The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-21
ROD AND GUN NEWS
WATER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FROM MAY 81 TO 25
>. CHE H~seshoe,. Bay, TMsnaFsiSc islaPd Point


May 25....... Ale ass All sos SO
1
Sen Bass nj the Coal wreck.
| Fishermen aboard the Commodore with
Capt. Hen Wright. out from Queenswater
sunday. enjoyed nne days sport and
returned with full baskets and great
The nrst catch of sea bass, twenty-four
| in number. and of fair size, were taken. to-
blaokash. ling. whiting, haks and cum
| mssA q
A nfteen pound cod took the pool With
"They are here. boys; get after them -
says Charles e. Day, who was on board the
| Commodore.
Big Channel Bass at New River Inlet.
| Gus Meisseibach and Claude Holgate of
Newark are at New River Inlet, N c..
the e sa%.y s.s
| members OF the onsiow Rod and Gun
Club are With them.
OF thlrty-nine pounds. Easterly winds for
the past week and 1he surf full of red
| seaweed have not helped fishing conditions,
but We are expecting change for the bet
Word has just reached US here from Van
Camper Hsllnsr; who is enjoying the fsh-
ing on the Pacific coast. CELMOH.
New River Inlet, N. c., May 10.
Surf Casting Tournament Sunday.
Tho nrst surf easetns tournament of the
Casting Club on the clubs grounds at
Grant City. Staten Island, next Sunday.
Six events, open to all. are scheduled as
No. /. average of three casts. 80 foot
lane. Gentle system. 100. IS and 10 per
No. 2. average of nve casts. open neld.
called at p. NJ. Gentle system, 100. IS
and 20 per cent.
No. s. longest of i've casts. open neid.
called at p. NJ, closes at same time
Gentle system, 100, IS and 70 per cent.
No :, accuracy. special. rcentries per-
No s. nshermen's distance bait, nandi-
cap, three-quarter ounce plug.
No 8. surf tisherman's event. average Of
three casts. open held. 40 reel, IL thread
line. Committee will furnish 4 ounce pyra-
mid lead, leader and bait. Gentle system
as above.
Event No. 6 should be a hummer. The
committee has endeavored TO meet the
criticisms of those who claim that the
casting game Is In the hands of the WELD
ers OF special tackle and have barred out
Of this event all but simon pure fishing
reels and lines.
A handsome gold medal has been hung
up by Fred A. Bishop for the longest cast
exceeding the present worlds record of
43S feet 10 inches, and at least three hard
workers can almost feel It dangling on
their breasts.
Plug Ugly" who proposes to test the
plug along the Jersey shore this season. Ia
invited to bring his rig down and enter
Event No. .. and II he will make himself
known he will meet some people who have
dreamed OF the same thing. Mora power
to his casting arm! SWITCH REEL.
New York, May 20.
VIII BsrneEat Fish Take Hook Now?
The Barnegat baymen and myself differt
IN most vital matter. The captains agree
that when the weaks. blues, kinghsh, &c,
come back In the spring they won't take
the hook. think they will.
Barnegat Bay is Jamned With moss
punkers. crabs and shrimp-all flsh food.
fishes. weaks. kinsnsh. blackfsh. sea
bass and bluehsh. Only winter founders,
they say. viii bite during May.
deny the allegation ana the alligator.
l think 1 can take any kind OF nsh with
the hook at any time OF year where I can
md him And I'm going to try to demon
opinion of the captains. Come forth, all
you line casters and help me prove they
are wrong. While there are no shredder
crabs to be had yet for bait. get one OF
these same captains to net you some
shrimp and silversides Give bait) and take
species with the hook before they are
due" to bite. even II have to put sauids.
all kinds of bait. spoon hooks. and mebbe
grub worms or ang.eworm - anything,
boiled ham dried beef.
There Is something that every nsh will
take, il by experiment you can find what IL
is that appeals to his appetite. Let's ind
out what these chaps will eat when they
u.
Just now commercial fishermen are net
ting all kinds of summer fish in the bay.
That proves the fish are here. Now let us
prove that they can be caught. Don't
bother with the big channels. Anchor at
the mouth of smaller channel. ray
hs d0S s sed s1 Of the Of
enough to nioole, no matter what my
friends. tho captains. say. W. II. B.
Forked River. y. j., May 20.
ThreODay Spring Tournament.
of the Anglers Club OF New York will be
held on Thursday. Friday and Saturday
next These ny and bait casting events
take place at the big lake. Central Park.
Eighth avenue and Seventy seventh street
entrance.
Eleven events are scheduled for the two
afternoons and all day saturday, as fol-
First event. Thursday, . o'clock. one
quarter ounce distance bait: second event
> o'clock, dry fly accuracy. five ounce rod:
third event. o'clock, light tackle distance
fly. four ounce rod
Fourth event, Friday. ? o'clock, accuracy
fiy. nve ounce rod; NTH event. O'Clock.
hsherman's distance. nve-eighth ounce bait;
sixth event. O'Clock. distance hy, nve
ounce rod.
Seventh event. Saturday, 8 o'clock. one
quarter ounce accuracy bait; eighth event.
10 o'clock, ono-half ounce accuracy bait;
ninth event, 1880 O'clock half ounce
salmon ny; eleventh event. o'clock.
featherwsisht distance ny, three ounce rod.
James S. Petit president: A. r. Hammers.
Nice-president; DR.. j. G. Fulton. treasurer.
and DR.. r. C. Raynor, secretary.
A. r. Hammers is chairman OF the tour
rament committee, the other members be
ing J. F. DuvalI D. +. Mercer. Harry
Friedman, W. C. MeIcalfe. C. II. Highly
and DR.. +. C. Raynor
Flies for tho saeandaga.
Many thanks to YOU "Tamarack," and
TO you also Switch Caster for your in
terest and advice. shall try out the
No doubt "Tamarack" has hshed the Big
Eddy, three miles up the river from Abe
Lawrcnce's camp, formerly Johnny Sea-
vers 1t Is a wonderful pool
Few years ago another angler and my
self. fishing two evenings, between o'clock
and dark. took twenty-five trout from
that pool all speckled and weighing from
one -quArter of pound to Two pounds
and a half
They were all taken on ths White MIL
Those were the days when trout were
fairly plentiful. To-day would feel like
murderer II did the same
II Tamarack" remembers Johnny Sea
yer OF West River. he should he worthy
OF mention in L.s sketches OF Adirondack |
inches tall and weighs about ninety |
pounds, but is built like a wire nail. He |
loves to tell the sports" calls I
them, stories OF the Side Hill Badgers |
weird and horrible animals that inhabtt |
the West River regions. "Tamaracn can |
probably tell many stories also Of Old |
French Louis. the hermit Of the West !
Canadas, He was probably one OF the |
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