Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-07
THE FISH INDUSTRY.
XII-FISHNG FOR SPORT.
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

weighs above ZOO pounds it is towed
into shore by the gan alongside the boat.
II 1t Is under $50 1t is taken on deck.
ihese sea bass average over 80 pounds,
but have been known to weigh 800
What many sportsmen consider the
greatest game fish OF this country is the
!eaping tuna. which comes into Catalina
bay In June and remains until August.
This fish has been known to tow a boat
Tor thirty miles. There are several va
rletles OF tuna fish along the Pacific
coast The long filmed tuna, or albacore,
is SO ravenous 1t has been known to
| snatch bait from the hand and it may
frequently be hooked from the side of the
boat The bonito. or skip jack, is also
a faVorfte fish upon that coast. 1t is
smaller than the others, having an aver
age weight of twenty yo, nds. but II has
peculiar wriggllng motion which gives
the angler some exciting moments. The
white sea bass is another fish requiring
skill to land. and the Tuna Club offers
valuable prizes to encourage anglers to
use light rods in fits capture. The club
record for this fish Is sixty pounds, but
IN the Gulf of California white sea bass
nave been taken weighing $50 pounds.
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A peculiar fish that appeals to many
sportsmen is the ocean sunfish which is
found in temper
Ucean Su00S1 ate waters all
Appeals to Many. So es uo s tabe bait it
well and generally is speared but some
times is hooked from the side Of gaso-
line launch by a gaf and towed into
shore. To do this is a great feat. This
fish is taken of the middle Atlantic as
we'll as off the Florida coasts and in
southern California waters 1t has been
known to weigh 900 pounds. 4 man
who captured one weighing half a ton
had an exciting time towing it into shore
where it measured ten feet in height
This fish is most extraordinary in appear
ance. 1t has no appreciate tail. but
seems all head with two large fins point
ing up and down. It's skin is used as
sandpaper and it's muscles as a substitute
for rubber in the center Of golf balls
The taking Of giant squid is a suffi-
GENTLY exciting sport to satisfy the most
venturesome man. These monsters some
times measure fifty feet in length. The
body is barrel shaped with an arrow
shaped tail. 1t weighs a ton or more.
Around Its head are ten arms provided
with sucker-like devices, which enable it
to seize its prey easily. 1t has parrot
sized bag filled with an inky fluid, which
1t discharges at its enemies. thereby
cloudlng the water and making good it's
escape. The Notre Dame bay, off the
coast of Newfoundland, is famous for its
giant squids, which sometimes attack
fishermen. Squid hunting is not popular
sport as there are few men intrepid
enough to enjoy trying to capture mon
ster possessing ten arms each Of which
is strong enough to take a man from a
boat and drown him. One of these crea-
lures has been known to throw it's arms
around boat and Overturn it, Small
squid are found in most parts of the
world and they are excellent bait for a
few kinds Of fish.
Almost as formidable as the souid in
appearance, but much less dangerous. is
the Cal
Octopus Proves ifornia
Formidable Creature. oe' opus .,s
eight radiating arms and its great fabby
body which sometimes measures twenty
feet across. These creatures have the
chameleon like power of changing their
color, which usually is reddish. They are
not likely to attack any one excepting in
self-defense and even then they are COM
paratively harmless excepting to brighten
the unwary by their terrifying appear
supply the cutie bone which is placed
in the cage for canary birds.
1t is only those who can go into the
larger waters who now enjoy the sport
of capturing these giants. however. Their
number Is relatively small compared
With the thousands of men and women |
who derive great pleasure as we'll as
profit from the capture of smaller fish |
under less exciting conditions. There are |
many women who are enthusiastic an |
glers and one of the first prizes awarded |
this year in a countrywide fishing con-
who is in the habit of devoting her va |
cation to fishing. Her prize catch was |
a great northern pike, caught in Lake |
Mary. MINI. 1t was forty-one inches in |
length and weighed sixteen and a half |
pounds. She also caught twelve and |
fourteen FOUNDER during the same season
Her husband. who accompanied her,
landed over forty-five pounds of wall
eyed pike from the same boat in one
One naturally thinks of brook trout as
a small fish. SO the man who secured the
highest prize in the same contest for
the largest of this species may be re-
sarded as having captured some fish
when he landed a brook trout in north
ern Maine. which tipped the scales at six
pounds, although several were reported
in the contest which approXimated this
weight. This is an advance over last
=
ed for a fish weighing only two pounds
and nine ounces.
The real trout season begins i'm June
and in this sunny month the speckled
beauty seems in a
Trout Season more ceptive
Begins in June. freedom S,'ef fr n,s long ing
activity of the fisherman's fly. The wise
rout fisher matches as nearly as posi-
de the particular insect which seems
most prevalent over the surface of the
water at the time he is fishing. This
nay change from one day to Another or
wen from one hour TO another in the
same day. Sometimes it is the white
miller which seems to make Mr.. Trout
cap highest from the water, while. per-
laps little later. it will be a jet black
insect which attracts his attention. The