The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-13
STATE OF MONTANA
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
GAME
Helena, Montana
May l, l948

N U 4 Z 4
Pursuant to an order made by the
State Fish and Game Commission
at its meeting held March l6 and II,
1913. in the office of the State Fish
and Game Warden in Helena, Mon
tana, Lincoln County shall be open
to fishing as follows
LINCOLN COUNTY
Minnows, dead or alive, may be
used for bait in those lakes of
Lincoln County lying north of an
east-west line drawn through
Stryker, bounded on the west by
the Kootenai River, and bounded on
the east by the U. S. Forest
boundary.
In all of Lincoln County not in
cluded in the above area, use of or
having in possession minnoWS, dead
or alive is prohibited.
Open Entire Year: The following
lakes shall be open to fishing:
Leone, Crystal, Lavone, Horseshoe,
Bootjack and Rainbow, near Hap
py's Inn; Dickey, Timber, O'Brien,
Sophia, Moran, Carpenter, Rock and
Frank or Island Lakes in the
Eureka District; also Bull, Savage,
Lower Spar and Grouse Lakes in
the Troy district.
The following waters shall be
open to fishing: Yak River from
the mouth to the falls; O'Brien
Creek from the mouth to the city
dam; Star Creek from the mouth
to the falls; Lake Greek from the
mouth to the Power Company Dam;
Loon Lake and Dudley Slough in
fek scf tho Knnfn
mai River.
Closed Waters: Lost Lake and
Slemmer Creek, its outlet, Ito pro-
tect the Logan Park water supply;
Flower Creek from the power dam
to its source, excluding the lakes;
O'Brien Creek from dam to its
source; and Alvord or Cowells Lake
near Troy.
Other Than Regular Season:
Schoolhouse Lake and Shannon
Lake shall be closed to all fishing
from May %, l948 to December l,
1948, both dates inclusive.
Kilbrennan Lake shall be closed
to all fishing from September Is,
1913 to May 81, l949, both dates in
elusive.
Martin Lake shall be closed to all
fishing from October l. l948, to May
81, 1919, both dates inclusive.
Leigh, Upper and Lower Cedar
Lakes, Upper and Lower Geiger |
Lakes, Sky or Owassa Lake, Granite |
Lake, Hoskins Lake on the Yak |
River, Miner Lake, Double Lake, |
Standard Lake, Wishbone Lake,
Bramlet Lake and Lakes in Hanging |
Valley shall be open to fishing from
July l, 1913, to November is, l948,
both dates inclusive.
Winter Fishing: Schoolhouse Lake |
and Shannon Lake shall be open to
fishing through a hole in the ice
only from December l, l948 to May |
81, 1949, both dates inclusive.
The Thompson Lakes and Loon |
Lake near Happy's Inn and Loon
Lake at the head of Pipe Creek,
Tom Pool Lake on Pipe Greek, |
Glenn Lake, Rattlebone Lake and |
Lake shall be open to fish
ing through a hole in the ice only
from December l, l948, to February
%, 1949, both dates inclusive.
Set-Iine Fishing for Ling and
Non game Fish Only: The Koote-
mai River shall be open to set-line
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only at all hours in open waters and n
a hole in the ice during the
entire year
The regular season and bag limits
shall prevail unless otherwise
specified, which are as follows
Regular Open Season: May %,
I948 to November is, 1948, both
iates inclusive.
Regular Closed Season: Novem-
Der 16, 1948 to May 81, l949, both
dates inclusive
Hours of Fishing: Open from 500
o'clock a. m. to $50 o'clock p m,
Mountain Standard Time, in all
waters unless otherwise specified.
Licenses not required for children
Inder fifteen years of age.
All waters not mentioned in these
are open to fishing for