Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-05

MAI yldIlu, TNOFCIIlUCE OU. O1lOCl
the State law fishing above tidewater
is permitted from July ! to November
30, but Maryland has two bass laws, one
for fishing above tidewater and the
other in tidewater. The tidewater law
permits fishing for the large mouth
bass until next April. Therefore, local
anglers can fish anywhere on the lower
Potomac below Washington, and can do
SO without procuring Maryland fishing
license, none being required to fish in
Maryland tidewater.
On the Virginia side of the river in
the creeks and coves, anglers, under
the law of that State, can fish until
March Is. However, Virginia requires
a license to fish anywhere in the State,
either in tidewater or above tidewater.
Maryland has Jurisdiction over the
Potomac to the Virginia shore, but from
point to point of land, in any creek
or cove, the angler is in Virginia ter
ritory and license is required.
And right now is good time to warn
all hunters that they must have Mary
land hunting license to shoot ducks on
the Potomac River. A great many calls
recently have been received asking If
Virginia hunting license is all that Is
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tomac. No, emphatically no. The
hunter must first buy a Maryland
license. The minute he steps into
boat from the Virginia shore and goes
out on the river he Is in Maryland ter
ritory and subject to Maryland laws.
THE Nation wide business depression
! has been beneficial to the extent
that it has served notice on resi-
dents of the United States that they
must conserve and be prepared for the
inevitable rainy day" 1t also has
taught them that If they wish their
children and their childrens children to
enjoy the privileges of the great out
doors, conservation in all lines must be
pursued. The Government of the
United States passed a migratory bird
law, protecting quail and waterfowl, and
the Biological Survey has restricted the
hunting season on this game and the
number to be shot each day. Wild life
refugees have been made in all sections
of the country. There must be some
place the birds can alight and be safe
from gunfire
AS with the game, so it Is with the
fsh-they must be protected. Not to
the extent that the birds have been,
but at least every State in the Union
should have a law prohibiting the sale
OF the black bass at any time of the
year, and some restrictions should be
placed around other fishes. I can't
imagine why any fishermen want to
return with a catch of 200 or more
flsh, namely, trout or weakfish, blues
and rockfish from the waters of the
bay and its tributaries. They certainly
can not use them on their tables, and
consequently have to call on their
friends to dispose Of them. Rod and
Stream would like to see a limit put
on catches Of the above named fish,
say Of not more than 100 per boat.
We would like to have the anglers tell
about the size Of their fish and not
the quantity.
T Asst week w. L. McAtee of the
II Division Of Food Research Of the
United States Biological Survey in
his radio address for this column, asked
the members Of the Izaak Walton
League, lovers Of nature In general,
and all who are interested In the con-
Servation Of wild life in the District
Of Columbia and vicinity to use their
influence to have the Potomac River
made q wild life refuge from the
District line to Mount Vernon.
McAtee spoke Of the bill passed by
the last Congress making District
waters bird scantuary. This law, he
said, Is Of importance not only locally,
but also in relation to a Nation wide
network Of migratory bird refugees. He