The Washington times., 1923-08-11

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deep that equal his fighting ability
Among all the saltwater finny
families there are few more hand
some and sporty in appearance or
give greater delight to the eye Oh
the angler. In fact, he could well
be called the peacock of the sea.
Though lacking the power Of
some of the fresh-water gamesters'
thew are strong fighters and on
light tackle will give the angler a
battle long to be remembered IN
fighting for their freedom.
There is little timidity about
the trout when he happens upon
your bait, he takes it with q rush,
with no preliminary fusslng.
Rmt remember, ne is a crafty
fellow and when hooked will
invariably swim with the line.
III hooked only in the cartilage OF
the mouth and the slack is not
Immediately taken ups he is lost
to the angler.
His tender mouth has given him
another name and along the At
lantic coast he is known as the
weak fish. The angler should keep
this ever in mind and never
horse" his fish, for the hook nine
times out of ten will tear through
the transparent gristle. Adopt the
slogan, Handle with care"
In regard to his feeding, / would
say that the trout has no sci
time, as this is affected by the
tide. light. wind and water condi
tons.
You may make killing one day
on a certain tide and on the NOR
row, on the same tide, never have
strike: this no doubt you have
experienced.
According to some of the best
informed authorities on saltwater
fishing, the best time to fish for
the gamesterS is on the first of
flood tide, as that is when fish
are coming into feeding grounds.
Then, too, they will strike again
when the tide is going out.
Trout are taken with bottom,
bait and on the surface. For still
! fishing no better bats are relished
more than bloodworms, shrimp, cut
|
| trolling menhadens and healthy
strips of cut spot make attractive
lures, also artificial lures.
The Heddon Company, manufac
turers of artificial lures, claim that
all fictitious bats should be kept
| moving very, fast, as fish do not
! like a dead bait. The best way to
accomplish this is to give the rod
a slight jerk Or quick upward
movement with every few turns OF
the reel when retrieving, this gives
the bait an active darting move
ment.
With the sinking lures, the
bats should be given time to
sink near the bottom before start
ing to retrieve. n there is
trout in the neighbOrhoOd it will
surely attract him.
Note: AS long as IL have been
fishing in salt water, have yet to
try a sinking artificial lure. The
next time out l am going to expert
ment with some of the various
bats to find out just how they
work.
Remember, it's always the biggest
trout that gets away. To help over
come this dreaded sensation. pro-
vide yourself with net. The
weight of the trout, when being
lifted into the boat, oftimes tears
itself free of the hook.
Roscoe Lehman, The Washing
ton Times mOnotype man, visited
Rock Point last Saturday where
he made a big catch of saltwater
game fish. Besides the twenty
five trout captured he landed
thirty-five perch and fifty hard
heads.
According to Lehman the hard
heads and perch were taken at off
and on periods throughout the day,
but the trout refused to sample the
fare offered until about an hour
before flood tide. From then on
until the water began to slack off
the trout bit freely. Peeler crabs
proved the best bait.
Lehman said that hard shell crabs
were plentiful and the proprietor
of the crab house was giving two
cents per pound to the crabbers.
One boy, not over fifteen years old,
brought in enough crabs after his
morning haul to net a neat sum IF
Sc. Hardheads were bringing
| IL cents per pound at the wharf.
One of those good Old-fashioned
outincs was held last Sunday at
Rock Point and according to those
present they hope to make 1t Z
yearly event. The men fOlks, I'M
der the guidance of young Cap
tain johnson, of the point, went
fishing while the ladies remained
ashore to prepare a least that
would befit the prOdlgafs return.
Large numbers of hardheads, spot
and perch were taken during the
forenoon, but not trout was
boated. This no doubt can be at.
tributed to tide conditions, but
nevertheless it was disappointing
to those of the party, who had
snoken in such glorious terms of
the fighting trout to Colonel Jones
and Fred Hume, out-of-town visitors
With a promise that on their next
visit East they should at least have
one days fishing for the gamesters
all was forgiven.
Among those comprising the party
were Mr.. and Mrs. Colonel Joss
Jones, of Detroit, Mich: Miss Steph
enson, of Canton, Ohio, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Hume. Of Detroit, Mich.
and the following Washingtonians
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Long, Mrs
Eugene Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. w
j. Hawk and daughter. Mr.. and