The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-05-06
when May We Fish.

fso Rnfks ago The MONITOR ptiuicu
the fsh Law ~ il appeared 10 The Ben.
ningion Banner. sbpse editor MAS Va
the Legislature, which said The season
opened May rs. Last seek so printed
letter from Colby sl0ddArd. Whu was
positive The ssasan opened On May
aud The peculiar thing shout il u that
both wrra right according " booklet
isEaed hy the state hsh sud game CON.
missioner. a. the book shows plainly
IS ihe table ID the back pht thai May
- ihe ume. ia another place u says
The open season begins May 10. Again.
the laN says the season opens the i3lh,
tut everyone 10 the legislature aud The
committee " which was referred these
matters intended that the season should
not BE- changed and that The season ~
lakes should open 90 May / This y
only another example Of the horrors q
lae laie lhmeuied legislature. One OF
iAe loeAl sponsmen, however, received
letter from our state fish and game
commissioner, ii. q. Thomas, yester
day. which W0nid seem 10 strAlghten
the matter out Ii rcads
Dear Sir. The open season IN oil
vaters 10 Vermont inhabited by trout,
both ponds aud streams, opens May 10.
Very truly yours,
III q Thomas, Commissioner
We are also informed that State
Attorney Wright has been instructed
by Attorney General Sargent 20 prose
cute anyone reported iishng before
the 10th Of May.
This should leave no doubt 10 the
minds OF the lovers ot the sport a. TO
when The season opens, whether they
like Il ~ not. whether Il is justice or
not or whether il WIS the intent 81 the
ie 9slalure or not = Orleans County
Monitor.
Allow the Journal ~ suggest that
tic law relating 10 the closed season be
carefully read Section SEA Of the
5 ntales reads now, a. amended by the
80 legislature
SECTION 1874. Noperson shall take,
catch or fish FOR brook trout, brown
trout. golden trout, rainbow trout,
steelhead trout, lake trout, handbook.
ed salmon or longe in any brook or
stream in tins state nor have 10 his
possession any Of said fish SO taken
orcaueht, EXCEPT IN WINDHAM
COUNTY BETWEEN THE FIF-
TENTH DAY OF AUGUST AND
THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MAY
FOLLOWING, and person who
fishes or attempts to fish IN any OF
the waters Of this state inhabited by
The said fish during ,uch closed sea
son except IN Wndbam county shall
be fined ten dollars for each otIense
and five dollars additional for each
Of said 1sb found in bis possession
But the provisions of this section
shall not apply 10 trout patched artI
hclally OF grown 10 artificial pools or
taken from private preserves or
halcherirs
SEC. 2. NopersoE shall take, catch
or hsh for brook trout. brown trout.
golden trout, rainbow trout, steel
head trout, lake trout, landlocked
salmon or longe IN any brook or
stream OF Wndham county between
the fifteenth day Of July and the fiji
iecnih day Of April following; aud y
person who fishes or attempts TO fish
IN any Of the waters Of Wjndham
county inhabited by said FISH during
such closed season shall he fined ten
d ,llats for efch offence aud five dol
lars additional for each Of said feb
found N his possession. But the
provisions u this section shall moi
apply to trout hatcbed attiicialIy OF
grown in artificial pools or taken
from private preserves or hatcheries
SIC. 3, All acts or parts Of acts in
consistent with this acl are hereby
repealed.
sEc 4 This acl shall take effect
from lls passage,
Approved January y, 1883.
The capitals 10 the above are ours.
BY this il will be seen that according
Ia this there Is 10 be no fishing in the
safe cxcep, 10 Windham County aud
ileu only between the 10th day Of Aug
ust aud the 18th day o. May following
There Is no doubt as 10 the iafea Of
the law bot the above quotation is as
the Law reads however,