The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
Bassing Excslleut.

While saltwater anglers are be-
meaning the fact that cold weather
has arrived and driven the finny
tribes to . warmer clirne,' hassers
are in their Eiory.
Big fish Of the fighting family
are being taken daily on live ana
artificial baits In both the upper
and lower Potomac a well a. In
the Tidal Baain. Water conditions
are perfect. 10 ye followers OF the
sport dress warmly and 90 eet EN-.
Piant Q Bass,
The Ixaak walton League Month.
ly. the organ Of the Isaak Walton
League Of America. 10 pushing a
Plant q Bass" movement and
bears the o. X. Of famous Amer.
lean anglers such ~;
Herbert Hoover. Nsscrstary Of
Commerce. whose Conservation &C.
tivities are nationally known. has
sent US the following statement by
the Commissioner of Fisheries in
regard to the Plant q Bass" cam
paign. in which Mr.. Hoover writes
he heartily concurs."
THE bureau considers very fav.
orably the Plant a Bass campaign
that 10 being conducted by the
Izaak Walton League OF America.
Any method for increasing the sup
ply Of this popular food and game
fish 10 certainly commendable. The
Bureau of Fisheries ID willing to
cooperate in stocking depleted
waters in % far a. the limited
funds win admit. A number OF
years ago the Potomac river was
stocked with Q few bass. They
are now one OF the principal food
fishes Of the Eastern United States
land are being taken on a paying
fcommercial basisO It is hoped
that the league will take steps lead.
ing 10 the protection of bass and
other fishes during their spawning
seasons"
Archibald Rutledge. well known
writer. has an extraordinary knowl.
edge Of outdoor life ana Of the
nature and habits Of the creatures
OF the woods and waters. His ap-
proval Of this plan stamps It as
being practical and workable. He
writes: This Plant q Bass cam.
paign is one Of these eminently
nane ideas in conservation which
should have the active support of
every lover Of Americas outdoorA
II remember hearing Senator Ben
Tillman say that the civil war had
ruined the South because II had
taken all the seed corn. Our gen
Grafton has been busily robbIng
our wonderful woods and waters
of the seed corn. We must re-
plant. Nor is It irreverent to bring
Holy Writ to support this splendid
campaign. We are advised that
We shall reap what we sow. Plant
q few fingSrling bass. therefore.
and reap o crop Of two. and three
FOUNDERS. And don't count on
George to do the planting. OF
course, you can always count on
him to do the reaping."
o. W. Smith, widely known to
American fishermen as Outdoor w.
Smith. is the angling editor Of Out.
door Life and q great student Of
both ancient and modern angling
literature. He writes that he would
gladly have written more on this
Plant q Bass" subject but that
| our letter asked for n few lines.' ''
He writes; II most unreservedly
give my heartiest commentator to
your Plant q Bass campaign. II
was Lincoln who expressed q de-
sire to plant q rose and pluck q
thorn; equally my utmost wish d
to leave more bronze-backs when
pass on than I found. A bird IN
the handGlnay be worth two IN the
bush, at least 90 the, old saying
has IL. but q bass IN the river q
worth two In the creel There ID
something wrong with the sports.
manship that thinks only Of catch.
ing and never Of planting. ! am
] with you In this. hook. line.. rod,
-E.i and typewriter.