The Forrest City times., 1896-05-15
piscatorIaI Items.

The fishing season IS talrlv on and
.a f,ur goddess of truth will have a
I'D ,usslp to keep her head feathers
sr'',, beiup rltffied While AS yet there
:, ,,n nriy6 offered for the champion
ssherman. we mean-many catches are
ling reported that would shame Bill
WnIhattnp. The scarcity Of of fish
tas nerhaps much to do with the ex-
arg.rations of Some anglers, for 1t is
cory Illuminating. TO say the least. to
lido a dozen miles or more and return
emrty handed. consequently the irhagi-
nation is drawn on To supply tile de-
iciency
Last week a party composed of Tom
Fnnlr,n. Price Mcdaniel. a. ID. Me-
Daniel. w. L. Sanderso nand Leften-
aut Ford. the prince of chefs. camped
On the bank of Long Lake, noted the
cJuutry over AS the home of the trout
and silver perch. In answer to inquiry.
as to catch, etc. the answer came lin
words so slow and thin" we didn't
g.,h.r many in. hnt we had Il bully
GOOD time. They report fish slow. but
sonrrels plentiful. The USE of dvna
mite is the cause of the scarcity of fish
they claim.
m. most ardent anglers are the
ladies'. and rarely is an invitation to go
y ishlng refused. and when the ladies
are along. the truth will prevail, AS is
evidenced by the report from Il party
I, Blacklish last Saturday. Blacktish
lake is the favoritp place for feminine
anglers. on account of the many con-
vpnjeuces and the least liability to
meet with fisherman's luck. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. T.. Sanders, his sister. Mrs.
Cawthon and Mrs, }. II. Fondren and
Rufus Fondren, and that celebrated
canoest. Prof. Jim Nelson composed
thp,party, and, \ right royal time they
had. As many fish as they could eat
aud good string to bring home WAS
the result.
E. T. Gray. C. L. Knight. Rev. Boze-
man Fred Prewett and Ed Landvoigt
srpnt a couple of days and nights the
irst of the week on Long :Lake. The
want of time precludes more than "a
passing notice. of the first camp this
season Of these WORTHLESS. "A bushel
of fan' was served to all. AS scarce
as fish is in the lakes, enough Was
caught To serve the FRY" with a good
stripg tn bring home for friends.
Gray $ luck still sticks to him, as he
he came out i'm tie lead, and the Par
son followed high close second. Next
week we will depict the beauties of
camp life; also give a recipe for
brunswick Stew"
The indiscrimnate slaughter of game
By pot hunters and destruction OF
game fish by dynamite and illegal nets
IN St.Francis county has attracted the
attention of all good citizens; SO much
so. that IA game and rod club WAS or
ganized at this town, last SATURDAY., its
membership embracing citizens not
only from this county. bnt neighbOr-
lug COMMITTEES also. The object of the
club is to protect the. game and fish by
the enforce ment Of the laws and We
plenisi the rivers and lakes witt
young fry from the hatcheries. En-
deavor will be made to induce visit
from AN agent of the United States
hsll commission. with the view OF as
eertainlng the cause of the painful
scarcity OF fish in the rivers and lakes
and get government protection. The
following gentlemen were chosen Of
tcprs of the club: l.. Rollwage. pres
Neni; G. l.. Knight. vice president; f..
Landvoigt. secretary; e. L. Gray.
treasurer. Correspondence invited
from all lovers Of the gun and rod.