Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-07
Asst week witnessed two impor-
tant events for the anglers and

Y AsT week witnessed two impor-
tant events for the anglers and
hunters. First, the Bureau OF
Fisheries informed US 1t had I'm
isted its work Of seining the G. & o.
Canal from the District Line to Har-
pers Ferry.
Last year when Rod and Stream an
nOunced that this work was being done
By the Montgomery County game Of
ncers and the United States Bureau Of
Fisheries, q cry went up that some Of
the best fishing was to be found in the
o. D o. Canal, especially at Whitewater,
q well known fishing place located this
stde Of Great Falls.
This year Rod and Stream asked II
some Of the rescued hsh could not be
planted in Whitewater, and the Bureau
Of Fisheries, after consulting with
Deputy Game Warden Waters Of
Caithersburg, who was in direct charge
of the work, informed us that during
the eeining operations the following
number Of fish were planted in Wide
water: 668 small mouth bass, 1926
iarge-mouth bass, 282 crappie and 62l
Dream or sunfish. I
In the Potomac below Whitewater
and above, around Whites and Edwards
Ferry and at Seneca Lock the follow
ing were planted; Five hundred anc
twenty-nine small-mouth bass, 4,65(
large-mouth bass and 146 crappie.
In giving US these figures the bureau
announced that all these fish were
adults or yeariings. This inSures bet
ter fishing at Whitewater for the 1881
season than was enjoyed during the
past year. This work Is done each
year 20 rescue fish which otherwise
would be lost when the water is drained
from the canal. Too much credit can
not be given Warden Waters for his
part In the work.
THE second event was the closing Of
L the hunting season in % counties
Of Virginia. The counties affected
are those comprising Northern Virgins
and the Shenandoah Valley. 1t als6
was announced that a meeting of the
Game and Inland Fisheries Commits
sion win be held IN Richmond, Va.
December 10 at 10 am. to consider
closing the remainder of the State
Closing the season will not prevent
land owners from killing rabbits on their
own land, and the season on watel
fowl likewise viii not be affected.
A MOTHER Of Importance to angler
q - III bhAA8 SCStAOl Vi Tic COuIltIl
win be the meeting of the Con.
servation Commissioners OF Maryland
Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania next Tuesday in Washington II
consider matters Of vital interest Il
nah and fishermen. The questions t.
come before this conference will be tn,
closing Of the markets Of Marylant
and Pennsylvania to the sale of blacl
bass. the abolition of purse netting IL
Chesapeake Bay. uniformity Of law
On the, Potomac River and pollution
Several leaders Of the I. w. L. A. o.
the District Of Columbia, Marylans
and Virginia have also been invited Il
present their views.
THE second Of the semi-monthl,
i luncheons Of the sportsmen's Clul
Of the Washington. d. c., Chapte
Of the Izaak Walton League Of Amer
tgEHA be held at the Raleigh Hote
Honday ct 1918 O'Clock The cost O
tleSo hlnchecns Is IS cents. DR.. n
darcy A1agee. president Of the loca
0EwMm3zMfion. IS enthusiastic about thes
11nchB0ng and asks that everybody VIII
can d0fBo attend. At the last meet.
- several men who were not member