REPORT OF STATE BOARD OP PISH COMMISSIONERS 73 



of thirty-five; as this seemed to be a fair expression of the general senti- 

 ment, we would respectfully suggest that it be given careful consider- 

 ation. 



We would respectfully recommend the following amendments to the 

 fish laws: 



Amend section 6286 by making it a misdemeanor to take, catch and 

 kill, or have in possession, buy or sell, or offer for sale, more than fifty 

 black bass during one calendar day. 



Amend section 632 by making the open season for the taking of trout 

 from May 1st to November 15th. 



Amend section 634 by extending the open season for the taking of 

 salmon from the 10th day of September to the 17th day of September, 

 and extending the close season from the 16th day of October to the 23d 

 clay of October. 



We recommend that no close season be made for striped bass, but 

 that, in lieu thereof, the weight limit at which Btriped hass shall be sold 

 or offered for shipment or Bale -hall be increased, and, if necessary, 

 their shipment from the State prohibited. 



We recommend thai there be a close season declared on Sacramento 

 perch for four years. 



We recommend that the tide-water clause on steelhead trout be 

 stricken out of section 632 of the Penal Code. 



We n'omimend that the shipping or carrying of trout outside of the 

 State for sale be prohibited, and also the catching of white fish be pro- 

 hibited during the close season on trout. 



We recommend that there be a close season declared on crawfish for 

 a period of at least two years. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



We desire to extend to you officially and personally our sincere 

 appreciation of the confidence you have shown in us and the encour- 

 aging interest you have taken in our work. All of our requests and 

 recommendations have met with courteous and prompt recognition, for 

 which we thank you. 



To Hon. George M. Bowers, Commissioner of the U. S. Bureau of 

 Fisheries and to his able assistants in Washington, Dr. H. M. Smith and 

 John W. Titcomb, we are under many obligations for their support and 

 assistance; also to Captain G. H. Lambson, superintendent of the 

 summer egg-collecting stations in California. 



To the Southern Pacific Company, the California Northwestern and 

 North Shore Railway Company, the Santa Fe Railroad Company, the 

 Lake Tahoe Railroad Company, the Butte County Railroad Company, 

 and the Boca and Loyalton Railroad Company, our thanks are 



