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2007 MAINE STRIPED BASS REGULATIONS
No changes from the 2006 season
Maine's striped bass regulations cover all Maine coastal waters up to the head of tide in all rivers. In addition, there are special regulations in effect from December 1 through June 30 in the Kennebec, Sheepscot and Androscoggin Rivers and all related tributaries (see below).
STATEWIDE REGULATIONS
OPEN SEASON January 1 through December 31, inclusive (except the Kennebec watershed, see below).
BAG & SIZE LIMITS A person may take and possess 1 fish per day. The fish may be between 20 and 26 inches total length, inclusive, OR 40 inches or greater in total length.
DISPOSITION Personal Use Only, sale is prohibited. Fish must remain whole and intact while fishing.
GENERAL GEAR RESTRICTIONS Hook and line only, no gaffing of striped bass.
SPECIAL KENNEBEC** REGULATIONS
(including the Sheepscot and Androscoggin Rivers and all related bays and tributaries)
OPEN SEASON July 1 through November 30, inclusive.
CATCH & RELEASE SEASON WITH SPECIAL GEAR RESTRICTIONS From May 1 through June 30, inclusive. Fishing in this area is restricted to single hooked (may be a single treble hook) artificial lures only and use of or possession of marine bait, dead or alive, is prohibited.
OPEN SEASON July 1 through November 30, inclusive.
CLOSED SEASON Striped bass fishing is prohibited from December 1 through April 30, inclusive.
**The Kennebec watershed is defined as all coastal waters inside and upstream of a line drawn from the outer extremity of Cape Small, in Phippsburg, to the outer extremity of Salter Island, thence to the outer extremity of Cape Newagen, in Southport. This area includes the coastal waters of Popham Beach and the adjoining State Park, Reid State Park, and all riverine waters of the Kennebec, Sheepscot, and Androscoggin Rivers including all bays and tributaries of those rivers to the head of tide. Due to the removal of Edwards dam, the "head of tide" in the Kennebec River is now at the downstream side of the power line located approximately 4,200 feet upstream of the Father Curran Bridge in Augusta for enforcement purposes.
What's in store for striped bass in 2004 and 2005:
The governing body for striped bass on the Atlantic Coast, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), has declared, under the newly implemented Amendment 6 to the ASMFC Striped Bass Management Plan, that current agency regulations may remain status quo for 2004. This means Maine's regulations for 2004 are the same as in 2002; i.e. 1 slot fish or 1 trophy per day per angler.
However, the ASMFC does require that all agencies submit their current or proposed regulations for 2005 to the ASMFC Striped Bass Technical Committee (SBTC) for review and determination if these regulations comply with the guidelines set under Amendment 6. After deliberations by the DMR Recreational Advisory Committee it was recommended that we submit our current regulations this spring to the SBTC. If this option is approved by the SBTC it will then be brought forward to public hearings during late summer/early fall for discussion. For more details call 633- 9505.
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