The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-17
Let's Go Fishing
INDIANA BASS
AND TENNESSEE
TYPE BLENDED
Interesting Experiment Is
Started to Improve
HooSier Breed Size.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor

Times fixhinE EDITOR
The stories about the big bass
they catch at Reelfoot lake, Tenn,
may become the regulation ones
for Indiana anglers, in speaking of
the big M that broke the line"
if the ideas of Captain G. A. Smith
of Worthington, Ind, produce re-
suits.
Captain Smith. who has a 160-
acre lake on his estate at Worthing-
ton, has been experimenting with
the bass from the south for size
and our own Indiana small mouth
for fighting qualities.
The idea is TO produce a heavier
fish that also will retain the repu-
tation of the Indiana naSs as a
battler, from the strike to the land
ing net.
The test now IS well under way,
Captain Smith recently presenting
the fish and game division Of the
conservation department with 1000
four-inch fngerllngs of the new
species. They are at Riverside
hatchery, Indianapolis, u:ider con-
slant observation of state experts.
Later in the fall the majority of
the fish will be planted in lakes of
the state where they car be checked
on, and also provide the anglers of
the state with some fine sport. The
rest will remain at the hatchery
for breeding purposes.
Kenneth Kunkel, head OF the fish
and game division, accepted the
fish for the state from Captain
Smith, and will keep in close touch
with the experiment. Kunkel also
is much interested in trout for In
diana streams, and is trying to
produce fish of this species that
will thrie in our waters.
For the last few days the bass
have gone wild on Eel river at Owen
park, reports telling us that they
are striking on any plug or fly the
angler wishes to toss at them. Some
fine catches are also being made on
live bait.
l.. M. Mayer OF the Indiana ma
tional bank, is M of the lucky
ones who is on the spot while they
are hitting, and has taken some
beauties that would look we'll on
any anglers stringer, his big one
weighing four pounds two ounces.
M. K. Murray Of Bargers7ille is an
other angler who is catching some
nice bass. f. B Shortridge of
Owen park has given us a cordial
invitation to pay him a visit and,
with the fish biting in this manner,
darned if. we don't take him up.
Our next fish story is from the
briny deep. Charles Gaunt of In
dianapolis received a letter from
his brother-in-law, Earl King, who.
with his wife ana son Charles, are
enjoying the sport on the Florida
coast. To date they have landed
two siX-foot tarpCn. The youngSter
Charles, II years old, is one of the
proudeSt boys on the coast, the rea-
son being a two and one-half foot
baby shark that he caught. For
some reason they do all of their
fishing at night. between 9 p. m.
and 4 a. m.
Kenny NieldS believes in variety
when he goes fishing, his catch over
the weekend consisting of two bass.
-four catfish, n redeye and three
large turtles. On of his turtles was
a ten-pound soft shell. Nield was
fishing in Mill creek, at Owen park.
Does Charles Diver like to fish?
Diver is the angler who, with his
wife, recently returned from a trip
in the Canadian wilds. where he en-
joyed some of the best fishing to be
obtained anywhere. Yet his first
question, after relating the high
lights of the late trip to us. was:
Where is a good fishing Spot?"
The program of education on
Quoted by the conservation depart
ment is proving a success, very few
arrests being recorded by wardens.
Carl and Art Vehling are staging
a race to see which one takes the
largest number of bass this season.
The race has been neck and neck
for weeks, but the last report shows
Art out in front, seventeen to ff-
teen.
Carp have secured a good start in
Big White Lick creek, but some of
the boys who remember the DAYS
when this creek was one of the best
for bass fishing now are busy weed
ing them out.