The sun., 1919-03-25
Baymen Say An Early Fishing Season.

Talking about founder fishing yesterday
charles Noehren OF Goose Creek said that
and especially on last Friday, when the
nlesses ran up to thirty-nve TO a boat
They were good sized founders, and ono OF
tho lot touched the two pound mark The
wind was bad for sunday fishing. and It
Was not as good as on the days previous.
The bay is alive with, small and half
grown blue crabs, and this would indicate
that Jamaica Bay IS 10 have a great crab
season in 1919. There are also plenty OF
small Holsters. and they are being taken in
the deep water channels now.
The yellovleEs are now on the meadows
IN the nay, and It Is many, a year since
dictate that we are 10 have an early
summer, according to the baymen.
Founders at Freeport.
got home a, A., NJ. from N.
We TTs.Ne Dime and had to get on,
in the colo outdoors TO go to Freeport
after those big founders every body is
many founders as va could Conveniently
carry; l had city nice nat and juicy
we got soms Of our nsh in sand Creek
but tho big ones ws caught on the cinder
bottom near shore in Broad Creek, on the
afternoon ebb tide.
met Meter in the car coming home
and he told me he and his partner got
half ton that morning and sold them at
pose by the time they get to New lork
retailers viii charge 20 cents. for them.
Wonder II something san,t De done
Anglers League W all talk lot but
We don't seem TO accomplish much in the
way OF Htopping this method Of catching
n.h in Great south nay. Something will
have to be done or there won't he any
JOSEPH RINpsKoPr
sS Tiffany street. The Bronx, March 20
Newark Anglers Dine Tonight
At Achtel-Stetters. 81: Broad street
Newark, tonight the twelfth annual din
ner OF the Newark Bait and Fly Casting
Club will be held.
woodcock Time In Jersey.
Some time ago bill was introduced N
the open season on woodcock from Oc-
tober 10 to December l. as IT now stands
e , 01 ssssi 49, Ps:sm s hem Ec,..,
Jersey this bill failed Of passsge Md
now It 10 UP again. not Officially as
yet, although It will be soon.
Al the time this bill Was introduced
two years ago-I wrote a brief outline
OF it's somewhat sinister portent, and eN-
planned, as plainly as could, ju't What
its effect upon shooting IN northern New
Jersey would no /: It passed.
This explanation, l dare say. was super
nuous to IN" great majority OF woodcock
hunters in this section. who are all as
cognizsnt of the birds habits as ! am,
However. IN order 10 reach the re-
aware Of tho situation ana the conditions
which would he consequent 10 the pas
sage OF this bill, and in order TO show It
10 Thorn In its true aspect, that they may
do all In thrIr power to XII" II, 7 am
taking the liberty OF submitting another
resume, which will he almost a replica
~ the former.
As every woodcock hunter knows the
tight OF this bird IN the fall Is at ts
best in this part Of the state during tho
later half ~ Ocober. ny November 10
the birds would be practically all gone
from this section. and one or two tai
enders would be all the New Jersey gun
ner could baE in whole season. even
provided he should be favored with the
best of weather.
The subject Of this new legislation
or rather. ! should cay, the excuse for Il
as argued by its hackers, IL 20 have Il
uniform opening date Oh woodcock and
al other upland game. SO that no hunter
NJ game hog proclivities can go into the
woods between October 10 and November
10, presumably In pursuit Of Noodcock,
and yet have the chance to shoot any par
fridge, pheasant or quail he happens to
rush, white the law suIl protects these
latter birds.
However this objection 20 October 10
az the opening date on woodc e~ik cou'l
easily bs overcome by making October 10
the opening date on all upland game.
THIS would make the openings uniform
and preclude all possibility Of the
game hog getting In his dirty work, while
at the same time II would retain the
present open season on woodcock.
Furthermore, the changing OF the open
ing date to October 10 for all upland
non igTatory game birds would act as an
additional protection TO them. inssmueh