Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-27
CUNNING AND FISHING.

John Plunkett, OF Bereen street, viii take
his annual purge sunday. Every time jeck
wants to get in shape for the summer ne
goes out to the fishing banks and gets sea
sick. All he wants is a smell or the lock
ers and he Is down on his back Tor the
remainder of the trip.
Fred Metzger, of Warren street, IS go
ing out fishing Sunday on one OF tne
Sheepshead Bay BOATS, He asked Harry
Cashln, of Centre Market, how to eaten
Goldfish and Harry instructed him SO WI
he thinks that We will catch enough to
salt for the rest of the winter.
James Grant had three. Jays Of good
duck shooting at Island Heights, and when
lie came nome Nednes iay night he C FRIED
eleven fine birds. Island Heights l. at
the mouth of Toms River, IN Barnegat
Bay. and the fuides are looking forward 70
some good wild goose shooting next month.
Arthur Sauer was up to Pine Brook
Wednesday and caught three pickerel lie
said that he learned Of many pickle ell
this month. TIE season ends next Tues.
day In this State, but New York doesn't
like pickerel. so YOU can fish there Tor
awhile. even though it is through the Ice.
John Moore asked the writer Yesterday
when the bill 10 han e tile hunt ng, season
was to be introduced, IS his friends were
anxious to help It along; This bill has
been left for the Fish and Game Commits
sion to handle, as it is one of their recon-
mendations, and no doubt we will hear
from it within the next few weeks.
John Lee says that the fishermen on the
Hill are thinking of forming an associa-
ton for the purpose of fighting those that
pollute the waters of Staten Island Sound
and Raritan Bay. A great many of tlee
Fl herMen own motorboatS and run nom
their Il o rim in the HacKensack River
or Passaic r yer to the open waters of the
bay and they see the polluted water. 1t
may not seem right to fight the manufac-
turing establishments, but there are many
Ways in which they could filter the refuse
water II they had the interest OF the COM
munlty at heart.
than 1t is now. Large schools have been
located on the Atlantic City fshing
grounds and those to which the Holly
large sloops from the latter place brought
In 5000 pounds Wednesday; The MID
weather has put new life In the Long
scheduled to go out Sunday.
George Geisse, the ~well-known guide,
caught six channel bass In one day along
early part of last week and was soon busy
learning some of the visitors the way 70
hook and land a fighter. George halls
from New York, but puts In the summer
months at Corson's Inlet, where he has a
large patronage among the New York and
Philadelphia anglers.
We miss the cry against the dude fish
ermen with his whip-like rod and play,
toy reel. The fishermen of today are all
dude" fishermen, as far as tackle goes.
Even the huge spindle Of q bank reel has
disappeared, and the ball-bearing wooden
reel is part of the new outfits seen on the
fishing banks boats. Also the heavy tel,
egraph pole" of a rod Is disappearing, ana
now the bank fishermen Ike to see o a
undergone the greatest change of them all,
and dealers claim that h saittw vrnis
Frank Keller, OF Elizabeth, is nursing, a
very, bad cold and a sore hand as IN
result of a coon hunt Tuesday night. kel,
Ter started out with his dog. Fritz, and
along towards 10 o'clock Fritz tres Sd, a
Keller shot the coon in the shoulder with
a % rifle. causing II to tumble TO tne
citement Keller also took hold, and the
coon promptly let go OF the dog and bii
Into a mud hole, and in order to free him.
self he had to leave his rubber boots n
the mud. 1t was a long walk home n
stocking feet. but the doctor hopes to pul
him through for about SIS. Frank ism
worrying about that. but he lost his dos
and don't know whether 1t was killed by
the coon or became disguised with MS
masters actions while wrestling with the
mud.