The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22
THE BLACK BASS SEASON
NOW OPEN IN JERSEY.
Thousands of Anglers Greatly Pleased
at This Announcement.

The black bass season opened in
New Jersey yesterday, much to the
joy of thousands of anglers who have
been waiting for this important event.
Although the ranks of the anglers will
be rather thin this year because of
many members of the tribe of Walton
being "over there" there will be plen-
ty of the older boys to keep the small
mouth of the Oswego bass busy. Con-
trary to some opinions, the writer
thinks that anglers are in for a good
season. This is based on the number
of bass caught or seer by him and
others while fishing for pickerel since
the latter season opened.
h extraordinary severity of the
last winter didn't affect the pickerel,
and there is no reason to believe that
it had any i'll effects on the bass,
which are sturdier than their compan-
ions of the lakes, rivers and ponds.
New Jersey inland waters are the fin
est in the country for the raising of
black bass, as fully so per cent. of
those Matched reach the limit in inch
es set by law for their capture. If
this were not the case we would be
practically without this fighter, as
very little effort is made to restock
the streams by artificial leans
Jersey Bass a Fighter.
The Jersey bass is a fighter at all
times and, as a wise guy" he is a
leader of all the finny tribes. He is
gamey and his flesh is noted for its
fine flavor, and he has the ingrown
habit of keeping his mouth shut, which
keeps it out of trouble quite frequent
ly. ~1nhabiting all kinds of lakes and
ponds, the bass, seldom if ever, leaves
of it's own accord and he has a mania
for collecting spoons, plugs, artificial
frogs and grasshoppers and other fish
ing tackle, which must be used to lee
crate his home in the deep as seldom
is one found in evidence in it's posses
sion to show that some angler has
been robbed.
The bass is a dainty feeder, usually
preferring frogs when the angler has
nothing but worms, or a nice fat worm
when the angler has nothing but a
wooden plug in his possession. How
ever, the anglers are willing to match
their skill against all of the craftiness
of the bass and all they ask is to be
shown where the fish are known to be.
A BaseIess Rumor.
In some unknown manner a
has been circulated that all r~estric-
tions have been removed from the
catching of fish by the Federal govern
ment, but this does not apply to in
land waters, and the laws on our stat
ute books are still governing the stu
alton and they will be enforced by the
wardens of the Board of Fish and
Game Commissioners.
In order to catch bass, pickerel,
crappie, Oswego bass, small mouth
bass, pike, pickerel, perch or trout or
salmon or to fish at all in fresh waters
it is necessary to obtain a permit from
the State through the local municipal
clerks or the town clerks in smaller
municipalities. 1t is illegal to have in
possession in any one day more than
% trout, 10 landlocked salmon, 10
black bass, or to keep any trout under
six inches, black or white bass under
nine inches, pike-perch, pickerel and
pike under twelve inches, calico or
strawberry bass under six inches. 1t
is also unlawful to fish between 9 P.
M. and daylight, or to fish with more
than three hooks. Medicated bait is
also forbidden. The taking of white
and yellow perch, catfish, sunflsh.
suckers and cells is permitted at all
times of the year.