The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-20
TO DISTRIBUTE
FISH IN STATE
Perch Will Be Given Owners
Of Lakes Suitable for
Stocking

Persons owning lakes suitable for
stocking with fish may have perch
for that purpose free Of charge by
applying to the state fish and game
board. members on the board say.
At the same time. it was said, dis
tribution of the perch will enable
the board to improve conditions in
Spiritwood Lake, one of the finest
bodies of water for fishing in the
central part of the state.
Countless small perch are found
in Spiritwood Lake but investigation
by the board has disc closed that there
is not food enough for all Of them
and they are not growing rapidly.
Distribution Of the fish to other
lakes which need restocking will
benefit those which -emain at Spirit
wood and improve other lakes for
fishing purposes. Perch grow rapid
" and are an excellent food fish, the
board said.
Solicits Support
The board now is soliciting popular
support for m effort to restock
many lakes in which persons with
seines have operated so successfully
that there are no fish left. At the
same time the board is contemplat-
ing Z recommendation that closed
season on fish be instituted similar
to the closed sonsoa on game. The
reason ID that there are apparently
more fishermen than there are fish
and numerous lakes are rapidly be-
ing deprived of their finny popula-
ton. Fifteen hundred people tried
their luck in Red Willow Lake one
recent Sunday, the board was in
formed, and other crowds have ap-
peared at other lakes.
At the same time the production
Of bass, pike and pickerel fingerlings
ct state hatcheries this year will be
practically nothing. The reason is
that the fish spawned late and the
North Dakota hatcheries were unable
to obtain eggs. Minnesota and Can
adian hatekeries from which North
Dakota ordinarily gets it, supply had
none to spare this year. Game of
ficials in those places said they did
not have enough 70 meet their own
needs. Az = result replacements for
the millions Of fish taken from
North Dakota lakes and streams this
summer will be meager.
The fishing liceutes provided for
by the recent legislature have proved
popular everywhere and few COM
plaints or protests against tA9 license
system have b~en received, reports
from all parts Of the state indicate.
NJ Arres4s AlaAS Yet g
No arrests 4or violation Of the fish
licenes law have been made to date.
the game wardens and Deputies hay-
ing been instructed 20 notify fishers
that they must comply with the Law.
The remainder. Of this year will be
spent in educating the public 70 the
provisions Of the Law and no attempt
to enforce il by applying the PEN
alties provided Tor sviolators will be
made until next year. Money de-
rived from the sale q fishing lie4Ises
viii be used to carry on the work of
and replaceinent:
Hpa9ent plans ct the board con-
tet6p1ate giving North Dakota hunt:
~ "A opportunity to shoot wiId
t9fk6ys send HunkAr1an paytria9es
q seGae time in. the future. Nsgotis-
g. snlf 61 sohe wild turkeys
NH . MGnn 81. turned loose ID the
I1ysl Ain fs9ien. Shooting Of
aisitss 3alii isss.a. ssaas', ,pisntifnl. 81 kI
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