The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-05

Laws on Bass, Pike and Pickerel.
At the adjournment of the legislature
there was doubt as to what had been done
about the law pertaining to trout fishing
Some Of the members supposed that the
size limit had been reduced from six to
five inches while others held that no
change had been made The official copy of
the laws of 1928 shows that no change
was made IN the size limit but the catch
was reduced from six to five pounds. Be
low is printed that portion of the fish and
game law pertaining to trout, black bass.
pike-perch and pickerel:
Sec. p. Trout; open season; size limit:
catch limit: unlawful fishing in waters in
habited 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 u inches in length may be taken
from one hour before sunrise until two
hours after sunset. and possessed from
May first to September first provided.
however that such trout may be taken on
streams during said hours, and possessed.
from April fifteenth to September first.
b. Catch limit. \ person may take be
tween 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 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 taking of one fish additional weighing
less than the number of pounds specified
IN the catch limit, shall not be regarded as
a violation of the law.
c. Unlawful fishing in waters inhabited
by trout. During the close season for all
species of trout and salmon no person shall
fish in waters inhabited by any of said
species. except as specifically permitted
by this act
Sec. IS. Black bass; open season; size
limit; catch limit.
a. Open season: size limit. Black bass
not less than ten inches in length NAV be
taken and possessed from June fifteenth
to January first.
b. Catch limit 4 person may take
not more than twenty-four such bass in
one day, but whenever two or more per
sons are angling from the same boat they
may take not more than thirty-six in one
day
See. 20. NIuskalonge; open season: sale.
a. Open season. NIuskalonge NAV be
taken from June fifteenth to April
/ fifteenth
b. Sale Such muskalonge may be bought
and sold during the open season therefor.
Sec. 30 Pike perch; size limit; open
season: exception; sale.
a. Open season: exception. Pike perch
not less than ten inches in length NAV
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 season therefor.
/ Sec. 81. Pickerel; size limit: open sea
son: exceptions; shooting: through the ice:
catch limit sale.
/ a. Open season; exception. Pickerel
not less than twelve inches in length NAV
be taken from May first to March first.
b. Shooting Pickerel not less than
twelve inches in length may be taken by
shooting in the waters of Lake Champlain
| from March fifteenth to May fifteenth by
/ persons having a hunting license.
c. Through the ice; exception. Pick
I erel not less than twelve inches in length
may be taken through the ice with hook
and line, tip ups or hobs from waters not
inhabited by brown trout. golden trout.
/ brook trout rainbow trout. steelhead
trout, lake trout or landlocked salmon.
but no person shall operate or control
at the same time more than ten tended
lines, tip ups or hobs, and such person
shall at all times be present in person and
/ have personal control over the same. For
I the purpose of this act that portion of
Lake Dunmore in the towns o. Salisbury
and Leicester south of line running due
east and west through the most northerly
point of the island in said lake. may be
considered as not inhabited by trout or
salmon, and fishing for pickerel. perch.
pouts and other coarse fishes in this por-
/ ton of the lake shall be lawful at all sea
sons of the year except that the close sea
son on black bass and piclerel shall remain
the same as in other waters of the state
d. Catch limit. A person may take not
more than twenty-five pounds of pickereI
in one day, provided. however. that the
taking of one fish additional weighing less
than the number of pounds specified in
the catch limit shall not be regarded as a
violation of the law.
e. Sale. Such pickerel may be bought
and sold during the open season therefor.
Sec. 30. Placing fish in certain waters
prohibited. No person shall introduce
fish, except trout, salmon. smelt or min
nows, into the public waters of this state
frequented by trout or salmon. The pro-
visions of this section shall not apply to
the COMMISSIONER or persons acting under
his direction.
Sec. 33. Stocking waters with pike or
piekerel prohibited No person shall stock
or attempt to stock any of the waters of
the state with picllerel or with great north
ern pike.
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