The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-18
Let's Go Fishing
WOMAN ENTERS
BASS IN TIMES
ANGLERS MEET
Mrs. .0sterman SideStepS
Husband to Bring In
Three Founder.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times staff Writer

The Let's Go F1SQlug prize DdSS
contest received an added entry
when Mrs. Frank Osterman, 1892
Lake avenue, landed three-pound
one ounce small mouth bass at
Owen Park on Mill creek. This
catch had an amusing angle, as
most catches of the big ones have.
Mr.. Osterman and his fishing buddy
took all of the hardware and the
boat. and went up stream intending
to show the women how it was done.
But Mrs. Osterman had a can OF
night crawlers hid away from them,
and as soon as they rounded the
first bend, she went fishing from
the bank in front of their cottage,
and captured her prize entry in
short order. A ruse led Mr.. Oster-
man to the ice box upon his return
to the cottage without any fish, and
the first thing he spotted was Mr..
Bass.
The writer and Walter Jones and
his family also enjoyed the week.
end at owen park as the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Shortridge. Saturday
night the sport was o. K. but a
storm that was a storm struck, ana
spoiled the fishing for every one
Sunday. The rain did not keep us
from covering the stream by boat,
however, and if their is any stream
in that state that has any better
stretch of bass water, we never have
seen it. Other anglers who shared
the Disappointment of the storm
were Charles ridden, Emil De Ause
and Stanley Steele.
Detective Chief Fred Simon
slipped away Saturday for a few
DAYS of his favorite sport at Lake
Barbee. Reports from this lake say
the fish are biting now, and the
chief should enjoy himself to the
limit.
Walter Roeder and his family re-
turned from Barbee, where they
spent the last two weeks, that gave
them both good bass and blue gill
fishing. Their home was the Diana
cottage at Morgan's inn.
This column received the compn-
ments of several persons for telling
about the pollution of the different
streams of the state. Our telling
about these conditions may help
some, but the real help must come
from you fishermen, who are the vic
tins of this shameful method Of dis
posing of waste matter by different
plants. and towns of the state. The
best method we know of is for you
to join an organization that has
gone on record to fight this condi-
ton, in every part of the state. The
United Sportsmen of Indiana, Inc,
is such an organization, and it really
is making Roadway. Members are
needed, however, as this is the
groups only means of securing the
funds needed to battle this evil sue
cessfully. All officers donate their
services, which means that prac-
tically all of the so cents that it
costs you to join for one year, is
used to stop pollution Now if you
are in favor Of clean streams with
fish in them instead of beautiful
streams that have been turned into
sewers, join and help win this battle,
The indianapolis police depart
ment soon will be numbered among
the best in the country as crack
shots. Members will use the range
of the Indianapolis Rifle and Pisto
Club, in the basement of Tomlin-
son hall, five days each week. Prac-
tice will start today.
FISHERMEN are beginning to re-
allze more than ever that the time
to really catch the fish is late in the
year, when the frost has struck. d
course, it gets mighty chilly on the
water at this time, and one must
dress for the condition regardless OF
how the sun might be shining. The
reward usually is limit catch wher
one does brave the elements.
Have you seen the medals in the
windows of the Em-Roe COMPANY
that The Times will present to the
persons catching the largest bass If
Indiana waters? Here is the way
you enter. Bring the fish to Tht
Times and have it weighed ano
registered. There will be three prizes
in each, the small and large-moutl
divisions, gold, silver and bronze
medal. The medal will tell where
you caught the fish, its weight, date
caught and also will have your name
on the medal.