Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-15
The Potomac Fisheries.
PROSPECTS OF GOOD sEAsoN-GETrING READ
FOR WORK.

The Potomac Fisheries.
PROSPECTS, OF GOOD sEASON-GETrING READY
FOR WORK.
The indications about the river front are
that the fishing business is to be opened early
and pursued With vigor. Already the fisher
men are On the alert and are preparing their
seines and nets. and the Impressions seem to be
general that the season VIII be good one.
Yesterday three fine shad was sent up the river
and about 500 behring's are arriving daily at the
fish wharf. These latter are very large and
ton, inspector of marine products. states thai
ne never saw finer specimens OF herring than
the few arriving now from the lower river.
GIVING THR FISH CHANCE.
The fishermen all seem disposed to use
shorter seines than heretofore and not to overdo
this business, in order to give the fish plenty of
chance to spawn. Messrs. osborn tS Co. are
already located at Windmill Point at Potomac
Creek, Va, and are now sending up some fine
perch. They have perfect little layout In the
way Of seines and apparatus needed for the
work.
Jerry Raub. owner of the Gum landing at
Aqua creek, Va, is also at work, and sending
up daily white perch and catTian: Mr.. Raub
believes In short nets, and is willing to share
the pfohtS as well as the sports with others in
tie same business.
Mr. VIM. Waller has Clifton landing, Va,
and is preparing his outfit for going TO work
VIM. Cunningham IL Co. will occupy Budd'S
Ferry, Nd. and win be at work In few days
MessIs VIM knight 4 co. Will Dish this year
Landing. Mr.. Knight was formerly part
ner OF the late Capt. John Gibson, the old
veteran fisherman. and no one On The river has
a more practical knowledge of the business He
is the oW ner OF the Ferry Landing estate. and
was the only fisherman on the river last year
who made the business paying one.
TIE SEINE USED
at Stony Point is the longest one on the river.
and is drawn and worked by stationary steam
engines On the shore. The river at this land.
ing is very wide. with bottom admirably
adapted for the seine, which is usually i've
miles In length, and at one tine one seven miles
In length was used. High Point was formerly
one one OF the best landings On The river, but OF
late ears has been Improbable. Neither of
THESE landings was fshed last year.
Chapmans Point and Monkeys Point, both In
Maryland, will be fshed this year by Mr. Jas.
Skidmore, also an old fisherman. He is now
preparing his paraphernalia and selecting his
crew. and In few days Will be at work. Mr.
SE1dmore has *been In our market for many
years and generally has great variety OF fish
from all parts OF the country.
pamunky Point, Md, is engaged by Mr.. VIM.
Elliott. This has In years past been celebrated
for Its marine productions, but latterly has
not yielded so we'll. Gut landing, near the for
mer, Will also be fished by Mr.. Elliott, and the
TWO combined will keep his force employed
Greenway landing, Md, a small shore which
has not been fshed for the past two years to
much extent, Is TO be nshed this year by Mr.
James Smith, who has all outfit nearly ready
TO put into operation.
The. White House landing, Va, which has
laid almost abandoned for several years, has
been rented by Messrs. Henry Knight & Co.,
who are preparing to go down with picked
crew.
Bryant's Point will, as usual, be hshed by
Capt. conrad Faunce, an old veteran In this
service, who has one OF the best oGtfitS on tue
river
NO sEINEs WILL Be HAULED
this season at the landing on the south end OF
the Long bridge, but Mr.. VIM. E. Stewart Will
occupy the place With his trap nets. Mr.. Stew
art Is also one of the best posted men In fishing
and cunning, ana has spent the greater part
or his LIE On and about the Potomac and Ches-
apeake waters. He Will receive On consign-
ment all the fish sent up oy MessrS. William
Knight 6 CO. and Henry Knight q co.
Mr.. Ben. Summers has rented the three shores
on the District shore above Georgetown. and
Will use short seine5.
POUND AND GILL NETS.
Besides those above named large number
OF pound and gill net. fishermen Will be at
work, their nets stretching from the WIcomico
river to Masons Island, on both sides of the
river, distance OF at least ninety miles, 1t is
to ne hoped that the greed for making money
viii not result in another clearing ouG OF the
fish in the Potomac
The health officer In his annual report of
this year, alludes to the exertons made the
year previous in behalf OF the Potomac FISH
cries, and states that the subject was carried
before Congress, which secured the passage of
bill designed
TO REMEDY OVERSEEING
In this river. That law went into effect In
May last and was vigorously prosecuted by the
police authorities under direction OF Major
Brock. The good results from &c Will 10 the
course OF few years be apparent, and no
doubt thousands upon thousands of young
Shad and herring were saved from destruction
The clause In this act providing for a closed
season from shutdown Saturday nights to mid
night Sunday OF each week, will be productive
OF great good In allowing the fish an opportu-
nifty to reach the higher spawning grounls
during the season. This regulation viii be en-
forced again this season by the police authorl-
ties.
THE FISH PRODUCT LAST YEAR.
The RECORDS In the health Office shows the
number OF fish brought to the wharves In this
city last year as follows Shad, 8, l6G, 5s1; her
ring, 2s,956 III; taylors, SS9,S punches small
nsh, 3,ls4,o3S, and sturgeon. 1915.
Straw (srOxVI.
Editor Sdr:-Let us growl about the street l
car straw once more for It's nuisance la
every sense. To tramp through coarse straw.
and have 1t follow one into the street. or as
1t often does, trip one as they are leaving the
car, is very annoying. The odOr is often dis
gustirg, and we hope the managers Of the
street cars will conclude to dispense with this
straw business some time before next july
straw is very good for bedding down cattle, but
decidedly fpappr0nrjata for noe In Ctrept