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lost $20,000, and one man lost $6,000, and because of 

 that they hope to get legislation which will protect the 

 white fish in their own waters, and one of the points to 

 be considered is that it is illegal to catch white fish 

 weighing less than one pound or one pound and a 

 quarter (I do not recall exactly which)." 



"The fishermen's nets, boats and vessels are 

 inspected, and not only that, but the men are required 

 to give a report of the fish, as to quantity, variety and 

 size. They have to make this report to the Com- 

 missioner. We have a very fair law ; how it will work 

 I do not know, as it goes into operation for the first 

 time this year. Touching the fact of taking fish at the 

 mouth of the Fox River, which has been one of the 

 great white fish points, it is not uncommon to take pike, 

 weighing 6 to 7 pounds and down to 3 or 4, but fisher- 

 men have caught fish weighing one pound and under. 

 One fisherman said he had an order for one barrel, the 

 standard weight to be half a pound, and he was unable 

 to fill the order. We have in our new law a measure 

 that precludes the catching of these small fish, or of 

 taking fish within two miles of the mouth of the river, 

 so that they will have the opportunity of propagation." 



"While we were up this bay, I met a dealer in fish 

 from Fulton Market, New York. He succeeded in 

 buying a car load of fish- and shipping it to New York. 

 Happening to go there shortly after, I noticed on the 

 bill of fare in a restaurant where I took lunch, "Brook 

 Pike". I ordered some, and had one about six to eight 

 inches long that looked very much like our Rock Pike, 

 I asked the man where he bouoht his fish, and found 

 that they came from this same dealer, and was one of 

 the lot from Green Bay, Our present law imposes a 

 large fine upon any transportation company taking out 

 of the State packages of more than 20 pounds in 

 weight, which includes pike, bass and trout, which will 

 largely put a stop to that 



