Evening star., 1924-07-13

many anglers prefer salt water to
fresh water fishing. First, no mat
ter how hard it rains salt water never
gets too cloudy for fishing, and no
matter how slow the fish are bit
ing it is very seldom that some of
the deniZens are not taken ashore.
have come in from all salt water
Diaces. none failing to state that
catches have been made, theft size
depending on the skill of the anglers.
Many local anglers enjoyed a profit
places below on the Potomac over
the 4th of July. At ilock Point many
large catches of hardheads, spot and
perch were made. One party, after
two hours fishing, returned with
catch of sixty eight hardheads, few
spot and several rock fish. Speak
ing of rock fish the fish boat returned
to the point early Sunday morning
about o'clock and exhibited two
rock fish weighing over twenty
were caught in the nets.
The colony at Tall Timber was
nearly 100 per cent strong over the
4th of July. Fishing conditions were
just right and all boats brought in
good catches. the best of the season
being reported
Joseph Sperling's party of house
guests carried off high honors with
two seven-foot strings of hardheads
trout and Norfolk spot Ben Spring
er's party was a close second, their
strings including the largest trout to
date, also FIVE fine rock fish. Visitors
at Tall Timber are enjoying good
sport on the water. Those now there
include William S. Baum, Robert T.
Highfield and A. Mistretta of the
Mount Vernon Savings Bank, Prof.
James A. Gamble and family of Col
Iege Park, Md, and Frank Purna and
F. T. Howe of the bureau OF engraV-
ing and printing.
Chesapeake Beach.-There has been
a noticeable improvement in the fish
ing here since the advent of July and
past two or three years, the fishing
of any note has been done from the
boats in the outside waters. $oth
Herring Bay and Red Top nave
quality Of the catches, which in
variably have been made after sun
down.
BY far, the best catch of fish was
made by a party taken out for the
night by Capt. Noah Hazard in the
deepwater stretch off Red Top.
There were a fine lot OF hardheads,
some trout and a lot of the good
sized Norfolk spot.
Another fishing party last week
which tried conclusions from boat
OFF Herring Bay had splendid luck.
Messrs. Charles Kearney and F. c.
Braddock brought in some of the
finest specimens Of hardheads that
have been taken from the bay this
summer and spring. They used
bloodworms. and report that the best
fishing was done after the midnight
hour and well toward dawn.
Residents of North Beach, the nearby
resort, do not have the. convenience of
long pier as at the south beach, but
they have the fishing edge on the fisher
men at the latter place by going out In
rowboats into deep water about mile
or two and get the bacon" Mr.. Evans
and his young daughter are enthusiastic
to enthuse. They have made frequent
trips to the deep water out in front Of
the beach and have brought in some
wonderful catches. Their strings have
been mostly large hardheads, but little
Miss Evans holds the lead over her
dad by several rockfish and the biggest
hardheads.
There has been surprising absence
of founders this season. very few hav-
ing been reported in the catches. 1t
seems very strange, for in the past sea-
by one person during a weeks fishing.
The simplest and sAfeHt way to re-
lease tight joint on your rod is to
light a match, hold the flame two
inches below the Joint. twisting the
rod round and round to distribute the
which will require little effort usu-
ally. This. method also oxidfzes the
bright finished ferrule, but this elm
mates the fash from bright joints in
a bright sun.