The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
weakfish in tho Great South Bay.

Guy Davis of seaford. l.. l.. reports the
following catches of wes6hsh in Fire Is
the 18th; Mr. DeHart, Port washington,
IS; w. Kappenberg, 2s4s Briggs avenue,
New York, 10; W. Hodkinson. 527 Fifth
FISH; George Taylor, Port Washington, 80
weakhsh; William Dodge. Port Washing
tSn "a WoakaSh G9s,ieS HTndlSS Port
inson fished for blues with extremely light
tackle and landed three out of four strikes.
One fish cut his hand badly but he man
aged to land 1t.
Jamaica WeaLhsh Expected to Return.
weakhshing in Jamaica Bay has eased
of and very few fish are being taken.
This need not, be taken as sign that the
FISH are gone, for in seasons past good
fishing has followed a lull in September.
There were lot of nah taken off Manhat-
tan Beach for the last three weeks but
this fishing too, has gone stale. Boegel
of Canarsie says that the FISH may come
back and that he will not be surprised
cay the Ssqe bee. m
whom the fishing for thu first two weeks
Of october have been az GOOD or better
Smear Takes I lib. 0 OF. Weak on Thread.
Alex Spear of the Cotton Thread Fish
ing Club of America, at Bay Shore last
Friday landed the largest weaknsh ever
I pounds ounces. Also he took a second
large weakfsh, 6 pounds IL ounces, using
the same rig. Altogether Mr. Spear took
"a Weaknsh, the sHlaAles' u "-i4SA
Previous to this the record nsh on No.
"a cotton was held by James L. JORDAN
father OF cotton thread fishing
10 lb. Shark Caught on Cotton Thread.
In Corson's Inlet recently Lieut.. Palmer
of the Cotton Thread Fishing Club caught
on No. "a cotton thread shark weighing
10 pounds. This is the largest non game
previous to this catch Jordan was highest
for cotton thread prizes for non game hsh'
having taken a iuke of sa pounds
New Eastern Casting Record Set.
At the fall tournament Of the Anglers,
Club OF New York held last Friday ana
John s. Schwinn OF the Newark Bait
and Fly Casting Club set new Eastern
record in the four ounce distance ny
event. His five casts were 80, los, loi'
81 and 105 feet. average OF lOl ieet:
Mr. schwinn and A. R; Hammers OF the
Anglers Club for the last three year ear
having records of sc feet, longest cast; Mr.
Han.ers's average of casts, 80 feet. ana
-"T winners Of all events follow; quar-
ter ounce distance bait (handicap). aver
age Of Ave casts: Class A, won by A. X,
oscar T. Mackey. Anglers Club. 1852 as
Four ounce distance fly (handicap>. av-
erage Of cast. Won by J. 3 sehwihh'
Dry fly accuracy, ounce rod. won by
| Guy T. jenkins, Anglers Club 70 z-lO
per cent -
Accuracy fly (weO, ounce rod. won by
]. S. Schwinn, 80 2-1O per cent;
One-ouarter ounce accuracy bait, won
by Arthur J. Neu, Newark Bait and Fly
Casting Club IS 7-10 per cent.
One-halt ounce, distance bait (handioapg
average Of 5 casts: Class A, won by B. f.
Mercer Anglers Club, 1913 feet; Class b
won by ]. Tracey. Paterson Club, l5l feet
Three ounce distance fly (handicap), ay-
erage OF casts: Glass A, won by A. II.
Hammers. Sc feet Glass B. won by Guy
r Jenkins, Anglers Club. 70 feet.
Five ounce distance fly (handicap). av-
erage of casts: Glass A, won by J. S.
Schwinn, 96 2-5 feet; Glass b, won b. r.
| G. Henry, Anglers Club, SO 1-5 feet.
Salmon distance fly (handicapl. average