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Vermont Sports-Living Outdoors Officials Advise Against Going Out on the Ice Waterbury, VT – Officials with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the U.S. Coast Guard have issued a joint advisory against going out on the ice of any Vermont waters, after a tragedy on Monday when an ice fisherman drowned while riding his ATV on Lake Champlain in North Hero Vermont’s Chief Game Warden Robert Rooks and Executive Petty Officer Brad Hanson with the Coast Guard Station in Burlington warn that ice conditions are dangerous in many areas and deteriorating fast. “All the fish in Lake Champlain are not worth one human life,” said Hanson. “These ice conditions are absolutely horrible, some of the worst I have ever seen, yet some people are going out there anyway. We are urging everyone to play it safe – stay off the ice.” “Our mild weather did not allow much ice to form this winter, said Colonel Robert Rooks, Vermont’s chief game warden, “and recent warm days and strong winds have caused the ice to deteriorate rapidly. Vermont state game wardens work with Coast Guard officers and other emergency responders to try to rescue anyone who is in a dangerous situation on the ice, but we are risking our own lives in the process. Make the right decision – don’t take chances by going out on the ice for the rest of the season.” “Game Warden Justin Stedman deserves tremendous credit for attempting to rescue ice fisherman Bernard Lamarche of Highgate on Monday,” said Hanson. “He was the first responder on the scene. He went through the ice twice himself, but it was too late.” “As stewards of water safety we feel obligated to inform
the public of ice conditions on Vermont waters,” added Hanson. John Hall
New Vermont Fishing Rules are In Effect
WATERBURY, VT – Here is a New Year’s tip from
Vermont Fish & Wildlife – several new fishing rules are now in
effect. Some of them are entirely new, while others reflect changes
to existing rules.
A group of fisheries biologists, wardens and
members of the public was appointed two years ago by Fish & Wildlife
Commissioner Wayne Laroche to evaluate Vermont’s fishing regulations.
The “fishing regulation team” completed its first round of
recommendations last summer, and the Fish & Wildlife Board passed a
regulation last fall based on the recommendations. Some of the
changes required standardizing rules that were similar, while other
rules were no longer biologically needed.
Vermont’s 2006 Digest of Hunting, Fishing &
Trapping Laws is scheduled for delivery to license agents by
December 30. The new “Digest “ includes maps showing the location of
all stream sections with special fishing rules and new tables designed
for easier reading.
The top five
changes in fishing rules are highlighted below.
1. No
person shall have live fish in their possession
that are transported in a manner which attempts to keep them alive
when leaving waters of the state except as follows:
a. Species on the approved bait fish list
b. A person issued a special permit
(fish transportation, fish breeder) by the Commissioner.
2. Yellow perch
daily limits
a. Lake Champlain - Daily Limits: None b. Inland Waters - Daily Limits: 50 fish, no weight limit. 3. Number of baited hooks, lures and flies: Statewide a. Each line may attach no more than two baited hooks, or three artificial flies or two lures with or without bait.
b. There are two exceptions to this: Little
Averill and Seymour lakes.
4. Season ending dates changed a. Most seasons now have fixed ending dates (See regulation for specific species) 5. Many other minor changes – please carefully check the regulations before fishing. a. Lakes and River sections were added or removed from some regulations b. Merging of dates on some closed waters
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John Hall
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department 103 South Main Street, 10 South Waterbury, VT 05671-0501 802-241-3711 Fish Report from Rich Greenough Sure Strike Charters
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