The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-01
FISHING WEATHER
 HAS COME AT LAST
One Angler Gets a String of
 Fifty at East Lake
WATERS ARE WARMING UP
The cahaba, coosa, Warrior Rivers and Several Creeks Around This Section Afford Some Good
 Sport for the Patient.

As a result of the warm weather that has prevailed for the past few days, a host of fishermen in and about Birning- ham nave hauled forth their tackle in preparation for angling at East Lake, Cahaba river, the Black Warrior, the Coosa and Village Creek Every stream within convenient riding or walking dis tance of Birmingham will be visited by sportsmen in the near future, while sev- eral parties have already gone out to return with wondrous tales of the luck they had.
 The fishing season at East Lake has now been fully inaugurated. While 1t is rot believed that the trout began to bite simultaneously with the opening of the Casino, they cannot but be aware of the fact that there is something doing at the late. In theirs eagerness to find out what is the trouble large numbers are re- rorted to be falling victims to the fisher mans fatal hook. One man went out to the lake yesteid day and came back with fifty trout. bream and perch, which were rot bought rom fish stand and were the admiration of small boys all the way from the lake shore to Birmingham. Other stories of good luck at the lake are cur rent, but most of them will be accepted with a grain of salt until the season is older.
 Waters Are Warmer.
 Warm weather has warmed not only the lake but all the streams, so that the fish are now biting hungrily. A number of expeditions are being planned among local sportsmen for the near future, and the zoo boys will go out next week to try their luck in some nearby stream, which will probably be the Cahaba.
 Amid the constant talk of bait cans, hooks and lines, stout poles and the time of day when fish bite the best; while the windows of hardware and sporting goods houses are filled with em- plements for ensnaring perch or bream and veterans are beginning to tell of what they did when they were boys. There can be no shadow of doubt that the fishing season is at hand and Is here to stay.
 Although the town, and, in fact, the entire country, Is busy just now in dis posing of school and college gradutes, these matters cannot overshadow plans for the summers fishing. Some good sport can be had near Birmingham.
 Coosa Famous for Catfish.
 The Coosa is famous for it's catfish and for a person who enjoys natures beau ties while watching his cork there is no more desirable place than a bend of the upper Warrior or a cozy retreat along the Cahaba. If none of these places offer inducements enough the railroads are making special rates and it is possible to take a trip to the mountains where leaps the trout or to the sea where the sport Is more exciting and also more dan gerous. There is no finer sport, however than battling with mountain trout but unfortunately it is not to be had in this part of the country.
 Experenced anglers who have been con- suited about the matter predict that the fish will bite willingly this season, while every indication points to some big hauls. In a few more weeks the water will have all it's chill knocked off by the sun and then the sport will be royal. For those who do not care to make a long trip 1t may be stated that East Lake Is well stocked with fish and patient angler stands a good chance to make a catch, although he will have to pay small toll on each pound.