The sun., 1918-11-04
HIGH WATER FOR LOCAL A
Mackcrel Bite In Long Island Sound.


Maekere1 are biting In the waters of
Long Island Sound and IL Is the expert
ence OF anglers who hshed yesterday and
"a p %sek sns the PIG sn are SHen
Bay. Fish OF and IA pounds in these
waters are numerous.
An angler towed ont from Ros'yn one
day last week brought in 81 FISH that aver
aged Y OF pound each.
At various fishing stations along the
usual price ia 10 cents each, and these nsh
ground up into chum attract and hold the
mackerel. Small pieces Of bunker are
Mackerel also like shrimp. and anglers
using this bait seport that the fish take
shrimp as fast as II can be cas-, to them
the nshinE for nackerel may last this
week; perhaps fortnight.
Newark's Election Day Tournament.
On Election day tho Newark Bait and
Fly Casting Club will hold six casting
The events include Ave ounce distance
fy, handicap; quarter ounce distance bait.
handicap; quarter ounce accuracy bali;
salmon fiy. handicap; wet fly accuracy and
dry ~ accuracy, the last at unknown dis
lance. There will be three prizes In each
The tournament In scheduled to start at
Q O'Clock. Luncheon will be Served on the
grounds at noon.
Belmar Prize Winners.
The Belmar FISHING SluD announSeu lNs
prize winners Yesterday 10y big nsh. The
heaviest striped bass weighed 40 pounds
ana was taken by W. A. Harper Charles
Reimulier caught the prize kinGnsh. |
pound, ounces The weakhsh toy Nsh
was taken by Fred Clegs and weighed
pounds. ounces The erS OAK co pfiSi
Sv ~ S'" Mcintyre. Thomas Mcbride
landed the largest founder, hsh Of
'V Second. third and fourth nrire winners
Striped Bass-w. II, scHwsr'., lSx
hounds W%i III. HeT bounds, ish pounds
Kingnsh-E 9. Strcmpei, pound. 6
ounces: Louis Meisfelder. |. pound: 5
ounces; J. McDonough. pound.
Wesknsh-B. johnson. pounds: J. p,
Hail, pounds !: ounces 1HS::s D. A. Me'"-
croaSer-J p Hall. ] pound, lih
FloSndsr-w%p Br CS!1s . soI pounds; !
Three of the prizes Included gold
Spare Grouse, Massachusetts Urges.
BOSTON, Mass Nov. 2. The upland
game season is open now In MassaChu-
setts The birds and animals include
hare or rabbit. gray squirrel, quail. ruled
grouse or partridge. introduced pheasant
william c. Adams George II. Graham
and Arthur l. Miliett, Commissioners or
sportsmen asking them 10 refrain from
shooting rufred grouse in Massachusetts
during tho open season. In their appeal
10 sportsmen the commissioners say:
"The Commissioners Of Fisheries and
Game have made a careful survey of the
conditions in tie State as relates to the
| alleged scarcity OF runed grouse, COM
monty Known az partridge. While invcs-
| tiEations have been made on and on since
| the beginning Of the breeding season tn"
| most recent investigations were made
! from October Is to date.
| "From the facts obtained the commits.
sion unanimously asks the sportsmen al
! the Commonwealth to refrain from shoot
| ing rutIed grouse or partridge during the
| SEASON of November, 1t is claimed that
| there are a few localities in the State
] where the birds are as plentiful as usual
i hut the almost unanimous opinion Is that
! unless the shooting OF ruined grouse IL
refrained from this season II will require
their normal numbers, II they ever car
| "The commission believes that th'
| sportsmen Of the State should feel mucf
! encourag ed as far as their November
| shooting month 10 concerned, for all re
| ports which reach the central office show
an abundance OF pheasants Ia all thu
| covers OF the state. and feel that thi
viii In great measure make up fo
| have In not taking a shot at ruled grouse
| 'If the phcasants are greatly reduced
| in number they can he replaced by ar
tinciai proposition at the State sam'
"The commission has tried for severa
| years to propagate the ruled grouse. The
! results have not been such as 10 tustif,