Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-05
ROD AND REEL:

Nightly meetings of the Chevy
Chase Loop Fishing Club are becom-
ing more interesting as the member
ship increases. The meetings are
held in the open near the terminus OF
the Capital Traction short line ana
no dues are assessed. 1t is merely a
question of an angler being able 10
tell of what he did or did not eaten
to make him eligible to membership
More fish are caught and lost on
this corner than at any place on the
river" commented the latest acqul-
sition to the club.
Chevy Chase sportsmen, awaiting
the arrival of delayed suburban
car stop and take part in the dis
cussion, and often the nearby PARISH
priest stops long enough to ask VINO
has caught the biggest FISH.
why are there no fish in ROCK
creek?" was the question discussed
Thursday night, and members OF tne
club are anxious to hear from per-
sons who know.
Reports from all points, both on the
upper and lower Potomac and resorts
on the Patuxent river and Chesa-
peake bay, tell of big catches OF fsh.
Possibly the most interesting lnior-
NATION of the week was involved IN
reports of the landing of big rockfish
above Aqueduct bridge.
No catch has eclipsed the landing OF
the sixteen and one-quarter- pound
fish last week. but several catches of
fish weighing as much as eight or ten
pounds have been reported. Early
morning is said to be the best time
for catching the big gamesters. a
time when there are not many noises
to disturb them.
Catching the big ones is largely a
matter of having proper bait. anglers
say, but it is not every sportsman
who is able to get such bait. Herring.
taken from the river only snort
time before being used as bait. 1T IS
stated, is what has induced most of
the large fish to put themselves IN
position to be caught. Bloodworms
and soft crab will attract the smaller
rock.
Norfolk spots and black will are
being caught in large numbers in the
Potomac and Wicomico rivers at ROCK
point. where hardheads also are be-
ing caught in abundance. Several
members of the detective corps were
there Thursday morning, and the trip
was a delightful one. they reported:
"One hundred and sixty-seven Dig
fish. including the largest eel ever
seen at Rock Point" remarked one
Of the party telling of the catch
Spots appeared there earlier TINS
season than usual, and the black wills
were caught in larger NUMBERS ina n
heretofore. 1t is expected that trout
will be plentiful before the Fourth OF
July holiday.
sportsmen who tried their luck at
Benedict the past week reported
hardheads as being extremely p!entl-
full. They also landed some OF the
large Norfolk spots and white perch.
soft crabs were fairly plentlrul at
BENEDICT, and anglers were able TO
get plenty peeler bait. Peelers SOLO
for 81 a dozen. while soft crabs were
disposed of as low as IS cents
dozen.
solomons Island and Chesapeake
Beach sections of the bay netted ang.
lers plenty of hardheads the past
week. So plentiful were the fish that
MANY Of them were caught from the
nier at the bay resort and at points
between the mouth of the river and
Annapolis.
Scores Of sportsmen are taking ad-
vantage of the clear water In the up
per Potomac in an effort to land black
bass. The gamesters are reported as
being more plentiful than during the
past few years. Bait is scare. how
ever, and anglers are being advised
not to journey to distant points with
out taking bait
Snagging herring and carp Is q
sport that Is interesting number OF
persons on the river. Most of the her
ring are being snagged in the vicinity
of Chain bridge, while the carp are
being snagged and speared near the
south end of the Highway bridge.