S-7.
*Note: The fall fishing field is a summary of waters open to fall fishing and may contain errors or omissions. South Zone lakes and ponds greater than 10 acres not included in the list are open to year round fishing under general law. Waters marked as open to fall fishing may only be open in discrete sections and/or during limited time frames. Please read regulations carefully to ensure you are following them accurately.
Special Fishing Law Codes (S-Codes)
ALO: Artificial lures only.
FFO: Fly fishing only.
S-1: Closed to the taking of smelts.
S-2: Closed to the taking of smelts, except by hook and line.
S-3: Direct tributaries closed to the taking of smelts.
S-4: Use or possession of live fish as bait is prohibited. (The use of dead fish, salmon eggs, or worms is permitted.)
S-7: All trout, landlocked salmon, and togue caught must be released alive at once.
S-8: Restricted to two lines per person.
S-9: Open to fishing only for persons under 16 years of age or persons holding an eligible complimentary fishing license.
S-10: Closed to all fishing from December 1 – March 31.
S-11: The use or possession of live baitfish/live smelts is permitted.
S-13: No size or bag limit on bass.
S-16: Daily bag limit on brook trout (includes splake and Arctic charr): 2 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 14 inches.
S-17: Daily bag limit on brook trout (includes splake and Arctic charr): 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches, only 1 may exceed 12 inches.
S-18: Daily bag limit on brook trout (includes splake and Arctic charr): 1 fish, minimum length limit 18 inches.
S-19: Daily limit on brook trout (includes splake and Arctic charr): 2 fish.
S-20: All brook trout (includes splake and Arctic charr) less than 6 inches and longer than 12 inches must be released alive at once.
S-21: Daily bag limit on brook trout (includes splake and Arctic charr): 1 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches.
S-22: Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 1 fish.
S-25: Daily bag limit on togue: 1 fish.
S-26: Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum length limit: 14 inches, only 1 may exceed 18 inches.
S-33: Maximum length on landlocked salmon and brown trout: 25 inches. Know the S-33 Code.
Special Season Codes
A: Open to ice fishing and open water fishing from Jan 1 - Dec 31.
B: Open to ice fishing and open water fishing from January 1 - April 30.
CI: Closed to ice fishing.
CO: Closed to open water fishing from October 1 - March 31.