Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

pearance in the Bay of Solomons. He
said one net fisherman landed q haul
of from to 10 tons. The fish are re-
ported to be running large, hut rs yet
they have not commenced to take bait.
Just few warm days sud the season
will be of to flying start.
The prosecution Of violators OF the
Maryland game and Ash laws by de-
putty game wardens during the past
year resulted in the collection of fines
totalling $5,192.65. Also Is persons re-
ceived jail sentences for offenses, ac-
cording to the annual report of Z. Lee
LeCompte, Maryland State game warden.
During the year the deputies prose-
cuted 499 cases, 800 for violations of
the game laws and 100 for violation of
the fish laws. They secured the con-
victionS of 337, of which 81 cases were
appealed; paroles were granted to 8.
Other figures given out were sentences
suspended, Is; jail sentences, Is; held
for court, 8; acquittals, 104.
The distribution OF the fines collected
from violators was made Ill such man.
ner that the State game protection fund
received S947.50, which represented the
amount of fines collected for violations
Of the fish laws.
The district deputy game wardens in
Maryland for the last year have been
uniformed in an olive drab outfit resem-
bling. that worn by a State police
trooper. This was done, LeCompte said,
to permit the public to be able to desig-
nate between the regular deputies and
the non-salaried wardens.
WITH sportSmen Of Baltimore inter-
w ested in the conservation of game
and fish in that State as members,
the Maryland Sportsmen's Luncheon
Club was recently organized. The club
plans to hold its regular weekly lunch
cons at one of the hotels, and the pur-
pose of the organization Is to have open
discussions relative to hunting, fishing
and other outdoors sporting interests.
Organizations afiliated with this
movement include the Maryland State
Game and Fish Protective Association,
the Baltimore Fly and Bait Casting
Club, the Baltimore chapter OF the LEAK
Walton League of America and the
Forest and Stream Club.
A REPORT from Berkeley Springs, w.
"A Va, stated that Cacapon Creek in
that county, has been ordered closed
to fishing from the power dam to the
power house, distance Of 2 miles. for
an additional five years by the West
Virginia Game, Fish and Forest Com
mission.
Elk River, Braxton County line to
Clendenin, a distance of so miles, was
ordered closed to all fishing during the
spawning season, April Is to June 80.
The commission opened the following
streams:
Blue Stone River. Mercer County ef-
fective July 1. had been closed four
years from Virginia State line to Span
ishburg.
Elk River, Braxton County, from
mouth of Wolf Creek to the mouth of
Buffalo Creek, had been closed two
years.
Camp Creek, Mercer County, open
April Is to July 81, for trout fishing
only, had been closed for five years.
A large number of local anglers have
begun to visit oregon Inlet. N. c., in
quest of the big channel bass to be
caught A party of five Washington
anglers visited this place last week and
had excellent sport, landing IS bass, the
largest weighing SIS pounds. These an
glers report that the one-eyed founders
have Just commenced to bite and that
they are being caught on minnows.
These anglers fished four days. On
the first day, April Is, there were eight
boats out and 80 channel bass landed.
On the 10th, during the morning, IL
bass were landed, and in the afternoon
the water got too rough for fishing. On
the Goth. the water was still too rough
On the 21st there were eight boats out.
The water was still pretty rough and
everybody got seasick, but 25 bass were
landed.
Any local anglers desiring to visit
Oregon Inlet can write Sam Tnlett,
Wanchese, N. c.. who will make ar
rangements fof them. BY motor the
angler goes to Richmond to Newport
News, cross bridge at Portsmouth to
Elizabeth City, N. c., to Point Harbor.
There he can catch boat either to
Manteo or Kitty Hawk.