The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-10
Let's Go Fishing
FISHING Grand;
THAT'S IF YOU
CAN TAKE IT
Lefty Says It's Going to
Be Mighty Nice and
'C-o-I-d,' Too.
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BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor

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Reports OF good fishing from all
sections Of the state will make the
dyed-in-the-woo fishermen peeved
because old man winter dropped in
on him so soon. OF course, if you
can take it the fish Will bite, but If
the weather man keeps the frost
turned on it will be plenty
c-o-o-o-l-l-d-d
A letter from Ed ShOrtridge says
that the fish are biting fine on
Mil Creek at owen Park now. and
some dandy strings have been taken
in the last week. This is one spot
where you can get in a little fish
ing. and also catch some heat, as
the fishing near the warm cottage
Is good.
Quail hunting season, opening to-
day and the rabbit season tomor-
row. should make this place even
more desirable, as Saturday could
be spent among the hills. Here is
the report as received from the
Wardens:
Warden Havel, Jasper and New
ton counties - The streams and
lakes are quite clear and low, fish
ing in the Kankakee and Iroquois
rivers has not been so good. Many
wild ducks have been taken by
hunters in these two counties,
since the season opened.
Blue Gill Are Biting
Warden DoWney st. Joseph and
Flkhart Counties Rivers and creeks
are clear. Pickerel and crappie have
been biting fine. Blue gill we're Bit
ing during the warm weather last
week
Warden Marksbury, Wayne, Hen
~ and Randolph cOunties-The
streams in this section are fairly full
and a little cloudy.
Warden Grossman, Nobel and De
Kalb Counties Fishing is rather
quiet. a few good catches of blue
gill and pike reported, but the bass
fishing has been poor Lakes and
rivers are clear. and the water is up
some. Plenty duck hunters out the
first few days but they have dropped
of now.
Warden Hanlin Jay, Adams Wells
and Blackford COunties-The rivers
are at a normal stage. but fisher
men have not been out because of
'Athe cold weather. SpOrtSmen report
a good hunting season ahead.
Streams in Fine Shape
Warden White. TippeCanOe-Al
streams in this county are in fine
shape for fishing.
Warden Morgan, Terre Haute-
Big and Little RaccOon, Big and
Little Vermiion. Sugar, Brulette
and Walton creeks, the Greenfield
bayou an 9TH Waebash river are all
clear and in good shape for fish
ing.
Warden Bennett. Daviess and
Martin COunties-The east and west /
fork of White river are exceeding
ly low and clear. Some catfish and .
white perch have been taken during .
the last week Blue gill and crap
pie have been biting fine in Prairie .
and First creeks. Some fishermen .
out every day.
Warden Lacey, Rush and Decatur :
COuntieS-Big and Little Flatrocl; .
and Clifty creeks are a little cloudy F.
Big -Four reservoir. Aliens and Nc
Coy's lake are clear and low. Bluo
and the Muscatatuck rivers ar
muddy
Big Blue River Clear
Warden Ketchen Crawford euG
Harrison Counties - Fish bein-
caught Buck and Indian creek
are clear Big Blue river is clea
Little Blue is clear above and milky
below. Creeks in Perry county also
are clear.
Warden Pritchett. Gibson and
Pike Counties White river is low
and the fishing is very good; the
same conditions prevail in the Wa
bash river. but the Patoka is up a
little and very muddy.
officials of the fish and game di-
vision of the conservation depart
nent are elated over a catch OF
what the people of Ripley county
call a "tWo-legged skunk" For sew
eral years two game hogs have been
making business of trapping and
selling quail to buyers in Cincinnati.
indianapolis and Newport.
Their method of taking the birds
was to go out at night with dogs. /
dashlight and nets when the dogs
would point the covey. They would .
put the flashhght on the birds and
then cover them with the net. War .
denS Herbert Weber and Carl Elliot. /
decided that things had gone far
enough and they started to trail the
suspected men.
> Night after night the culprits
evaded them. however. until early
this week, when they were taken
Eedhanded.
When they were taken to court
tfleir guilt was clearly established. (
and the Judge did not stop until he
reached the limit
During the first week in Novem-
Der wardens over the state obtained
a total Of fifty convictions for taking
quail. rabbit and fur out of season. (
This total does not include technical
violations.
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