The sun., 1918-08-04
LITTLE BEACH NEW
CHANNEL BASS SPOT
Angler Recently Took Seven
Red Warriors There on
One Tide.

The wonderful catch of channel bass
made at Little Beach, n. j., by two an
glers, Sid Held Of Washington, d. c..
and William Smith of Philadelphia, has
been the talk of surf anglers since the
facts. as related by Claude l.. Hogate.
became known. Little Beach has been
the secret of the few.
Hoigate. who is a channel bass fisher
man himself of note and keeper OF
angling records of the Jersey coast,
says that In bis opinion the catching
Of seven channel bass by Held on one
tide is probably record for the jersey
coast. On the same tide Smith caught
two fish On several trips to Little
Beach Held and Smith landed thirty
seven red warriors OF the deep between
them.
THE Sun has received inquiries re-
gard!ns Little Beach. and discussing
this most productive channel bass
ground yesterday Mr.. Holgate said
Little Beach is Just across the inlet
from the Beach Haven side of New In
let. II is a small island. / think the
smallest in the chain that runs along
the Jersey coast from Barnegat on down
to Cape May. 1t is a rather difficult
place to get 10. although some OF the
Beach Haven captains may be able to
run an angler across.
The trip we made a few weeks ago
was from Atlantic City, up the inland
waterway, which is staked, and then
(this is the difficult parD the captain
picked out one of the barrow, grassy
channels between two islands and
swung over toward the ocean ana finally
| brought up in fairly deep water on the
south side of Little Beach
Later on some OF those in our party.
who were making their headquarters ut
Gus Wittkamp's cottages at Corson 8
| Inlet, ran up from the latter place with
Capt. Frank Cobb. who I consider one
of the best pilots and fishing guides
along the entire coast.
1T Is something like four hour run
| from Corson's Inlet. however. and it
| would be far better and easier to make
the run down from Beach Haven. Capt.
, Price. at the latter place. Is n good
guide to all of the local waters. In
duiry at Gerharl's tackle store in Beach
Haven will enlist further Information
regarding other captains.
Little Reach, at the time we were
I there (July Co. was the finest looking
| place for channel bass I have seen along
| the entire coast this season. On the
| ocean side II Is made up of a series OF
coyes that can be fshed from dead low
! water on up. The bar extends from the
! south side OF the island, across to Brig
! antine. with a deep channel through It.
| "Then. the south side OF the island.
where we tished. is also made up of a
series of bars and coves, and the fish. IL
they are in. are sure to reach your bait
I in their presentations. This condition
! of the beach may change, however. in n
single tide, or following a storm.
Last year Brgantlne Beach. another
difficult place to get to, was ideal; this
| year it is fat. or was when we were
there. Again we think we were lucky
to find the schools of channel bass feed
ing at Little Beach at the time of our
visit
81 had a letter few days ago from
William Smith. who with Sid Held got
thirty eight channel bass at Little Beach
during July, and he wrote that they had
! quit for the summer because they only
got two bass when they were up there
last week.
"Of course no guarantee Is given that
any one will find fish there at all times.
Last September Smith and a party spent
ten days there without single strike.
That's one of the pleasures of surf fish
I ing--the anticipation and the quest. The
fishing Is always good for the regular.
whether he gets fish or not.
"And IL the fish are not biting at Lit
! tie Beach one may profitably spend his
! time in a study of ornithology. as the
| island Is a veritable rookery for the
gulls. and thousands Of nests are scat
tered around in the sands"