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to be hoped, will be rectified before it is too late. 

 Beyond question New York and Maine have given 

 the matter of fish protection the closest attention, and 

 their laws, as they now stand, are nearly perfect. 

 Without unduly depriving the angler of sport, they 

 do protect fish during the spawning season, erring, if 

 at all, on the side of safety. 



In some of the States, the fish laws are more hon- 

 ored in the breach than in the observance in fact, 

 are practically not enforced at all. The necessity of 

 enforcement will become apparent before long from 

 a diminished fish supply, and then more stringent 

 measures will be taken. 



The names of the various States will be found 

 noted in the left-hand margin of the table following, 

 and in the column bearing the name of the various 

 fish will be found the dates covering the opening and 

 closing days of the open season. 



