The Washington times., 1925-09-19


One angler informs the column
that the best scheme to follow In
determining the rivers bed is TO
hollow out the bottom Of q square
sinker and fill the open space with
packing grease. When the weight
is lowered and reaches the bottom,
whatever substance forms below
c1ings TO the filling and when
brought to the surface shows the
angler whether or not he Is prop
The stripers are taking both
bIoodwornns and live bait. smelt,
and occasionally can be induced to
strike at an artificial lure, espes
cially when feeding near the sur
face.
Sergeant Robert Unsworth. of the
Navy Yard, is a great believer m
artificial lures and uses them al
most exclusively throughout the
fail when rock fishing. He has
been very successful so far this
season trolling at the mouth or
| piscataway. His favorite bait ls
the ordinary kidney spoon, equipped
with a single hook and sornamented
with bloodworms.
Max SparrOugIn is almost
| daily visitor opposite the steel
| Plant and pins his faith to the
waters near the black buoy. HIS
best effort was last week, when
i'm single afternoon he turned
in twenty striped bass that
weighed from three-quarters 20
three pounds. Max is of the
1 nwAa mGAG
bIoodworms to lure the gan1esters
to boat.
Mr. Leetch chief fish culturist
of the Bureau of Fisheries. gives
the readers of this column some
| interesting facts concerning the
clan of the striped lass.
The natural distribution of the
striped bass or rock, appears to
be from the Gulf and Lower river
st. Lawrence to northern Florida,
and there are few more or less
| authentic records of its occurrence
/ in the Gulf of Mexico.
| AS indicated by the fisheries, its
/ present centers of abundance lie
| between Cape Cod and North Caro-
| lima, where it ascends all suitable
! rivers to spawn and in the pursuit
of food. In 1882 and again in 1898
| it was introduced in California
coastal waters, where it readily be-
came acclimated and increased
abundantly.
The striped bass is one Of the
best and largest of American ana
dromOus fishes. Its meat is firm,
flaky and Of excellent flavor.
| According to tradition, many
| years ago it was very abundant
! on the New England coast, north
of Cape Cod. In the United
States north of Cape Cod it is
now comparatively rare, and in
the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of
st. Lawrence, far scarcer than in
former years.
| The striped bass spawns late in
spring and early summer, ascend
! ing rivers and their tributaries for
| the purpose.
The principal streams on the At
| lantic coast of the United States
are those flowing into Albemarle
sound Chesapeake bay and New
York bay. From North Carolina
| to New Jersey the spawning time
appears to be in late April and
early May Farther north. in May
and June.
The eggs are very small A
twenty-pound fish was found to
yield 100000 eggs as estimated on
a basis of $4,000 to a quart.
The first of a series of three
| big fall fishing excursions at
Chesapeake Beach will be held
tomorrow, under auspices Of How
ard A. French and Company,
sporting goods store. More than
| 200 fishing enthusiasts, including
! many women, are expected to
attend.
A special train will leave the
District line at $50 a. M. return
| ing from the Beach at $50 p. m.
On arrival at the resort, the fisher
men will board Captain Noah Haz
ards fleet of thirty boats and visit
choice fishing grounds out in the
| bay
Fish will be weighed in on the
boardwalk at $50 p. m. Three
prizes will be awarded-a salt
water rod for the largest trout,
taylor or hardhead; steel rod
for the second largest trout. taylor,
Tor hardhead, and a reel for the
largest number of trout. Contest |
ants must show a return railroad
ticket at weighing in time. This
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