Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-02-26 | Page 7 | Makes Remarkable Haul

REMARKABLE HAUL I Illinois Ii Fisherman lila id-lila n 11 Lands lOll Pounds lit lit- One In-One One na flay Day Ill Feb 2 25 The Thc The officers officers of of- of or the Illinois fi fish h commission have ha been receiving recel reports of the re remarkable IC ic- catches of carp being made ma e eIn In the Mississippi l river 11 of or late Near Red RedIn In Wing Ing this week a fisherman caught poun pounds s In his nets Some of the fish weighed thirty pounds each the great reat size attracting much att attention The fhe fisherman VaI David Da Va- Da- Da I vid tid was offered I 1 1 cents per pound for his catch an and the sum um was accepted The Thc buyer huyet made mn l Oit out a a. check for fOl oi OO This is s thought ht Inbe tobe to In tobe be the mo most L profitable haul of fish over ever made in a single day from the I Illinois or Mississippi rivets rivers The rhe net In which this gigantic Ig catch was landed was feet In length It cost the buyer additional to box hox up the fIsh and get et them to the New Nev NewYork W York market but the profits were werl large lan lanas as I G Ii to 7 j cc cents nt-l nt per pel pound were realized so o greAt Is the demand for fresh Cresh water fish In lii the east enst It Il has been but hut a few years since German carp were Intro Introduced into the Illinois mill and Mississippi rivers ri an and before experience ex ex- proved pro to the contrary It was believed that this species would woul b bery be bevery bevery very ery d desirable It has now no been demonstrated that carp is ruinous to game same fi fish h and since this fact has been reco recognized the Illi Illinois ibis nois fish commission inn an and sportsmen J generally have ha been waging war upon the species Despite this fact the carp have thrived and Increased ed until now dominate the rivers ers The they the professional pro pro- fishermen of the state tate will now turn their attentions to the Mississippi Mis lIs- lIs since ince the reports of ot such profitable profitable prof prof- hauls have hav been mode made and anti the Illinois river ma may be given Iven a n rest for fot fora fota a time It Is hoped lJ by the thA anglers of or orthe the state that the professional lonal men will till be able to 10 keep keel down own the number of carp and give ghe the game rame ish fish isha a chance to increase