The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-06

An excellent fish for the table
IS the hardhead, ranging from one.
half to five pounds Being firm
IN flesh, there Is no better fish
;aught in our waters, than this
Species for sailing purposes.
Spots are very much in evidence
during the summer months. The
TACT of the matter Is, they are too
plentiful for the angler who Is
fishing for larger brethren, their
continual peck, peck at the bal:
becoming monotonous.
OF course, there are exceptions
to all rules, and this holds good
n angling, 80 when school OF
big "NOrfOlks" put in their APP
pearance there is never q murmur
about lets move" or pull up
anchor" all hands being content to
catch this famous Swimmer. As
a food fish they have few equals.
their meat being sweet and tooth
some.
Among all Of the fish that pay
their annual visit there are none
more handsome In appearance or
gives greater delight to the eye OF
the angler than the sporty trout.
Making their initial bow toward
the middle of July. they remain
until the latter part, of October
when migration starts southwark.
Though lacking the power OF
some of our fresh-water gamesters,
they are strong fighters and on
light tackle will give q good battle
for their freedom.
For worth as a table fish, they
have few superiors.
Founders and blue fish (taiiorsl
in recent years have been OF the
scarce variety. Although a few
are taken each season, their per
centage is very low when COM
pared with the other saltwater
species. AS tempting dish for
the festive board they are eagerly
sought.
A mild winter is predicted By
William Masters, Of TiltOnsvilIe,
Ohio, a member Of the road con-
structiOn gang, because fishing
worms are parking near the sur
face. WOOIIy worms have only
small rings Of black about their
bodies. According to Masters,
these conditions would be reversed
IL this winter was to be severe.
Beyond doubt Father Adam wal
a fisherman. x there were ser
penis in that garden there mus
likewise have been fishes: II there
, were apple trees there must alst
have been twigs and shoots anC
saplings from which. in an emer
gency, "a casting rod might have
been fashioned, If there were ten
dons with which to stitch together
our original gfandmother's fig-lea1
tea gown, there must have beer
sinews fit to be twined into four
strand line. There can be M
doubt of it-Aiam fisbed.
Jonah had his troubles with 9
fish. In the midst of his lamen
tations Job paused to paint vivlC
word picture Of a great fish st
Peter was a fisherman by trade.
The earlier Christians in Rome
made themselves known to theil
brethren by the sign Of fish. st
Patrick ran the snakes out o.
Ireland but he spared the salmon
and the trout for st. Patrick wal
wise and he was good.
Noah lost one Of the most mag
nificent opportunities ever vOuch-
safed man for fishing. Water
was all about him for forty days
and forty nights, but he had no
bait. There were only two worms
on board and they were needed
for breeding purposes. Probably
II the truth were known. the rea-
son why Noah embarked on that
historic Jag on the ark was be-
cause he couldn't slip a hook over
the side, and try his luck.
Nothing less than a Christmsl
present to the elk herds of tn.
Jackson Hole region, Wyoming
which are under the winter care O
the Biological Survey Of the Unites
States Department Of Agriculture
is the plan Of the Izaak, WaltoI
League of America. And a rea
present lin the spirit Of the Christ
mas season it will be-" says Docto
E. w. Nelson, chief of the Biologi
cal Survey. at means the u1timat,
salvation of these fine game ami
mails, for in future winter seasons
they will be able to get for them
selves as many Christmas ant
other dinners as they need.
Everyone who knows anythin;
of the story of the deaths by star
walton of Wyoming elk by hundred
and thousands in recurring har,
winters, thus actually threatening
the extinction of the herds, will
hail this movement for the preser
walton of these noble game animal
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