Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02

Some idea Of the work being &C.
complished by the United States Blu
reau of Fisheries is shown by a re-
port just issued. During the year
1926 the output Of the fish culture
stations and rescue operations OK
ceeded 5,232,000,000 fish and eggs, &C.
cording to the report, which disclosed
that the bureau operated 20 stations
and substations distributed over the
United States and Alaska.
The "a species propagated include
nearly every important food and game
ash in our waters. The bureau
salvaged about 100000 900 fished from
the landlocked pools among the upper
Mississippi, and the bureau further
reports that to meet the growing de.
mand for lingering fish, had in.
per cent. producing nearly 100000
lingering fish.
The i've distribution cars of the
bureau travelled more than $4,000
miles. and its messengers, travelling
BY regular baggage cars, covered
many OF the out.of-the-way places in
distributing the huge output Of these
stations.
The bureau receives from $4,000 to
10000 applications annually for fish,
and finds 1t difficult to supply the
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port states.
Sportsmen of Washington and vir.
gtnta are up in arms against proposed
legislation by the Biological Survey
70 do away with sink boxes on the
fotomact River. These men declare
that ducks are more plentiful now
than at any time for years past. They
also declare that the best ducks.
canvas backs and mallards can only
be shot from sink boxes, as they do
not come into shore to feed. 1t is
understood that a bill was drafted
by the Biological Survey and sent to
the Secretary Of Agriculture for his
approval. Those opposed to this legis.
lation declare they have not been
6iven an opportunity to present their
views.
The following letter received from
victor Kaufman from Florida saws
the fishing is fine:
1t may interest you, as well as
others. to know that have had some
wonderful fishing down here. The
captain OF our boat says that the f1sh.
ing Is just as good here Port SewaID
as at Long Key. One day last week
AT. faIalia and under favorable
conditions caught So. But we did
much better the next day. In the
forenoon we ran into a school Of blue
nsn ana In less than Is minutes we
GOT eight, when some porpoises came
along and the fish all went to the bot.
tom. Then we tried bottom fishing.
forgot to say that blue fish are hard
10 get because they have such soft
mouths. We had fine luck, caught
eneepshead and, believe me, when YOU
nook a five or six pound sheep it can
put UP some fight.
1T is fishing de luxe. We fish
from q big motor boat that has all
converiences and we sit In comfort.
able armchairs and have lunch aboard.
One interesting feature Is that one
never knows what he Is going to get.
IN TACT, we have caught no less than
IL varieties
A Rock Hall fisherman RECENTLY
wrote 40 a Baltimore paper as fol.
lows:
There seems to be q determined
enoat among the hook and line peoule
20 cause the adjustment Of the purse
net nshing industry in Chesapeake
Ky ciaiming that this manner Of
nehing VIII exterminate the kind of
nsh being caught with these nets.
mo one can truthfulIy saw that
purse nets catch more fish than
other kinds Of nets. All take their
share in the seasons they are oper.
ated. It has been reported that hun.
dSeds Of tons Of fish were caught by
purse nets during last season. l don't
know who caught them. know that
didn't I believe in the conservation
Of fish, but don't believe in the con.
servation OF the bay just for the &C.
commodation Of the hook and line
fraternity.
''I have been engaged in purse fish