The sun., 1918-07-23
ROD AND GUN NEWS


Hearing for Long Beach Pound Permits.
There will be hearing this morning
before Brig. Gen. Theodore A. Bingham,
u. 8. A., in room 1891, South Ferry Build
receive and note all OF the arguments or
reasons for and against applications for
permits to W.. A. Reinhart, George Il.
Castine and others to place hsh pounds
Long Beach. L. l."
How the Angler May Preserve His Catch.
DR.. W. C.. Kendall, scientific assistant.
United States Bureau of Fisheries. has
written very Interesting and practical
pamphlet OF particular value in these war
times entitled How tho Angler May Pre-
serve His Catch"
1t tells Of the preparations for curing
hsh. sailing. drying and smoking. and any
one anxious to conserve food Ash for future
use may obtain the eight page pamphlet
ington. d. c.. to send to them Economic
Circular No. 81. 1t Is free Of charge.
Anglers Club to Hold Three Events.
AZ the platform Of the Anglers Club OF
New York. big lake, Central Park. three
events will be held Tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. They include Accuracy bait.
quarter ounce weight: accuracy bait, half
ounce weight; miss and out. three quarter
ounce weight.
Massapeaua Home Of Big weakHsh.
=, have just finished a weeks fishing at
guide. Mr.. Pennel is a splendid guide. has
made a study of the habits OF hsh and
knows where and how to seek them.
This is not written with any desire to
boost unduly guide who keeps a hotel.
but ! have ished from Maine to Florida
and am always on the lookout for good
hshing with desirable accommodations.
have found 1t at George Pencils place
at Massapequa. He H. rather OF the re-
firing disposition. but he knows tho bust
ness of guiding and making fishermen
comfortable.
on my trip with him we caught 1871
gaL hgh I'd 4, t,,a l,
the majority Of them being large fish.
The weakhsh were taken on the last of
the ebb and the young flood. shrimp is
practically the only bait used. A good rig
Is a Light split bamboo rod 20 Sproat
hook. single gut leader and eight thread
line. No lead is used.
MassapeQua is thirty miles out on the
yong Island Railroad. and George PEN
nsIs hotel is 1--WE minutes walk from the
Massapequa station. Great South Bay Is
ten minutes walk from the hotel.
WILLIAM j. MORAN.
New York. July 20:
Pound Nets Destroys Pleasure Fishing.
on Saturday five boats were fishing fos
weaknsh in Great South Bay from Jones's
Inlet to Wreck Lead. In Jamaica Bay,
where there is no pound toll gate at the
inlet, there were 500 boats. the occupants
Great South Bay hotels are Idle. Board
ing houses are empty. Real estate is dead.
Why, Because the pound nets are enjoy
! did not sec a surf angler along the whole
beach Motor boats are idle because they
mast hug the shore to enter Jones's inlet.
These pounds interfere so much that
everything must be transported by rail.
Now tho pound METERS ask the War De-
pertment to permit them to erect pounds
or Long Beach. A hearing will be held
on tuesday at II A. NJ in room 1891.
south Ferry Building. Every angler who
ought to be at that hearing.
DIR. BENJAMIN IL BRIGGS.
President United Anglers League.
New York. July %.
Weakfsh and F1uke in Pumpkin Patch.
On Tuesday and Friday of last week in
the Pumpkin Patch. Jamaica Bay, the
West Third street Fishing Club caught As
weakhsh and fuke. Tho men fishing
thony La Valley and Gus Gillian.
School WeAkhsh In Jamaica Bay
| The weakn.hing in Jamaica Bay for the
/ past three weeks has been unexce ptlona lily
| good, and when ] say this | mean the
catches to each boat have run between
| 10 to 81, and this not periodically but con-
tinuously. something that has not hap
| pened previously for good many seasons
! caught are known az school FISH. up to ten
| days or 20 ago the weakfsh caught
weighed from to pounds each, and were
all single FISH or tide runners.
UNCLE DUDLEY.
| WoodhaveD. L. l., July 81
Cautious Bass Abroad at Night.
At night some OF the ordinarily cautious
| bass are abroad. They may he able to
discern and beware Of your artificial bait
| during the day hours, but at night all
their cautiousness is gone and they strike
| with Vim.
| When the hot weather comes remember