The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-05
URGE SPORT SMANSHIP
Be USED IN CATCHING
FISH THIS SUNNI ER

John Holiday, secretary of the re-
Gently re-organized Fish and Game
association of Wayne county, is in re-
ceipt of commu lication from the
department of conservation, state of
Indiana, asking the cooperation of the
nublic in observing the rules of sport
in fishing, as ma tier of fairness to
the fish.
The communication in part follows:
The time is approaching when
thousands of Indiana residents will
leave their homes for the annual va
cation. Some of them are planning
now where they will go and what they
will do There car be no doubt that
fishing is one of The most alluring,
healthful and satisfying of all recrea-
lions, and perhaps more men, women
and children in Indiana than ever be-
fore, will go fishing somewhere dur
ing the next three or four months.
Luckily for Indiana residents there is
hardly a stream or lake in our state
which does not con tain fish of some
kind The question is often asked,
where shall ] go to spend a vacation
and find good fishing? What is the
answer?
creeks and over 200 fine lakes. How
many of these beautiful waters have
you fished? Count them and note how
many 1t will take one many years
TO fish them ALL and it is doubtful If
any one single person ever has. Every
summer thousands of our residents go
to other states to fish, under the i'm
preston that our state offers nothing
attractive to the angler.
What do they actually know rela-
tive to fishing conditions in Indiana
The knowledge they have comes from
heresay. Relatively speaking, fishing
for black bass, blue gills. crappie
and rock bass is now as good, if not
better, in our state, than in any other.
Why then should people spend time
and money in other states?
Make 4,6oo Arrests
Since this division was created in
April, 1919, over $500 arrests have
been made for violations of the game
and fish laws. The illegal taking of
fish with seines. nets and spears has
heen stopped. Fish formerly netted
have been left for hook and line fish
ing. This, with closed season dur
ing the spawning period, has provided
better fishing for black bass and blue
sills
The possibilities Of making fishing
In Indiana waters still better, are open
10 the people during the next three
months, for it is then that most fish.
ing is done. If every grown-up will
make 1t his business to play fair with
the fish, not to take more than he
actually needs, and teach the younger
generation to do the same, he will
lrelp the cause nightly. The ex
ample set by a father has its effect
on his children. Allowing children to
catch understood game fish and string
them is waste, even if not an unlaw.
full act BY striving to catch the bic
ones and not to measure ones success
by numbers alone is setting the right
example and teaches conservation.
Fish laws to be observed must be
known, and their purpose understood
A person not familiar with the var
Ious kinds of fish and how they may
be caught, is apt to violate the law
Effort is being made by this division
10 acquaint the people with the fish
laws. It cannot reach them all. This
leaves a way open to you and your
members to spread a very useful pro
paganda, also to educate the oncoming
generation"