Evening star., 1922-09-03

OF the anglers skill is necessary to
hnd the fish, for they do not always
landing them after being hooked, for
they are game fighters.
The reason advanced by fishermen
along the bay and rivers as to why
| the rock. although present in large
numbers. are not biting is that-food
is so abundant at this time of the
able. as are minnows. Toward the
middle of September soft crabs be-
come scarce and minnows seek fresh
water al the heads of creeks and
rivers. so that the rock are more
ready to take any good bait that is
offered. They are caught with blood
worms. peeler crab and shrimp, and
sometimes the larger ones>a are ,ured
with small live 'eels placed on the
hook -
In the meantime, the old re1fables.
trout and hardheads. are filling the
baskets Of fishermen, while perch are
caught by the more skillful. The In
dians used to say that ANY one can
kill a beaver" and real fishermen are
inclined to say that "any one can
catch trout or hardhead." There
rarely is difficulty in making a
good catch of large fish Of these va
rieties on any of the bars of the
Chesapeake. Tolleys bar, just off Bay
Ridge, being a specially good fishing
ground.
Hal Smith. Lewis. De Marco and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Corby motored to
Herring bay Wednesday afternoon
and were rewarded with a catch of
sixty fish, consisting of trout, hard
heads, spot and King William perch.
The largest was landed by Corby, a
trout weighing three and three5quar-
ters pounds. The largest hardhead
weighed one and a half pounds and
was caught about one-half a; mile
from the black buoy in Herring bay
and put up game fight.
Chesapeake Beach fishing has been
in the number of any particular
catch. The bluefish may be, said to
have occupied the limelight. The
more diversified in it's character than
specimens that have been taken
were of good size and proved
gainey and alert. Fishermen both in
the boats and on the pier report
varying successes but the contents
of the bags and baskets did not re-
the, ordinary size.
Probably the best showing was
made by w. H. Roland. who is no
new: visitor to the. bay waters. He
tried an the hours and says that
his results have proven to him that
I five to twelve o'clock at night. He
never has netted much in fishing
from midnight until morning.
I Speaking of the bluefish, he said
that he found them about two or
three feet under the water. Hi.
| first batting, with the end of tht
strip. of cut spot allowed to- hang
loose, did not land many. When he
! ree1ed in his line after a. strike he
found that the sharp teeth of the
| fsh had nipped Off the bait as neatly
as with "a sharp knife. Then he
hooked his bait at the middle and
when the next strike came along
quite promptly he had his fish in no
time He says, also, that In no
case did the bluefish take the bait
with a rush, but rather nibbIeds as
other. fish do and. made him wait. =
The prize flshlng contest, which has
been set for Sunday, September u, at
Chesapeake Beach. promises to be
as< exciting and interesting s.ip
former seasons Is Last year the con-
| test engaged all the fishing boats that
could be mustered into the service in
the. vicinity and from the eastern
shore. This year there will be three
prizes given by we'll known sport
ing goods house, the first, a fine deep
sea rod, for the largest trout or blue
fah; q second prize, a deep-se reel.
for the next largest trout OF blue-
f7sh a third a steel rod, for the
largest number of trout or hlueffsh.
The fish entere must have been
caught. September III and sweighed- In
hyrr 10 '0fock th8 t. day. .ta5s 80 ~