Special Regulations

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: Daily bag limit on salmon, trout, and togue: 2 fish in the aggregate.

S-12: No size or bag limit on bass and pickerel.

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: From April 1-June 20, daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; all bass longer than 12 inches must be released; from June 21-September 30, daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish between 10 and 12 inches except that 1 may exceed 16 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: Extended Season – remains open to fishing trough October. From October 1-October 31: artificial lures only; all fish caught must be released alive at once.

S-24: Extended Season – Remains open to fishing through November. From October 1 – November 30: all trout, salmon, togue, and bass must be released alive at once.

S-25: Smelts may be taken by use of 3 single-baited hooks spaced a minimum of four inches apart.

S-26: Indian Territory Regulations.