Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-18
THE FISHING SEASON.
Not Many Shores on the Potomac VIII BE Oc-
cupied This Year

cupted This Year.
Judging from present indications not many
of the fishing shores along the Potomac will be
fshed this season. Several shipments of her.
ring have been received, but no shad have yet
arrived. The fishermen are anticipating a
good season this summer, but stake and trap
nets will be depended upon for large part OF
the supply. The renting of fish wharf rights is
generally considered the opening Of the season.
The wharf privileges will be sold at auction
next week. The law relating to the fish
privileges provides that the Commissioners
shall on or about the 18th Of February in
every year. after having given notice by ten
days advertisement and also by hand bill
posted in the several city markets, to offer at
public sale to the highest bidder for term not
exceeding one year, at the fish market, in
Center Market space, all the rights and
privileges granted or allowed by the laws to es-
tablish wharves or docks for the landing, clean
ing and sale OF fish,"
WHEN THE WORK WILL BEGIN.
After the auction sale next week the fisher
men will begin their work for the season in
earnest and the regular seine hauling will
begin before the middle Of next month. The
winter seines have been operated almost with
out interruption this winter, but they catch
mostly catfish. cells and yellow pike. About
shores operated along the Virginia and twenty
or more on the Maryland side Of the river.
Owing TO the scarcity of fish and the high
rents, says Inspector Harris, who has a
thorough knowledge of tho marine business on
the Potomac most Of the shores have been
abandoned, but the river is filled with pound
and gill nets.
LANDINGS NOT TO BIZ OCCUPIED.
Fairy Landing, one Of the oldest fishing
shores on the river, will not be fshed this sea-
son. This landing adjoins Mount Vernon and
was considered one of the best shores on either
side Of the river. Monkeys Point which is on
the Maryland shore, about fifteen miles from
this city, will not be fished this season unless it
is occupied by the United States fish commis-
sion, as the shore at Fort Washington will have
TO be abandoned, owing to the construction of
wharf in the berth where the seine was
landed. White House, on the Virginia shore,
and Greenway and Parnum Key Point, on the
Maryland side, nave not yet been rented and
the probabilities are that they will not be OPP
Grated this season.
WHERE FISHING WILL BE DONE.
Chapman's Point, adjoining Glymont, on the
Maryland shore, will be fished. This shore
makes three hauls on the ebb tide and some
times one on the flood tide.
MIR. VIM. Neitzey will probably fish Stoney
Point, which is about twenty-five miles below
the city, on the Virginia shore. He uses 600
fathoms OF seine, employs about eighty men
and operates the seine by steam power, and
one haul is made on the ebb tide Freestone
Point. which is just below Stoney Point. will
probably be occupied by trap meters. Clifton
fishery, on the Virginia shore, about forty
miles from here, will be fished by Mr.. Walter
with about 500 fathoms of Seine and fifty men.
The Gums fishery, about five miles further
down. has not yet been rented. One thousand
fathoms of seine are used at this shore, and
GIL " mo lly -a1 TO- tat
Windmill Point. which is five miles below the
Clifton fisheries, will be operated by Messrs. Il.
A. Golden and Ewing. who will use 1000 faith
oms Of seine and employ sixty men.