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Title:Fishing Notes- Archived
Notice:See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference
Moderator:DONMAC::MACINTYRE
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Sep 20 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1660
Total number of notes:20970

1305.0. "Age and fee for Mass licenses?" by CURIE::POPIENIUCK () Tue Jan 16 1990 07:53

    I need a fast answer to this.  I'm taking a bunch of Boy Scouts ice
    fishing this weekend and although I have my license, the town hall in
    Maynard was out of the flyers on regulations.  At what age do Mass
    residents require a fishing license and what's the fee?  Thanks in
    advance.
    
    Pete
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1305.115 years old?WMOIS::G_PELLETIERWed Jan 17 1990 07:035
    I happen to have an old abstract (1986) of the fishing laws
    and it quotes that you must have a liscense at age 15 or older.
    
    I don't beleive there has been a change to the age requirement,
    but check to be sure.
1305.2Mr. Bass likes SertaCURIE::POPIENIUCKWed Jan 17 1990 09:0421
    .1  Thanks for the info.  I will try to verify it as you suggest. 
    Would be kind of embarrassing to get nabbed by the warden in front of
    all the scouts.
    
    Here's an icefishing tip that I and a couple buddies tried a few years
    ago.  In an area that is quite weed infested (Hydrilla, I think it's
    called) we wanted to increase our chances of catching some good size
    bass through the ice.  (We catch and release.)  During the summer we
    got about three old metal frame bed springs and covered them with black
    plastic sheeting.  We then carried them by canoe into our favorite cove
    and lowered them into the weeds where they sunk to the bottom (about
    4').  Then we carried out about 2 - 3 buckets of sand and spread the
    sand over the places where we dropped the springs.  Each location was
    carefully marked by shoreline landmarks.  The result was three
    "natural" sandy bottom holes in a big weedbed.  (The bottom elsewhere
    is all mud and weed choked.)  We figured the areas would provide a
    nesting area in the warm months and "hot spots" in the winter.  
    
    Did they ever!  We would regularly get 5+ pound largemouths off these
    beds.  Lots of fun.  As I said, we always released the fish.
    
1305.3Bed Springs for Fishing!!??AKOV11::BAKSTRANTue Jan 23 1990 13:013
    Your method of using these Springs to build fish nests, brings
    new meaning to the term "Fish Beds"!!! Great idea. Now, where's
    this pond??!!
1305.4??? are you sure it's ok?MFGMEM::MROWKAWed Jan 24 1990 08:337
Correct me if I am wrong but i thought I just recently read in In Fisherman
that it's illeagal to alter lake bottoms with brush piles and other 
artifical structure.

Johnny Roach

1305.5WHERE YOU AT?????GENRAL::HUNTERfrom SUNNY Colorado, WayneWed Jan 24 1990 12:548
    	Whether this particular act is legal or not is dependent upon your
    location.  Some states allow creation of structure and habitat while
    others don't.  In Colorado, the creation of habitat structure is
    dependent upon the lake you wish to use.  Some lakes allow habitat
    structure modifications, others prohibit it.  To legally be able to do
    this, you must first either RTFM or contact your local DOW.