The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-03


will follow in the wake OF the
passenger pigeon Of . decade ago.
Using the feathery tribe 90 an
illustration, IL was thought that.
regardless Of the number of hunt
ers. the birds could never be killed
off ana the sport would continue
on indefinitely.
In an interesting report OF %.
lect committee of the senate OF
Ohio. in 1857. on a bill proposed
TO protect the passenger pigeon.
we read:
ssTha passenger pigeon needs no
nrofectioYa. Wonderfully prolific.
having the vast forests Of the
North &c its breeding grounds
travelling hundreds Of miles In
aearch of food, lt II here today
ana elsewhere tomorrow. ana ND
ordinary destruction can lessen
them, or be missed from the
myriads that are yearly produce0.
s'The snipe (Scal0pex Wils0ni1
meads no protection.
Vie snfpe, too, like the pigeon
wiIl take care Of itself, ana Iee
yearlT numbers can mot be ms
teriaIly 1esaened by the gun
Al Ed Hawk would say, Whats
fhn answer" The last passenger
pigeon died September !, 1914. and
Wilson snipe II Q bird almost Nm
heard Of. -
gamesters Of the upper FoLoInaC
to follow the path Of the PASSENGER
pigeon without going TO sneE ~
a remedy has been suggested in
the form Of q solid three-year
closed period. which this column
haartily endorses. Another plan
would be to have . longer yearly
cloaod season, say from December
I to July 81. True, We have =
few laws protecting the gamesters.
hut any number OF anglers pay
little heed to such warnings. WnaL
thew need il to be educated INTO
knowing not to take nsh ont 81
season and those under the TO
Quired measurement.
! Restocking IL badly needed. IN
fact. n bassers desire THAT the
snort continue to carry on, 10
WiIl be- 3 necessity. Mr.. LeeCh.
Of the Bureau Of Fisheries ]
am told. has avilable five car.
loads OF black bass, which, II
properly authorized, could Do pro
cured fOy. the upper Potomac. he
favOrS 3 thrce-Year closed spell
as does Postmaster Mooney
Several officers of the Potomac
Anglers Association, Chapter or
the Izaak Walton League or Amer
lea, have expressed themselves a.
being ready to support sucn 2
movement, az a closed period, ana
win INTRODUCES the same at its first
meeting of the new year to be held
on the third wednesday OF the
month.
Now for the individual angler.
IL he going to stand by and see
the gamesters go down In defeat?
I hope not. Start the new. year
right. Drop a line to some one in
authority, from the President Of
the United States on down to the
game wardens Of our neighboring
States and let them know that you
are fighting to save fishing for
your boy and mine.
The small-mouth black bass 10
not q native of the Potomac. H.
was 1nLTOuuC0u 4EOIu n4a OAASthSA
home In the northern lakes,
through Government agencies.
about the time OF the civil war.
Uncle Jim TrammelI, long
since passed, was one Of the
first disciples Of Walton, to take
q bass from the Potomac. He
did not ut first know what man
ner of fish it was, but he was
greatly impressed with his fight
ing ability.
Black bass are very prolific, the
females yielding fully one-fourth OF
their weight in spawn. or from
1000 to 10000 eggs, according to
weight and age.
The spawning period extends
from early spring to midsummer.
The bass leave their winter quar-
tiers in deep water anywhere from
a month to six weeks previous to
spawning time.
Bass, when Matched are almost
perfectly formed, from one-fourth
to one-half inch in length, and
cover the entire nest, where they