Evening star., 1925-01-11

est-to-goodness angler will agree
with me, that 1t is not the angler who
hurts bass fishing, but the nets that
do the real damage. I have seen in
the markets both large and small
mouth bass six, seven and eight inches
in length, not only a few of them, but
hundreds of pounds of such fish. That
is the real trouble, the commercial
fishermen with his nets, not the an
gler with his rod and reel.
When fishing in the creeks of the
lower Potomac today one only sees
nets and more nets; in fact. it is quite
trick to drift while casting and
keep out of them, they are so thick
and placed so as to cover all the fish
ing grounds.
Now. Mr.. Editor, Mr.. Angler and
Mr.. Everybody who enjoys days
fishing now and then, let's every one
of us get up in arms to fight for the
enactment of sale and interstate
shipment law, so that we can have
some more of the good old fishing
days that we used to enjoy. not so
many years ago.
Hoping for the best of success in
the very near future, 1 am very truly
yours, ''F. H, NEITZEY."
Take Away SMALL Fish.
Reading your article in The Sunday
Star of January 4, as an ardent an
gler for small mouth bass, / am GER
tainly glad you have started an agi-
tation for closed season for small
mouth bass in the upper Potomac,
also for restocking same. If the offer
of G. C. Leach of the Bureau of Fish
cries is not taken advantage of by
the three States mentioned in your
article, 1t will be nothing less than a
crime.
Il have seen quite number of So
called fishermen in the neighborhood
of Seneca Rapids, and Goose Creek
sections carrying away small bass
that did not average one-half pound
apiece. 1t is so seldom you find any
more three or four Founders that it is
really loss of time and pleasure to
go to these places any more.
"A heavy fine with a workhouse
sentence should be levied on any one
selling this species of fish at any
! time, and also for those who take the
small pan size from the water and
| carry them away.
In reference to the big mouth
bass, there certainly should be some
| law with teeth in 1t that will keen
| the seine and trap-net fishermen from
using the various creeks tributary to
the Potomac. OF course this spe-
|
game fish, but it should be protected
on its spawning grounds. The seine
and trap nets might be permitted in
! the Potomac River proper, but abso-
| lutely prohibited in the creeks
where they could grow to full ma
| turity
| For instance, to my knowledge, In
| 1923, one man owned 81 traps and
seines in and near Piscataway Creek
4 y-I1 ~ 1iy1cr Oh \,
| creek, excepting a very narrow chan
mel. This creek used to furnish ex-
celient sport, and large fish were not
| the exception. In the Fall of 1924 ]
made 15 trips to this place and never
! saw a fish over one and one-hali
| pounds caught on hook and line
Across the river, in Little Hunting
Creek, the same conditions prevail
Also in Naniemoy and Accotink.
Hoping you also will take this mat
4 ter up, and assuring you that all
anglers of Prince Georges County
l will thank you, 1 am,
| &c. FARsoN.
"S412 Thirty-fifth Street, Mount
Rainier, Md
/, Depiores Acid Tafnt.
Another writer says. 'T don't think
it necessary to close for three years
bass fishing with pole. The number
of fish taken with rod and reel would
not be harmful. The fight to make
is against traps, outlines and gig
ging, which is carried on much more
than one realizes, and if you want tc
90 something real good, do what yor
Can to stop the tannery at Williams.
port, Md, from dumping refuse n
/ the river.
1 "This they do about twice a week
L a Scff
when twill not show; but thsxs gsl