.Tamalca Hay i? fairly alive with small
orsha. according to *orr>? of the baymon,
and lOi'l promlaoa to be a record yaar for
th?tn. 1"P 'o thla time lhare haa been no
anchor ice anywhcra in the bay and the
likelihood of It noir ha* passed Tha re
sult. ia that all of the young crab* are
fioui iahlr.g, and wh?n the proper season
arrive* they will no 'louht be vary plentl
fitl. R*?l?l?* till*, the Fish Commlaaicn ha"
planted a g?'*' number of yotlftff Chesa
peake May crabs !n .ram*1'a Ray, and they
will thrive th*re. Not In many .ear* have we
had aut-H s? prorriialng loo! in?t *eaaon !n
early March for the cmataceans,
Tha p'.antltit of ?er,? 1".,00<i/n10 totiicod
and ro",ndet fry In tha bay through the
lnfit.?n<9 hi tha fN.-t ?*??< Reach R.>?rd of
Trails ahorlrt also have a beneficial ef
fr t. Tin flounder frr will aural? com*
through. for thla bay offers the beat pos
sible conditions for flounder*, but the torn
cod mush carrj some doubt with It. Many
time* In the paat (treat quantities of tom
I'rt) fry have beer ceposifcd In Jamaica
Hay. but It l a* not alio- n any marked re
sult*. Some fhe or alx year* ago, when
mini, ml'llons of tomrod fry hnd been
planted the pr*vloua year, n catch of three
twncoda '?** made at f?ooar Creek, *r,d It
was looked upon a* ?tull* phenomenal. In
jena of th* north ehore of 1<onf 1*!?nd
bay*. Mich a a Cold Spring Harbor, the tom
coda come !n great school* In th* late fall,
and It la not uncommon for one angler to
fill a large pall with them In ?ti hour or
two
landed ? Rate Ormiper Vear Miami.
