Evening star., 1922-06-11

The Washington Times employees
headed by Bob Wilson. numbering
about sixty strong. also wished -
Point. Embarking in five motor
boats. they stormed the fishing
grounds. and brought back large
quantities of hardheads.
W. H. Ridden of the Postohice De-
partment, accompanied by Mrs. Rid
dell and party of friends. also paid
visit to the Point. and succeeded in
landing a large number of hardheads.
Cold weather this spring has made
the height of the grabbing season un-
usually late in arriving. However.
the early season slump is now over,
and they are beginning to be plenti-
full. 1t is said that there has been
noticeable decline in this industry
ever since the war, and the wisest
fishermen, are unable to account for
it. 1t. is believed, though. with con-
tinued warm weather, this seasons S
supply will exceed that of last year.
Perhaps the answer for the decline
,, will be found in the seven barrels of
last week by the state conservation
commission of Maryland because they
were under size. Inspectors are said
to be watching shipments closely.
The law prohibits taking or posses
sion of hard crabs under five inches
d
Oficfals say that if the small crabs
are not molested they will be of law
full size by September or October.
A report from Prince Frederick,
Nd, tells of record catch of 3S2-
pound sturgeon in Chesapeake bay
by -.Messrs. Hall and ToIson of St.
Leonards. The sturgeon became en-
, meshed in , one of their nets. 1t
measured nine feet in length. De-
= 6H-n
pounds and the roe eighty-two. The
deep-sea fish evidently was moving
up the bay in search of spawning
ground. Years ago, it is said, stur-
geon were much in evidence in the
Chesapeake. They are rarely seen
now. ~
Bay trout in fair numbers have
made their appearance in Chesapeake
bay and Severn river near Annapolis.
The presence of this fish, which is
unusual SO early in the season, makes
possible a varied catch, as rock and
perch are being caught in increasing
numbers. and large catches of hard
heads can be made at almost, any
time and place. Not only is there
fishing on the usual bars of the
Chesapeake and portions of the Sew
ern, but there is good fishing from
the traffic bridge over the river
When ,at the height of the season,
which may be expected in two or
three weeks, more pounds of fish can
be caught in gwen time when
fishing for trout than: in any other
way. They bite as freely as hard
heads, but run much larger, many of
them being from five to seven pounds
Peeler crab is the usual ban, though
bloodworms also prove attractive to
them The bay trout is known as
the weakfish OF the ocean" They
have very large and tender mouth,
and if the angler pulls too violently
! when this fish takes his bait he
stands chance of pulling the hook
, through -
| Motorboats are available in the vi.
entities of the wharves at the end OF
Prince George and King George
| streets,r1ocated near the Washington,
Baltimore. and Annapolis Electric
line. Bait also can be obtained at
| those points, s ,
! The Chesapeake Beach Railway, in
addition to the schedule effective on
| May 2., will run. additional trains,
commencing June,,17. The big busses
running through southern Maryland
leave the city at S.15- am. Il noon
and 4:10 in the afternoon. At
HuEhesyflie automobiles meet all the
buses for the six-milA ride, ever to