The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
PART ". FISH.


PART ". FISH.
Section 27-Trout.
Section 2S-Black bass.
Section 29-Muskalonge.
Section 30-Pike perch. 9
Section 31-Pickerel
Section 32-Placing fish in certain
waters prohibited
Section 33-Stoclting waters with
pike or pickerel prohibited
Section 34-EXplosives prohibited
Section 35--Obstructing streams
prohibited.
Section 36-Drawing off water pro-
hibited.
Section 37-Placing poisons in wa
tiers prohibited.
Section 3S-Unlawful devices for
taking fish prohibited
Section 39-Fraudulent application
for and use of fish fry and fingerlings.
Section 40--Penalties.
Sec o. Trout open season; size
limits catch limit; unlawful fishing
in waters inhabited by trout
a. Open season: size limit Brook
trout, brown trout or Lock Leven
trout not less than six inches in
length, Steelhead trout not less than
ten inches in length and lake trout,
landlOcked salmon not less than
twelve inches in length may be taken
from one hour before sunrise until
two hours after sunset. and possessed,
from May first TO September first. pro
vided however. that such trout may
be taken on streams during said hours,
and possessed, from April fifteenth to
September first
b. Catch limit. A person may take
between one hour before sunrise and
two hours after sunset. a total OF not
more than five pounds of brook trout,
brown trout or Lock Leven trout and
Steelhead trout IN one day, and q
total Of not more than fifteen pounds of
landlocked salmon and lake trout or
longe during the same hours. in one
day. provided, however, that the TAX
ing of one fish additional weighing
less than the number OF pounds speci-
fed in the catch limit shall not be re
garded as a violation of the law
C. Unlawful fishing in waters in
habited by trout. During the close
season fog all species of trout and sal
mon no person shall fish in waters
inhabited by any of said species. ex-
cept as specifically permitted by this
act
Sec. 2S. Black bass: open season;
size limit: catch limit
a. Open season, size limit. Black
bass not less than ten inches in length
may be taken and possessed from June
fifteenth 10 January first.
b. Catch limit a person may take
not more than twentyfour such bass
In one day. but whenever two or more
persons are angling from the same
boat they may take not more than
thirty-six in one day.
Sec. %. Muskalonge; open season;
sale.
a. Open season. Muskalonge may
be taken from June fifteenth TO April
fifteenth.
b. Sale Such muskalonge may be
bought and sold during the open sea
son therefor.
Sec. 80 Pike perch; size limit;
open season exception; sale.
a. Open season: exception. Pike
perch not less than ten inches IN
length may be taken from May first
to March first in any Of the waters of
the state.
b. Sale. Such pike perch may be
bought and sold during the open sea.
son therefor.
Sec. 81. Pickerel; size limit; open
season; exception; shooting; through
the ice catch limit; sale
a. Open season: exception. Pick.
erel not less than twelve inches in
length may be taken from May first
to March first.
b. Shooting. Pickerel not less than
twelve inches in length may be taken
10y shooting in the waters Of Lake
Champlain from March fifteenth tc
May fifteenth by persons having a
hunting license
e. Through The ice: exception. Pick.
erel not less than twelve inches in
length may BE- taken through the fee
with hook and line tip ups or hobs
from waters not inhabited by brown
trout. golden trout. brock trout rain.
bow trout. steelhead trout lake trout
or landl0cked salmon. but no person
shall operate or control az the same
time more than ten tended lines. tip
ups or hobs. and such person shall az
all times be present I'm person and
have personal control over the same
For the purpose Of this act that DOT
ton Of Lake Dunmorc I'm the towns Of
Salisbury and Leicester south of line
running due east and west through
the most northerly point of the island
in said lake. may De conEideroa as
not inhabited by trout or salmon. and
fishing for pickerel perch. pouts and
ether coarse fishes in this portion Of
the lake shall be lawfui nt all sea
sons Of the wear except that The Close
season on black bass ard pickerel SHAH
remain the same IS in other waters
of Tire state
q Catch limit a person nay take
not more than twenty-five pounds Of
rirkerel in one DAY. provided. how
ever. that THE taking OF one fish adj
Tausl weighing less than the number
OF pounds specified In the catch limit