The Washington times., 1922-12-17
ZEN CONTINUES HIS STORY OF HOW HE CLIMBED TO GOLF HEIGHTS
SALT WATER
ANGLING In
!. !. NEAR BODIES

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NEAR BODIES.
Local Anglers Afforded Seven
Months of Good Fishing
Every Year. u
BY r. A. ANGLER.
U OCAL anglers, aside from the
allyear-round fresh water
- fishing afforded them. sre
also fortunate IN having the
'briny deep 20 near at hand where
they may. fish seven months ont
of the dozen. In other words, h
the migratory salt water finny
tribes arrive In April and depart
the latter part Of October, thus
giving Washingtonians q biz por-
tion Of the, year in which to
follow one of the leading outdoor
recreations.
Hardheads.
The hardhead 10 the first trav-
cling fish to put in his appear
ancs and stays with IN until the
cold weather drives him to the
warm Southern waters. His COM
Ing 10 always looked for shortly
after All Fools Day, but he IL a
his best during the floweryy month
Of June. II ID then that the ang-
lers make their large catches Of
select fish.
An eXcellent fish for the table,
ranging from one.half to five
pounds. Bsing sound OF mind (ex.
cept for tbs stone In his head
and firm In flesh. there In no bet.
ter fish caught In our waters,
than this species, for salting pur-
poses.
Spots.
In the summer months they are
very much In evidence. The fact
Of the matter 10. they are too
plentiful for the angler who II
fishing for larger brethren, their
continual peck. peck at the bait
becoming monotonous. OF course,
there are exceptions to all rules,
and this holds good In angling. 20
when a school Of big ''Norfolks'
put In their appearance there n
never o murmur about Tets
move" or pull up anchor = all
hands being content to catch this
famous swimmer. sYs
Az food fish he has few equals,
his meat being sweet and tooth
some.
The largest catch OF SPOT ever
made In Virginia, according to re-
ports. was hauled ashore last sea-
SON by Capt. James e. lambert.
The fish were piled three feet high
In, heap extending one hundred
feet long and thirty feet wide. II
was necessary to place q boat
under the not, which extended q
hundred yards along the shore
and bulged q similar length. to
keep II afioat. The work OF haul
ing was begun at = D. m, and
concluded at . a. m. the following
day. fifty men being kept on the
job all night.
Sporty Tfeat. s .
Among all OF the fish that pay
their annual visit there are none
more handsofne In sppeersncs or
gives greater delight TO the eye Of
the angler than the sporty trout.
Making his initial bow toward
the middle OF July, he remains
until the latter part Of October
when migrafion starts Southward.
Though lacking the power Of
some OF our fresh-water gamesters,
he II q strong fighter and on light
tackle win give Q good battle for
his freedom.
For his worth ~ table fish. he
has few superiors.
Flsunasrs an Blne Fish.
In recent years thsy have been
|of the scarce variety Although q
few are tnken each seaeon, their
percentaGe o very low whom com
pared with the other saltwater
species. A . tempting dish for
the Festive board thsy are sassrfy
Tsals.
|. Known FAR ana near ~ the ugii.
lest and most unsoushtfor fsh
among anglers. tbsy have = Won.
derful appetite ana win take auy
hit offered. In mot they have
been known to b caught on q
piece OF chewing gum. II one
should hear profanity being used
he can rest assured that one Of
thess creatures has just BEEN
landed.
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