Evening star., 1928-06-05
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller.

Virginia has amended her law In re-
gard 10 the catching Of bass. The Gen.
eral Assembly has changed the law 10
open the bass season on July instead
Of June is. According 10 the new Law,
game fishermen will have only two DAYS
during June this year to try their luck
with rod and reel. June Is and i6 are
the days open 10 bass fishermen be-
cause the new law does not become eff
fectiye until June IT, or 30 days after
It's approval.
The new Law provides q combination
hunting and fishing license fee Of 81
for county: So for State, and $3.50
for non-resident2. All parties owning
land adjoining the river and their ten
ants can fish along the border Of said
land without license.
No bass can be taken Of less than 10
inches in length. measurement from tip
Of nose To v cut in tail. All fishermen
are 70 wear button when fishing also 10
have license with them and show 1t
when requested by game warden
According 10 the new law 1t will cost
resident of the State more to obtain
his license than II wiz nonresident.
Each resident must procure a Virginia
state license az a cost Of SO and In
addition must algo have q county Ii
cense. which cost 81 90. A nonresident
is only required 10 have State license
al cost Of $3.50, no county license be-
ing necessary.
Under the new law all boys and girls
under 10 years of age, residents of Vir~
ginia, are not required 10 have a lie
cense.
Another paragraph reads as follows:
"All parties not fishing with reel and
pole are exempt from license" Judge
William A. Snow OF Alexandria, q mem
Der OF the department Of game and in
land fisheries, says this paragraph L.
correct. This column at first thought IT
was an error.
Many inquiries are reaching this COLI
umn concerning the many impurities
that are being poured into the waters Of
The Potomac around Washington and
why ii cannot be- stopped. Under the
Dlatrict Code Il In against the law 10 al
low any waste products ~ any gas works
Or works engaged IN using such prod
ucis. or any waste product whatever of
any mechanical ciIemical, manufacture
ing or refining establishment 10 flow
into Ut Be deposited ia Rock Greek Ut
the Potomac River or any OF its tribit,
iaries within lhe District ~ Columbia,
VI into any pips ut conduit leading 10
the same. IL aigg provides that no per-
son shall allow any tar. or, amm0nical
Iiqugr Of other waste products ~ enter
the Potomac kiyst,
The District Code says that the pro-
fiDiiion of this section Is general and
unqualified. and applies 70 all alike"
The attention NJ the Police Depart
nent 3nd the Health Department has
been called 10 this condition The P0s
ice Department IL going ~ have an il-
inspection made VI the waters Of the
Georgetown channel. and the Health
Department is going 10 have the Wates
analyzed and furnish this column with
us report According 10 the District
Code ii MAKES no difference Whalher
or not the waief IL polluted, II is against
/ tbs las ~ allow any waste product t1
enter the river.
At times one Of the worst sights here
about is the Potomac River. covered
with thick foam taree 0f four inches
/ thick
/ one angler fishing iD the Potomac
r. Gently called this column asking
/ why something was not done ~ cor.
| rect this condition He said u covered
| tAe sides ri MS boat, oars, line and
| even his fntnu0W, and that he thought
II killed nls bait.
Many anktsrs haze lEaa1 thair luck