The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-31
PR The t".Il Wing.
An ElktOnian at Norfolk and Old Point
Comfort.

While the editor of TIE Wig was enjoy
Jag blue fish OF the coast of New England,
another fisherman set his face southwark,
to enjoy the sea air and bathing and the
splendid pan fishing in the neighborhood
Of Cape Henry, Old Point Comfort, and
the Rip Raps. \ delightful ride down the
Chesapeake was had on one Of the maguIii-
cent steamers Of the Old Bay Line piyin.
between Norfolk aud Baltimore, where the
accommodation and fare are not surpassed
but by few hotels OF the country. Leaving
Canton at r. NJ, you pass down the whole
length of that splendid sheet of water
known as the Chesapeake bay, and which
would be called in Europe sea, until you
sight Cape Henry light ahead and Cape
Charles on your port bow, pass the Horse
Shoe, and haul up To the westward, and at
: \. VI. you are ut the wharf ut Fortress
Monroe, the popular Southern resort, where
the uygea Hotel affords accommodations
for 500 permanent guests and 900 daily
visitors, who sport in the sea- fish and crab.
and IN the evening trip the light fantastic
toe IN one of the largest and most delight
full dancing PavI!Inns III the country To the
strains Of some stirring music. During the
months of August and September the sport
of fishing can be enjoyed to the hearts con
tent. Sleeps head, hog fish the He Plus
ultra OF other pan fish, spot, salt water
tailorS, round heads and spotted trout are
caught in abundance. At Old Point Com
fort, the lover of the sport will always find
au accommodating darkry with safe, swift
sailing boat, well stocked with fishing tackle
of all kinds, with bait, consisting of soft
crabs, pealers and clam, who. for mod
crate sum, will give you Jolly sail Ia the
fishing grounds were any of the above
named fish may be caught as fast as the
line can be paid ont, and as the depth Of
water varies from fifteen to twenty five feet,
one has all the sport he needs.
All along the shores opposite the fishing
grounds, at high water, men are engaged
hauling Seines, catching at each haul hun
dreds of bushels of fish, principally the
spot very superior pan fish, and not sur
passed, except 10y the hog fish , which are
hauled 10y cart loads To the MAJ kets of Nor
folk and Portsmouth, where they are sold
at from five to twelve cents per dozen, &C
cording To size, and making the hearts of
the poor glad 10y their ABUNDANCE
Along the southern coast and in the salt
water bays are millions of fish known rs
the "alc wife. So plentifully are they
that some enterprIsing I" Yankees" have
cstablisheda lookout aud facilities for catch
ing them and pressing the oil aud grinding
the bones and substance left after the oil is
all extracted from tie fish, To be used for
fertiiiLIng purposes, laid to be equal, If not
superior, 10 the Pc. vivian guano for corn
lands
The ale wives are fish more bony than
the herring and feed upon the surface of
the water i'll schools, sometimes miles in
extent, and have always been considered a
nuisance to the seine haulers, but now are
utilized to enrich the exhausted lands of
lower Virginia.
Any one wishing to enjoy a weeks sport
cannot do better than try the fishing shores
extending from Cape Henry to Sawall's
Point, making their headquarters ~ Ocean
View, a cosy little hotel. mn. miles from
Norfolk and directly opposite Old Point
Comfort. l..