The sun., 1919-08-28
Mig wealStish on Manhattan Beach.

big Weatfish on Manhattan Beach.
No, haven't been to the war nor have
been sick and | haven't forgotten THE
SUN and the Rod and Gun readers. but
j rave just been laying low and reading
what the other fellows have had to say.
However, here Is what started me.
have Rod and Gunned all over Long
island for twenty-odd years and not until
nus year have I met with Charlie Cub
them.
When others fall as professionals Charlie
the amateur comes home with the bacon.
happened TO be reading THE SUN to-
DAY and noticed an article Now are dog
days In weaknshinE," which stated the
weakfish are of in August and the guides
complain about sharks behind the boat
and then about the big schools of Man
haitian Beach which so far have. not been
Well Charlie has to be crowned the
dlscovsrer; as usual. he Is on the Job.
Yesterday morning at $3.50 met him at
Bergen Beach for trip to the outside
Tor bluensh, everything having been ar
ranged Friday night for trip trolling
we docidsd TO TO . aSi t Them o"'' 'snA'n'
we nshed for the last two hours OF
strikes. but lost both FISH, after which
charlie decided TO get the shrimp he
oevEht Friday and Try those we s
cumming for an hour or 30 with no re-
suits. when suddenly Mr.. Hall. one of our
a
or six minutes had a very interesting time
with weakfish OF about six pounds, which
he landed. Later our party took some fish
between 8 and pounds apiece; ten fish
We quit and took a rest and again on
the mood tide in the eve started trolling
bluehsh. There were many boats off Man
haitian Beach and we decided to try going
east, so on we went toward Far Rock
aS3 but caught no fish we ns came GHSG
where we saw some boats trolling and
catching fish. We made several runs with
out any results and remarked, Some
ont right. l guess" Having about four
different styles of squids. -blocktin, bone,
red cedar lead nose and white cedar, we
used each In turn without result till
put en- an old lead nose red cedar and
Hauling my fish to the boat we were
all surprised to 1t was pound
weakhsh and upon inquiry, the other boats
were also catching weakhsh, So, the big
schools of weakhsh are OF Manhattan
Beach.
We are not through with the bluefish
as aye yet though and are expecting to locate ate
get the bunkers tbaip We will MI the
New York. Aug. "a
Cross River Black Bass Take Hold.
Last Wednesday night had an appoint
| ment to meet A. ]. Brown at Cross River
for q nights casting. Owing to tire and
| fun was over and just in time to take
him home. He had two small mouth and
! two large mouth bass, the string Weighing
! Just 1Sk pounds.
Knowing that they were beginning to
| hit I arranged matters so as TO put in
| Friday and Saturday nights with Brownie
on Cross River reservoir. We agreed to
| confne ourselves to the use of dig bass
| bugs and to top water plugs. The nights
| were ideal; no moon and no wind.
At the second cast Brownie got strike
| that almost too kthe rod out of his hand,
a second later great fish broke water,
| rafting the plug savagely. After a short
but sharp, battle l turned the spotlight
then on the fun was fast and furious. At
| daybreak We laid aside our short rods
and used the bugs with great success.
To sum up, We took home twenty-three
fish In the two nights, keeping none under
two pounds. The largest small mouth
| tipped the scales at pounds ounces.
the prize large mouth weighing just five
back large number of small fish and
that the ratio OF strikes on plugs to fish
brought to boat Is about four or hve to
one, you may begin to realize how the
bronze backs are taking hold at Cross
River. PLUG UGLY.
New York, Aug. 2s.
NcGlynn and Moloney Reminiscent.
do You remember the good old days"
remarked Pat McGlynn. as he sat on a rock
just north OF Dyckman street pier while
he was waiting for an eel bite, the good
pound striped bass at Fort Washing on
Point?"
sure I do" replied Pop Moloney, land
there were some real fishermen TO be met
with IN those days"
You are talking, Mooney We never