Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
Game And Fish News

Stormy weather has slowed up
salt water fishing this week. 1t is
well to keep one eye ON the weather
while fishing. Squalls coming up in
matter of minutes can be hazard
Gus in the Delaware River and Bay.
Trout are biting at the Coral
Beds, Slaughter Beach. Snapper
blues are plentiful off the Fenwick
| Island shoals--parties are averag-
ing IT'S to 200 blues.
Parties fishing Indian River Bay
near Massey's Landing are landing
nice catches of two to three pound
founder. Rock and founder are bit
ing at Roosevelt Inlet.
A 10 pound bass was reported
caught in Prime Hook Greek. Bass
fishing has been exceptionally good
in most Delaware ponds due to
cloudy and cool weather this week.
Fishermen are having much great
er luck with surface lures than
they would ordinarily have at this
time of year.
Here are a few pointers for the
bass fisherman who is preparing
his catch for the frying pan.
The first step i'm cleaning a bass
is to cut the fish up the underside
and remove the entrails. Remove
the dark band of blood along the
backbone by scraping loose with
your thumbnail or knife. Now wash
the fish thoroughly.
To skin the fish make a cut
around the head just through the
skin and from the head to the tail
along the back. This latter allows
you to skin half the fish at a time
With pair of pliers slowly pull
the skin towards the tail.
Some anglers prefer to leave the
skin on and simply scale the fish.
When the fish has been skinned,
cut off the head and tail If the
| fish is to be left whole, remove the
dorsal fin by Sitting along either
side of it, then lifting it out.
Bass or comparable fish are us
ually split or filleted. For this a
sharp knife is a necessity. Lay the
fish on a board and begin by MAX
ing cut by the tail and working
forward ON the fish, being careful
! to keep the blade close to the back
bone to avoid leaving too much
meat ON the bones. When the ribs
are reached cut down from the
back, again keeping the knife close
to the bones. When one side is re
moved turn ,uhe fish over and do the
other side the same way. For bone
less fillets you should work your
knife carefully over the ribs, leav-
ing them attached to the backbone
One other method is to cut out the
rib section entirely, leaving only
the meaty back section above it.
This latter method is somewhat
wasteful.
The July issue of Field and
Stream" carried a most timely and
significant article by Harold Titus.
It's title is Lets Take The Out
doors Out >of Politics" In it, Mr..
Titus summarizes the combined
thinking of 18 national conservation
agencies and comes up with a
sound long-range conservation pro-
81 LlC Sc-1AS upO1l LlAC FOCl1Ao pun
lie to demand that every candidate
for political office declare himself
on conservation matters.
. The seven major points of the
program in which there is broad
general concurrence by the impor-
tant. national conservation groups
are these:
1. Integrity of public lands (No
special privilege).
2. Establishment of long-range
policies now, regardless of party.
8. Conservation administration
based on the greatest good for all.
A. Make the greatest use of rain
| fall.
5. ReSearch-and more research
| 6. Save the good wetlands.
| z. Set up an expert board of re-
view.