The sun., 1919-10-02

excellent Establishing at Fire Island.
Capt. George Wilson OF the Rosabell de-
lighted his anglers on Sunday last by max
Ing q run to Fire Island for blackhsh.
The weather and sea were ideal for this
species OF sport and results were splendid,
ma9 9se Sasssd ~; r.
got is, the writer II, and many others took
from to a dozen FISH each.
Pop Bukowski, who was aboard, got
~ and at one time had a tremendous strike,
though this strike proved to be from the
old wreck Itself. for Pop broke his pole
in his frantic endeavor to raise 1t to the
surfaced
AS for Capt. George, he was the most
delighted man aboard and handed out a
more than usually ornamental line OF talk.
He exhorted the boys to pull EN- out, and
You needn't care a damn II you break their
Then he fs6ed himself and caught few.
after which he got fast in the wreck.
wherat we were again treated to sam
The Rosabell will continue to go Tor
blacknsh when conditions are favorable;
size, running from about a pound and a
half to eight pounds. would recommend
anglers to take a few hard crabs along, as
noticed that the larger fish were taken
ARTHUR THORNTON.
James L. Jordan to Leave the Raunt.
James L. Jordan. father of cotton
thread Tn T Fishing Club Of america. Inc,
whose headquarters are at Jordan's place
at the Raunt leaves Jamaica Bay on octo,
Der 16 to carry the gospel OF cotton thread
to Chesapeake Bay, making his home at
Annapolis, Nd. There on the Severn River
he Will open next spring fishing resort
where he Will act as guide. His winters In
future will be spent Florida fishing and
guiding.
on October Is, accompanied by j. L.
Toch and James Mahon, on board the
Mamie j., Jordan will go on the inside
route to Florida, and in Chesapeake Bay
xtA1l nall t. H. nf 1NV.ar
Russell A. Bowen and "Si" Ruland-ish of
cotton thread At Topsaii Inlet a stop viii
be made for channel bass, not on thread,
however.
Jordan's place at the Raunt has been
sold to Capt Alonzo Cornell. member Of
the Cotton Thread Fishing Club. Jordan
was twenty-eight years at the Raunt.
Bass and Trout Nearby.
II s. ]. Convert, who asked in yester-
days Sun for Plug Ugly" to tell him the
whereabouts of several good bass and trout
streams near New York city. and the tackle
successfully used. will send his address to
cation with Plug Ugly"
PickereI Show Signs of Life.
Pickerel are beginning to show signs Of
real life. Our party took thirty-six nice
fish in two days. Bear in mind that every
snake" taken out now means the saving
OF innumerable bass fry next year and the
agree with "Snap On that fly rods are
not the proper tackle to use. A Henshall
| rod is the thing for casting live bait, while
the plug casting ROD should be used for
spoons and artificial lures. which may also
reuse some bass from his unusual lethargy
| should like to hear some suggestions as
| to what has affected the bass all over the
East this year. PUG UGLY.
New York. Oct. l.
An Invitation to "Grape Juice"
| II Is difficult to understand Grape
| Juice" in assuming that there was any.
| thing resembling an attack upon him in
| tended in the statement of Mr.. A. Pell
| jacques, the eminent linton Falls author.
| ity. that the vigilantes recently ran tall
| individual out of town upon learning that
| he addicted to the beverage whose
| name this recently arrived and most vo-
| cferously welcomed of Rod and Gum.
| contributors has assumed.
1t may be. however, that there is some
| thing In the coincidence, and that in thus
| recognizing himself in Mr.. jacques de.
| scripton the appropriateness of Ora pc
| Juice" has betrayed him.
| Mr.. Jacques has just telephoned me thai
! the outbound tracks are found to measure
! fourteen inches by four and that a cor.
| respondingly large rubber overshoe was
| picked up some distance of the trial
| where II had been cast by the fleeing mis-
creant-this is Mr. jacques characterize
ton.
Thus the evidence is still more conclu.
sive since the mild protest which Grape