The Washington times., 1924-07-05

from oU 20 400 yards capacity.
Wachapreague,, Va, 10 appeal.
Ing to many local anglers as well
% those Of our Eastern States.
Anglers are always assured Of a
days sport worth while I'm its
waters that abound with trout,
red and black drum. A. a..
g. Mears, proprietor Of the Hotel
Wachapreagues . born fisherman,
caters to the wants Of anglers.
Captain Il. w. Bunting d con.
sidered one Of the best guides In
the town that Is known far and
Wide for its fri6ndliness.
/ I have, Just learned that James
Fairburn, Of Baldwin, Mich, an
ex-Washingtonian, has made fish
history in his present locality. II
was during the opening days Of the
trout season that Jimmy" as he
IL more Familiarity known, set the
troutera agog when he displayed
Q thirteen.pound rainbow. The fish
measured thirty.three and one.half
inches in length.
According to all records avail.
taken on hook and line from the
streams in the neighborhood Of
Grand Rapids.
The fish won for Fairburn first
honors In the rainbow division Of
the trout contest conducted by the
Grand Rapids Herald, This column
extends belated congratulations to
the victor.
Maryland opened her portals
last Tuesday 70 all followers Of
the small mouthed black bass
family. This means little or moth
Ing to local anglers at the pres
eKlt writing, for The Potomac Ii I'm
anything but bassable condition.
When this historic stream mends
its way and puts on q clearing APP
peArance no better sportsman'a
paradise can be found, IN this sec.
ton Of the country, than that. Of.
fered In its broken waters that
house "The NobleSt Roman Of
Them ALL"
Maryland is beginning to wake
up to the fact that she has won.
derful opportunities to offer outside
and native anglers in her tideleaB
and inland waters. For the year
closing 1898 more game fish were
planted than ever before known by
the state. A record kept by the
conservation department Of the
'.Plant Q Bass" campaign, IN seven
counties, was a. follOwsi
Allegany-WiIlg creek, 4,16O; Town
creek. 500: Potomac river 800.
Baltimore - GunpOwdeP river,
800; Lake 400; North Branch
PatapsCO, 1000; Lake, 1000: Mid.
die river, 5000; Bush river, 5000.
Carroli-Pipe creek, 1000 Mo.
nocacy river. $4,000.
F'rederacl1--M onocaey river, 1000:
Turkey branch, 1000; Hunting
creek. 1000 Middle creek, 1900;
Fishing creek. 1000: Toms creek.
1000.
Harford--Laks Fanny, 5000: Win.
ters run. $500.
Howard-Lattls Patuxent, 1000;
East branch, 5000; Middle river,
1000; PatapscO river, 10000: MIL
pond, 1900.
Montsomery-Rcclk creek, 5000;
Potomac river. 5000,
Bass and other fishes, that might
be termed gAInesters, planted In
tidewater were thus: Octorota
creek, bass, 5000 Principle creek,
bass, 1000; Charlestown, yellow
perch. 1896, 900; Charlestown, white
perch, 3O,4oO,OOo; Chariestowp, rock.
1,400, 900.
Principle. yellow perch, 2S,700,.
900; Principle, white perch, 10000.
900; Rock HAL. yellow perch, 1885,
100000; Bettsrton. yellow perch,
2,40O, 1000; Betterton LIoyds creek.
white perch. 3,5O0,000: Betterton
Lloyds creek, pike, $500 900.
Crumpton, yellow perch. 80, 8OO,.
900; Crumpton. white perch, S2,.
100000 Bush river. yellow perch,
27,2OO,O 900; Bush river, white
perch So,sOo.ooO.
Zane Grey, noted novelist, has
written scores Of outdoor books.
In the past fifteen years 10 has
b1e Written ono which hna uoA