The sun., 1919-07-27

SCHOOLS OF OCEAN
FISH IN BARNEGAT
Sharks Unusually Plentiful
Along Coast Drive Edible
Species to Shelter.
Is POUND BLUES CAUGHT
Weafish Of IL and Croaers of
4 Pounds Each Give Joy
to Anglers.
NJ w. H. pALLou.

on the western side.s In consequence
angling parties were more numerous
than usual. made up Of people who had
learned of pleasant weather condition,
by telephone.
Sunday last was the banner day Of
the season 90 far--more than 1900 sal
and motor boats were stretched out ir
lins from Barnegat City northward tC
Cedar Creek, all anchored and all TAX
ing toll of wealxfish, crokers, lafayettes
1 and founders. Not a few boats were
outside the inlet, taking their share OF
nsh in deep water. Hundreds of othei
boats were ranged southwark all the
way to Beach Haven.
Az It happened, Forled River boats
anchored between the mouth of the
river and the mouth Of Mud Channe
made tho best catches OF the largest
weakfish. The champion of the day fol
sise, or rather, the championess, was
Mrs Howard Clark of New York. whose
prize weaixhsh weighed ten pounds
dressed. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark have beer
out for two weeks in houseboat, with
Capt. Dave Parker. during. which time
over six hundred weaicnsh Of the large
size were captured.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gould and
Aunt Carrie" Kingdom came in three
machines 70 Enos with their English
guests. Az usual. the Goulds went out
with Capt John Holmes for weakfish
while their chauffeurs took separate
boat ana engaged in gathering hard
crabs for the family table.
The Goulds have been driving over
from Lakewood with almost clockwork
regularity every other Sunday for some
fve years and going out with Capt.
Holmes.
Their angling methods are exceedingly
democratic and as simple as any other
aneier's On the way down the short
estuary Of the river and across the bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould sit with feet dang
ling upon the raised deck of the motor
boat taxi, with its sign "for hire" in
the cabin window, going over their fish
ing tackle and getting ready to fish.
BY the time the kedge Is dropped they
have their hooks baited with shedder
crab, ready for a cast. The Goulds use
the type Of hook with the barb on the
back side instead of the inside, and will
use no other. Their catch Sunday was
sixty weakfish ranging from four to
seven pounds each
The bay captains all like George"
who Is liberal In handing out his spec
cial hooks and spoons to them. In the
autumn. the oouids change Off to duck
hunting, which is quite another story.
Capt. ia Parker found another hole
Sunday where big weaks were huddled,
enabling his party to do a clearing house
business. Or. Mathews of Trenton and
guests aboard the vinta took home a
number OF ak Founders.
u A. Snowden of New York came In to
the wharf at Eno's with his nifty foot
motor boat Julia s. after catching so
many fsh he needed complete rest His
idea OF rest Is TO sit under the awning
Of the boat at the wharf all day long
without so much as scrap of paper to
read. getting up and going into the hotel
only at meal time.
/, Napier Takes Bass on spinners.
Capt. Watts Penn took party out
Monday with an empty barrel aboard
his kicker craft. When he returned the
barrel contained small founders. 2
kinghsh, & iafayettes, or Spots" as they
are called here. and so crokers ranging
up to pounds each.
Ernest Napier. New Jersey Fish and
Game Commissioner, took 2S striped
bass out OF a hole reported to him by
a lookout He is very secretive about
the tackle he uses to catch so many of
the striped beauties. A bayman, how
ever. got glimpse Of 1t He states that
the secret OF the Napier method of fas-
cinating striped bass In the bay is mere
ly to USE one Of the largest size spin
ners. Bass fishermen as a rule use
spinners with not over an inch spread
Of wing. Napier's spinners have over
two inches wing and attract attention
OF all che fnnies when revolving In the
water.
Commissioner Napier Is particularly
up in the air this season. his State game
farm having Matched out $4,000 healthy
English pheasant chicks. This is a world
beating record. beating its own record
last season BY 5000 clicks
Big Fish I'm Large Schools.
1t is dificuit TO account for the great
schools Of the largest size ocean weak
! fish.- bluehsh and crokers in the bay
this season. There never was such "a
run before In the memory OF man. Last
season the first ten FOUNDERS came in,
but there was considerable war can
nonading on the inlet to account for it.
This year sees IL pound wealxfish and
IS pound bluehsh in the bay-hsh OF
record size.
II is believed that sharks must be
unusually plentiful along the coast, driv-
ing the big edible fish into shelter. AL
though the big bluefish are seen along
the east side OF the bay. no one has
been able to get them to bite with a lead
squid or bait.
There IL talk OF trying them by chum-
ming with mossbunkers. their only food.
IT makes an ensler desperate to see the
big fellows around and be unable to at
tract their attention.
The larger twelve-pound weakfish are
also hard to handle and difficult TO land.
They wind the lines around marine
gfass. break them and escape. Very few
people have had them in water suffi-
clently free OF grass to play them to
gan Anglers are abandoning attempts
10 land the ordinary run OF wealxfish Of
six. eight and ten pounds with landing
nets, and are using long handled surf
gaffs
One thing Is positive this season. No
angler goes out opposite Forlked River
on the ay this season without catching
all the fish'he wants. There are no dull
days or conditions.
Another unusual feature OF the fishing
here is the great variety Of ish taken.
with an occasional bluehsh. This sum-
nisr = days angling means q fair divi-
sion OF weakfish, cro1ers. founders.
lakayettes and weakhsh. az
Among the anglers registered ne the
Riverside House, arriving In their own
cars, arei Col. Thomas and Mrs. Cum
minss and Mr.. ana Mrs. H. Q. Fieitnan,
New York. taken out by Capt Lewis
.Bafkslow.
Mr.. and Mrs II. J. Ware. Miss Mary
&c Ware and Capt ana Nrs II. Dis
Dotktr Of Orange. n. ~ taken out BY