Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 10, Number 30, DeMotte, Jasper County, 13 June 1940 — ASKS PROTECTION OF FISH SPAWNING BEDS [ARTICLE]

ASKS PROTECTION OF FISH SPAWNING BEDS

Cooperation of all anglers, particularly those using motorboats and motors, in protecting spawning beds of fish in both lakes and streams was requested today by Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation. Due to the extended cool weather, spawning has been delayed and many fish are itill on the nests, particularly in the northern part of the state. Conservation cl-b members, working under the supervision of game wardens, are marking spawning beds in many of the lakes as a means of protecting the nesting fish. In Indiana it is unlawful to catch fish from any designated spawning grounds; unlawful to operate any power-pro-pelled boat on or over such spawning grounds, or to remove or destroy signs marking spawnirg areas.