The sun., 1917-09-06
Rod and Gun Ne,us


September -. ias sia las 9ii al
Delaware Bsss with Pep" IN Them.
Ansl.rs here % fepoi. tna, with ssps. Il. cool cool
weather and cooler water. black bass taken
this week have real pep" In them. Fair
south Of this town.
Bsss and PorEies ~ Long Beach Grounds
Anslers in the seinada Of Freeport, at
the Long Beach grounds Yesterday caught
sea 2. bas: and porgies: Catches follow: l..
ao'ss Wssi ss 4,es. snert.S ~ a. rara a sGsn .s
Mn1,.r And. u; J. Mohrmann' s'' and J.
How weakash Took the BAit.
Did he take your bait .hard'?" asked
replied the other
Woman Takes D94 Lib. Door Mat" F1uke.
Sea bass. number Of them Of the
humpback Species weighing over four
taken of the Jersey coast yesterday by
fishermen In the steamer Taurus.
some average catches follow: r. DUFFY.
Golde, ~ sea bass: D. Flynn. Is sea bass;
g Murray. II sea bass. l fuke, blacknsh
blacknsh: l.. Geis.mxn. 2 nuke, sea
iams. 10 sea bass / nuke, " ~
Montgomery street. Jersey City. ~
Ta,r 1hs biSEss, luke taken on board the
door mat weighing 9A pounds.
Jersey Coast Angling Conditions.
IN Shark River. near the Inlet. where
ing taken and nuke are biting
ansss ssssrs al lar large striped bias, have been
and AsSuty Se pnrk %ri 'hs.sn between Des,
breaking In the waters around the piers
Croakers, and huke are biting in the
waters surrounding the A'Sury Up. Park pier
Asbury Park. n. j.. Sept S.
Channel Bass From Ocean City Pier.
OCEAN CITY: y. j.. sept "a channel
bass Weighing a7la pounds was taken by
W. II. Hardy from the pier here.
soldier~ Take weaks and F1uke At Hook
SANDY HOOK. y. j.. Sept. Sit ism,
sll work from sunrise to sunset for Uncle
sans soldiers. as many believe. Private
Ihomas A. Johnston Of the Ninth G. D. e.,
y. w stationed at Fort Hancock. gets
,ns ss,nep epys nn. OF the Fourteenth Company
Is why certain groups OF men have been
enjoying nuke la iIet de sole and weak
Just outside Sandy Hook Point swarms
Win nuke. shrimp for weaknsh and kiliies
Tor nue. have lured the ish to the soldiers
Blues Biting In Ambros. Channel.
Capt. Coiwell of sheepshead Bay. and T
Wiiiiamson In Ambrose channel in three
hours angling one day last week. usins
three lines, caught lal bluensh Weighing
from TO pounds each.
-Four Species In sheepsheed Bay.
what hsh are biting In Sheepshead hay.
Iafayettes. cells. snappers and FOUNDERS
ar. ss,ch takins the ansIers bait: a man, whose
snappers and founders. A. G. G.
Sheepshead Bay. Sept !.
Letters for spoofer and England.
The Rod and Gun editor has three letters
Tor A. Spoofer and one for George Enela nd.
WeaknshinG Observation.
"keily's got Ash" cried one weakAsher-
man TO the other. glancins acros. the
channel at an angler reeiing in weak
ob..rvInE fisherman. and take on one
lead yn" and >! 60 y oy hf,y feet.
Well that's where Kelly got his and
the weight he used
Kin Clarke to the PIussers,
=, This years trout fishing. season is not
closing in any old blaze of glory. not to
any alarming extent. since the number Of
trout taken have been limited. yet upon
tn" brooks ! have enjoyed myself greatly
ana nave rescued square meal daily
II has been a perfect jam OF pleasure to
Moth" note the encouraging manner In which the
and they rise and rippel tine smooth pages
of THE SUN every day
bet dollar every son Of a pluGEer will
soon see the error Of his crooked ways. dis
card all but one hook from his chunk Of
painted wood and once more stand in line
with sell 'r%s.Pectins % sportsmen.
are more than one-half as bsrbarous az
they think they are or try. to make us be-
lieve they are. and In the near future they
will all raise their right hands and swear
never again You see II they don't
And when the cruel war 1. over and al
fha MID n
IDENTITIES or loss of territory I will Ell
dearer to suggest a definite solution to the
long debated query, What /, game Ash
and believe this new idea will appeal to
every angler and ichthyoloEist and deter
ins ees0na s.n ,to esaety whn, con
point of view. which Is the only standing
q gsme nsh holds. KIT CLARKE.
Flatbush. Sept. S.
The Guides Viewpoint.
why do guides object to telling where
they get their fish said a newcomer at
the fishing game TO Jamaica BAY guide
Well" replied the guide. adjusting his
suspender. suppose tell where | got
them yesterday To-day the amateur
fishermen will be out in such numbers that
there Will not be room for me to anchor
unless | 60 out hours and hours before il
is time to expect the FISH. That's why"
Good Prospects for September Angling.
II the weather hoids good" said Capt.
Jdhe "drNlh as nt elNppeu inc u'Ch
OF the steamer Evelyn TO the pier at
Sheepshead Bay last night. we will havr
good hshing for sea bass and porRies at tho
Klondykc Banks FOR the rest ~ this
month, TO-DAY "" set bags and baskets
fuls, as used 10 be advertised.
"At these grounds iast year IN Serter-
Der We got as good sea bass and porgy
fishing as "" did at any time Tie porg!es
to-day were ,hr iarEosl we have taken hi.
season--nsh and 2la pounds in weight.
The largest porgy we!ched pounds, and
was taken by Louis Resten OF As East
Fourteenth street. who had three other
porgies and - sea bass.
II. Fay ard l. Albere o. Isl Rogo-s
avenue. BROOKLYN, got so sea bass and por-
gies and Nr Abere landed pound
humrhacl'. Frco Hay of l+2 Fifth avenue,
ProoklvG, took - sea bass and porgies.
might add that there isn't better
month 20 Ash IN mar september for fnn
nro comfort
The Delights Of sal, Water Angling.
Want to see the guls wingln''
Would you set your system singin''
Go a-hshin''
Want to see ''movies'' that are fine,
In the good old summer time?
Go a-hshin'.
Want 10 see al ocean greyhound,