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Somerset County

See general law fishing provisions.

Exceptions below - Special Rules (S-Codes) are listed at the bottom of this page.

Alder Pond, Alder Brook Township. S-6, S-17.

Attean Pond, Attean Township. S-19, S-24.

Austin Pond, Bald Mountain Township, T2 R3. S-19, S-24.

Austin Pond, Little, Bald Mountain Township. S-24.

Austin Stream, Bingham, Moscow. Opens to fishing June 1. (See listing for Kennebec River tributaries).

Baker Lake, T7 R17 WELS. From October 1 to October 31: S-6. Open to the taking of muskellunge only.

Baker Pond, Caratunk. S-4, S-17.

Baker Pond, Solon. S-19, S-24.

Baker Pond, Tomhegan Township, T1 R2. S-19, S-24.

Baker Pond, T5 R6 BKPWKR. S-5, S-17.

Baker Pond tributaries, T4 R6, etc. S-5.

Baker Stream, T4 R5, etc. (See Spencer Stream and tributaries).

Bald Mountain Pond, Bald Mountain Township, T2 R3. S-6, S-17.

Barker Pond, Cornville. S-19, S-24.

Barrett Pond, Holeb Township. S-5, S-16. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

Basin Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-4, S-24.

Beans (Bean) Pond, Pleasant Ridge Plantation. S-5, S-19, S-24.

Beaver Pond, Forsyth Township. S-6, S-16, S-24.

Beck Pond, T3 R5 BKPWKR. S-5, S-17.

Berry Pond, Big, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5, S-8, S-19.

Berry Pond, Little, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.

Big Wood Pond, Attean, Dennistown, Jackman. S-3, S-19, S-22, S-24.

Big Wood Pond, Little, Dennistown Plantation. S-16, S-24.

Bill Morris Pond, T3 R5 BKPWKR. S-6, S-8, S-19, S-24.

Black Brook and tributaries, T3 R4 BKPWKR. From the confluence with the Dead River upstream to the Dead River Hatchery: Closed to fishing until June 1.

Black Brook Pond, Moxie Gore. S-4, S-19, S-24.

Black Hill Pond and tributaries and outlet down to barrier dam, Embden. S-4, S-24.

Blakeslee Lake, T5 R6 BKPWKR. S-5, S-17.

Bobs Pond, T4 R17 WELS. S-4.

Brassua Lake, Rockwood Strip (T1 R1 NBKP). S-2, S-16, S-22, in lake and in all tributaries upstream to the red markers; Tributaries closed to the taking of smelts except Misery Stream. Closed after August 15 is that portion southwest of a line between two red markers set on opposite shores at the entrance to Misery Cove, so-called.

Butler Pond, Kingfield, Lexington Township. S-4.

Butler Pond, King and Bartlett Township. S-5, S-17.

Cambridge Pond, Cambridge. S-24.

Canada Falls Lake and tributaries upstream to the first bridge, Pittston Academy Grant, Alder Brook Township, Soldiertown Township. S-19.

Cape Horn Pond, Blake Gore and Prentiss Township. S-26.

Carlton Pond (Bog), Detroit. S-24.

Carrabassett River, (See Franklin County).

Carry Pond, East, Carrying Place Township. S-6, S-17. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

Carry Pond, Middle, Carrying Place Township. S-4.

Carry Pond, West, Carrying Place Twp. S-6, S-10, S-18.

Cedar Pond, Holeb Twp. S-4.

Center Pond, Soldiertown Township. S-6, S-17.

Chase Pond, Moscow. S-4, S-24.

Chase Stream, Moscow. Opens to fishing June 1.

Chase Stream Pond, Chase Stream Twp. S-4.

Chase Stream Pond, Misery Township and Chase Stream Township. S-6, S-17.

Chase Stream Pond, Little, Misery Twp. S-24.

Cheney Pond and tributaries, Prentiss and Hammond Township. S-6, S-17.

Chub Pond, Chase Stream Township. S-6, S-17.

Clear Pond, Pleasant Ridge Plt. (See Mill Pond).

Clearwater Pond, Attean. S-24.

Clearwater Pond, Prentiss Twp. S-6, S-16, S-24.

Clish Pond, T5 R20 WELS. S-5.

Coburn Pond, Moose River Plantation. S-5.

Cold Stream, West Forks Plantation, etc. From Capitol Road bridge downstream to confluence with Dead River: S-6; from August 16 to September 30: S-27.

Cold Stream Pond, Parlin Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Crocker Pond, Dennistown Plantation. S-19, S-24.

Daymond Pond, Moose River Plantation. S-5, S-17. Extended Season-Remains open to fishing through October. From October 1 to October 31; S-5, S-27.

Dead River.

  • From the outlet of Flagstaff Lake to the confluence with the Kennebec River at The Forks: S-6, S-13, S-24. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon, brook trout, rainbow trout, togue, and brown trout: 12 inches; total bag limit on landlocked salmon, trout and togue: 2 fish.
  • From Grand Falls to the confluence of Spencer Stream: all trout and landlocked salmon must be released alive at once.

Dead Stream Pond, West Forks Plantation. S-5, S-17.

Decker Pond No. 1, Caratunk Township. S-6, S-17.

Decker Pond No. 2, Caratunk Township. S-6, S-17.

Deer Pond, King and Bartlett Township. S-6, S-17.

Demo Pond, Rockwood Strip. S-24.

Desolation Pond, T8 R16 WELS. S-5, S-17.

Dimmick Pond, Big, Caratunk. S-4, S-24.

Dimmick Pond, Little, Caratunk. S-4, S-24.

Dimmick Pond, Mountain, Caratunk. S-4, S-24.

Dingley Ponds, The Three, T4 R5 NBKP. S-5.

Dixon Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Dole Pond, Dole Brook Township. S-4, S-17.

Dority Pond, Hammond Township. S-6, S-17.

Dubois Pond, Prentiss Township. S-6, S-17.

Duncan Pond, Prentiss Township. S-26.

Durgin Pond, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.

Ellis Pond, Chase Stream Township. S-5, S-16.

Embden Lake, Embden. S-2, S-3, S-19, S-22.

Enchanted (Bulldog) Pond and tributaries, Upper Enchanted Township. S-6.

Enchanted Pond, Little, Upper Enchanted Township. S-5.

Everett Pond, King & Bartlett Twp. S-5, S-17.

Fahi Pond, Embden. S-24. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

Felker Pond, King & Bartlett Township. S-5, S-17.

Ferguson Stream, a tributary of Cambridge Pond, Cambridge, etc. From Cambridge Pond upstream to the natural falls marked by red posts. S-4.

Fernald Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-4.

Fernald Pond, Parlin Pond and Johnson Mountain Townships. S-5, S-17.

Fifth St. John Pond, T5 R17WELS, T6 R17 WELS. October 1–31: S-6. Open to the taking of muskellunge only.

Fish Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-5.

Fish Pond, Thorndike Township. S-6, S-17.

Fish Pond, Moxie Gore. S-4, S-24.

Fish Pond, Hobbstown Township. S-17.

Fish Pond, Big and thoroughfare, Holeb Township. S-26.

Fish Pond, Little, Alder Brook Township. S-5, S-17.

Fish Pond, Little, Holeb Township. S-26.

Fisher Ponds, T4 R5 NBKR. S-4.

Flagstaff Lake, Flagstaff, Bigelow and Dead River Townships, etc. S-24.

Fogg Pond, Long Pond Township. S-4.

Foley Ponds (4), Comstock Township. S-6, S-17, S-19.

Frost Pond, T4 R5 NBKP. S-4.

Frypan Pond, Squaretown Township. S-5, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.

Gilman Pond, Lexington Township. S-24.

Gordon Pond, Upper Enchanted Township. S-4.

Grace Pond, Upper Enchanted Township. S-5.

Grass Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-6, S-17.

Grassy Pond, Holeb Township. S-26.

Great Moose Pond, St. Albans, Hartland, Athens, Harmony. S-2, S-24.

Grenier Pond, Big, T4 R5 NBKR. S-6, S-16.

Gulf Stream, Moscow. Opens to fishing June 1. (Also see Kennebec River tributaries).

Gulliver Brook, Plymouth Township. S-1.

Hale Pond, Alder Brook Township. S-24.

Halfmoon Pond, St. Albans. S-24.

Hall Pond, Prentiss Township. S-26.

Hancock Pond, Embden. S-3, S-15, S-19.

Hayden Lake, Madison. (See Wesserunsett Lake).

Heald Pond, Caratunk. S-5.

Heald Pond, Little and Wee, Caratunk. S-4.

Heald Pond and tributaries, Moose River. S-4.

Helen Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-4, S-17.

High Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-4, S-17.

Holeb Pond, Holeb Township. S-19, S-24.

Horseshoe Pond, Attean Township. S-6, S-17.

Horseshoe Pond, Chase Stream Township. S-5, S-8, S-19.

Horseshoe Pond, East Moxie Township. S-6, S-17.

Horseshoe Pond and tributaries, Parlin Pond Township. S-5, S-18.

Horseshoe Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-6, S-17, S-24.

Horseshoe Pond, T3 R5 BKP WKR. S-5, S-17.

Hurricane Pond, T5 R20 WELS. S-4.

Huston Brook, including Huston Brook Pond, Dead River Township. (See Franklin County).

Hutch Pond, Hammond Twp. S-4.

Indian Pond, Lexington Township. S-24.

Indian Pond, Big, St. Albans. S-2, S-3, S-24.

Indian Pond, Little, St. Albans. S-24.

Indian Pond, Little, Squaretown Township. S-24.

Indian Pond and tributaries, Indian Stream Township, T2 R6 BKP EKR, Chase Stream, Sapling. S-2, S-3, S-19, S-22, S-24. Minimum length on bass: 12 inches.

Indian Stream, St. Albans, Hartland. S-19.

Iron Pond, Hobbstown Township. S-5.

Ironbound (Wentworth) Pond, Solon, Athens. S-19, S-24.

Ironbound Pond, Alder Brook Township. S-5, S-16.

Island Pond, Chase Stream Township. S-6, S-16.

Jackson Brook, Bingham. Opens to fishing June 1. (Also see Kennebec River tributaries).

Jackson Pond and tributaries, Concord Township. S-4, S-24.

Jim Pond, Little, T1 R5. (See Franklin County).

Jones Pond, Bald Mountain Township, T4 R3. S-6, S-17.

Kennebec River.

Danger: Areas of this river are subject to rapidly changing water level without warning. This has resulted in loss of life in the area below Indian Pond. We urge fishing from the riverbank only in these areas.

The Kennebec River regulations are presented in tabular form (See Kennebec River Chart), except for the East Outlet, West Outlet and tributaries sections listed below. For all other sections of the river, refer to the chart. Under the Reach heading, identify the section you will be fishing; read across for the regulations that apply.

From Lockwood Dam, Waterville to tidewater: See Department of Marine Resources regulations for length and bag limitations for saltwater species including striped bass, shad and sturgeon (all shortnose or Atlantic sturgeon must be released alive at once).

Kennebec River tributaries in Concord, Bingham and Moscow. Open to fishing from June 1 to September 30 except the following sections which are open under General Law seasons:

(a) That portion of Mink Brook north of Pierce Hill Road in Moscow;

(b) That portion of Austin Stream in Moscow north of the falls as marked by red markers;

(c) That portion of Jackson Brook in Bingham north of Goodrich Road bridge;

(d) That portion of Gulf Stream upstream of Deadwater Road in Moscow.

(e) That portion of Martin Stream in Concord;

(f) That portion of Mill Stream in Concord.

Kennebec River, East Outlet.

  • From Moosehead Lake downstream to the red markers at Indian Pond: Open to fishing April 1: S-5. From April 1 to April 30: All fish caught must be released alive a once. From May 1 to September 30: S-5. Total daily bag limit for landlocked salmon, trout, and togue: 1 fish. Minimum length on landlocked salmon, trout, and togue: 14 inches. From October 1 to October 31: S-5, S-27.
  • From the dam at Moosehead Lake to yellow posts at tail of Beach Pool: Open to fishing from November 1 to March 31: S-5, S-27.

Kennebec River, West Outlet, Taunton and Raynham, Sapling. Open to fishing from April 1 to August 15: S-19. From August 16 to March 31: S-6, S-19. All landlocked salmon caught must be released alive at once.

Kilgore Pond, Pierce Pond Township, Bowtown Township. S-6, S-21.

Kilgore Pond, Upper, Pierce Pond Township, Bowtown Township. S-6, S-21, S-24.

King and Bartlett Lake, King and Bartlett Township. S-4, S-17.

King Lake, Little, and tributaries and outlet to barrier dam, T4 R5 NBKR. S-4, S-17.

King Pond, Bowtown Township. S-5, S-17.

Kingsbury Pond and inlet from Mayfield Pond, Kingsbury Plantation, Mayfield Plantation. S-3, S-21, S-22, S-24. Pond closed to the taking of smelts.

Knights Pond, Squaretown Township. S-4, S-24.

Lake George, Canaan. S-3, S-19, S-24.

Lane Pond, Comstock Township. S-6, S-17.

Lane Pond, Little, Hammond Township. S-4, S-24.

Lang Pond, Parlin Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Lang Pond, Little, Parlin Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Lily Pond, Concord. Opens to fishing June 1.

Lily (Merrill) Pond, Concord Township. S-24.

Line Pond, T5 R20 WELS. S-4.

Lone Jack Pond, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5, S-17. Motorboats prohibited.

Long Bog, Holeb Township. S-4.

Long Pond, Taunton-Raynham. Open to fishing from April 1 to October 31: S-19.

Long Pond, Jackman and Long Pond Township. Churchill Stream and Upper Churchill Stream upstream to the red markers and Parlin Stream upstream to the bridge at Route 15: S-19, S-24.

Long Pond, King and Bartlett Township. S-5, S-17.

Long Pond, Dole Brook Township. S-4, S-10, S-17.

Long Pond and tributaries, Forsyth and Holeb Townships. S-6, S-16, S-24. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

Long (Little Long) Pond, Chase Stream Township. S-5.

Loon Pond, Attean. S-24.

Lost Pond, Pleasant Ridge Plantation. S-5, S-24.

Lost Pond, Russell Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Luther Pond, Thorndike. S-24.

MacDougall Pond, Caratunk. S-4, S-24.

Mainstream Pond, Harmony. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

Mainstream (Sebasticook River). From the red posts at the outlet of Lake Como to its confluence with Great Moose Pond: Closed to the taking of smelts from midnight to noon each day.

Markham Pond, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5. Closes August 15.

Martin (Long) Pond, The Forks. Open to fishing May 1. Motorboats prohibited. S-4, S-13, S-19, S-24.

Mary Petuche Pond, Prentiss Township. S-26.

Mayfield Pond and outlet to Kingsbury Pond, Mayfield Plantation, Kingsbury Plantation. S-21, S-22, S-24. Pond and tributaries closed to the taking of smelts from midnight to noon each day.

McKenney Pond, Holeb Twp. S-6, S-17, S-24. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

McKenney Pond, Upper Enchanted. S-4.

Meadow Brook, Bingham. Opens to fishing June 1.

Mill (Clear) Pond, Pleasant Ridge Plt. S-5, S-17.

Mill Stream, Embden. From the Embden Pond outlet to the Townhouse Road bridge (minus the 200 foot zone from the hatchery): S-11.

Mink Brook, Moscow. Opens to fishing June 1. (See Kennebec River Tributaries).

Misery Pond, Misery Township. S-6, S-13, S-17.

Misery Pond, Upper, Misery Township. S-4.

Moose Pond, Bradstreet Township. S-24.

Moose Pond, Bowtown Township. S-4, S-24.

Moose River.

(a) From confluence of Holeb Stream (T6 R1) to Attean Falls (T5 R1): S-6.

(b) From Attean Falls downstream to the red markers at the outlet of Big Wood Pond: S-19.

(c) From the red markers at the outlet of Big Wood Pond to Brassua Lake: From April 1 to August 15: S-19. From August 16 to September 30: S-6.

(d) From Brassua Lake Dam to the red markers located just upstream of Woody’s Campground: River and tributaries: Open to fishing April 1: S-1. From April 1 to April 30: Fishing restricted to casting and trolling with artificial flies only. S-27. From May 1 to August 15: S-28. Fishing restricted to casting and trolling with artificial flies only. Total daily bag limit for landlocked salmon and trout: 1 fish. Minimum length on landlocked salmon and trout: 14 inches. No size or bag limit on togue less than 18 inches. Daily bag limit on togue longer than 18 inches: 2 fish. From August 16 to September 30: S-5, S-28. Total bag limit for landlocked salmon and trout: 1 fish. Minimum length on landlocked salmon and trout: 14 inches. No size or bag limit on togue less than 18 inches. Daily bag limit on togue longer than 18 inches: 2 fish.

(e) From the red markers located just upstream of Woody’s Campground to Moosehead Lake: River and tributaries: Open to fishing April 1: S-1. From April 1 to April 30: Fishing restricted to casting and trolling with artificial flies only. S-27. From May 1 to August 15: S-28. No special terminal gear restrictions. Total daily bag limit for landlocked salmon and trout: 1 fish. Minimum length on landlocked salmon and trout: 14 inches. No size or bag limit on togue less than 18 inches. Daily bag limit on togue longer than 18 inches: 2 fish. From August 16 to September 30: S-5, S-28. Total bag limit for landlocked salmon and trout: 1 fish. Minimum length on landlocked salmon and trout: 14 inches. No size or bag limit on togue less than 18 inches. Daily bag limit on togue longer than 18 inches: 2 fish.

Moosehead Lake. (See Piscataquis County).

Morrill Pond, Hartland. S-2, S-3, S-19, S-24.

Mosquito Pond, The Forks Plantation. S-6, S-19.

Mosquito Pond, Little, The Forks Plantation. S-4.

Moxie Lake, The Forks, etc. S-4, S-13, S-19, S-24.

Moxie Bog, Bald Mountain Township. T2 R3 BKP. S-4.

Moxie Long Bog, Bald Mountain Township, T4 R3. S-13, S-19. Closed after August 15. Motorboats prohibited.

Moxie Pond, Little, East Moxie Township. S-6, S-16.

Mud Pond, Attean Township. S-19.

Mud Pond, Chase Stream Township. S-4.

Mule Pond, Russell Pond Township. S-6, S-21.

Muscalsea Pond, Big, Russell Pond Township. S-4.

Muscalsea Pond, Little, Russell Pond Township. S-4.

Nokomis Pond, Palmyra. Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited. S-24.

Oaks Pond, Skowhegan. S-19, S-24.

Otter Pond and tributaries, Bowtown Township. S-6, S-24.

Otter Pond, Big, Sandwich Academy Grant. S-4, S-24.

Otter Pond, Little, Sandwich Academy Grant. S-6, S-17, S-24.

Otter Pond, North and tributaries, Bowtown Township. S-6.

Palmer Pond, Mayfield Township. S-4, S-24.

Paradise Pond, Lower, Parlin Pond Township. S-5, S-16.

Paradise Pond, Upper, Parlin Pond Township. S-5, S-18.

Parker Pond, T3 R5 BKP WKR. S-4.

Parlin Pond and tributaries, upstream to Route 201 and outlet (Parlin Stream), down to the confluence with Bean Brook: casting and trolling with artificial flies only. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 12 inches. S-19. Extended Season remains open to fishing through October. From October 1 to October 31; casting and trolling with artificial flies only; all fish caught must be released alive at once.

Penobscot Lake and tributaries, Dole Brook Township, etc. S-6, S-17.

Penobscot River, North Branch, Comstock Township, Pittston Academy Grant. From the Golden Road Bridge crossing near the mouth of Dole Brook to the red posts near Pittston Farm on Seboomook Lake: From April 1 to August 15: S-19.

Penobscot River, South Branch, Prentiss and Hammond Townships. S-26.

Penobscot River, South Branch. From the eastern boundary of Passamaquoddy Territory on Hammond Township, downstream to Canada Falls Lake and from Canada Falls Lake downstream to the red posts near Pittston Farm on Seboomook Lake: From April 1 to August 15: S-19.

Penobscot River, West Branch. (See Piscataquis County).

Pickerel Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Pierce Pond, Upper Pierce and thoroughfare (so-called), Pierce Pond Township, Bowtown Township. Opens to fishing May 1. S-6, S-17. No size or bag limit on togue.

Pleasant Pond, Caratunk. Opens to fishing on May 15. S-4, S-19, S-28. Daily bag limit on togue: 5 fish; minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches.

Rancourt Pond, Dennistown Plantation. S-5, S-16. Extended season remains open to fishing through October. From October 1 to October 31: S-5, S-27.

Ripley Pond, Ripley. S-24.

Roberts Pond, T5 R20 WELS. S-4.

Robinson Pond, Caratunk. S-6, S-17.

Rock Pond, T5 R6 BKP WKR. S-5.

Roderique Pond, Rockwood Strip. S-6, S-17, S-24.

Round Pond, Appleton Township. S-4.

Round Pond, Sapling. Open to fishing from April 1 to October 31: S-19.

Round Pond, Squaretown Township. S-5, S-17.

Round Pond, Chase Stream Township. S-5, S-18. Motorboats prohibited.

Rowe Pond, Pleasant Ridge Plantation. S-24.

Rush Pond, King and Bartlett Township. S-4.

Russell Pond, Russell Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Saint Francis Lake, T8 R16 WELS. S-4.

Saint John Pond, Second, T4 R17 WELS. S-4.

Saint John Pond, Third, T4 R17 WELS. S-4.

Saint John Pond, Fourth, T5 R17 WELS. S-4.

Saint John Pond, Lower 1st, T4 R17 WELS. S-4.

Saint John Pond, Upper 1st, T4 R17 WELS. S-4.

Saint John River and St. John River Northwest and Southwest Branches. T9 R16, T9 R18, T9 R17, T10 R16, T10 R17 WELS. S-13. From October 1 to October 31: S-6, S-13. Open to the taking of bass and muskellunge only.

Saint John River, Baker Branch. T7 R17, T7 R18, T7 R19 WELS. S-13. From October 1 to October 31: S-6, S-13. Open to the taking of bass and muskellunge only.

Sand Pond, Embden. S-24. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

Sebasticook River. (See Mainstream). (Also see Kennebec County).

Sebasticook River, East Branch. (See Penobscot County).

Seboomook Lake and tributaries upstream to the first bridge, also the North and South Branches of Penobscot River upstream to the red posts, Seboomook Township, Plymouth Township, Pittston Academy Grant. S-19.

Shaw Pond, Lower, T3 R4 BKPWKR. S-24.

Sibley Pond, Canaan, etc. S-24.

Smith Pond, Forsythe. S-6, S-17.

Smith Pond, Parlin Pond Township, etc. S-4, S-24.

Smith (Weeks) Pond, Brighton Plantation. S-24.

Snake Pond, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5, S-17.

Socatean Pond #1, Plymouth Township. S-4.

Socatean Pond #2, Plymouth Township. S-4.

Socatean Stream, from the yellow markers at Moosehead Lake upstream to the Williams Stream Road, closed to all fishing. (See additional regulations under Piscataquis County - Moosehead Lake).

Spaulding Pond and tributaries, Dole Brook Township. S-4, S-24.

Spectacle Pond, King & Bartlett Township, etc. S-4, S-17.

Spencer Lake, Hobbstown Township. S-17.

Spencer Stream and tributaries, T3 R4 BKPWKR, etc. S-5, S-13.

Split Rock Pond, Pierce Pond Township. S-5, S-17.

Spring Lake, T3 R4 BKPWKR. S-2, S-3, S-4, S-19. Minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches, only one of which can be between 14 and 18 inches, and only 1 of which can exceed 18 inches.

Spruce Pond, Lexington Township. S-5, S-19, S-24.

Stafford Pond, Hartland. S-19, S-24.

Starbird Pond, Hartland. S-24.

Sugar Berth Pond, Dennistown Plantation. S-6, S-17, S-24.

Summit Pond, T4 R17 WELS. S-4.

Supply Pond and tributaries and outlet to barrier dam, Moose River Plantation, etc. S-4, S-24.

Temple Pond Outlet, Moscow. Opens to fishing June 1.

Ten Thousand Acre Pond and tributaries, Chase Stream Township. S-6, S-17.

Tibbetts Pond, Concord Plantation. S-4, S-11.

Tobey Pond, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5.

Trickey Pond, Alder Brook Township. S-24.

Tucker Stream, Brighton, Athens, Harmony. Closed to the taking of live bait.

Turner Pond, Big and Little, Forsyth Township. S-6, S-17. Motorboats over 10 horsepower prohibited.

Unnamed (Jim Mack) Pond, Sandy Bay Township. From April 1 to August 15: S-6, S-17. From August 16 to September 30: S-6; daily bag limit on brook trout: 1 fish; minimum length limit on brook trout: 10 inches.

Unnamed (Leath) Pond, T5 R20 WELS. S-6.

Unnamed Pond, Attean Township. S-4.

Unnamed Pond, Attean Township. S-4.

Unnamed (Ossie) Pond, Bald Mountain Township, T2 R3. S-4.

Unnamed Pond, Comstock Township. S-4.

Unnamed Pond, Comstock Township. S-4.

Unnamed Pond, Holeb Township. S-4.

Unnamed Pond, T5 R7 BKP WKR. S-4.

Weeks (Smith) Pond, Brighton Plantation. S-24.

Welman Pond, Upper, Prentiss Township. S-6, S-17.

Welman Pond, Lower, Prentiss Township. S-26.

Wentworth Pond. (See Ironbound Pond).

Wesserunsett (Hayden) Lake, Madison. S-19, S-24.

Whites Pond, Palmyra. S-24.

Wilson Hill Pond, Little, Johnson Mountain Township. S-5.

Wood Stream, from Little Big Wood Pond Dennistown Planation to Big Wood Pond, Attean. From April 1 to August 15: S-19; from August 16 to September 30, see General Law.

Wounded Deer Pond, Prentiss Township. S-5, S-17.

Wyman Lake, Moscow, etc. To red posts north of Caratunk Boat Landing. S-13, S-16.

Wyman Pond, Brighton Plantation. S-24.

Special Regulations (S-Codes)

Waters that have exceptions to the general law are listed by county. In most cases, the exception will be one of the codes listed below and may affect only a portion of the regulations that govern that particular body of water, i.e. only the bag limit on salmon is different from the general law in which case it would read as follows: Smith Pond, Anytown. S-22. All other provisions of general law would apply.

S-1: Closed to the taking of smelts.

S-2: Closed to the taking of smelts, except by hook and line.

S-3: 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, worms are permitted.

S-5: Fly fishing only.

S-6: Artificial lures only.

S-7: Boundary waters with New Brunswick.

S-8: All trout less than 6 inches and longer than 12 inches must be released alive at once.

S-9: Border waters with New Hampshire.

S-10: Daily bag limit on togue: 1 fish.

S-11: Fishing restricted to persons under 16years of age; daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish.

S-12: No longer used.

S-13: No size or bag limit on bass.

S-14: No bag limit on pickerel. From July 1-September 30, artificial lures only and minimum length limit on trout: 8 inches.

S-15: Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches, only one may exceed 18 inches.

S-16: Daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 14 inches.

S-17: Daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches, only 1 may exceed 12 inches.

S-18: Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish, minimum length limit 18 inches.

S-19: Daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish.

S-20: Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish.

S-21: Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish, minimum length limit 14 inches.

S-22: Daily bag limit on salmon: 1 fish.

S-23: No longer used.

S-24: Extended Season - Remains open to fishing from October 1 - December 31; artificial lures only; all trout, salmon, and togue must be released alive at once.

S-25: Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; all bass between 13 and 18 inches must be released alive at once.

S-26: Indian Territory Regulations.

S-27: All fish caught must be released alive at once.

S-28: Togue do not count towards the 5 trout and salmon, in combination, daily aggregate bag limit.