The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-25
Let's Go Fishing
FISHING POOR
FOR WEEKEND,
WARDENS SAY
Gloomy Reports Received
on Condition Of State
Lakes and Rivers.
BY LEFTY LIE
Time, Fishing Editor

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An angler VIII have 70 BE- an op-
tmst Il he wants 70 FISH his favor
re- SPOT over the weekend a. the
ely report Of the game vardens
with the exception Of few spots
in the southern part Of the state.
are very far from what the angler
wants Bu' mere goes. Just as re-
ca.v,d
Warden GrOSsman noble and De
KalD Coun'ics-The FISH are not
biting s. Joe and Elkhart rivers
arc very low The St Joe also is verv
muddy Lakes in this region are
vert low and plenty Of rain is need
I'd 70 BRING them 70 normal Spur
rel hunting also very poor
Warden Hagel Jasper and New
ton Counties Streams are low and
not many FISH being caught SOUR
rel plentiful n this region.
Warden Eaton. Kosciusko County
Wawasee In wonderful shape
Some fine strings of bass and blue
giil taken during the week The
FISH are not biting 50 well on the
smaller lakes.
Warden Roth. White County
Lakes Shafer and Freeman are clear.
but ne fishing is not good, although
few were taken during the week
Tippccanoe river is below normal
Warden Perlcv Pulaski and Full
ton Counties TlppecanOe river clear
as crystal Some bluegill Were
taken from Nyona and Bruce lakes
during the week
Warden Weser Cas- and Miami
Counties Wabash and Eel river low
and clear
Warden Hanhn. Adams. jay and
BlaCkford Counties Upper Sala-
monte Wabash and 81 Mary river
al normal stage Banks clear and
dry and fine for camping. a few
bass a.e being taken and other fish
are biting fairly we'll
Warden White. Tippecanoe and
Upton Counties All streams IN
these counties. low and clear Some
fine catches of small mouth bass re-
ported during the week running
from one and one-half to four
pounds
Warden Merideth. Warren. Foun-
tain and Montgomery Counties All
streams in this territory low and
clear and the fish are not biting
Wardens Anderson and Marks
bury Wayne Henry and Randolph
Counues-Stream' S are very low and
cloudy
Warden Stone Monroe and
Greene Counties All streams low
and murky White river and the
waterworks lake at Blooming on in
fair shape
Warden Ketchem. Floyd, Harri-
son and Crawford Counties - Blue
river clear two miles above mouth.
Indian and Buck creeks are milky.
Some fishing. but very few fish are
being taken.
Warden Cassidy. Shelby and Han
cock Counties If weather condi-
tons remain favorable. all streams
in tins territory VIII be in fine shape
for fishing over the weekend.
Here We have the good news from
Warden Bennett. Martin and Da-
vieS Counties This has been one
tig week Tor the fishermen on
White river The river was falling
and the fishing was great with re-
ports OF catfish being caught all
along The river one catfish taken
weighed siXty-two pounds Catches
Of these fish from fifteen to fifty
pounds were common.
Warden Lacey Decatur and Rush
Counties All streams clear and low.
Lakes Mccoy and Allen also clear.
Big Four Lake is very bad. owing 10
the sewage being dumped into head
waters of the lake
Captain John T Roll reports that
ell streams IN Washington county.
with the exception OF the Mus
catatuck. are in fine shape for fish
ING The fishing in the MuScatatuCS
Is ruined because of pollution.
Bob Pence the boy who gets them
al Webster Lake, tells us that the
perch are hitting small minnowS
The angler can have all the fun ne
wants with doghSh on this lake
also I; certainly IS a shame that
dOgtiSh are not good for food. for
the greatest sport the writer ever