Evening star., 1925-05-03

in the basin are:
No fishing will be permitted until
June l., 1925.
After that date no, ono will be
permitted to take more than three
bass. three crappie or three Dream
or sunfish i'm any ono day.
All bass under 10 inches i'm
length will be returned to the basin,
as will all erappie under 6 inches
and all sunfish under inches.
Fishing will be permitted from
the sea wall only.
+ The season will be closed Oc-
t0ber 10, 1925.
The matter of charging a small fee
for the privilege of fishing in the
basin probably will follow later. If
this is done, the money derived will
be used in maintaining fishing in the
basin and also to defray the cost of
obtaining fish to reStock the basin
and to provide for the maintenance
of racks at the inlet and outlet gates
According to Col. Sheriff., the con
ceSsion for maintaining the basin as
the best fishing body of water of it's
type in the United States will be
placed in the hands of the joint vel
fare service. and this service is plan
ming to contribute 1000 to supple
ment the fund being raised by pub
lie subscription for the installation of
the screens and on other work neces-
sary for keeping the fish within the
basin.
Herring and Perch Here.
What is the matter with the her
ring and perch? The answer is, moth
ing The herring and perch are in
the river. but all old-time anglers and
men experienced in the habits of
these fish state that the water has
been too clear and cold for them to
bite and be snagged. In the case
of the herring, which do not take bait
but are snagged. these men state that
they are in the deep water and will
not come to the surface until the
temperature of the water gets little
higher. The same thing holds true
for the perch, except that they do not
swim on the surface as general
thing. but their appetites have been
dulled by the continued coldness of the
water.
As an evidence that the Spring fish
are all making their way to the up
waters of the river between the Auue-
duct and Chain bridges, two rockfish
about II inches in length were caught
opposite Reynolds boat house on a
trot line.
This morning the water was a little
IuiotOioi the pretty SNlft
following the rain of the last couple
of days, but this condition will help
fishing this time instead of being a
handicap. About Tuesday or Wed
nesday of this week the anglers of
Washington will commence to be re-
warded for their trips, according to
river-front men.
Bass in Maryland.
Fish troubles of the State of Mary
land and the United States Fish Com
mission have been solved to a large
extent by discovery of a Maryland
stream well stocked with black bass,
according to State Conservation Com
missioner SWepson Earle.
AS a result the State of Maryland
has secured approximately 400 black
bass to, stock the State hatchery at
Lewiston and has agreed to furnish
the Fish Commission with 200 of the
fish for the Government hatcherieS.
For a long time the, Representatives
of the State Conservation Commission
have been investigating streams in
Maryland, looking for bass in suffi-
Client numbers to furnish the needs
of the fish hatcheries. The Black
water River, in lower Dorchester
County, was finally found to contain
black bass in large numbers and the
fish from this stream are being trans
ferred to the hatcheries.
This column will endeavor to learn
whether the United States Fish Com
mission cannot plant some of these