The Washington times., 1924-03-29

Last SUNDAY several anglers
formed a faynily group ana autoed
to Chesapeake Beach. thinking pos.
sibly that they would be fortunate
enough to run into the advance
guard OF the travelling band, but
they met only disappointment.
They fiehed the best part of the
day from the long pier without
getting a ribble.
Noah Hazard paid the Beach
visit on the same day and brought
down with him, from his home on
West River. q tWelve-pound rock.
fish, which ne had caught in his
nets. He presented the striper to
the fishless anglers with his COM
pliments OF the Lenten period.
According to Noah the season IL
about two weeks behind schedule,
but when the fish do start to run
he looks for some big catches for
the hook and liners.
MIR. Cathcart, Of Jamaica Bay,
NJ T., the DIOOdWOrm man. was
in town the latter part Of last
week and assured his customers
that he could supply their wants
immediately upon demand.
With this assurance on his part,
the sporting goods houses have
promised to have on hand the day
following the report that hardheads
or white perch are on the run,
enough "sQuirmers" so that no one
wall be disappointed. The price
will remain the same, 30 cents
per dozen.
At the present writing shrimp il
the only available bait for salt
water anglers. Crabs, or l might
say Spiders" for really that IL
about the size Of early arrivals.
have not made their appearance
on the fish stands.
Mr.. CArthcart was asked abaut
fishing in his locality ana said that
anglers were experiencing a back.
ward season although a few
founders were being taken, but
they were mostly Of the small
variety.
Two important events coma
with the following week. One is
SAAO OAU@MAB VI tuO game E1Sn sea.
son In local waters and the other
IL the opening Of the trout season
In Old Virginia.
Next Monday evening witnesses
the closing Of the bass and crapnie
season, which does not open aeain
In local waters until May 80. The
District law reads that the game.
Sters shall not be angled for or
put on display for sale during the
closed period.
True sportsmen obey the law to
the letter for they know to take
the gamester from their breeding
grounds means the killing Of the
goose that lays the golden egg.
Unsportsmenlike fishermen, who
disregard all laws of man and ma.
ture, should be brought to feel the
extent OF the courts and ostracized
by all true anglers.
On the same day that the game
flsh season closes in the District.
Virginia opens her portals to trout
anglers. This IL a new venture
for these parts and it II problem.
atical as to the outcome.
In April, 1892, approximately
10000 rainbow trout, fingerlings.
were liberated In Cameron rum.
situated just outside OF AIexan.
dFia, Va. Whether the fish are
still there or whether they went
out with the high waters is a
question. Up until last fall any
number Of medium sized and fun
grown fish could be seen from
the bridge, that spans the creek.
on the main highway.
The Virginia law, regarding the
gamesters reads: Trout can orliy
be angled for between the first day
Of April and the last day Of June.
Only fish five inches in length are
keepable."
Non.residents of the state shall
obtain q license, which may be pro.
cured at any county seat upon
payment Of $3.50.
How best to reach the trout run:
Take the road to the extreme left
OF Shutters hill, where now stands
the partly completed memorial to
George Washington, follow said
road about one mile until reaching
Cameron run.
r.. X. EtOnestrOet, Of Rock
Point, Nd, writes from St.
Augustine, Fla, that he is hav-