The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-19

Grounds and sea bass, luke and blacknsh
at the Cholera Banks. on Monday last
porgies and blaclShsh; Tueday's high hook
having 81 of the same species of fish
Anglers Fall Tournament To-day.
The fall tournament of the Anglers Club
OF New York will be held to-day and to-
morrow at the big lake. Central PARK,
seyenty-seventh street and Central Park
To-day's events follow: First event. 1
O'clock, bait casting for distance, Y ounce;
second event o'clock. light tackle dis
Sqnss nsS srS oun event Sod
fourth event. 4 o'clock, accuracy ny.
ounce rod.
Bass Fishing Asked for Near Waterbury.
I would feel obliged for any information
as to where there is fair pickerel, black
bass and other fishing within reasonable
distance of Waterbury, Conn. have been
a salt water fisherman all my life and
have never fshed fresh water. Please
state the size of hooks and kind of tackle
required. NJ. p. FITzMAUR1CE.
IL State ST., Waterbury. Conn, Sept. IL.
Net Fishing at Wreck Lead. :
AZ returned from fishing in the George
NJ. of Wreck Lead at tho Cholera and
Angler banks on Tuesday (where the
anglers averaged from hve to ten sea bass
nearly $50 yards long. In the boat the
men had Ave weakhsh, 100 large snappers,
SO little lafayettes and a few dozen of the
smallest founders 1 have ever seen.
At the hsh store at the station they dis
posed of their catch with the remark We
had poor luck to-day" Isn't this net hsh-
ing illegal? How can we expect to have
weakhshing in the bays with such netting =?
Also how about founders now that the
''"''" ~ ROBERT BOROUGH.
237 Eighth avenue, Sept. is.
The Disappearing Fly Rod.
Here is a description OF the ny rod OF
1850, which. taken in connection with the
two ounce rod Of the present day pears
out the contention that the fly rod Is
'a "a trout 'f ay rod should not be more
than fourteen and half feet at the
furthest; the butt solid. for you need
weight there to 6sianGs hi sne car nIe more
safely in the handle Of your landing net"
Evidently some fly fishermen In those
spare tips rafting around inside.
"I use. in fishing streams. light handie
about four and a half feet long Win LIN
carried under tho left arm and answers
"a rod in three pieces Is preferred az
n well made four will not interfere ma
teriaily with its excellence; !. a. the outt
Of ash, the first Joint OF hickory. the sec
ond OF Lakewood and the tip Of East India
bamboo or, as like better, the extreme
OF the tip Of whalebone well spheeu
THE rod should be ssnsibly slsstIs s. aCWT
is when a quarter Of an ounce weight at at.
feet below the horizontal line of a rod
fourteen feet long. The entire weight
of the rod should rSs of the ROD gone in
seventy years It's total disappearasSn Se
should be complete by 1880 and then
mind, the surf rod /. growing more power
full as time MES anu '"' SWITCH svS REEi-
Asbury Park Fishing Club. Sept IT.
Jersey and Adirondack Pickerel.
Several years ago have recollection
OF a contributor who called himself Sas-
safras," who had a peculiar style OF writ
ing that very much Appealed 70 M.
living could he not be induced to give
us some more Of his pleasant experiences
remember well one OF his articles that
t ta Rd,rondacks. the name of which 1
have forgotten. Perhaps he would be IN
terested TO know that friend OF nine
for piclxereD in a stream In the Adiron-
dacks caught among a catch OF thirty-tour
pickerel In one day two tha nv, we'S weTs
ali caught on a silver spoon used ironing:
have heard lately OF pickerei ina.
was caught from the shore IN swatsw9oa
Lake In New Jersey that welgnsa "A
pounds. WANDEiSEN'
New York. Sept. IT.
Call for Another Series Of Who's Who.
I enjoyed "Notables on the Banks" BY
Arthur ThorntSp and had many a I Isuss
Robert O'Neil camoufiage name Tor the
clever DR.. Carleton Simon. NOW let THE
fresh water anglers ADM1HEh-
New York, Sept. II.
Registered Guides Wear Badges.
ALBANY. Sept. 17.-vacationists who go
into the woods from now on and sports
men who will soon be docking to the
mountains for the deer hunting season are
likely to see upon the cap or coat Oh tne hs
State seal; miniature representation at 81 a
III Il : is the insignia of the new guides
register. inaugurated by the Conservation
Commission, and designates that its wearer
competent and reliable guide.
The first OF the badges, which were dis
tributed from the office OF the Conserva-
ton Commission, were accompanied by a
letter 10 the guides from Conservation
commissionor George D. Pratt explaining
It said; zone OF the important pur-
poses underlying this experiment OF the
reEsrston Of guides is t the at.Ai Rp,sst
and others who live in the forest and
game districts. and the Conservation Com,
with The duty Of protecting fish and game
from It's unreasonable use. A..
"In this way true conservation can best
% hSNpHlPlAShea So x'S-ssa -
the resources OF our state be secured 70
the end that the benNtits that are bound
to result may be enjoyed to the full by the
citizens OF the state.
1T must be realized that the conserva-
tion OF our natural resources benefits every
one--yourself included, II ruthless de-
struetion OF deer, bird life, fsh and for
ests were permitted the Adirondacks and
every other game section OF the state
would soon have no visitors or hrnters'
for there would be nothing to attract them,
on the other hand, the more abundant
the game and fab, the more unspoiled the
forest the greater will be the number OF
visitors"
registration are fully Eecognized by the
guides Ia shown In the large number or
applications that have been received by
the Conservation Commission since the
guides registration law was passed AZ the
last session Of the Legislature
last Of Guides to. he Published.
Each applicant has been required to oil
out a form giving details OF his ability
as guide, including his knowledge OF
cooking, swimming and management OF
boats, his ability 10 make and carry packs
his past experience in guiding and the
territory with which he is familiar, Ger
tihcates OF character, ability and expert
ence are also called for. as well as the
names OF three persons by whom the hp-
plicant has been employed as n guide,
From the latter the Conservation Com
AUTOMOBILE EXCHANGE.