Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER


people who enjoy Wild life hut do not
hunt or fish are all parties at interest
in the forming Of definite policy TO
follow in restoring the former album
dance Of wild life."
It can't be said that the anglers are
not doing their part. Up In New Jersey
hundreds of men are clamoring for a
higher tax upon their own pleasure.
Organized hunters and fishermen OF
that State will 60 in force before the
State Legislature to obtain an increase
of so cents in hunting and fishing
license fees. Enthusiasm for a higher
cost of license has become practically
unanimous in New Jersey, the game
ofilcials say, due to the highly favor
able results obtained through a similar
move of sportsmen a few years ago,
when they added so cents to the license
fees. The new license returns to the
commission will not only provide for
more game and fish. but for the pur-
chase of long-term leases by the State
of cheap lands for public hunting
grounds.
THE Washington, d. c., Chapter of
l. the I. w. l.. A., will 60 before the
Maryland Legislature next year
and ask that q license fee be put into
side of the Lower Potomac In the creeks
and coves to protect the plymouth bass.
Virginia already has passed such a law.
The anglers are willing to pay to pro-
tect their sport. They are strong in
their protests against the hauling of
seines for the bass in the Lower Potomac.
On the Maryland side this Is permits
sible under the present law in the
tributaries of the Potomac; that is, In
the many creeks. no matter how small,
that empty into the Potomac.
One man operating q net within a
distance of IL or IA miles Of Wash
ington openly boasts of the number of
large bass he catches and sends to the
Baltimore markets, and recently told
q party Of local fishermen not to return
as he was going to operate his nets. No
wonder the anglers are protesting.
And Maryland and Virginia anglers
together with those of the District of
Columbia are putting up the battle
of their lives to stop purse netting in
Chesapeake Bay. This beautiful body
Of water, which in past years was one
of the best, If not the best, fishing
depleted of its game fish by the purse
METERS. 1t Is understood from reliable
sources that even the meters, them
selves, have made very little money
this year from their operations and
have commenced to see the handwrit-
ing on the wall
The Maryland law, fortunately, pro-
hibited them working in tributaries of
the bay. This act of the Maryland Leg
islature was the only bright spot in the
saltwater anglers lives during the past
season, because 1t was in these restrict
ed zones that they caught the big ma
jority of their fish. This was especially
noticeable in the Potomac River, where
all Summer and right up to the present
time large quantities Of fish were and
are being caught.
u Cd AND STREAM received letter
n last week from resident of Mary
land, william Coleman, in which
he said: 81 am hoping very much
that the game fish In the lower Potomac
and the bay be saved so that anglers
with rod and line can enjoy fair fishing.
It would seem that any one could read
the finish If the purse meters keep up
their big catches. Keep after them and
stop such methods"
Tor those anglers who have decided
L to give their fishing tackle a rest
until next Spring the following
may prove helpful:
hook by the top guide; tie a weight to
the butt and all kinks and bends will
be Strengthened and ready Tor the next
seasons fishing.
All wooden and cane rods should be
given a coat of varnish. The varn1sh
is the rods armor plate.
Be sure your reel is well oiled before
placing away for the Winter A thin
coat of oil on the outside Of the reel
will prevent rust. Never use reel, old
or new, without first oiling and greaS1ng
it thoroughly
Never twist your rod in putting 1t
together or taking it apart and In doing
either keep all pull and pressure on the
guides.
Test your line, breaking it back as far
as weakness shows-many q biggest
Ash has been lost through the want OF
doing it. 1t Is also a good thing to re-
verse the line on the reel at the end OF
the season and be ready for your next
fishing<trip.
ONE of the best ways to have better
" fishing in 1891 and future years
Is to Join the Washington, D. c.,
Chapter of the I. w. L. A. The next
meeting of this chapter will be held at
the Raleigh Hotel, Wednesday, at
pm, in the oak room. All members
are urgently requested to attend, as i'm
portant business is to be discussed and
voted on. Every member OF the chapter
Is urged by its president to bring in at
least one new member before the close
of the year.