Evening star., 1924-10-12

Ihe largest catch of rockfiSh re-
ported was made by John l.. Murrell
and Charlie Kennen. both of this city.
fishing in Herring Bay last week. On
Friday, they caught 80; on Saturday
their catch numbered 120; and on
Sunday more than 200 were taken.
These anglers trolled for their fish,
and certainly were rewarded by un-
usual catches.
Another nice catch was made by
A. L. Davis, who landed five rock
fish at Governor Run, using small
live eels for, bait. His fish weighed
from to 1S pounds.
The National Military and Sport
Shops annual excursion to Chesa-
peake Beach last Sunday drew about
1s5 anglers. a great many women
being in the number. No large fish
were caught, but the lucky ones were
just as happy Mrs. Charles Mace
captured the ladies' prize and G. A.
Brassiere, r. A. Hutswell, Charles
Mace and B. Bryant were awarded
the mems prizes.
The Atlas Sporting Goods Store an
nounced that it is preparing to run
Sunday excursions to Annapolis. for
anglers. They intend to make these
.
furnishing lunches and attending to
all the comforts of their guests 1t
is intended to arrange with either
the W., B. and A. electric line or to
engage a bus for the trips. Definite
announcements will be made Of all
details about next Wednesday.
1t is n we'll known fact that the
big fish do not stay on the bottom
of bays or rivers. OF course. at times,
they are on the bottom in quest of
food, but they don't eat all the time,
and when they are not eating, they
are swimming all around, at various
depts and sometimes jumping entirely
out of the water.
The majority Of anglers fishing in
deep water use a heavy sinker and
fish right on the bottom. Sometimes
strikes. and then again they sit for
hours without catching anything
worth having. It has been suggested
to the writer that every angler
should have in his tackle box a cork
float or bob. and if the fish do not
bite when the bait is on the bottom
to try to get them by rigging up his
line with "a float, allowing his hook
to be about six or eight feet below
the surface. Fish hawks and sea
gulls are constantly to be seen diving
into the water for their prey and
apparently taking 1t from the very
surface of the water. This would in
dicate that the fish are to be seen by
these birds close to the top of the
water, and 1t would be unreasonable
to assume that the fish would be seen
: II they were at any great depth. Any
how, it seems we'll worth trying and
I believe should prove well worth the
effort. But again, the anglers bait
will be constantly drifting with the
tide, and when he gets too much line
out he can slowly reel it in. Let's all
try 1t and see II we cannot get some
Of the big ones this way. II you are
successful be sure you, let us know
the results.
Capt. Noah Hazard of the fishing
meet at Chesapeake Beach says one
OF the very singular features of the
big annual fishing excursion this sea-
son was that the prevailing winds in
varfably have been from the north
east. This fact has contributed al
most entirely to the remarkably small
catches that have rewarded the ef-
forts of the excursionists. 81 have
noticed" he says, that the northeast
wind brings the choppy water that
the big fish like, but 1t rarely. If ever,
brings the fish. This may seem
strange to many. because they think
that the wind FROM the upper bay
should bring down the fish from
those waters. but the. opposite Is
really the case. My observation for
a good many years has led me to be-
heve that the northeast wind is no
Rarbinger Of good luck to the fisher