Milford chronicle., 1956-06-22
Game And Fish
I Board News

li Lake Como at Smyrna is in the
news again. About thirty people
attended public meeting re-
Gently for the purpose of es-
tablishing regulations concerning
the use OF the lake i'm a manner
that will be satisfactory to the
many different interests, such as
boating, swimming, fishing and
fwater-skiing.
AS result of this meeting it was
decided that the town will estab-
lish two lines Of buoys, one from
the highway along the north shore
of the lake to the cove known as
Pnsey's Gut, and the other along
the south shore beginning at the
property line Of the Welfare Home
and extending eastward past the
swimming area to the boat launch
ing site. No motorboats are to en-
ter these buffer zones" except
those leaving or returning to the
launching site.
1t was further decided to require
a license for all power boats. This
fwill consist of a numbered tag or
plate TO be affixed to each boat.
eLicenses may be obtained at the
ftown office for no fee.
The above are considered interim
measures, and committee was APP
pointed to make a study and come
up with recommendations for a
long-range program that will re-
suit in the best use of this fine rec
reational area, considering the in
terests of all concerned.
Chief Game Warden Virgil Hearn
announces that the new fishing Ii
censes have been distributed and
are now on sale. Present licenses
expire June 30 After that date a
new license is required.
Fresh water fishing hot-spots re-
ported this week are: Silver Lake,
Middletown (bass). the tumble-hole
at Garrison's Pond (perch) and
Griffith's Pond (bass and pan-fish) /.
Good catches of parrish are also
reported from Blair's Pond, near
Milford.
Work on the launching site at
Quillen's Point has struck a snag
The gravel used to surface the area
was found to be inadequate when
put in use. The area is open to Linn
tied use until such time as the
proper grade of gravel can be APP
piled. This will be done at the ear
Hest possible moment.
The Office of the Game and Fish
Commission frequently receives in
quiries about the law on netting
sea-trout. There used to be law
prohibiting the use of nets from
June 10 to July 1 each year. That
law was repealed in 1943 The
following, quoted from the Della
ware Game, Fish and Dog Laws
and Regulations, 1955-1956 should
clarity this matter:
Section 90S. Food fish; catching
devices; violation and penalty.
No person shall fish for food fish
i'm the waters of the Delaware Riv-
er or Bay with any device, method
or means, excepting by the follow
ing devices, and under regulations
and restrictions hereinafter de-
scribed: A seine. gill net, an eel
pot or fyke net, each without
wings, a parallel net, or stake net
at the edge of low water, and rods
anu AAhtos vi OtnCi WA0C
known as dipsey or throw-lines,
each having not more than three
hooks.
Section 1886. Trout or weak fish;
violations and penalties: excep-
lions.
No person shall catch and take,
or attempt to catch and take, from
the waters of the Delaware River
or Bay, any trout or weak fish
with a net of any character, ex-
cepting with shore or hauling
seine the meshes of which shall be
not less than two inches stretch
ed measure. or with drifting gill
net the meshes of which shall be
less than two and three-quarter
inches stretched measure.
No person shall catch and take.
or attempt to catch and take any
trout or weak fish from the waters
aforesaid under ten inches in
length.