Evening star., 1923-05-27


bureau of inland fisheries of Virgin ia
asking that this privilege be granted
10 the local anglers. Word was re-
eeiVed from Secretary, Hart of the
hsh and game department giving. the
welcome information that the matter
mad been referred to Albert Fletcher,
nsh and game supervisor for the dis
trlct adjacent to Washington, advis-
ing MIN to take up the question with
the clerks of the counties Hart said
that the clerks have the right, if
they care, to issue the licenses and
to send them to some one in Wash
ington for distribution, license to be
signed in blank, the name to be filled
in when the fee of $3.50 is paid.
As Arlington county is the nearest
to Washington, the county clerk there
was advised of the decision of Sec
retary Hart, and said he would get
the licenses ready and send them to
Washington. Ah details as to secur-
ing these licenses in this city will
be printed in The Star just as soon as
arrangements are finished.
AS the local bass fishing season
starts next Friday, and the season
for lawful catching of game fish in
Virginia opens June Is, the follow
ing laws must be obeyed:
No license in required to fish I'm
local waters, but I'm Virginia
nonresident must obtain a license
to fish anywhere I'm that state.
unlawful for any person to retain
any black bass, large or small
mouth, of less than nine inches In
length or any brook. mountain or
rainbow trout of less than five
inches in length, and that all fish
less than the specified size shall
be returned to the water imme-
diateiy with as little injury as pos
sibie. The measurements of the
fish shall be from the end of nose
ssEn to fnr s.f f.tH Do ,oIf fn-
violating any CT the above pro-
visions shall be deemed mis-
dcmeanOr and shall be punished by
fine of not less than $40 nor
more than $50, or imprisonment i'm
jail for not more than thirty days
OF both, at the discretion of the
Justice or jury trying the case.
No person shall be deemed n non
resident within the meaning of Sec
tiOn 3212 of the Virginia law who
actually has resided i'm the state
twelve months preceding the COM
mission of the Offense, and i'm any
such proceeding against a person
as nonresident the burden of
proof as to his residence shall he
upon him.
The Virginia law also states that
IL shall be unlawful for any per-
SON to take i'm any one day more
than twenty-five black bass or
forty brook mountain trout,
tO have i'm his possession at any
one time more than fifty black bass
or eighty brook or mountain trout.
Numerous reports have reached the
fishing editor recently of overcharg
ing. 1t is hoped that these boatmer
will soon see the error of their way
At some. of the salt water resort.
the motor boats are in control oi
the hotel, at which places the nomi
nal charge of $3.50 for four or more
is maintained. Frequently, however
especially on Sundays, motor boat:
ings and wharves and not knowing
the uniform price overchage.
Every thing comes to those whs
wait and Rock Point has been waitint
patiently for the run of hardhead
this season. Fishermen were re-
warded last Sunday with pretty fall
size catches. One party of three
caught forty-three fish, nearly all o
them hardheads.. They fished off Bluff
Point in about four feet of water.
F. X Stonestreet, writing in from
the point, gives the good news tha
peeIers and soft crabs are now avail
abieg He stated that at Rock Point tn,
pier'is privately owned and If the name.
\ of amy one overcharging are furnishes
5 he will see that frey are denied thu
privilege of landing.
The feature of last weeks fishing
at ANNAPOLIS and vicinity was tn,
appearance in large numbers of hard
heads. For several weeks past. few
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