The Washington times., 1923-08-11


d, the rock and blue fish.
! istone's Island. One, a sleeps
head and the other q hOgfish.
Both were of small size, aVerag.
ing about two pounds each.
Herring Bay still retains IT'S pop
ularity as one of the best fishing
grounds on the Chesapeake. Sell
dom does the angler return fishless
from this ideal spot.
Tanner Eisenstein returned last
Sunday morning after an all nights
fishing trip from the above. body
of water with eighteen hardheadS
and a few medium-sized trout.
Up river waters continue
muddy, but the chances are in
favor of its clearing by the mid
die of next week, that Ii, Of
course, if no heavy rains put In
their appearance.
The creeks of the lower Potomac
are now in fine shape to try ones
luck for big-mouthed bass. Down
to date few fish have been taken,
but the time is now ripe and
anglers should soon be striking into
the gamesters with both artificial
and live bats.
The fighting pike will, soon oe
on the job, that is, as soon as his
sore mouth heals. This sore mouth
stuff may sound like lot Of
bunk, but can truthfully say
that / have never seen a pike taken
on hook and line during the period
of dog days"
The Potomac Anglers .AsSOciS-
ton will hold their regular month
~ meeting next Wednesday even
ing at 8 o'clock at Musicians
Hall, Tenth and E streets north
west.
AS this is the last meeting before
the annual fishing excursion, to
be held at Chesapeake Beach ON
September %, a large attendance
is requested. % -.
Paul Barstow, chairman of the
excursion committee, has had some
very valuable trophies donated by
local Sporting goods stores as well
as the SO prize that is to be given
by this paper.
The Izaak Walton League, of
America is appealing to every
sportsman throughout the United
States to help kill 'tThe Drainage
Crime of a Century" After
reading the letter from VIII HI.
Dig the leagues president, sign
! the blank following and mail to
the Nations President.
n1 August 8, 1923.
| Dear Brother Sportsman:
BY all odds this is the most i'm
portant letter l have ever written
in my life because it has to do with
the biggest conservation project
that this league has as yet attempt
ed, or that has ever been attempted
in this nation.
Never, was there anything. half
SO important to the sportsmen Of
this country than to convince our
national Government that il is a
sacred duty to take over all of the
river bottom lands lying along the
upper Mississippi river from Lake
Pepln, Mimi, to Rock Island. III.
We can get the Government to
DO this If we prove to official
Washington that enough of our
| sportsmen want it done, In fha
event of our bringing about thN
great thing it will mean that hill.
| lions of black bass can be shinn,<
by the Federal Government annual
ly throughout our country to stock
our lakes, ponds and rivers every
where. Clip the coupon below and
mail 1t to the President Of tho
united States so that he may knot
that you want this great thing as
cOmplished.
Please do this at once because
you do not do it personally it will
not be done. Please also make it
a point to see that every red.blooded
man you know does the same.
With all best wishes. I am
Faithfully yours,
WILL H. DIG,
President.
President Coolidge,
White House, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Dear Mr.. President:
Please do what you can to stop
the drainage of the Winneshiek
potion lands which lie along the
| upper Mississippi river between
LynxVllle and De Soto, Wis.
Please also do what you can to
| urge our next National Congress to
purchase all of the Upper Missis-
slppl river bottom lands lying be-
| tween Lake Pepin, Mimi, and Rock
come forever a national preserve.
| These regions are, as your Commits
s1oner of the Bureau of Fisheries
will tell you, the most prolific breed
ing grounds for all warm water
food and game fishes Especially
black bass) in our country. Should
these river lands be owned by the
nation and then properly protected
| billions of game fishes would an
nually result and these could be
used to restock our lakes and
streams everywhere.
The Upper Mississippi country is
natural feeding ground for all
kinds of wild fowl. 1t is also
paradise for song birds and for all
species of fur-bearing animals.
7 ask this not so much for my
self as I ask it for the youngsters
of today and for the boys OF the
future-who represent our country's
TOMORROW.
| With all best wishes.
Yours for Outdoor America.
Signed. .......... ....'''.'."'....'.
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