Waters Open to Year Round Open Water Fishing (January 1 to December 31)
Note: Be sure to check the fishing regulations on the water you wish to fish.
Water |
Reach |
Androscoggin River |
Tidewater upstream to the Maine - New Hampshire Border. |
Cobbosseecontee Stream* |
Confluence with the Kennebec River upstream to the Cobbosseecontee Lake Dam, including Horseshoe Pond. |
Great Works River |
Confluence with the Salmon Falls River upstream to Route 9. |
Kennebec River |
Tidewater upstream to the Abenaki (lower) Dam in Madison (including all impoundments on this section of river). |
Kennebec River (East Outlet)* |
From dam at Moosehead Lake to yellow posts at tail of Beach Pool.
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Kennebec River (West Outlet)* |
From Indian Pond upstream to the Moosehead Lake West Outlet Dam. |
Messalonskee Stream |
From the confluence with the Kennebec River upstream to Union Gas Dam. |
Millinocket Stream |
From the Millinocket town line upstream to Millinocket Lake Dam. |
Mousam River* |
Tidewater upstream to Mousam Lake Dam (excluding all ponds and lakes on the river). |
Nezinscot River |
Confluence with Androscoggin River upstream to the Turner Mill Dam. |
Orland River |
From the dam in Orland upstream to the outlet of Alamoosook Lake. |
Piscataqauis River |
From the Sebec/Atkinson Bridge upstream to the dam in Guilford (including tributaries upstream to the first bridge). |
Presumpscot River |
Tidewater upstream to Sebago Lake outlet, including canal. (Excluding Dundee Pond and North Gorham Pond.) |
Royal River |
Tidewater upstream to Elm Street (Yarmouth). |
Saco River |
From the Cataract Dam in Saco upstream to the Maine-New Hampshire Border. |
Salmon Falls River* |
Tidewater upstream to Great East Lake Dam. (Excluding all ponds and lakes on the river.) |
Sebasticook River |
From the confluence with the Kennebec River upstream to the Fort Halifax Dam. |
St. George River |
Tidewater in Warren upstream to St. George Lake Dam in Liberty. (Excluding all ponds and lakes on the river.) |
Union River |
From the Ellsworth dam upstream to Graham Lake Dam. |
*Note - These waters are new year round open water fishing waters as of January 2008. |
