New Britain herald., 1927-05-07

prettiest fish he has ever had the good fortune to see. No scales were available at that time but he esti- mated the fsh's weight at over two pounds. Something like the old bent pin story where the country boy puts to shame the cityfied fisherman with his expensive equipment. We un- derstand the youngster was using a steel casting rod and hooks without the customary shell.
 While you readers were hurrying out to the reservoir last Sunday. your humble servant was stringing up his rod on Lake Pocotopaug. Although we were enthusiastic about dragging In few large and lusty pickerel we were not averse to couple of perch and the day ended with seven perch, two bull heads and one lean and hungry looking picker el. We fished only about two hours. early in the morning. The rest of the day was spent in rushing around the lake in kicker, disturbing the Sunday silence of the place and listening to the cuss words of cot tage builders who were hitting their thumbs with hammers.
 The City hall, besides being n temple of laws and arguments. has few disciples of fishing within its marble halls. Registrars Thomas J. Smith and William J. Ziegler, with Councilman Sablotsky. are planning & flat fishing expedition to take place in the near future. Their dates are indefinite, due to the necessity of regulating them to suit their work, but they plan to break away from the cares of running the city within a few weeks.
 Dr. William J. Foley is also hoping for a letup of work in the near future. Dr. Foley claims Kent as his fishing ground and has been be- moaning the fates that have kept him in his office since the opening of the season. The Doctor is plan ming to paint little sign entitled: Out. Will Be Back When They've Stopped Biting" Then he plans to fold his fishing tackle and like the Arabs. silently steal away.
 'Jever hear the story about the man who caught four fish and had five when he arrived home? One smelt. We know it's terrible but what are you going to do about it?
 The finest string of trout yet re- ported as coming from state waters was on view at the Bristol Hard ware company, Bristol, during the first part of the week. The fish were caught by Andrew Cippel and Bert Hart of Bristol, in ye good old Blackberry river, Canada, last Saturday and the IF fish weighed exactly 15h pounds. The largest of the delegation tipped the beam at pound. Is ounces and the others were lowering around the one pound mark. The Blackberry river has given out the largest trout this sea- son and has proved disappointing only on few occasions.
 The New Britain Fish and Game Association Is fratically searching for suitable pond in which to plant some small mouth bass fry. Frank Fox. chairman of the fish commit tee, states that he will accept any suitable pond except an ice pond. He further states, and emphatically too. that no ice ponds need apply. According to Frank, every time an ice pond is stocked. the pond goes wrong and has to be drained thus entailins the necessity of getting the fish committee out in hip boots to net all the stocked fish He swears that he is through with mud sling ing for a while. anyway.
 In passing, let us make mention of four brothers who are numbered among the fishing fraternity of this city. Two fishing brothers are commSh. three are unusual but four all at once-they're getting rarer every year. We pause to extend our respects to the Rivers boys Dan. Charley, Jack and Ed, crack shots, expert fishermen and general all-around good fellows.
 The old column has been al- together too cheerful this week. We haven't grabbed about a thing SO we're going to end up with the pleasant thought that it will soon be midge season and the mos quitoes will be turning out for their annual harvest supper.
 See you next week.
 WALT.