The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
Tells What
Nirnrods Can,
Can Not Do
State Board Lays
Down Regulations For
Lincoln County Fishermen
OPEN, CLOSED WATERS
OTHER INFORMATION

OTHER INFOKMAI1ON
Sportsmen of Lincoln county will
be interested in fishing regulations
recently issued by the state fish
and game commission to become eff
fective as of May "a, 1912 This
newspaper is indebted to E. M.
Boyes for a copy of the regulations.
It is interesting to note that the
commission followed the recon-
mendation of local sportsmen and
has opened Thompson lakes to ice
fishing under the dates of the new
regulations.
Excerpts from the regulations
follow, as they pertain to this dis
trict
Tentative Fishing Regulations
Effective May "a, 1912
To be in full force and effect
until May %. 1943, unless otherwise
specified subject to change, how
ever, by the Commission prior to
that date. For up-to-date informa-
ton, inquire of your License Deal
err, Sportsmen's Club or Deputy
Game Warden.
Regular Open Season: May "a
to November Is, both dates inclu-
sive
Regular Closed Season: Novem-
Der Is, 1912 to May %, l943, both
dates inclusive.
Whitefishing- shall be allowed
during the regular season from
May oath to August 31st and closed
from September LIST to November
30th, inclusive. and reopened on
December lst to March l4th, l943,
inclusive, in open water ana
through hole in the ice, IN waters
open all year and in such waters
as are designated under the indi-
vidual counties. Regulation bag
limits apply at all times. u.
Hours of Fishing: Open from, 6:OO
o'clock d. m, to 1890 o'clock p, m,
war time, in all waters unless 9TH
erWise specified.
Licenses not required for chill
dren under Is years Of age.
All waters not mentioned IN these
regulations are open TO flsnlng LOT
ali species of fish during the
Regular Open Season
The bag limit shall be ID flsn or
Is pounds and one fish, not more
than five of which shall be under
seven inches in length in any. one
day, except perch, sunfish and bull
heads the limit shall be % fish
per day The limit on crappie and
Dream shall be Is fish or Is pounds
and one fish. 1t is hereby declared
to be the intention of this regulation
to provide that Is fish with a net
weight OF not more than Is pounds
and one fish of any and all game
fish, shall constitute the limit tor q
days fishing. The possession limit
for all fish shall be one days legal
catch unless otherwise specifically
stated. This regulation shall apply
to both fresh game fish and to game.
fish which have been dried, sailed
or otherwise cured.
Sockeye Fishing. From October
1st to November Both, the limit on
sockeye salmon shall be 80 fish
per day and not more than two
days limit in possession IN those
waters legally open to sockeye fish
ing, and from December /, l942, un-
til September 80, .1943, the limit
shall be fifteen.
Means of taking: Only with hook,
line or pole in hand, unless set
line fishing is specifically men
toned Spears, seines, snares OF
traps unlawful to use or have IN
possession.
Sale or possession of salmon eggs
or limitations shall be absolutely
prohibited.
Set-lines shall not be permitted
unless specifically stated.
Floats on SETTINGS prohibited.
Any ground or Clipped meats or
fish used in any manner while fish
ing absolutely prohibited. CIhls
does not prohibit the use Of meat
or fish for bait).
Fishing and boating shall be pro-
hibited within one mile of all i'm
portant dams and hydro-electric
plants during the present existing
war emergency. This is to conform
with federal regulations.
1t. shall be unlawful to use min
nows, dead or alive, in the follow
ing counties and areas:
Flathead county and Flathead
lake in its entirety, Lincoln county
in its entirety; the Boulder river
above the Natural Bridge in Sweet
Grass county, the Madison river
from Meadow Lake dam to the
Yellowstone Park, including Mea=
dow and Hebgen lakes in Gallatin
and Madison counties, and all wa
tiers tributary to the Gibson Reser-
voir in Lewis & Clark, Teton, Mus
selshell, Petroleum and Golden Val
ley counties.
Set-line fishing for non-game
fish. The Kootenai river, as well as
many other streams in the state
are open to this kind of fishing.
Open entire year; The following
rivers shall be open to fishing for
all species Of fish during the entire