Evening star., 1933-03-26

a member of the Commission Of Game
and Inland Fisheries Of Virginia, in
forms me that at a meeting Of the
commission, held recently at Rich
mond, the law was changed from April
to April IS.
ON April the trout season will open
~ in Maryland and continue until
June 30, the same as in past years.
We learn that Maryland trout streams
have been well stocked with legal-size
trout, 7 inches in length. The closest
trout streams in Maryland are located
the other side of Frederick For these the
daily bag limit is 10 trout. West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania open their sea-
son on brook and rainbow trout on
April Is and close on July 81.
Now that the fishing season is almost
at hand and the sports goods stores
displaying the latest equipment in
tackle, both for fresh and salt water,
at greatly reduced prices, Rod and
Stream has been giving great deal of
thought to the prices to be chared by
the boatmen in Chesapeake Bay, the
Patuzent and the Potomac Rivers. Ten
and Is per cent reduction in the
salaries Of the average wage Garner have
been taken with smile and the
thought that it is forerunner Of better
times to come. What We want to know
is. will this condition of affairs be
taken into consideration by the men
who cater to the wants of the anglers
the boatmen?
DOD AND STREAM is in receipt of a
N letter from Judge Snow, in part,
as follows:
Nov that young mans fancy be-
gins to turn to thoughts of fish, and
with the money stringency, in spite Of
the wonderful doings of my good Demo-
cratic President. the thought comes
that maybe We had better start some
sort of campaign with regard to getting
the boatmen to reduce their charges.
"As you know the Wachapreague men
have a basic charge of Sc per day for
one passenger and an additional charge
of 81 dollar per man. This was in
times when money was plentiful. 1t
could profit by charging a base fee of
SIS per day for the coming season, with
a 81 charge for each man in addition
to one.
This may seem a rather sharp re-
duction from $40 per day which they
have been charging, but as We both
know, each party will comprise from
three men up, and in the final analysis
the actual loss in receipts fer the boat
men will be small. From the stand
point of the men who go fishing it will
be rather pleasing to have a definite
charge and will, believe, meet with
the general approval Of those with
whom I am acquainted"
Rod and Stream would like to hear
from the boatmen on the subject We
are firmly of the opinion that reduc-
ton in the prices to be charged for
taking out fishing party would mean
great increase in their business.
FOLLOWING are the Virginia streams
l. closest to Washington which have
b:en stocked with legal size brook
trout by the Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries of that State:
Shenandoah County - Big Stoney
Creek. Cedar Greek, Laurel Creek Little
Stoney Cresk, Mill Greek, Paddy Run
Greek and Passage Creek
Rockingham County - Beaver Creek
Blacks Run Greek, Boones Run Greek,
Briarey Branch, Fulks Run, Messy
Creek. North River. One Mile Run
Greek, Silver Lake, Smith Greek, Spring
Greek, Stoney Greek, Two Mile Run
Greek.
Highland County Back Greek. Bull
Pasture Run. Grab Run Creek, Davis
Run Greek, FluShes Spring Greek, Hiver
spring Greek, jackson River, Lockridge
Run Greek, Mcclure Mill Greek, South
Branch, Potomac, and spring at Poe
Hill.
Madison County-Robison River.
Page County-Cob Run and Passage
Creek
Frederick County-Back Greek, Cedar
Creek and tributaries.
Allegheny Countrywide Luck Branch,
Mill Run Greek, North Branch, Simp-
sons Creek, Smith Greek, Shaws Run
Creek and Wilson Greek.
Roanoke County Back Greek, Big
Laurel Greek. Bottoms Greek, Laurel
Greek, Mill Greek, Pickles Branch, Trout
Run Greek, South Fork, Roanoke River
and Upper Bottom Creek.