The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
NEW CANADIAN FISHERY
LAW IS VERY STRINGENT
Open and Closed Seasons for Va
rious Varieties of Fish Are
Very Sharply Defined.
REGULATION OF SALES

DETROIT, Mich. May 22-Now that the
time is at hand for the annual spring hegira
of fishermen. bound for Canada. many dew
otees of the rod and net are asking what the
new laws are, across the border. govern
ing the pursuit OF the finny tribe. Public
notices have been posted throughout the
province of Ontario. informing fishermen
what can be done and what must be avoid
ed. II will be we'll for American anglers 10
post themselves thoroughly on these points
before taking the journey across the bor-
der.
The Canadian Department of Fisheries to
be impartial. takes up the members OF the
fish family alphabetically. and first pays its
attention to the gamey bass. The bass will
sigh with relief to know that he shall not
be caught. sold or had in possession from
April Is to June Is. Bass in Lake Erie.
west of Point Pelee, are subject to the same
safeguards from May . 10 July Is.
Life insurance risks on muscallonge may
be taken from April Is 10 June l5 Pickerel
are not 10 be annoyed from April Is to
May Is So much for the spring season.
The total is that two of these favorites
cannot be enjoyed before the middle OF
next month. In Rice lake the close season
Tor muscallonge ends June l.
As TO the fall season. the department
rules that speckled trout shall not be
caught SOLD had in possession from
Sept. 10 TO April 30. Salmon trout do not
enjoy quite as much favoritism. their lease
OF security being from Nov. / 10 Nov. 30
White fish will also be enabled 10 spend
Thanksgiving in peace. as they are exempt
from trouble between Nov. / and 80. In
all instances both days are inclusive. In
addition TO these rules it is decreed that the
sale of speckled trout, bass or muscallonge
is prohibited before July ]. 1906. 1t is
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overtime and need this period TO recuper-
ate.
The department also foroids the fishing
with nets or any other apparatus without
license. Anglers will do well TO observe
the force of the one word 'other." Ex-
plosives OF course. are tabooed. OF what
ever kind. The department also frowns
upon snares with the same cold, hard
boiled eye.
Abandoning the role of dictator the de-
partment next becomes more chummy and
asks that all well-dsposed persons give
the local fishery officers ali Information
and assistance possible towards carrying
out the law. TO show an appreciation OK
all well-disposed persons the department
stands ready to pay one-half of the fines,
as well as costs and attendance OF wit
nesses to all complainants
The enaction of these laws has called for
much comment from the Ontario press
Some of the fire-lined correspondents have
written in to their papers asking that all
true-hearted Canadians rise and meet the
Yankee in the mountain gaps" and turn
him back at the end of modern rife But
happily this mode of procedure seems crude
to the greater portion OF the people, whose
sentiments are voiced by those papers that
remind the public how pleasing is the
American dollar and the liberal. vacation
spendthrift habits of the average American
visitor. While agreeing that the fish should
not be exterminated. the readers are re-
minded that the st. Lawrence and the lakes
bring nothing into Canada except as they
are viewed by tourists and excursionists at
so much per view. IL is the spring and
summer influx OF visitors that keep the
railroads, steamboats, and hotels busy
The hot-headed proposals to welcome
Yankees In poetical mountain gaps with
hospitabe shotguns is being cried down
and the bent of the province now is TO pre-
serve the fishing and relegate its joys 10
the true angler, who prefers TO catch one
fish with a line after a stubborn fight than
to extermiDating the specie with net
dynamite. But the new regulations viii
necessarily have an effect on the travel
the border for the next months.