Code of Maine Rules
09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL
Chapter 2 - Rules Pertaining to Commercial Fishing, Fish Culture and Fishing Derbies and Tournaments
Section 137-2-06 - Rules Pertaining to Bass Tournaments on the Penobscot River Between Milford and Weldon Dams
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
CATCH/MEASURE/RELEASE (CMR) TOURNAMENTS
1. CMR tournaments are permitted during any time within the legal open water fishing season.
2. CMR tournaments are not subject to the zone restrictions established above for weigh-in tournaments.
3. All other existing State laws and rules pertaining to CMR tournaments still apply (e.g. maximum number of boats, maximum prize values, etc.)
WEIGH-IN TOURNAMENTS
1. Establish 4 zones for the permitting of weigh-in bass tournaments in the river section between Milford Dam and Weldon Dam, as follows:
Once a tournament zone (or weigh-in location within a zone) is chosen and a permit issued, fishing will be restricted to waters within that zone. All other water of the Penobscot River and its tributaries, exclusive of the mainstem between Milford and Weldon Dams, would remain under current State rules regarding bass tournaments.
2. No more than 3 weigh-in tournaments per zone per year.
3. Weigh-in tournaments prohibited between May 16 and June 30 and between October 1 and November 30 (Catch/Measure/Release (CMR) tournaments only during these periods).
4. For weigh-ins scheduled from April 1 to May 15 or from July 1 to September 14:
5. For weigh-ins schedule from September 15 to September 30;
6. All other existing State laws and rules pertaining to weigh-in tournaments which are not modified herein continue to apply to Penobscot River tournaments.
