Evening star., 1922-09-17

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The beginning of the oyster season
renetaiIy has had the effect Of turning
the oyster bars into splendid tshins
grounds. Fish, rock In particular.
are very numerous over the peus
these days. where they eat .s Ine oxeters wetms
which are uncovered when the oysters
are taken up by means OF the tonSS
used to catch them.
For the past four or hve years
there have been no tallors caugnt IN
the vicinity of Annapolis. These nne
fish. the blue fish OF the ocean useu
to he reasonably plentiful. but prac-
tfcslly none has been caught in recent
years No one has advanced a reason
for their disappearance. other nsr'
notably hardheads. have greatly IN
creased. t.s
The N.hinx at Rock Point continues
to furnish good sport for the angler.
last Sunday one of the early morning
boats ueturned with a. catch OF lSS
trout, hardheads and rock. the pest
fishing at present Is OUT .n. IN ~ ~
Potomac, around NO. y ouo!' just pe-
low the lighthouse.
There have been a great many
cases reported Of lines being broken
NV some, of the larger Ash at the
point.. Whether these fish are big
rock. trout OF, hardheads not
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before the fish reaches the surface.
The writer while fishing last week
Off the black buoy, opposite the hotei'
in the wicomico. had the same ex-
perience. while one other snermaI =
in the party had his hand line broken
by one of the denizens OF .he the nein. neGp
seems to be between daylight and
s o'clock. All indulging In early
morning fishing have been very sue
eessful. both as to size and variety
of fish landed. Those going out lateI
In the day have not been reWaroeo
for their efforts, the majority re-
turning with small catches.
The annual fishing excursion of the
French Sporting Goods Company Will
be held at Chesapeake Beach TO-DAY;
more than 800 fishing enthusiasts are
expected to be on hand.
A special train will leave the Dis
trict line for the resort at 9:l5 am
On reaching the beach the nshermen
will take motor boats for choice nsn-
weighed in on the boardwalk about
5 o'clock, and the return train will
leave at $3.50.
Three. prizes will be offered for the
largest fish and. the! largest catches
Bluefish, hardheads. spots and trout
are now Dclu8 Caught.
Although the amusement season a.
the beach has ended, the resort Will
continue to cater to fishing parties as
long as the weather remains good
Daily train service Is being main
tanned, with special trains on Sun
days. -
The Potemac river, after a series OF
muddy spells. apparently is returning
to its normal condition. The heavy
rains during the summer have kept
the water Of the Potomac and It's
tributaries in such muddy state that
fishing for anything but catfish has
Reports from the rivermen this
morning say that the water is in good
condition today and that several rock
and, Bass were landed yesterday
alongside Of Analostan Island near
the mouth of the Little river. With
the water getting clearer every hour
the angler should find good fishing
anywhere between Georgetown and
Great Fails.
A great nanny bass have been seen
breaking water above the Little Falls.
One local angler who spends great
deal Of his time at the Sycamore Is
land Club reports that he has seen
many Of these gamesters jumping. in
the evenings just before dark and
that they apparently were very
hungry. There is no doubt about the
Ash being more plentiful this yeal
than for some time past, and IL we
have no. more heavy. rains there will
be great sport for the angler in the
Potomac for the little-mouth bass.