The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-15
Let's Go Fishing
MERCURY DROP
GIVES ANGLERS
. BETTER SPORT
Good Catches Are Reported
From State Lakes and
Greeks.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor


Times Fishing Editor
Wardens Of the lake region are
all agreed that the crappie soon Will
be providing the angler who enjoys
catching that fish plenty Of sport
with the arrival OF cooler weather
The bass report also IS more favor
able than IL has been for some time,
and the fishing over the weekend
should be better. Here are the Of
fetal reports. as received from the
fish and game division Of the con-
seryatiOn department.
Warden Richard, Madison, Della
ware. and Hamilton Fish
ing is good. but 1t has been raining
and the weather IS much cooler.
Warden Kegerice. jefferson, Jen-
nings. and Switzerland Counties
All streams in these counties are
very low, and fishing is not so good.
Captain Roll. Washington County
blue river IS muddy, but all other
streams are in fine shape for fish
ing.
Warden Roth-Shafer and Free
man lakes are clear. The Tlppe-
canoe river Is low and clear. Blue
gills are biting at Gano's on Monon
creek, at Lake Shafer. Some fine
catches of silver bass and crappie
also have been made at Shafer.
Warden Morgan reports the
streams Of Vigo, Parke and Vermil-
lion counties are very low and fish
ing poor.
Warden Anderson, Clinton and
Boone Eagle creek very
low and the fish are not biting.
Sugar and Fillmore creeks are in
good condition. Some fine strings
of bass have been taken from gravel
pits in the last few days.
Warden Merideth. Warren, Foun-
tain and Montgomery COunties-All
streams in this locality are very low
and clear, and the fishing is poor.
Warden Lacey, Decatur and Rush
Counties-Blue river. Flat Rock,
ClEfty creek, Sand creek, Muscata-
tuck, Lake Mccoy, Aliens lake and
the Big Four reservoir all clear.
Warden Eaton, KOsciuskO County
All. lakes and streams in this terri
tory in better shape since the rain.
Bass and blue gill are biting fine at
Big Chapman lake. A few large
bass also were caught at Pike and
WawaSee lakes. The catfish afford
great sport in the evenings at the
channel, Wawasee lake.
The Graphic soon will be biting at
WnOna lake.
Warden Cassidy, Shelby and Han
cock Counties-A1 streams in fine
shape and bass and red-eared sun
fish are biting fine.
Warden Hanlin. Jay, Wells, Black
ford, and Adams Counties-AIl
streams are very low. Some catfish
and other coarse fish are being ia
ken. but few bass.
Warden Bennett, Martin and Da-
viess Counties-Both forks of White
river very low, but the drought was
broken with a rain on Sept. IL. No
fish have been reported caught dur
ing the last week.
Wardens Walker and Bartock,
Porter County - Wauhob. Long,
Mink. Spectacle, Wolf. and George
lakes high and clear. Fish are bit
ing at Cedar lake.
The latest report from owen Park
and Cataract falls state the fish
are biting fine. Some nice catches
of bass are being made at Owen
pafk. while the channel catfish are
drawing the attention of the anglers
at both the lower and upper falls
at Cataract.
Esbury Park lake. near Morris
town, also reports some nice catches
of -bluegil. An angler from The
Times. fishing at this spot. caught
a fsh that the natives called a jack
salmon. Now will some of you fish
eraen help us out, and tell us what
a ack salmon is?
The fishermen still are playing
the. canal each evening. and reports
state that some fine channel catfish
are being taken