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Maine fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is Maine. California and Alaska also keep their category desks.

• US FishingMENews deskSeptember 11, 2026

  Maine streams stay artificial-only through Sept. 30 as lakes cool

  MDIFW’s September 2026 regional report says cooling lakes are opening trout and salmon again, while rivers, streams, and brooks stay artificial lures or flies only through Sept. 30 with a one-salmon, one-brook-trout bag.

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  GearMENews deskSeptember 1, 2026

  Maine’s painted-lead jig use ban is now in force on inland water

  As of Sept. 1, 2026, using small painted lead jigs on Maine inland waters is illegal. Sale of those jigs was already banned. Coastal water is a different rule.

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