The sun., 1916-10-14

iiissi ,o%I iYS i%S ii%% iiYS 80"
surf fishing SO fascinating. a few years
ago veterans Of surf n.hing Jcered at land
so aptiy termed turf casting; yet when
this IL tried out a few times becomes
more inisrestins than golf ani hs" al
casting. The Interest OF turf casting IL
Obviously Increased when the casting taxes
place upon an accurately measured aid
level course and when In the company OF
friends.
4 Tow years ago when III" season was
away Tor the winter, Now they. are l,oked
over carefully. for thu season ~ turf cast.
he Mlii"nd Bsacs ppl.ih!ns club look rcT-
ward to their sunday casting where they
meet eaca other In friendly rivalry. always
performances or to eclipse existing records
Al fishermen love the open, AMI this
dsyt' them an 1Spor1Sn';N 70 ,gcn5 ar.
from the six days that most OF them spend
N bushes. behind closed doors and -four
This year the club has decided to keep
up the long distance events and also I"
shu a ,ro nuTseF on NV from sT'1raSS sn,ns 'n I,ns
SO. .oe u ' iaio s anSe ,S SisH t Sro syerS sum-,
meet. rhs spscious locker room a, DuM
a Prachcrs has been enlarged. permitting
a" "'s ~.si ru 81 : SHOE. no, "n.y t"r ruDbSr as coats sts
~" ee'|s hfNe
and heavy clothing for unreasonable or In
clement weather.
be surveyed in various directions and per
man mt stakes will he driven. 90 that m
matter from which direction the wind
blows a suitable course is Immediately at
hand.
As the membership Of the Midland Beach
Fishing club IL a closed one and a mum
her Of app'icsnts upon the waiting list.
the club has decided to create an associate
~ %s"Ser.n,R; sood for SIX month, mhlTh
nrrs or those WI" are not members OF N"
s,nS, to p.r,.S,ps'e IN ihe's sunday eating
ei.bors,. and we'll worth ha1ins. ~
10 due 10 these practices during tho
past winter that many beginners took up
traetsd men who during the past summer
y, m.s ;Su,s,s,:9G shosrd thai rpr,s,ios =
nns caster and we'll known as a nsherman.
n,.snded ,seulariy; and III. result ~ his
70 directly traceab!e to this training. This
more strik.nsiy true OF Charles Filing
nap',r who a year ago could hardly cast
dAy enables him to break the average rec.
ord OF i've casts.
The nr.t OF th... practice cast. Of the
:, . o'clock. Thei. vii be a regular meet.
Si't.r ~hISS p% SrSS H aih" be- i%n,lu's.Sa 'l lS'
SIDNEY RICE.
S;cfetAry Midland Beach fishing CLUB.
Midland Beach. oct. 10.
FOsgies ~ Choien Banks.
The season Of 1915 WIFI ne long rem.m.
bcr.i q. q banner one for rorsie.. thrs.
samy hsh having been taken In Target
.nmhers and for a longer season this year
When they are bl.lng YOU certainty have
an You can do to pull them up and rcbaii
Tor the nert haul but then all Of a sud.
ien, presto and they are gone. All who
haNe causht this elusive hsh have seen
his and when the, once stop biting YOU
On, sunday Las: a large catch ~ porsi..
and large bass was made Al the cho'era
MMl r.st 7. s"s'e'' ." the ko'"oell' cut of
c,e,i dsSTr: Wv:O" SID tina, hey nl,
ish,ns than Las, SUNDAY a. the chclsra
nshed the ~,ou'snm grounds Hr.t. but found
very few nsh and then we headed for the
Just wonderful. and so were the bass 10,
his time Of year.
sr,n. . pound sea bass. taken by E. =
many pSs"" .: pa" S's.' S @s t hsd a sT sT- a,
variety of nah. Tor In the bags wer,
porsi., sea sa., %biaeka,h. luke. silver
70 :s pounds In weight. Lucky Steve hav'
ing an ,.cep,iom.liy iars. mcss
per.ie. and has. being the main. haul
Shafi,- burch and John Mlchels hav!nl
p,Sona.r: 10 ne hay az. coming, though
.pu,eh con.y' says ihe Resoinie he'
'iIsns nov. ARrHGRk THoRSroS."
Asother Queer Bsit for Black Ba,s.
Your account o, Artist Hlgby's fancifu
bats reminds me OF the angling rhyme.
They as.ei him 10 uI,h t.g, ,. -,
II" lurea Ash TO their death.
.\nd got from him this apt. reply,
\ nsh with bated breath"
was once fishing with n friend Of min,
asked him II l might not try a certaiI
facial adornmsn, Of his tina, reposed II
and tonsorialiy known ar an imperial. ",
severed the appendag- with isss pain tina
20 sf'i r., iaa Ys "ho Rs,,,a Tiih som
hsh for her starving children and boun'
the tut, 20 = No. . sp,oat. A. the hr.
what ! would like to know IL wha
classincstion 20 give tho lure. Was It
~, :r.lH,t1l bait, i'y.s bal! or s,Iil ,ai,G
Playing . Black Bsss Prom . Bridge.
II don't believe your china doll story.
said n black hass angler Just returned fror
Pc,,er,vilie. y. y. Yesterday. .%commeniinJ
Anglers club OF New York uses on blacI
as told In THE SUN the other day. Catch
ing u black bass on the handle Of a ten Gu
IL amusing. Perhaps II a bass Is ~irr!tate
long enough he might take some in,eres
In such a lure.
The other day At Po,tsrsviiie I was o
the bridge, which In fifteen feet above tn
water where Sohroon Lake e,npties int
the river. The water was about four fee
deep and saw a two pound bass msditat
ing or waiting for something to eat.
II had no way of getting a boat and 9
I decided to nsh for that bass. which va
the blacklist ! have ever seen, with a fros
I put the frog before him In various way
and At various angles. Finally ! had t
change the froG, On my next east | pu
the frog directly underneath him. when a
bsng! I had him hooked.
II played him from that height for nv
minutes and as there was no way Of usin
a landing net on him | attempted to III
him up TO the bridge, but once out G
water the blacklist black bass 7 ever "a
made one moro attempt to reach Its Ell,
ment and succeeded"
Protection Needed for Fish Of See.
The United States has jus, onyud
lection Of miaratory birds. IT. II az inpo'
,ant to protect the fowl OF tho sea y
those of the air. You needs must kee
your water pure and your land free c
weeds. Save the birds and fish for the
appointed work. Teach the people. Tn
Ia you'd duty as lovers Of your country an
members Of the United Anglers, League.
New York. Oct. 8.
Why and Wherefor Of BlueAsh.
The biueish IL not so called because !
In lacking In cheerfulness. or because
his snapper disposition,
He spends much time at the bar. bu