The sun., 1918-07-16

Big Flies Lure Haas at Greenwood lake.
A: J, Marsh of the Newark Bait and Fly
Sasting CLUB: who at the team tournament
IN central Park last Saturday between
the Newark and Anglers Club of New
nT.k, Won the quarter ounce distance and
has been trying out the idea OF fishing
With large fes for black bass in Green-
wood Lake.
These large flies. two inches across with
cork body and bucktail. have been used
IN the upper Mississippi of late where the
soon as Mr.. Marsh heard Of what the mid
western anglers were, doing as an expert
ment he tried out tina idea one evening re-
miller Of the sort deslsPed by Fred Peet.
white wings. cork body. with bucktail,
Mr. Marsh got got six strikes and landed
three small mouth black bass and one
large mouth black bass.
the Delaware" Mr.. Marsh remarked yes
terday. FOR the Delaware has SWIFT water
afy the npPsi xSg , san
forty feet. That is plenty far enough for
any kind Of fishing
Incidentally Mr.. Marsh's average FOR nye
casts. quarter ounce distance bait. last
Saturday was li3 3-j feet.
8 Lbs. : Or. Bass Trolling on Cotton.
Louis Sprung heads the list of entries
FOR prize FISH taken on cotton thread among
Club. Trolling on the clubs standard line;
No. "a cotton thread he took striped
bass OF pounds I ounces.
Hedeman. who still hshing on the same
KIND Of thread landed weaknsh OF .
pounds ounces r Baron .i Baron; ~, Is'n nf
5 pounds ounces. on No. 100 cotton
thread A. Spear landed weakhsh OF
The record TO date OF salt water fsh
taken on "a cotton thread follows; =.
weaknsh ~? fuke; g., striped a., bass wst 10;
uninjured; blowhsh. =; sea bass. sun;
dial, /; biackhsh. /; skate, 81 EEL g. ana
Fresh water species: Smuri mouth black
bass. 10; yellow perch, 6; pike, 2 and sun
Ash 10.
Catching Fish saves Meat.
Why do not more men go angling IT
Is a sport In which the poor man can IN
dulge and is healthy recreation 100.
The boa;men are human and must I've. 90
let's all help a little ana keep up M
The writer on reaching home from his ias'
fishing trip gave away about forty hs srs
THE Man WITH THE LEADER PANTS
New York, July l5
Greenwood and Mahopac Inquiry.
Where. within fifty miles OF New fo.k
city. can good black bass fishing be had:
How are Greenwood Lake and Lake Ma
h0 ga. s,,,yat,n street. Brooslyn july 49,
Adirondack Bass Lakes Wanted.
What Adirondack lakes or lakes In the
mountains OF Pennsylvania are noted Tor
black bass hshIng' ANXIOUS.
New York, July Is.
Perch Stream Within Trolley Distance.
What Ia the nearest sunnsh and perch
stream within trolley distance OF New
York. J. J.
New York. July IS
silver Lake Information Asked.
VIII some Of your readers please give
some Information as TO fishing at Silver
Lake. near White Plains Is 4; a water
hsh-!t any-are there. and how Is It
reached from Fifty-ninth street and Sec
ond avenue. New York. p r.
Long Island City. July Is.
Ia Wilmington on Angling Map:
expect to be located at Wilmington.
Del. In a week or two Can any one tel.
there and what species are caught?
New York. July Is LIGHT ROD.
Cold Water; Fish Not In Biting Mood.
Anglers fishing outside on Sunday got
nuke. though not many, on Rockaway
The anglers are OF tho view that the cold
water is the reason for the nsh not being
In a biting mood.
weaks md Stripers in Jamaica bay.
weakHsh and striped bass fishing hns
been good during the past nine days in ia
maica Bay and anglers in large numbers
season lasts
$50 Pound shark Captured at SeabriEht.
The waterfront at sheepshead Bay was
crowded with people on Sunday, and the
great attraction along shore was big man
eating shark that had been taken aboard
the fishing boat Velocity. Crowds OF peo-
pie went to the dock TO see this big
ash that measured eight feet two inches
in length and weighed about $50 pounds.
The shark was said 20 be blue nose va
riety and he had what many thought an
unusual set OF teeth. The capture OF the
shark was In this wise: Capt. BIZ stephens
was anchored on the onshore grounds on
Seahrtght and hts fishermen were getting