St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-14
SPIT ON YOUR BAIT.
The Season for Fishing Opens To-
Morrow.

Tomorrow the season for lake and
river fishing will open, to the delight of
every sportsman in this state. The
fnny tribe will then grab the Elusive
but fatal hook of the expert angler, and
the fish market will stand no show at
all. In Washington. Ramsey, Dakota
and Hennepin counties, the law
forbids the catching of trout be-
fore the first of May and after
the 18th of September, and other fish,
such as bass, pike, pickerel, croppies.
sunfish, bullheads, catfish, SheepheadS.
sturgeon. eel, mullet, rock bass, salmon,
lake trout, German carp, whales, sharks,
May to the 18th of September. All the
lakes in the three counties will be open
to lawful fishing with hook and line
after tomorrow. SEEMING and casting
nets within 400 feet of the mouth of any
body of running water emptying
into a lake is prohibited, and all
persons found guilty of such acts will
be punished to the full extent of the
law. The fish crop in White Bear, as
reported by the boss fish of the lake, is
very good, and bass will bite in Sny-
der's bay like mosquitoes in a hay loft.
The reef from the point of the
island to Geist's Knob will be
a good pike ground. Croppies will
linger along within 200 feet Of
the shores Of Mahtomedi. Pickerel
have formed syndicate, and have
agreed to swallow spoon hooks just 100
west of Manitou island. The best place
to wait for bites and get them in the
back of the neck is on a bridge. The
mosquitoes and gnats have been train
ing in Tom O'Brien's barn during the
winter, and are strong, robust and
healthy. The best place to fish at Min
netonka is in the water. Any one
caught fishing on the ground with silver
dollars for bait will be drowned.
Within six miles of WayZata there is
spot in the lake, which has neither
been named nor fathOmed, and anybody
anehoring there with 700 yards OF sisal
rope and an old rusty cannon or wagon
wheel for an anchor, good intentions,
lots of patience and refreshments and
certificate which entities him to swear,
could catch fish and maybe more.
Forest lake is loaded with fish,
and the seasons propagation has
been very successful. Several
kennel clubs have contributed defunct
matter to the many objects susceptible
of being caught. and the real sport can
bNiO hhN q ICil liIO lClo lOI ITO
tiOn and pocket flask. The river is not
a very good place to angle for fish. Logs
are the only things which swim there.
Long lake. in Dakota county, has more
bass than the farmers around there have
hay. This is the best lake in the
county for fishing if the fisherman is no
hog, and will be satisfied with several
meals of fish and frogs at the farm
houses. Here are few extracts of the
law:
Any person or persons who shall explode
in any Seleam of water any gunpowder, giant
powder, dynamite. gun cotton or other ex-
plosive substance, damaging, deleterious or
Injurious to fish shall upon conviction there
of be fined $50.
The game warden of this state will
punish any and all infractions of the fish
and game laws, and any public officer
has the power to arrest persons he may
may catch or learn to have violated any
Of the acts for the preservation Of fish.