The Washington times., 1921-12-11
ANGLERS AND
HUNTERS HOLD
1921 MEETING
Local Interest Shown in Meet
ing of Virginia Protective
Association.
BY R. A. ANGLER.

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annual meeting Of the Vir-
ginia Game and Game Fish
Protective Association, now in ses-
sion at Richmond, is being watch
ed very closely by many local ang-
lers and especially those who have
been active in trying to have laws
enacted in the District of Columbia
prohibiting the sale Of game fish.
Proposed. game and fish laws
drafted by the State game waroens
and the legislative committee OF the
association will be presented Tor ao-
proval or rejection by the full mem
bership of the association present.
Included in these laws is one. calling
for prohibiting the sale Of game fish
In the State of Virginia"
Harry Kennedy, who helped formu.
late these laws, at the conference OF
game wardens last October, left for
Richmond Thursday TO again repre-
sent the local body, the Potomac
Anglers Association.
Hon J. w. Stuber. assistant game
commissioner of Ohio, viii deliver an
address, outlining how the hunters
and anglers were amalgamated into
one compact body for the protection
of wild life In the State Of Ohio. He
is quoted as saying that the as
sociat.on as a united body has much
power and any legislation asked 10
readily enacted by the General A.
sembly.
Another interesting feature at this
years meeting will be the announce.
ment of the, winners in the hawk
killing contest for 192fN by the Rev.
Noel J. Allen. chairman.
When winter sets in most fisher
men put away their tackle until the
spring fishing season opens, but not
SO with j. d. Anderson and son,
Terry, two thorough anglers.
Trying their luck at Whitewater
last week they were successful In
landing a catfish weighing twenty
pounds. d battle lasting twenty
minutes was staged before the fish
was finally conquered. You can
imagine the sport they had II you
have ever experienced hooking q
giant fish on light tackle.
A number seventeen hook embed
ded in shrimp was the lure that at
tracted the big fellow.
The following directions on how
to prepare trout were written by
Charles Cotton and published by
Isaac waitop about the year 1850:
Take your trout, wash and dry
him with a clean napkin. then open
him, and having out all his CUTS.
and all the blood, wipe him very
clean within. but wash him not,
and give him three scothes with
! knife to the bone on one side
only. After which, take clean
| kettle and put in as much hard
stale beer, but IL must not be
dead. vinegar and little white
wine and water, as will cover the
fish you intend to boil: then throw
into the liquor a good quantity of
salt, the rind of lemon, a hand
full of sliced horseradish root, with
handsome little faggot of roee-
mary, thyme and winter savoury.
Then set your kettle upon a quick
fire of wood and let your liquor
boil up to, the height before you
put in your fish; and IL there be
many, put them in one by one.
that they may not so cool the
. liquor as TO make II fall; and,
whilst your fish is boiling, beat up
the butter for your sauce with
n ladleful or two of the liquor 1t Is
boiling In, and being boiled enough,
Immediately pour the liquor from
the fish, and, being laid In a dish.
pour your butter upon 1t, and
strewfng 1t plentifully over with
shaved horseradish, and a little