No person shall draw any seine in the Mystic River north of a line running due east from the lighthouse in Groton, from April fifteenth to November first. No person shall draw or assist in drawing any seine for the purpose of taking fish in said river north of the upper bridge, known as Mystic Bridge, or in the waters of Stonington above the railroad bridge. No person shall catch smelt in said river or its tributaries except with hook and line.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 26-177

  • Taking: means shooting, pursuing, hunting, fishing, killing, capturing, trapping, snaring, hooking and netting any species of wildlife and attempting to shoot, pursue, hunt, fish, kill, capture, trap, snare, hook, net or catch any species of wildlife or any act of assistance to any other person in taking or attempting to take such wildlife whether or not such act results in the capture of any such wildlife. See Connecticut General Statutes 26-1