The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-04
ROD AND GUN NEWS

Fish Now in the Waters between Fire
Island and Cape May.
Black Drum. Lafayette.
Blackhsh. Lirg.
B.uef1sh. Place,
Channel Bass Porey.
Croaker. Sea Bass.
Eel sheepshead.
Elounder. Striped Bass
Herring. Tomcods.
Ktngfish. Weakfish
Lake Mahopac Yields Five Pound Bass.
Max Rutstein OF col West nth street,
who spent the week end at Lake Mahopac,
on sunday last took on plug trolling a
! large mouth black bass Weighing i've
pounds. 1t is said to be the LARGEST taken
from the lake this season.
Salmon on Cape Cod Grow Big.
PLYMOUTH. Mass. July s.-Three
Plymouth. last Saturday Weighing 6L and
IL pounds respectively. The ~ pound Ash
was caught by Mrs Taylor of Cambridge
l6i. inches. The FISH were caught trolling
deep. with sinner sewed on a single
The remarkable growth made by these
salmon will be seen when It Is known that
tney were planted In Long Pond less than
,hree years ago as fngerlings, four inches
Commission. and that several specimens
nave recently been taken Weighing and
pounds each.
Takes Channel Bass First Time Out.
Channel bass fishing at Corson's Inlet
mas been excellent during the past week.
t.isht pass running up to - pounds each
r. hrcr t1f"n in the past thre- daNs.
Mitchell Hedges, British sportsman, in
New YORK city the fore part Of the week
ilr pounds.
This nsh, together with number Of
other specimens. including a remora. toad
nsh. blowfsh, sea bass klngfsh and a
sculpin, he Is having mounted for presenta-
London.
Hedges also had n struggle with pair
OF horseshoe crabs. and II was only due to
the ass istance OF two workmen on the
trestle here that no was able to subdue
these sea monsters.
Hedse.. bass was top nsh until Roy
ceedins days weighing ~ and - pounds
respectively. the latter being the heaviest
ish caught here this season.
Holsats "steals" Channel Bass.
claude, claude Hoisste: the well known SURF
weighing San and IS pounds. Holsate set
up another record with the largest ish BY
hooking him on the outside OF the gill
been thus stolen" The nsh made three
straight runs out to sea, taking OF more
than 700 feet Of line before he could be
turned. and then put up a battle lasting
half an hour. in which he fought every
inch OF the way back before being gated.
o
ark both graduated from the novice class.
taking bass Of II and 80 pounds respec-
Jack whatton added another notch yes
terday by landing bass that tipped the
beam at an even 20 pounds.
small nsh have been scarce since the re-
cent northeast blow. but with tho expected
change In the wind the weakhsh, croakers,
force. Capt. FRANK COBB.
Corson's Inlet. y. J.. July 2.
nj
NANTUCKET Mass, July s.-Ffny-two
blackfsh stranded on the north shore OF
Nantucket Island to-day. some were
~: feet ..eS long here Word hs. ,Rs
Quickly and s0 erewas Hooked to e es. shS.s
sam. SantaSke, folk on made s1roiy i bs
elacknsh hau, on July I. 1874. and fisher
men to-day undertook to obtain oil from
the catch. as In the old whaling days.
Rig Eels in Jamaica hay.
Jamaica Bay Is full Of cells according 10
Julius Tallowitr, who is familiar with the
bay. Tho other morning from one pot IS
large cells were taken. They were counted
by Capt. John Kline OF Bergen Beach.
go Pound striped Bass Mt Allenhurst.
i. Benzenbsrg OF Brooklyn. at Allen
hurst, ~. j.. last sunday. landed a striped
bass weighing 20 pounds.
Pork Rind for Bass and Pickerei.
'"Touchin' and apper,sinin' to- the
discussion ABOUT the use OF pork rinu as
a lure, the writer's have all com omitted tn.
same error. Pork rind Is not a bait. It 10
a slmuiacrum. ARTIFICIAL. like wooden
minnow or artificial frog
When cut IN tho shape of n ribbon. Its
wigg!e Stimulates the tail action OF a min
now; used In this way with a spinner or
one OF tho other numerous patented cast
ing devices, IL Is most attractive to both
bass and pickerel.
When used in the form of pork chunk
or ham and sheltered or cast as a surface
ha nj nj af ny ia n
and lclsims numerous victims from out OF
tho pickerei or the pike families Nor do
the bass despise II.
However, the fsh must he struck In
stantly. "a they Will attempt 10 elect the
lure. finding 81 no moro palatable than an
artificial fly minnow or frog. II properly
cut and secured to the hook, one strip
should last all day. A bit Of scarlet yarn
a red spinner or casting device adds TO
tho killing quality OF this well established
and old time lure. PLUG UGLY.
New York. July ).