Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05

Fish are plentiful this summer and
anglers are correspondingly happy. Dur
ing the past few days the weather has
been trifie too warm for some of the
sportsmen. but there are some others
who will not stop for such cause.
And when they stop because of the
sunshine says Ward Savage, 'they
| fall to show they have any sporting
blood in them. Such fellows will COM
| plain il the weather is too cloudy and
| threatening and will stay at home if it
| rains.
They are in a class all ia themselves"
he added. I'D like to see the sportsman
who would remain away from the river
| IL he knew he could land a fish. Several
years ago l was one of a party fishing in
| hot weather and the suns rays actually
cooked the fish"
John Hurley had nothing to say when
| he heard the fisherman relate the story.
| H6 knew some good yarns and was able
| to tell some stories for which he could
get vouchers, but when he heard the one
about the fish being cooked in the sun
he merely shook his head, smiled and
| said Good night!
From all places accessible to the local
| sportsmen come reports indicating
| larger catches than usual, and the
fish from becoming lifeless. Small
mouth bass are being caught in large
| number along the upper Potomac and
| Shenandoah rivers. while along the
| lower Potomac and PatuXent rivers
| fishing started much earlier this year
| than usual.
Fishing in the fresh and salt water
about Norfolk is being enjoyed by
| many Washingtonians. j. III. Wander
grift has returned from a trip to Lake
Smith on the line between Norfolk and
Cape Henry.
He spent two days on the lake The
| first day he landed twenty-five big
mouth bass. the limit allowed on a
single trip on the lake, while two days
| later he was satisfied to stop when he
had caught two dozen big fish.
1T Is not question Of catching fish
in the big eighteen-mile lake." remark
ed an angler upon his return from the
| Of the fish,"
the lake who never keep out of the
| water any bass weighing less than
three pounds and. 1T is stated some
such fishermen reach the twenty-five
! limit during a days sport
| Water in the lake never gets muddy.
so that anglers do not have to run the
\ risk OF such an unfavorable condition
when they plan a trip to that place.
Many varieties OF fish are found there.
| A local fish dealer who was at Chapel
Point. Charles county, Md. last Sun
day was surprised at a catch of white
perch made by party of five persons
composed Of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel P
Collins. Mr. and Mrs. John Grove and
Nicholas Grove.
why METERS have been telling of
| the scarcity of perch" remarked the
dealer Il can't understand"
Three hundred white perch, many Of
them weighing more than a pound.
were displayed by the fishing party
off Port Tobacco bay. There was one
rockfish and several cells in the catch
When the five members of the party
started from the city Sunday morning
they took with them a supply Of blood
worms and soft crabs. thinking they
| might do little fishing but never
| dreaming of the luck they would have.
Anchoring their motor boat in about
thirty feet Of water, the anglers quick
lily learned that their boatman under
1 stood his business, and John Grove
suggested he would put three hooks
on his line to see if he could land as
many fish at time. and his expert
ment proved successful.
| "The fish bit so fast and furious"
Dan Collins said. that 1t soon became
work instead OF play and I've been
Mrs. Collins caught the only rockfish
that was landed
MANY local anglers took advantage Of
the Fourth Of July holiday trip to try
i their luck at Ocean View, twenty min
utes. ride from Norfolk, and it Is EXPECT
| ed they will remember their friends with
/ lunches of FISH when they return Ocean
i View has the reputation of being one
or the best fishing places along the At
| IapfIc coast fishermen who recently
| trisd their luck there are regaIing their
| friends with stories of their catches
| Thsv we're able to bring their fish home
In good condition by getting on the right
| side of the steward on the Norfolk boat
The reasonable July temperature has
had the effect of bringing the most
| tonthsome spot and its dainty consort,
the hogfish, to where the lines of the an
eIers ut Ocean View carry their tempt
ing bait, and many large catches of both
nsh are being made
smokeless powder and fireless cookers"
View. .it need not surprise Washington
anglers to hear that at Ocean View they
have worryless nshing.
III a fellow wants a days fishing" he
,dded. "all he has to do is make the
effort"
~ the favorite resort, the bay abounds
IN trout sheephead. founders, perch
| nroakers and numerous other varieties
Irsually there is q fleet of nifty or more
| haats within five minutes row of the
zach and mothers and daughters vie
with husbands and sweethearts In efforts
~ land long strings Of fish.
! Angling for rockfish In the vicinity Of
the Firth-Stcrlins steel plant l. attractive