The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-05

~ ling luck in the past week. Too
cold up north and too wet down
south. according to the wardens.
Catfish, sucker and crappie fish
ermen have been doing pretty we'll
but the bass are still chilly. But If
the sun stays out this weekend
should change all that.
Here's what the wardens say:
Wayne and Henry county streams
are clear but fish are not biting,
reports Warden Marksbury.
Madison and Hancock streams
muddy, says Warden Brown.
All streams clear in Delaware
and Randolph except the Missisin-
newa, which is roily, writes Warden
Imhoff. Few if any decent catches
to report.
At Franklin, Warden Mitchell re-
ports East Fork whitewater clear
West Fork roily, Salt Creek clear.
Fishing fair.
The Wabash and otter Greek
muddy. little fishing in Vigo and
Clay, writes Warden Morgan.
Decatur and Rush-Big and Lit
tie F1atrock, Aliens Lake, Lake Nc
Coy are all milky. reports Warden
Lacey. Big Four reservoir, Sand
Greek and Muscatatuck are clear.
The Wabash is high in Parke and
Vermillion and plenty of suckers are
being caught on set lines, reports
Warden Havel. Same for Sugar
Greek but some bass have been
taken on live bait, particularly craw-
fish. Big and Little Raccoon and
Vermillion Greek not so clear and
few fish taken there.
Dearborn, Ripley and Ohio
streams are starting to clear up and
should be in shape for the week
end, says Warden Weber. Suckers
biting we'll and so are pass.
Both forks of White River almost
normal and clearing fast in Davies
and Martin, writes Warden Bennett.
Fine catches of catfish, perch, buff
falo and bass reported and checked.
One 80-pound cat reported taken
from the East fork. Smaller streams
low and clear and fishing is good.
All Greene and Owen streams
clearing fast and should be fine
for the weekend, writes Warden
Stone.
Ditto for Shelby and Johnson,
says Warden Casa6y. Nice bass
have been taken from F1atrock and
Big Sugar.
Jennings and Ripley streams
muddy. fishing poor, reports War
den Nesbitt.
Same for Warrick and Spencer,
says warden Phillips.
Vanderburg and PoSey ditto, writes
Warden HirSch.
CrappieS and bluegills are hitting
well on the smaller Sullivan and
Clay streams, reports Warden Bax-
ter.
Porter County-Warden Ober-
meyer reports Flint, Toomis, Mink,
Long and Wanhob Lakes high and
semi-clear. Crooked and Salt Greeks
still partly roily. Kankakee high,
swift and roily. More ducks than
fish.
Freeman and Shafer are clearing
and should be fine for the week
end. writes Warden Roth from White
and Benton. Some crappies taken
Wednesday. Catfish not biting.
CaSs and Miami-Warden Nc
Clean reports Eel River muddy, a
few redeyes biting. Missisinnewa
too muddy, no fishing. Pipe Greek
in fair shape and few small mouth
and redeyes have been caught. Same
for Deer Greek, Twelve Mile and
Rock Greek. Lake Cicott in fine
shape. bass and crappies biting.
LaGfsnge streams clear and about
normal but too cold for good fishing,
writes Warden Vending.
Noble and De Kalb lakes very
high and muddy. says Warden
GrosSman. Elkhart River high but
in good shape, lots of large and
small mouth have been taken. Large
mouth and 'gillS are biting on Syl-
van, Round and Little Long Lakes.
Not many fishermen out in Starke
and Marshall. too cold, writes War
den Sloan. Suckers are biting in
Tippecanoe and Yellow Rivers.
Clinton and Boone streams clear
and in good shape, bass hitting well