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YELLOWSTONE PARK FISHING RULES Changes in the rules and regulations of Yellow ¬ stone National Park effective during the 1920 season makes it unlawful for park visitors or employes to Patch more than ten fish in streams and lakes within two miles of the park highways Parties fishing more than two miles from the main traveled roads will not be affected by the new regulations mid twenty fish may be caught caughtAs As it is an established fact that trout fishing in Yellowstone waters is unexcelled the officials de ¬ creased the limit of the catches to afford more plasure to the thousands of fishing enthusiasts vho visit their favorite trout haunts in the park each year The action was taken upon the recom ¬ mendation of Dr H JI Smith commissioner of the United States Bureau of Fisheries who visited the park in the 1910 season for the purpose of making a careful study of the fish supply of the park and to ascertain by personal inspection what might to be done to extend and improve the op ¬ portunities for catching fish in its waters watersWith With the exception of several streams in the southern district of the great park tourists are permitted access to all its waters An added feature in the fishing regulations of the park is that no license is needed to fish in any of the park waters Fish must bo caught with hook and line only and all fisli less tlinn eight inches long must be carefully handled sind returned to the water if not seriously Injured according to the fishing rules aiid regulations regulationsSince Since August IS lillit no market fishing for the lintels and camps of he park had been permitted The officials claimed the great influx of amateur anglers made It essential to conserve all of the fish of the park for te overs of fog fishjiig spurt Fires originating in the dense forests In the vi ¬ cinity of Ikelder River Falls River and Mountain Ash Creek during the past two seasons are given as the main reason for prohibiting fishing in the above waters Careless campers iu the territory who neglected to heed the fire warnings are held responsible for the serious fires in the district districtThe The United States Itiireau of Fisheries estab ¬ lished at Yellowstone Lake has already opened its large hatchery and is engaged in taking spawn for the years operation which is expected to result hi a more extensive planting of fry than erer before in the history of Yellowstone Park ParkDuring During the 1910 season the organization planted more than 700000 fish in park waters the ma ¬ jority of which were the Native or Itlack Spotted trout while mere than 100000 Rainbow trout were planted in the rivers and creeks creeksYellowstone Yellowstone Lake Shoshone Lake and Lewis Lake abound with large game trout which yield excel ¬ lent catches to skillful anglers Native Loch Levtii Mackinaw and Eastern brook trout weigh ¬ ing from one t fifteen pounds are freely caught from boats on these waters Other fish in abun ¬ dance are the whitefish grayling Rainbow and Von ISehr or brown trout Fisherman in American Field
