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.
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