Evening star., 1896-12-14
THE KING OF FISH
Anglers Interested in the Projects
for Bass Protection.
PLANS FOR SEEMING THE CANAL
Subscriptions Toward the Expense
viii Be Received by The Star.
THE NEW LAW ASSU RED

The interest among anglers In the pro-
jects now on foot to make the Potomac
| river what it should he, the best fishing
stream in the world, is increasing every
day. and there is every indication that
every man who delights in the sport of
luriug the small-mouth black bass with
fly or live bait will cooperate in making
each plan sue Ccessful ard accomplishing the
object SO devoaty desired. The arrange
ments for seining the canal when the wa
ter Is drawn of in about ten days are being
rapidly completed by DR. Geo. W. Massa-
more, the chief deputy game warden of
Maryland. who originated the idea and Sc
cured the cooperation of the various fish
ing clubs and Of United States Fish Com
missioner Rrice in the work and in a few
days the seining parties will be selected
and sent up the canal. The expenses of
the work will he inconsiderable, and it was
thought that the necessary amount would
be subscribed by the fishing clubs of this
city and Baltimore.
subscriptions for the Purpose.
SO many anglers who are not members of
such organizations have expressed a desire
to give individual assistance In the good
work that The Evening Star has decided to
receive subscriptions for the purpose ANY
amount, however small, will be taken at
the business office of The Star and properly
acknowledged in the columns of the paper.
by this means. il is believed. the few hun
drei dollars necessary for the support and
transportation of the men who will seine
the 1G miles of canal between this city
and Cumberland will be easily and quickly
Iealize3. The members of the Woodniont
club are already SEEMING the canal in the
vicinity of their reserve up at Great Ca
Capon, and when the water Is drawn off
Will continue the work in the pools where
the remaining fish will congregate.
Thousands will BE Saved.
1t is believed that many thousand large
pass Will bc saved by the plan adopted.
and that many Thousand more of the de
structive carp will be taken and killed The
canal runs. as is well known, parallel to
me Potomac. and soon a haul Is
made the bass In the seine will be at once
transferred to the river. The pools will be
found all along the canal. and frequently
the distances between them will be consid-
erable- In order to assist in rapid work
Col. o. l.. Nicholson the general manager
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, will per
init light wagon to be used on the towpat n
TO transport the selning parties and their
seines from one pool 10 another. Col.
Nicholson has been so ready to assist in
every way in the work that his additional
courtesy in this respect was not uney-
pected.
A New Law Is Certain.
The West Virginia Legislature meets next
month, and il is certain that II will at once
pass the bill providing for the protection
OF the Potomac bass already adopted by
the legislatures OF Maryland and Virginia
To become operative the measure must be
passed by the legislatures of the three
states named. II provides that no bass
snail be taken in the Potomac above Little
Rails other tnan with hook and line pro-
hlfts dip-ne ting. trot lines and other de-
s;ruciive forms OF fishing and declares a
close season during the spawning season in
the spring when the bass cannot be taken
hE any means whatever
LA-CommissioEer of Internal Revenue Jo-
stph ;. Miller has been interesting inGuen-
tiaI men all over West Virginia In behalf
OF the bill. and personally and by letter has
secured general support of his legion Of
friends fo- the purpose AS soon as the
est Virginia legislature acts Congress
VIII be asked TO pass a similar bin afford
lHS the same protection TO bass from Little.
taIs down to the southeast boundary OF
n" District, which crosses the Potomac to
the point where The light house is situated
hear Alexandria. by this means the entire
bass water of the Potomac will be under
the protection of law.