gsHIN G SEASON Sq: EY * Here’s the information—carefully or province; write to the proper ALASKA Rainbow, Steelhead, Cutthroat, Eastern Brook, and Dolly Varden Trout, Mackinaw or Lake Trout, Grayling ALABAMA All game No close season* (Effective until June 30) No fish ARIZONA Trout Season at time to All other game ARKANSAS Black Bass Trout All other game designated not set of going fish May 16-Mar, 15* May 16-Oct. 31 No close season waters CONNECTICUT Alewife Lamprey Eel Pickerel, Wall-eye Pike, Yellow and White Perch, Calico Bass, Crappie Brook and Rainbow Trout, Shad Lake Trout Black Bass Striped Bass in inland waters, Bullhead DELAWARE1 Shad; Sturgeon (inland waters) ; Herring (Delaware River and Bay) Brook Trout Bass Pike, Pickerel Eel, Crappie, Sunfish, Yellow Ned, Carp DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Black Bass, Crappie Bream, Winter Shad, and other fish fish GEORGIA Trout Dawson, Fanin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, nion, and White Counties Rest of state All other game fish IDAHO Trout, Whitefish, Salmon, Steelhead Largemouth Black Bass, Sturgeon, Bullhead :Catfish, Perch, Crappie, Sunfish No No close close close season season* season* Local 12 exceptions IOWA Catfish (except bullhead) Trout Wall-eye (Yellow Pike Perch) or Sauger, Perch, White or Silver Bass, Yellow Bass, Northern Pike Smallmouth, Largemouth, Warmouth, and Rock Bass, Sunfish, Bluegill Rock Sturgeon, Paddlefish Other fish Apr, May 15-Nov. 1-Noy. 30 30 May 15-Novy. 30 June 1-Noy. No No open close seasons in Missisand Missouri and inland waters of Lee County: Trout Wall-eye (Yellow Pike Pereh) or Sauger, Northern Pike Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass Rock Sturgeon, Paddlefish Other fish May 1-Nov. May June No No 30 season season 30 1-Mar. 1 1-Mar. 1 open close season season KANSAS May 1-Feb. 28% No close season* May 1-Dec. May May June 30-Oct. 1-Oct. 1-Mar., 31* 31* 31* Nov. 1-Feb. 98* No close season* May 25-Oct. 3 Dec. 15-Mar. 15 No close season* 1-May 1-June 31 14 Apr. 16-Feb, 9 Apr. 16-July 16-Aug. 1-Oct. 15 31 31 Apr, July No Mar, Apr, June June No close season i1-June 16-Aug. 25-Feb. 25-Mar. close 0 1 ] ) 1 1 season May 30-Mar. No close season No close season* No close season LOUISIANA All game fish No close season MAINE Salmon, Trout, White Perch Lakes and ponds Ice-out-Sept. Rivers above tidewater Ice-out-Sept. Brooks and streams Ice-out-Aug, Togue Lakes and ponds Ice-out-Sept. Rivers above tidewater Ice-out-Sept, Black Bass, by fly fishing only June i1-June Black Bass Lakes and ponds June 21-Sept. Rivers above tidewater June 21-Sept. Brooks and streams June 21-Aug. 31 . Sucker, Carp, Eel, Gudgeon, Catfish, Sunfish, Rock Bass (Redeye), Fall Fish, Crappie, White Perch Striped Bass (Rockfish) Nontidal waters All tidal waters Susquehanna Salmon or Wall-eye Pike Shad, Hickory Shad, Herring Trout Black Bass Nontidal waters: Kent, Queen Anne, CarOline, Talbot, Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties Rest of state All tidal waters Pike Nontidal waters Tidal waters All other game fish Apr, 1-Noy. 14 No close season No close season No close 31* season* May 1-Aug. 31 June 16-Apr. 30 No close season Keb. 30 15-Nov. Mar. 15-June 15-July Apr, . 30 June Trout, Salmon Yellow Pereh, Horned Pout, Pike Perch, Pickerel, Great Northern Pike or Muskallonge, Calico Bass, Crappie, Shad, Sunfish, Bluegill White Perch Black Bass and their , 80 July July July July 2599 Apr. 30 May June No 15-Feb. 20-Nov. close May 30-Nov. MONTANA All game May 22-Nov. fish Mar. May 15 30 season 15-Noy. game 1-Oct. 30-Nov,. : ; : 15 JApr, 1-Oct, 31* No close season fish Walker Colorado NEW HAMPSHIRE1 ake Trout, Whitefish (Shad) Salmon Sunapee or Golden Trout Brook ‘Trout Pike Perch, White Perch, Horned Pout Pickere] Black Bass Yellow Perch, Cusk No close season Numerous local seasons; consult Fish and Game Commission, Reno. Jan. Apr. Apr, May 1-Aug. 1-Atg, 15-Aug, 1-Aug, 31* 31* 31* 31* May 28-Oct. 31* May 28-Jan. 15* July 1-Oct. 31* Open where fishing is permitted By fly fishing only: Brook Trout in lakes and ponds; Lake Trout and Salmon in all waters Sept. 1-Sept. Pike, Perch Pickerel, con30-Sept. 11 Apr. 11-Mar. 31* June 25-Dec. 31 June 25-Feb. 28 Q* Nov. 1-Oct. No close season Apr. 30-Sept. 11 May 15-Sept. iH June Apr, 25-Sept. 30-Sept. 11 11 30-Sept. 15-Mar. Ls 5* May June 25-Dee. 31 June 25-Feb. 28 No close season June 25-Sept. 25-Dec. 1% 31 June June June 25-Mar, 25-Feb. 25-Mar. 15* 23% 31* i1Legislature in session Pike- Black, Oswego, Rock. W hite, and Calico Bass, Crappie White and Yellow Perch, Catfish, Sucker, Carp, Kel Note: Special seasons for Delaware River and Bay. Consult Division of Fish and Game, Trenton. NEW MEXICO Black Bass, White Bass, Pike Perch, Crappie, Yellow or Ring Perch, pundit: Bluegill, Catfish Trout, Salmon May Jan. 20-Nov. 7-Jan, 30 & 29, 1950 June 15-Noy, 30 No close season* 1-Apr. 30-Nov 15-Nov. 15* & 7, 30* 21% Jan, 1-Oct. 31 Apr. Apr. 1-Sept. 9-Sept. 10* iy) May July July July 1-Mar. 1-Noy, 1-Dec. 1-Apr. 1* 30*1* 30 No No NORTH CAROLINA Trout All other game fish Apr, 15-Aug. 31 No close. season of going to press. Trout Lake or Salmon Trout Black Bass, Pike Perch, Pickerel, Muskellunge White, Calico, and Rock Bass, Crappie Yellow Perch, Sunfish, Bluegill, Eel, Catfish, Sucker, Chub, Fallfish, Carp Note: Special seasons for Delaware River, lake Erie, and Pymatuning Lake. Consult Board of Fish Commissioners, Harrisburg, RHODE close close season season* 16-Oct. 16-Oct. 31 31 Apr, .15-Sept. 15 June 30* 16-Apr., July 1-May 24* No close season July 1-Nov. 30 No close season No close June 15-Sept. 1-Sept. May season* Oct, 1-Feb. May 1-Sept. Oct. 1-Feb., Oct: —1-Apr. Apr. July 15-July. ; 1-Sept. July 1-Noyv. 29 30* No close No close * season season* ISLAND Trout Black Bass, Pickere] White Perch, Yellow or Striped Perch, Striped ass SOUTH CAROLINA Trout All other game fish Apr, June No 15 No TENNESSEE Trout Black, Rock, White, and Yellow. Bass, Wall-eye Pike, Sauger, Muskellunge, White and Black Crappie, Bluegill, Sunfish, and Warmouth Bass - July 20-Feb. close Jan, SOUTH DAKOTA Trout Wall-eye and Northern Pike, Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Perch, Bullhead Black Bass 15 20 season 1 1-Oct. close season May 1-Sept. May June 1-Feb, 15d-Feb. Mar. 1-Oct. ; § May 30-Mar. Catfish, Buffalo, Drum, Sturgeon, Spoonbill, and all other fish No close season All No close season No close season fish UTAH Bass, Trout Apr. May May May June PENNSYLVANIA in TEXAS All game NEW YORK Otsego Whitefish Lake Trout, Landlocked and Chinook Salmon, Ouananiche, Whitefish Trout Pike Perch, Blue Pike Perch, Pickerel, Great Northern Pike Black and Oswego Bass Muskalonge Short-nose Sturgeon Striped Bass, Lake and Sea Sturgeon, White Perch Bullhead, Yellow Perch at time OREGON Trout In tidewater of Zones 1 and 3 Rest of state Winter season in desig. nated coastal water's Steelhead, Salmon, Jack Salmon Winter season in designated coastal waters Winter season in inland waters 30* Mar, 1-June 10 Apr. 1-Noy. 30 Apr. 15-July 15 & Sept. 1-Sept. 30 31 stor 15 Pr. NEW JERSEY Shad 30 fa >) June OKLAHOMA All game fish Mar, Bass Ap Apr. May Jan, MISSOURI Trout In trout-management waters and state parks In all other waters Bluegill, Black Perch, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Warmouth, Rock, White, and Yellow Bass Largemouth, Smallmouth, and. Kentucky Bass, Jack Salmon (Wall-eye) Striped Trout Apr, July Apr. MISSISSIPPI All game fish May NORTH DAKOTA Wall-eye and Northern Pike, Perch Bass, Crappie, Sunfish OHIO Trout Black Bass 1-Sept. 19 Inland Fishing District Lake Erie Fishing Dis1-Sept. 30 & trict 1-Feb. 15 All other game fish Note: Pymatuning Lake: Black Bass, Yellow Pike Pereh, Muskellunge All other game fish 30 July waters: Trout Muskellunge, Wall-eye Pike, Northern Pike Black Bass Bluegill, Sunfish Lake Trout All other fish Trout streams and trout lakes: Trout Muskellunge, Wall-eye Pike, Northern Pike Black Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish All other fish All other lakes north of Highway M-46: Trout Muskellunge, Wall-eye Pike, Northern Pike Black Bass Bluegill, Sunfish All other fish All other lakes south of Highway M-46: Trout Black Bass Muskellunge, Wall-eye Pike, Northern Pike Bluegill. Sunfish All other fish Wall-eye Pike, - Sauger, Rock and White Bass, Crappie, Sunfish or Bluegill, Catfish, Bullhead, Carp, Dogfish, Redhorse, Sheepshead, Sucker, Kelpout, Perch, Whitefish, Garfish, Tullibee, Buffalofish, Great Northern Pike, Muskellunge Black Bass NEVADA All game fish ake Mead, Lake, and River Rest of state Mar, 15-Nov. 30 No close season Mar. Apr. 30-Sept. 11 June 25-Dec, 31 June 25-Feb, 28 No elose season MINNESOTA Trout, except. Lake Trout Lake Trout (Landlocked Salmon) Trout All other 30 15-Noyv. MICHIGAN (Cont’d) Non-trout streams: Trout Black Bass Bluegill, Sunfish All other fish NEBRASKA MASSACHUSETTS necting 4-Oct. May 26-Apr. 24 No close season fish KENTUCKY All game fish MICHIGAN Great Lakes June game 1*|MARYLAND 9 vw Mar. Mar, Bass All other 31* ILLINOIS Seasons had not been set at time of going to press; watch this fishing-seasons tabulation. INDIANA Trout Black, Kentucky, Silver, Yellow, White, and Striped Bass, Bream Pike Perch (Wall- -eye)., Pike or Pickerel All other game fish 1949 compiled from official sources—which you need to plan that next fishing trip. Pick your state agency for details about limits. license fees, local. exceptions, and so on; and you'll be set! Special press No COLORADO rout Lakes below 7,000 ft. elevation and other designated waters Rest of state Whitefish White River in Rio Blanco County; Elk and Yampa Rivers in Routt County Other game fish FLORIDA All game season fish CALIFORNIA Ocean Game Fish Striped Bass, Shad, Catfish Black Bass, Sunfish All counties north of Mono, Madera, Fresno, KKings, and San Luis Obispo Counties Rest of state Salmon in designated waters Trout, Salmon, Rocky Mountain Whitefish Mariposa, Tuolumne, Alpine, Calaveras, EI Dorado, Amador, Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, and Lassen Counties Rest of state Grunion Steelhead Trout, Salmon, ___in close FOR ee T.V.A. lakes fish Perch, VERMONT1 Trout Lake Trout, Salmon Pike Perch, Smelt Muskalonge Black Bass Sunfish Probably Landlocked Pickerel (continued LIFE; 15-Oct. 11-Oct. May 1-Aug. 14* 1-Aug, 31* May June June Beas:So Fay Gat 14 1- Noe 30* No close season Apr, 20-Sept. 15 June June 20-Dec. 20-Mar. 31 15 June 20-Dec. 31 No close season on page reproduction 3 Q* May July VIRGINIA Crappie or Silver Perch, Bream, Sunfish, Pike, Jackfish or Pickerel Trout Black Bass, Rock Bass West of Blue Ridge Mts. Kast of Blue Ridge Mts. Wall-eye Pike or Pike Perch West of Blue Ridge Mts. East of Blue Ridge Mts. © OUTDOOR May June 103) strictly forbidden OUTDOOR LIFE