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from Avery Brook or its tributaries, iu the towns of Claremont and Heath. Black 

 bass cannot be caught iu the waters of Lake Cochituate in Middlesex County under 

 a penalty of $5 to $50 for each offense. Fish of any kind cannot be taken from the 

 ponds supplying the city of Worcester with water, except by permission of the city 

 authorities. 



Michigan. The open seasons are: Trout from May 1 to September 1 ; grayling 

 June 1 to November 1. Fishing in the following named waters is prohibited from 

 December 1 to April 1: Devil's Lake, Round Lake, both in Lanawee County; Whit- 

 more Lake in Wastenaw County, and Brace Lake in Calhoun County. In January, 

 February and March, fishing is prohibited in the inland lakes of Oceana County. In 

 November, December, January, February, March and April, fishing is not allowed 

 i a Roods and Fish Lakes in the township of Grand Rapids, Kent County. Fishing 

 with hook and line is permitted from May 1 to November 1 in the lakes of Jefferson 

 t> \vnship and in Diamond Lake and in Stone Lake, all in Cass County, and auy 

 lake in Westervelt township, Berien County; no close season for black bass. Trout 

 and grayling less than 6 inches must not be caught. 



Minnesota. The open seasons are: Trout from April 1 to October 1; no restric- 

 tion on other fish by hook and line fishing. 



Mississippi. No restriction on hook and line fishing. 



Missouri. No restrictions on hook and line fishing. 



Montana, Territory of. No close season for hook and line fishing. 



Nebraska. No close season for hook and line fishing. 



Nevada. No close season for hook and line fishing. 



New Brunswick, Province of. Fish may be caught (with the artificial fly 

 only) during the following months: Salmon from March 1 to September 15; sal- 

 mon fry (parr or smolt) under 3 IbJ*. must be returned to the water; brook and lake 

 trout (lunge) between February 1st and September 15. 



New Hampshire. The open season for land-locked salmon, lake and brook 

 trout, extends from April 30 to September 30; fishing is permitted for lake trout 

 with a single hook and line during January, February and March. Pike-perch and 

 white perch can be caught from July 1 to May 1 ; black bass from June 15 to May 1; 

 mascalonge, pike, pickerel, and "grayling" from June 1 to April 1. "Young salmon 

 known as parr, smolts or grilse " when caught must be returned to the water. Fish- 

 ing is prohibited within 400 yards of any fishway, and brook trout less than 4 in. 

 and striped bass less than 15 in. in length must not be caught. Fishing is prohib- 

 ited in the Pemigewissit river in the vicinity of the State Hatching House in Holder- 

 ness. 



New Jersey. The open seasons are: Trout, lake and brook, from March 1 to 

 October 1; black bass from June 1 to November 1. 



New Mexico, Territory of. The statute recites: "It is unlawful to take, kill, 

 or have iu possession FOB THE PURPOSE OF SALE any trout taken in any of the pub- 

 lic waters of this territory during December, January, February, March or April in 

 any year." There are no other restrictions on hook and line fishing. 



New York. The open seasons are: Black bass (small mouthed), Oswego bass 

 (largo mouthed), and mascalouge from June 1 to January 1 ; the open season for 

 black bass of both varieties commences July 1 and ends January 1 in the waters of 

 Lake Mahopac, and in those of Columbia County; iu the waters of Schroon lake, 

 river and Paradox lake in the counties of Essex and Warren, and in the waters of 

 Friends lake in Warren County; in Lake George, and in Brant lake in Warren 

 County; the season for black bass opens on July 20, and ends January 1. Black 

 bass and mascalonge can be caught in the following named waters between May 20 

 and January 1; St. Lawrence, Clyde, Seneca and Oswego rivers; in Lakes Erie, 

 Ontario, Conesus and iu the Niagara river above Niagara Falls on the American side. 

 No black or striped bass can be caught in any waters of the state of less than half ( )) 

 a pound in weight or less than eight (8) inches in length, measuring from the end 

 of snout to end of caudal fin. Iti* prohibited to catch or kill or attempt to catch or kill 

 any bullheads or other fish in the waters of Lake George or in the waters of any of the 

 iulets or creeks emptying into said lake, between April 1 and July 1 in auy year. Pick- 

 erel cannot be caught iu Lake George between February 15 and Juue 15. The open 

 season for brook (speckled) tmut, salmon (lake) trout and land-locked salmon is 

 from May 1 to September 1, except iu the counties of Queens and Suffolk (Lon-r 

 Island), where they can be caught from April 1 to September 1. The species of 



