Evening star., 1924-07-27

sewing thread alter long battle.
The Potomac is clear. but the fish
ing is nothing to brag about IN the
vicinity of Washington. In the
Georgetown Channel a few bass are
being caught and also some crappies
and pan rock. The rea\ fishing for
small mouth is reported from the
up-river. The report from Harpers
Ferry says the Potomac is clear and
the Shenandoah a little cloudy, but
the latter stream clears quickly,
owing to it's swift running waters.
The best fishing at present around
Washington is off the steel plant. A
great many fishing parties were to
be seen on these grounds during the
past week.
George Boswell. Frank Lnthicum,
William Willis and II. J. Linthicum
visited these grounds Wednesday.
Half dozen pan rock and several
catfish were caught. Willis, using a
surf rod. got strike from a big fish
which grabbed his hook, jerked it
hard, broke it and snapped off the
pole near the butt OF course. he
never will know just what kind of a
fish it was. but its actions would
stamp 1t as a big roCkfiSh.
What is believed to he the record
for small-mouth bass fishing around
Washington was broken when Nor
man Mock. fishing in the broken wa
ters of the Potomac about two miles
above the Government dam, landed
a bass Weighing FIVE pounds When
measured at the Atlas fishing store.
where it was taken in the hope of
landing the prize, it measured %
inches in length and 13 inches in
girth. 1t was caught with a madtom
and on light tackle and took over
five minutes to bring it in to the
boat to the net
There are conflicting stories COM
ing from salt water fishing grounds.
Some parties return and say that
there are no fish to be caught and
others tell of large numbers being
anded in a comparatively short time.
T Harry Evans of the headquarters
detective gorce, with Clifford E. ket-
Ter, DR.. Anthony, meat inspector for
he District, and Alvin and Richard
sunderland, motored down to Bay
Ridge on a little fishing excursion.
After fishing from 4 to in the
afternoon they reported the follow
ing: Sixty-seven rock, pan size; 9
spots, l hardhead, 8 perch and
toadfish. They went out in boat
and fshed on Tolleys Reef, using
bloodworms as bait.
Angling Mt Benedict. Arthur Glea-
son, John Thompson, Arthur Gleason,
jr., and Harry Aburn landed 90 fish
in short order. Six of them were pan
rock and the rest were large sized
hardheads. They hired a rowboat
and fished just off shore.
A. III. Heinxman reports that the
fishing Just off Cedarhurst on the bay
is the best ever. CedarhurSt is To-
Gated about one mile from Shady
Side. Recently Harry Mohler and
two friends caught 70 hardheads.
which Heinzman says were the best
he had seen for some time. He and
two friends went out one morning
and landed 80 fair sized rock and 2
hardheads.
Credit is being given the recently
organized Property Owners Protec-
tive Association of the Seventh Elec-
tion District, Anne Arundel County,
Md, for a burst of energy and activ-
ity that has resulted in the stretch
being rendered passable. after hav-
ing been the bane of fishermen and
every one else since last Fall
Late reports are that not only have
automobiles actually negotiated the
half mile successfully without the
aid of tractors or teams of horses.
but that danger of being stuck in
the mud" has been eliminated.
According to reports. gravel has
been hauled and spread with regu-
means completed, it is no longer a
barrier to property owners who de-
sre to visit their cottages, nor to
anglers. 1t is now possible to drive
through, which indignant taxpayers
insist was not possible most of the
time since last Fall until very re-
Gently.
The executive COMMITTEES of the
Protective Association, at a recent
meeting, adjourned pending receipt
from the State Roads Commission OF
a copy of the contract entered into by
the commission for the construction
of stretch OF road that is now open
to anglers, after long months of i'm
FEASIBILITY. The committee probably
will call meeting of the associa- :
ton and endeavor to secure the at
tendance of all property owners. both
summer and permanent residents, TO
be held at the Shady Side school
house, August 2. 1t will be good
news to fishermen to learn that the
association is to devote its attention
to the repair and upkeep of lateral.
or county roads, that are feeders Of
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