Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

N AZ ACdINERY of the local gov
mi eminent has been set in mo-
ton in regard to the recent
IN II bill passed by Congress pro.
hibiting the sale of large and
small mouth bass In the District of
Columbia, and Maj. Hesse has de-
clared that no more time will be given
local merchants to dispose of their
stock of black bass. All fish mer-
chants displaying or offering for sale
any Of these gamesters will be prose
cuted.
washington Chapter of the Izaak
Walton League has petitioned Mai.
Hesss to have some qualified man
with courage and judgment appointed
an assistant game warden for the
District 1t Is understood that under
the District code the major and super
intendent of police is the game warden
OF the District.
Maj. Hesse said he was very much
In favor of such a step and would
take up the question with the cor.
pofation counsel to ascertain whether
he. had the power to make the APP
pointnnent He said that while great
many Of his men were anglers, others
did not know much about fish and
fishing.
Local anglers want to see George
e. King appointed They all claim
there is no better man for the posi-
tidn He is a good citizen. highly re-
ga1ded in his community and fully
conversant with fishing and hunting
conditions in the District. Maryland
and Virginia. He is a man of good
judgment, with a vigorous but kindly
personality, and first and foremost a
coi1seryationist. Kings name with
letters of recommendation have been
placed In the hands of Mai. Hesse.
.@~.N
ter with Corporation Counsel Stephens,
who was asked to find some wa: to
allow Mai. Hesse TO make the ap.
podntment Stephens said he would
look into the matter at once.
The cold snap Of the last few days
has undoubtedly caused temporary
halt in the advance of the white perch
to the swift waters of the Potomac
last week fishing in the river for
cat" and using a. plain garden va.
riety Of worm as bait landed q white
perch weighing about one-l1alf q
pound. The encouraging reports CON
corning these perch published last
Sunday continue TO reach this column.
From the Bay and lower Potomac
more and larger perch are being take0
In the nets than have been caught fer
some years past With the return of
warmer weather these fish can be ex-
pected to reach this their spawning
gfounds around Washington within a
week or 10 days.
I'm the meantime the anglers for cat
deh are having their inning. They
seem to be everywhere in the river,
beth up and down, that is. between
Hams Point and the Little Falls and
from the Little Falls to Greae Falls,
And the Eastern Branch should not
be overlooked when speaking Of cat.
tsh. Reports state that anglers are
having great sport with cats" in the
Eastern Branch and that some really
big fellows are being landed every
day.
Bill Reynolds says there are great
number OF March herring in the Pc,
tomac opposite Georgetown. He says
they are not in sufiicient numbers TO
snag at the present time. In other
words, they are only the advance run
Of these fish. Gle also said that few
white perch are being caught with
hook and line.
One Of the largest catch OF catfish SC
far this Spring took place last week
when r. Fox and Al Warner landed
80 OF these FISH in the canal at Wide
Mater. at what Is known as the Log
WALL Level above the Anglers Club
~ Warner fishing In pond some
Where in that vicinity landed catfish
Weighing 1914 pounds.
Torfy~- uaemherar -0ar the Potomac