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Paf 6-Th Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, N. C., Thursday, Marc lfc 1973 Wildlife "Afield CoastiEine BY JIM DEAN Many bass fishermen make a BYJIMJYLE?, ' ; . ' N.C. Dept.fCornmnFUienet 'y, V -The new law enforcement pffiper for. N.C", . V marine fisheries was on tte jolt only a week when he had the chance bis mistake everv serine bv 'o make his first case. : ' , - ' - waiting until mid-April to begin Fisheries inspectors had been trying for same time to their bass fishing. The month of catch a man selling oysters ' without a dealer's license. ; .March is. one of the best bass- Because Gary Harris was new to the coast the man made busting months in the year. In m, mistake of sellinir him A-ttel: V. i ;t.-V"V ' ;-fact, it may well be the best . time.of the year to tangle with a jreally big fish. Throughout this past winter, I have been fishing some' ; medium-sized lakes in the mid 1 section of the state. During January and February, most of ; the fish caught were chain ;" pickerel, or jacks, as many ; people call them. But almost - -every trip yielded at least one or ; two bass. ' ' Late in February, the bass - finally begin to outnumber the pickerel, and some of them :. VWere not bad. One, in fact, was a three-and-a-half pounder that : took a streamer fly fished on a flyrod. Of course, fly rods are ; not (he best tool for winter bass, ; but if bass will take streamers. they'll take plugs. During February and early March, my angling companions " and I have not been skunked a t single time, and our largest : bass tipped the scales at five : pounds. During the remainder ; of March, we'll do even better. ; Several years ago. while I ; was working as outdoor editor ; for a Piedmont newspaper, I - kept a casual record of all the big bass over six pounds that - were brought in for pictures. I The results were surprising. " Despite the fact that there were : very few fishermen on the ; water, most of the really big ; fish eight pounds and up ; were caught in March and early ; April. The catch slacked off in May and June, but was still -' good. The next best time for ' lunkers proved to be in late summer the traditional dog flays. Fall was the least suc Ttessful time to hang a lunker ' larffpmnnth n finriincf that seems to fly in the face of what I've always been told. I think I know why the dog days proved good. Often, the big bass are schooled in deep water, Garv. 24. moved from Webane. Alamance County, to , Wilmington and became an Inspector February 1. Fresh . from the Piedmont,' he has Md to learn the easy things, such as differences between clams and oysters, and is in the process of learning things 1nt laktf time, such as how to navigate a boat in shallow, tidal creeks. He finds the work exciting, a complete change, of 'pace. v :. The marine fisheries division began statewide recruiting for new inspectors in 196L According to the chief of law enforcement men from Inland counties havedeveloped into inspectors as good as those recuited along the coast.- Gary will be assigned soon to patrol New Hanover County by himself. Presently, he and his teacher, inspector Ben jamin Rivenbark, Wilmington,-work New Hanover and Pender Counties. The rwq men will work together until the recruit is ready to-do jt ajone. ; Fisheries law enforcement is a lot of looking. Looking from auto and boat the .two men coyer many miles in a day. Besides enforcing coastal fishing regulations, they have responsibility to see that the State dredge and fill permit system for shoreline devejoment is followed. Inspectors also watch over some phases of selling and transporting seafood. , -vj -V.' . . " Recruit and teacher were driving recently a rough'New Hanover road parallel to. polluted water closed to shellfishing. The sandy road weaved in and out of woods and there were mud-holes from ralns.'The veteran, much to his chagrin, stuck the car in nlj pf them. Gary got out to help dig the car free, and as he 'pulled his brand new hip boots from the trunk he commented, '.'The first time I get to wear these hip boots is to dig a car out pf a ditch in the Woods." shallows, particularly.. daring-i; ' mid-afternoon on surmy day. I have found big fish in-water lhat4?'',' u i i.. . iiiTi.l "?:-.- wuuiu uaieiy cover weir pacKi.. Although later in the season' bass are often found along deep banks, in March they seem io t like the shallow banks anoVt coves where they "sunbathe"' . ' and prowl for "passing bait, y, Your choice of JUrerisiateo' important. Plastic Worm hare ' Race Coming Up .? v- v - " . r" ' ' i ' , bv ; . : Anx;. - vr. i,'w"T'" wMwUw&ir ".x"', '-. . - li 'LnhI l'ti.k' v'.V Horse Club Elects Officer Perquimans Horse and Pony Club held their business meeting to elect officers for 1973. Elected were President, Ed Nixon; Vice President, Erie Haste, Jr.; Secretary, Thelma Rogerson; and Treasurer, Lib Thach. Other important positions and committees were elected. - The club planned their first show for the year Sunday , April 1, 1973 at 1:30 p.m. GRADUATES GREAT LAKES, ILL. -Navy Seaman Recruit Raymond H. Cartwright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Cartwright of Rt. 3, Hertford, graduated from recruit training al the Naval Training Center here. : Hunt ; Changes Proposed Tar Heel hunters Hl Jiave chance to comment, dn aTserit , of changes propose! for. th! 1973-74 hunting regulations i April. The North Carain Wildlife Resources CommisSio has set up nine public hear jnp ' 'across the state "where ' th' : proposals will be aired.': I The proposed changes MU b' publicized late in March, afte the Wildlife Commission-! ha decided which ones (o-preser for consideration i"lat,th! hearings. vl-u "We hope that hunters wif look for these proposals in thei ..newspapers, and then plan t attend the hearing nearest then so that we can hear what thel think of the suggestej changes ' WAITING FOR FINE WEATHER Boats, as well as people, arewaiting for. warm weather and clear skies Jo gel back- , into boating, on beautiful; Perquimans River. The fog and,rteae .of' e lasf- week, made one think they were living in London, England. Weathermen promises dearer skies and wanner temperatures fat the remaining week. (Staff Photo By Francine Sawyer Being a is never worked well for me early ; MARTINSVILLE in the season. Instead, I prefer a -, NASCAR track champion shallow-running.'-minflqw'K- Suite anhonor but even one wiui imitation, preferabfy one litest, "Such an impressiye' record floating-diving types.; My v' likely won't attract loo much friends and I have als had aiieniioti prior to the $41,000 excellent luck using spinners ntwwnbd 500 Classic on Sundav. and once they are located, it is and vibration lures such -& uw Mah i- 25 at Martinsville juaiuic iu mane a guuu cait'n. : TYr4'v'. ipeeuHay. as tor tne tail tisnmg, i suspect u iy spsjU9j,wn'mr& that it has always been over rated. Anyway, the point of all this is that for the next month or so, the odds say that you have your best chance of getting a "wall" fish. It has been my experience jthat early season bass fishing 'requires some special technique. Many bass are not as you might expect in deep holes. Instead, some run out of the cold water into the warmer winter and early sp.bajKrWt-C, 33 track champions shallow waters will. eyeliiCVV iiheentry.lisl'and a driver surface lure. , i If-miwrt has to be at 'least a state The only problem, ifindeedtt- hampton to draw even an m is one, is the weather's .afld.fMeregied glance from the fans, muddy water. I dont like fish - - there are seven of them when it is really cold, but there. , mipr m ih mnm.i ata nluntv nf Antra Ih. .. ' . ... temperature no vers w wtgfft 50's and 60's during MarQh,- ao4 some davs are even-hot. Sonna . rains create muddy watw irtT"! many lanes ana domsj. unless the water. is -sp tfifiiyj that your line leaves, "traclfe?1 you should be able to catch fih ' "--1 f j 1 1 i : t3 : HOUSE' PAINT-' HIGH GLOSS ENAKEUZED . - M Benjamin paints I The selection of the right paint for the outsjde of f your home is as important as the pride you take in '$ the decorating scheme of your living room. 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