FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 



Lake fisheries of the United Slates, 1928 — Continued 

 OPKRATINQ UNITS: By States and lakes— Continued 



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* Used for taking miscellaneous fish. 



6 Used principally for taking catfish. 



' Used principally for taking sturgeon. 



8 Used principally for taking carp, catfish, bullheads, and burbot. 



« Used principally for taking chubs, herring, perch, bluefln, and Menominees. Michigan prescribes 

 254-inch to 25i-inch, and Indiana 2H-inch to 2^-inch for chubs and herring. Indiana prescribes 2?*-inch, 

 while Michigan prescribes 2?4-inch to 2^-inch, except that 2>4-inch may be used from November 1 to 

 December 17 under certain restrictions as to depth, and 2i4-inch from January 1 to April 1 under the icb 

 when bottom of net is not less than 20 feet from bottom of lake or bay. Two and three-quarters inch mesh 

 is permitted by Wisconsin in Green Bay and in Lake Superior. In Green Bay 2>i-inch mesh may be used 

 for herring, chubs, perch, and other rough fish from December 1 until the ice goes out, and is to be fished 

 under and hung to ice. In Lake Michigan, Wisconsin prescribes 2^-inch for minimum mesh. In Min 

 nesota 2?i-inch may be used for herring but 2^-inch for chubs. 



