The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-27


iei.. Ana this was the early tide catch
The late tide did not begin to aow sbb
until about 7 o'clock.
gossel said that he had twenty .partis.
that II meant some hustling to get them
All hxed up and out In good time. And
this mean. early nshins. for the parties
would all leave the shore at A. n.
wesknsh Evcryrhsre in Jamaica Bay.
big catches Of weahfi.h were brought in
snG cs a.: .r Sh sS A. P Rans hsS ~
with Harry Well and Frank Carswell Of
the famous NUT Club" and they brought
in 7 nns big weaRnsh. The catches we're not
are getting wsafnsh everywhere.
Hspany Gets First weaLs at Great Kills.
Joseph Giiiies Of Great Kills. Staten ISL
and. writes that Capt. Hapany brought in
the three nrst weakfsh Of the Great Kills
season.
Giiiiss says that large catches of blue
crabs are being made daily in the Great
Kills waters.
Bis weakHsh ut Massapeaua-
W. J. Moran. known for his catches of
big striped bass. fishing with George Pen
nell. Jr.. guide, at Massapequa, l.. l., on
Monday, caught 10 weakhsh. ranging from
Z to ~ pounds. On Tuesday the catch
totalleo 20 weaknsn.
Happening . Porpcise.
fishing trip in the Sound. Tell us about
the Florida trip" remarked one Of the
founder fishermen TO Jim and the writer:
said Jim. And so had to tell about
the porpoise hunt that may not be with
out Of s' sSs to sna 70 on
nshins In the Gulf with fellow called
Mitch. We caught srunt. porgies. red
a "bottl. n.h." This f.h isn't supposed
to be good eating. but II certainly can
"Sotti. nsh' in. Mitch told me to be
careful that he didn't bite me. No. not
A Ths, the .s,t bottle OF .s you nut threw
him into tho box with some grunt and
he no more than got settled when he
told ms to be careful Al every snap
that nsh took he'd bite a chunk out OF
some nsh. and some chunk. cut HIS
After nshins for about three hours four
81 h SS. $50 pIT SSn, s Of nsh 80
~osd.rtui sight, There wer. ABOUT
va. pretty. The The beauty IVY and es grace s'e Of
their actions was worth going long
Mitch decided that he would try to
harpoon one. He got the harpoon ready
and I took the wheel for him. Then
shs eha. .s started Goua The po,posss TSud
on. After about half an hour Of this
We got close enough for action. Then
porpoise square in the back. Oh. man,
some action, believe me! We let the
porpoiss haul US around for a while. which
Then when It tired we started to haul in.
BY the time we had the porpoise in
the boat and had finished him of you can
that is outwardly. at least. He was a
fighter. but everybody was proud and
the pier and showed our captive. Oh. boy.
darn the soaking!
"white Birch" Wants Open Discussion.
In reply to my letter OF inquiry IN THE
on Which boast, that
over" the repeal of the buck law. John
NJ. Francis. chairman Of tho publicity
name. instead OF a non de plume saying:
would like to furnish him the infor.
nation he desires; the only objection /
whom am talkinG sign my letters. so
u Mr.: White Birch VII publish who who he
the information he desires. " ''
Perhaps he doesn't desire information
at all. as he must have had good
his letter to you as TO leave such
dis.greeabls and unjust impression"
What ! want TO do is to discuss with
Nr. Francis in the open forum OF the
Rod and Gun column this bit of legisla-
ton and how one sportsmen's 90 organ
Weight Of such innuentiai Clubs s' as ase
New York State Fish. Came and Forest
League. the Camp Fire Club. the Perma-
nent Wild Life Protection Fund. the
American Game Protective Association and
the National Educators Conservation AS
New York. June IS.
Fishing Conditions at Thousand Isles.
The black bass season at the Thousand
Islands is now open. The Thousand Isles
Fish and Game Club is composed OF local
men and summer residents and opposed the
extension OF closed season on bass to July
because It would deter visitors from COM
Ing as they do after June Is.
The club Is enisting the aid OF Cana
dians In the war against netting Through
the aid 81 the column we succeeded in nav
and 1918.
Some summer visitors fishing on the Ca
madam side, while fishing we're hailed be-
fore Canadian Justice and fined and made
TO paw the tax besides for a whole season,
We Of Murray Isle are trying to re, IN.
United states Treasury Department. inter
nal revenue. TO revise the ruling by which
years tax-clearly against the language
Which taxes use, not ownership of boat.
Many did not put their boats In the water
last season. because they could not anord
to pay the tax, which has been doubled
II the notorboat users will write their
Senators. Messrs wadsworth and Calder
] am sure we can get the Internal Revenue
Department ruling reversed so that We
pay only a proportional part of the tax or
motorboats not as Keith. Department
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, exacted
"a whole years tax for only two weeks
use, or two months at best. H @ 8
Murray Isle, June IS.
Anglers Wanted for Holiday Trip.
am one OF the regular Sunday fisher
men who 20 out to the nshing grounds on
the open boats that leave Sheepshead Bav
as my business compels me 10 be on tho
JOB every day In the year except Sundays
days. " '''e
As all salt water fishermen know on
those days the boats are a little too
crowded for comfort.
while fishing. l have often thought
shnMId IKE 70 start out from the Bav IN