Smyrna times., 1922-06-21
WOODLAND AND BOWERS BEACH
MECCA FOR MANY FISHERMEN
MUCH SPORT IN THE WATERS OF
DELAWARE BAY THIS SEASON.
Fishing Parties Come From PhiIadel-
phia, Wilmington, Chester and
Other POints-Law for Anglers

The lure of the waters of the Della
ware Bay, especially off Woodland and
Bowers Beaches, is attracting many
fishing parties to this vicinity where
angling for Delaware Bay trout and
other fish is at its height. Non-resi-
dents of Delaware are compelled to
take out license at a cost of $3.50
per year to enable them to lawfully
fish in any of the waters of the state
except those of the Delaware river
and bay. They cannot fish in any 9TH.
er river, creek, dam, pond or stream
of any kind without the payment of a
license fee. Non-residents are defined
as unnaturalized foreign born persons,
or those not aliens who have not lived
year in the state. Summer residents
who lease or own property at shore
resorts or elsewhere in the state and
occupy them in. summer are classed as
residents during June, July, August,
September and are permitted to hunt
or fish (fOr nOn-game fish on said
shores. Sunday fishing is prohibited
with nets in Delaware waters, the
closed period being from 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon until midnight
Sunday. There is no provision pro-
hibiting angling with hook and line
on Sunday though action might be
brought under the "Blue Laws but
these old enactments are almost never
invoked. Sunday fishing, in fact, is
tolerated or allowed everywhere in the
state.
Fish Designated As Game Fish
Fish designated as game fish under
the Delaware law include: Black Tor
small mOuth) bass, large mouth Tor
Oswego) bass, strawberry Tor calico)
bass, rock Cor red eye or google eye)
bass, white bass or crappies, pike
perch (Or wall-eyed pike or Susque-
hanna salmOn), pike, pickerel, brook
or Speckled trout. Bait fish are de-
signated minnows, killi-fshes, stone
catfish. Food fishes comprise all 9TH
er varieties not included in the above
lists. Open Season for Game Fish
Large mouth bass, small mouth bass
and calico bass from May 25 to Feb
ruary next; pike, pickerel, wall-eyed
pike and pickerel perch, May 25 to
March l next; rainbow trout, brook
trout, brown trout, April 16 to August
Is next. Daily Limit on Game Fish
Large and small mouth bass, black
bass, rainbow, brown, speckled OF
brook trout-ten. Calico bass, crap
pies, strawberry bass, yellow bass,
rock bass and white bass-twenty
Pike perch, pike, pickerel and wall
eyed pike, fifteen. Method of Fish
ing-It is unlawful to fish otherwise
than with rod and line for the above
game fish or with hand lines each hav-
ing not more than three hooks, or with
trolling lines each having not more
the one burr of three single hooks at
tached; the number of rods or liheS
to each individual not to exceed two
No Special Restriction on Food Fish
There are no special restrictions OF
protection surrounding the catching Of
food fishes which includes all the othel
varieties not classified above as gam,
fish. There are conditions laid dowr
in regard to netting food fish-tht
size of the mesh and the size
of the fish, that may be retained
but they may be taken at an!
time and of any size by the hOol
and line anglers. There too ar,
provisions protecting shad and herring
but they do not apply here to rod fish
ermen. There are also restriction
as to the terrapin and snappers bu
they also do not interest the man will
rod. There is always fine fishing il
, the waterways of Delaware, especial.
r in her inland ponds and lakes an
4 some of the creeks, and if one cast
7 his hook at time when the game fisl
: are biting-a season usually deter
1 minable by test-he is sure of goo
4 catches and rare sport.