FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 



Lake fisheries of the United States, 1928 — Continued 

 OPERATING UNITS: By States and lakes— Continued 



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» Used for taking miscellaneous fish. . ,,. , . .. 



9 Used principally for taking chubs, herring, perch, bluefln. and Menommees. Michigan prescribes 

 2?4-inch to 2Ji-inch, and Indiana 2i/^-inch to 2J6-iiich for chubs and herrmg. Indiana prescribes 23i-mch, 

 while Michigan prescribes 2?4-inch to 2%-mch, except that 2i/2-ineh may be used from November 1 to 

 December 17 under certain restrictions as to depth, and 214-inch from January 1 to April 1 under the ice 

 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;^-mch 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 2Ji-inch for minimum mesh. In Mm- 

 nesota 2%-inch may be used for herring but 25Hnch for chubs. , x j- 



10 Used principally for taking whitefish, trout, pike, and suckers. Both Michigan and Indiana pre- 

 scribe 41.2-inch mesh for whitefish and trout. Wisconsin is the only State that permits 4-inch mesh for 

 these species. 



11 Used principally for taking trout. 



" Used principally for taking carp, pike, perch, and suckers. 



