This Day in History: 1931-06-25
The annual opening of the bass season in New Jersey prompted the Fish and Game Commission to urge men to get out and fish. This might help them to get their minds off the Depression and help put food on the table of the unemployed. The sale of fishing licenses during the trout and pike seasons broke all records. Some trout streams were fished out several times during the season and had to be restocked from the fish hatchery in Hackettstown. Anglers were urged to cooperate in the enforcement of the fishing regulations so that the policy of liberal restocking could be continued. (Bristow)