Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03
FINE FISHING THESE DAYS
Many Bass, Rock Fish and
Perch in Susquehanna.
MORE PLENTIFUL THAN FORMERLN
Some Fishermen Now Making
Big Hauls.
Excellent sport From Couowingo TO Peach
Bottom-Trswisrs Having Great Success
2 A. Shure's Landing and Above Port De-
posit-Immense Striped Bass.

Eavrs de Grace, Nd, Aug. 30
Hook-and hne fishing has been uuus-
ualiy successful on the Susquehanna
bay this season. The results have
been good, whether the mode Of fishing
has been with the rod and reel, the
trawliEE line or the hand line.
ALI along the rocky bed of tine Sus-
ouehanna, from Conowingo to Peach
Bottom, amid its gushing falls, whirl-
log eddies and silent pools, the game
black bass has furnished excellent
I sport, and especially can this be said
cvncsrning the fishing in the vicinity
! Of Fite's Eddy, where the click of the
reel of the Philadelphia contingent can
continually be heard, and where large
catches of bass weighing from one to
/. three pounds each is of daily occur
renee
About Snure's Landing and Just
sboye, Port Deposit the trawlers have
had great success Catches of striped
bass have been made that exceeded 200
pounds in single day, somo Of the
fish weighing as much as 20 pounds
Any day in the early part of the sea-
son, when the wind was from the
southwest, dozens of little white sails
might be seen from this city beating
bark and forth across the river, among
the inDumerable rocks and small
islands, and from each of these boats
one OF more travis were trailing.
The fact that rock fish have been
more plentiful hero than for many sum
msrs has msde this sort of fishing
especially successful. The hand line is
not used except for perch fishing at the
head of the bay, and all who have been
INDUCING in this sort of sport report
much success. Many hand line fishers
make their living here during the sum
mer months, and those who understand
the art find it remuneratiye occupa.
tion. This week hand-line fisherman
OF this city caught in two days fishing
two barrelfuls of marketable perch.
To be successful 10 this sort Of fish
ing the locations OF various wrecks Of
vessels and barges must be known, :
knowledge of the different bars must
be had, as well as the best time of tide
for the biting OF each locality. Pos
sessed of this information successful
: fishing trip is always assured. Among
the various best known fishing point
between here and POOLS Island arr
Locust Point, Channel wreck, tn,
Mari Boat, Cranberry, Gilbert Greer
and Judge Hopkinson wrecks, all il
the vicinity of Spesutia Island
Howell's Point, Drew's bar, off Rom
ney, Abby Island bar. off Bush river
Leger's Point wreck and POOLS Islant
bar
Between the middle of July and tn
first of October hundreds take an out
ing for few days and spend it tisbin
saN - fha fu III,
this city their starting point. Their
are a humber of well equipped boat
here used for cunning in the fall
which are to be chartered in the fish
ing season, and some OF them have Ell
gagements considerably ahead. Their
are many BaltimoTeans who have fon
remembrance OF big catches from tn
Susquehanna. The cost of trip varit
with the time spent and the tastes
the outing party. Below is a sampI
OF the bill of fare and the cost OF a
expedition, taken from the records
j. William OfNeIll, one of the mos
successful local managers of fishin
trips who is unable to fill all the cal
upon his services. This was for
party of eight men, who stayed Of
four days from September 10th, lS9,
and included hire of boat and service
of cook, the total cost being $50,
90. 30 day for each man OF the part
$50 pounds ice, one dozen chicken
u pounds ham, 10 pounds porte
house steak, pounds butter,
pounds lard, 6 dozen eggs, 10 pount
sugar. pounds coffee. 4 dozen corn,
: quarts Lima beans, half bushel tom
toes. half bushel sweet potatoes, ha
bushel white potatoes, 3 dozea lemon
go pounds pan-fsh,2 i've pound boilir
rock fish. 8 cans milk, 10 dozen hottl
beer. l1a gallons whisky dozen clare
2 dozen apollinaris, 3 dozens ginger a
and one box cigars.
On this particular trip six peal
basketfuls Of large perch were caug
in tive days fishing, and OF thsse 70
Z baskets were consumed in addition
the list of edibles given above.
The height of the perch fishing Sc
son occurs in September, when the be
biting is had and when weather conc
tiuns are generally most favorable.