2009 N.H. Freshwater Fishing Digest - New Hampshire Fish and ...

DEFINITIONSAngling: The taking of fish by line in hand or rod in hand to which isattached a cast of artificial flies, or an artificial bait, or hooks, or otherdevices for the attachment of bait. A person may use up to two lines.Rod holders are permitted.Bag and creel limit: The number or weight of any kind of wildlifepermitted to be killed in a specified time.Brook trout: Brook, Rainbow, Brown and Golden trout, Loch Leventrout and all their hybrids.Closed Season: That period of time during which fish, game, wild orfur-bearing animals or marine species may not be taken or killed, andall periods of time not included within the open season.Culling: The act of exchanging a fish for one of the same speciesalready in possession.Cusk fishing device: A device for storing line in a manner which isnot free-running and is securely attached to the device and to whichis attached a sinker, weighing at least one ounce, not more than6 inches above, and independent of, an attached single hook for bait.The weight must rest on the bottom of the lake.Fly: A hook dressed with feathers, hair, thread, tinsel or any similarmaterial to which no spinner, spoon or similar device is added.Fly-fishing: Fishing by trolling or casting with only fly rod, fly reel,and fly line combination with an artificial fly attached, and does notinclude the use of spinning, spincast, and casting rods and reels andlead core lines.Ice fishing: Taking freshwater fish during the open season throughman-made openings in the ice by the use of ice fishing devices.Ice fishing device: Any device used to take fish through the ice,including a tip-up, jig stick, rod in hand or handline, exclusive of acusk fishing device.Ice-in: That period when the surface of a body of water or a portionthereof is covered with sufficient ice to safely support a person.12