The Washington times., 1926-02-27

banks. AB tuS WNs@A ye-tss1
warmer and new growths 81 grass
form, he ventures out INTO gns
deem. where ne remains prActlcally
throughout the summer ana fall.
ma NIKE with his vise-IlIfe jsWs
| q = quick bitter and VIII Mlalko
fnr most any object in motion,
Y1nf With kIna. idea Oa killing .
| frnfk fl1nf belongs exclusively %
fIhe bass family, but 90 satisfy MS
enormous appetite.
live minnows, srlelt and frogs
make excellent bats Tor still Eish.
inR and trolling Artificial lures
such az plugs, spoons and Tiles are
brought into play Tor the casting
game, but the user must be familiar
with rod and reel to procure the
best results.
araries found III local waters h
wen bv D. w. smith, III bis
..Book of the Pike, the only book
ever published BY an American
author dealing exclusively with the
pike family. The Eastern pickerel
az green pike Ii something Of q
Fish. Under favorable conditions
reaching & length Of two feet Of 80
and attaining & weight Of several
.sThis fish Is built more on the
lines of q great pike. though the
coIoratfon is markedly Inherent.
The belly IL always white, while the
sides are an olive brown or green
i ish, with 8 sort Of golden luster
"TIhc sides are covered with
dark lines or streaIks, Obllque ana
horizontal, forming . sort 81
rough networks, hence the name
often bestowed upon 10 chained
pickerel'
Cant. Noah Hazard. famous water
man Of West river and Chesapeake
! Beach, dropped In to pay his re-
spects to the writer Of this column
during the week. Looking every
inch q true SON Of the big opens
he informed me in his drOll way
that the fishing season was all but
here and that the first run or
hardheads could be looked for by
the end OF March, that Is, Of course.
if the windy month terminated
after the fashion Of lamb. The
vanguard OF the herring run had
already arrived" he said, land q
few were being netted An the vicin-
ity OF West river.
White perch are on their way
and il water and weather condt.
lions favor the migratory clan they
should arrive in local waters not
later than the end Of next month.
According to John Frick and
Arthur Witcomb, who were az
Rock Point last Sunday, the natives
lin that locality had already Melted
enough for their cwn family use.
According to State Game Warden
e. Lee LeCompte, anglers fishing
above tidewater, Little Falls. TOR
carp. catfish, suckers and cells will
he safe from arrest by district dep-
uty game wardens of the counties,
IL they use only hook and line.
Mr.. LeCOmpte, referring to .
case decided by the court or APP
Deals. In order to clear q recent
discussion Of fishing privileges,
warned against use Of any except
landing nets.
"The most serious drawback to
the propagation of fish In the
State of Maryland" says E. Lee
LIE Compile. state game warden.
''has always been that such moneys
as were expended for this work
have been appropriated directly
from the State treasury, thereby
placing the burden on the taxpayers
and it is absolutely useless to con-
tinue this method"
Then this column says. why
not have a fishing license for resi-.
dent and nonresident anglers, with
in the reach Of their pocketb0ok,
So that the good work can be car
ried on without q hardship to any
concerned"
He also continues on by saying,
I'm my opinion there should be
some legislation to secure sufficient
funds to place the propagation Of
fish on a higher basis. Before a
showing can be made. 1t is essential
that a survey should be made OF all
the waters In the State which are
adapted to fresh water fishes, to
ascertain the amount Of food SUP.
ply in said streams and an estimate
made as to the amount and specie
of fish which should be planted
therein. In this manner, informa-
ton could be obtained as to the
pollution of the waters and vegeta-
BILE matter contained therein.
'In streams which heretofore
have afforded vegetation for fish,
but now depleted, should be In.
vestigated to ascertain the cause
Of the disappearance Of this veg
citation.
1.-THE streams which are found to
contain ample food and free from
pollution should be recommended
by officers in charge OF this work
what species of fish should be
placed in said streams and the num-