Evening star., 1925-11-15

1HerS Sllil Is Il lltt1e time lell lOT
fishing for rock in the Chesapeake
and many of it's tributaries. There Is
/ no doubt about the fish being present
in the waters of the bay. and, If con-
ditions are right, there is no doubt
about the angler catching some of
them.
Unless all signs fail, we are bound
to have some good days before the ad-
vent of real Winter. / believe the old
aDglers will tell you that Indian
Summer is usually looked for around
November 6-those pleasant warm
! days just preceding Winter. SO far,
| these days have not made their ap-
pearance, and it may be that we will
miss them this season, but If they do
appear, then will be the time to go
| TO some place on the bay, engage a
boat and troll for these game fish.
| For those anglers who have finished
| with their rod and reel for this season,
it is suggested that they place their
| rods in a medium cool place, as sub
| jecting them to heat may cause
| shrinkage or loosen the metal mount
| ings.
| How long your line will last depends
| upon the care you give it. A line
| should be strung out and carefully
| dried after each fishing trip. Never
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| is also we'll TO reverse your line occa-
sionally, thus evening up the wear.
This would be a good thing to do be-
| fore putting 1t away for the Winter
| months, testing the line by breaking
off six or eighu inches from the end
| to ascertain if 1t is sound or has rot
| ted during the Summer months.
| Your reel is an important factor in
successful fishing. 1t is essential to
4 civ oil ok Mi nc.
| fore placing it away it should be
| cleaned with an oiled cloth. Rust is
! the anglers enemy-avoid 1t.
The economic loss to the country
| from forest fires Is enormous, and 1t
was brought sharply to the attention
| of the country in a recent statement
of the United States Forest Service.
In 1924, according to this statement,
nearly $4,000 fires swept over $4,000
| 600 acres of public and private lands,
| causing a money loss of S3S,000,0 900,
| exclusive of damage to young trees.
| watersheds, wild life and recreation.
| The season was exceptionally bad in
some States. and the loss was nearly
! double d nine-year average.
Col w. b. Greeley, United States
| chief forester appeals for help in pro-
noting public sentiment to cope with
eral and State Governments are
powerless to meet the situation with
| their Inadequate funds and equipment.
1t is one of the most important prob
lens of forest and wild life conserva-
| ton, and cannot be solved until the
American people awake from their
| lethargy and demand adequate pro-
lection.
Aside from the financial losses from
hr,r 6QStruCfinn
| to game life, directly and indirectly.
| Is enormous. Sportsmen cannot fail
| to lend all possible aid to forest fire
promotion campaigns in every State,
| and most forest fires are preventable.
| Every angler on an outing when
| building a fire should first clear
| place for his fire by scraping away all
| dead leaves and other inf1ammable
material, and, most important of all,
| be sure that the fire is put out before
| he leaves.
The Maryland State Game Division
recently established a refuge of 1883
acres in Baltimore County, including
| areas which will be used for the
Maryland field trials, the puppy trials
| In April and the Fall event in october,
| Shooting is permanently prohib1ted
| on these lands and farmers are to be
| encouraged W pidHI Gel Ioiii al SeIo ~
peas. buckwheat and other grains
which they will allow to stand for the
| benefit of game. Land owners will
| receive prizes for every bevy of quail
found in the course Of the trials. The
game produced will serve not only to
make a success of the field trials, but
will overflow into surrounding ter
ritory which is open to hunting In
| season.
National Military and Sport Shop,
( Atlas Brothers and w. r. Roberts Co.
are handling Virginia hunting licenses
| this Fall Instead of procuring your
hunting license from the clerk OF the
court at Alexandria or some other
place, one may get his Virginia license
at one of the above named places.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Potomac Anglers Association, .Izaak
Walton Chaper of the District OF
Columbia, will be held at Musicians
Hall Wednesday evening. The mem
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