The sun., 1919-01-04


a. Stecplechase pier. COMFY Island, where
the whiting struck in and catches rom II
dozen to ~ dozen hsh sreyat,.s,d W,i' 5t,,
lc9 whiting between them. Mr. Hogan
believes tina; good whiting fishing viii CON
tlnue for long time TO como,
Welcome for Casters at Grant City.
Tho election Of officers and IN" monthly
business meeting Of the Long Island Cast
ing club VIII take place to-morr"N A. tl"lr
casting grounds a. Grant Ci:y, staten Isl
and. The club has secured In Senior :
Midland Fark, Fotel room In winch ne
casting parsphernalia can be kept. frt"-
'Ice casting is held every Sunday on these
grounds aud Charles II Wells, secreta7i'
ioS Manhattan avenue says hrar'N Wei
come awaits any man who Is Interested
Inconsistencies.
II is amusing these days 10 pick UP
periodicals dealing with things outdoors"
and especially angling literature and note
the Inconsistencies OF some OF the angling
errus,on. and waste much valuable space
by being Inconsistent.
Quotins Louis Rhesd than whom there
i. no ono more inconsistent regarding the
gam. qualities OF game Ash In a recent
article in the 4mericnn An9'er Deeepbcr, .9ls
number. entitled Tho Passing OF Fonu,
disappearance % the native trout. which
he calls the speckled warrior and goes
on to say the saN.TS nah Of ,TW' ,r HTs
resch length IN excess Of twelve inches,
rs they rapidly do In rivers Ne. stocked
With natlrs food. they ore "eN worth
any .nort TO &c, them. no matter " cap
,nrod with ~, worm or minnow natural
or artificial
Then in the same number rnd%1,ubt"d' >
says: Il love all game fish. II IS ma, :
tor OF chance what one gets, certainty, u
circumstances allowed, l would rather
awirns- then comes the has" equally pleas
INK II caught in running rivers. tn" brook
bn, he is iovc.y both to LOOK q and to sa,'
Oh. Louis, Louis. VIVA KIND Of new
| "devilnlinnow" or natural '%a'ure lure
are S"V s' anrIing pnb,ic? Ard-.lest We
Z forget some Of the good things You ma
said about the trout in your "rt,Hn hook,
ga monographs regarding ms grand
came rsh the trout let " he known thor"
sTe a few OF VS., Of the old guard. who
you tried to eliminate the niue h"aGiy ny
! sxnress,ng your desires to hay" kal."i
| Biirs hungry ohspring; as YOU KNOW, th'
| German fmisnamedl brown trout miro
| d,,ced In the Ashokan and failing IN ms
! to substitute rainbow or ste"lheAd Narie'y'
| because, as you said game !'ite DO!
! Warden WAS fast approaching no more anu
/ tbat angling for the native trout would DC
! onlv n thing Of the past and the lttuo
| warrior of the brook gone forever nhi"SS
| such steps were taken to repIehlsh tA'
| streams
Again some ~ US recall your ramblNs or
channel bass and striped bass and th- ar
! ~ ulOfORTHplln6 sun NhlFl1 wv 80
! GOOD old SURF" which was printed n a
! Western period ca: but you cant get ny
ma oct a whole lot Of free publicity for
! mature lures aud devil bates ~ha,oNc,,
me- MAY be- because thoro are a f." 90.
us Of tho gentry" So to speak "h" WON
stand for your Inconsistencies without re
mark.
Don't lament opc moment tho rassnE
| n, tho fontinales and the next monen
| disrreLIt the little warrior as being poor
game. 1t was undoubtedly an oversight
ewing 20 the change in editorial manage
ment that permitted the goods to cs
cane, but unfortunately both for the "Il'e
and the publisher, the Inconsistency ston'
out boldly, appearing as It did, IN tn
same issue, ~ l., 49, i.i.
.hout pursuits OF game FISH and gam
Qualities OF game hsh such things woul'
nHt happen: but 10 us comes the pleasure
Of reading and the right of crlt!clsm
Is to laugh MD i''N''
New York, Jan. ..
"Get the GAM" Joy of Anglers Heart.
The man il nshing at the rail. he has no
been lucky all day and his general do
meRnor Is one OF almost Indifference, Nh"'
suddenly he Eeta a mighty strike, and ht
whole personality changes
Huvhswy