The Washington times., 1925-09-12

are especially interested in what's
going on down Wachapreague way
and have offered a very fine outfit
to the angler Bleaching or boating
the seasons largest channel bass.
Up to date Charles .Geiger. Of
Baltimore, Nd, is leading the field
with a drum weighing forty-six
and three-quarter pounds. His
nearest rival is George Bennett,
who halls from Brooklyn, N. Y,
with a gannester weighing just one
quarter of pound shy of the
leader.
Other runners UP are HeImutIl
WiIheIIns, Baltimore, Md, forty
two pounds. Russell p. HOyt,
New York, NJ. Y, f0rty-fOnr
pounds. Jacob Hughes, Balti-
more, Md, twenty-five pounds.
Doctor w. w. Stewart, q local
piscator, is also a contestant in
the drum class. Just how much
his fish weighed was not available
at this writing. but It is safe to
predict that it will register with
the top notchers.
Not alone does this branch of
anglers to Wachapreague,g located
on the ocean side Of the peninsula,
in the Old Dominion State, for sea
fish of many varieties visit its
waters continuously throughout the
season.
Last week the writer, in COM
many with Percy r. Sutton, s'Dutch"
Miller, George w. Brandt, Walter
Jones and r. d. Wilson, the juven
lie member of the party, visited
Wachapreague, the town of its own
resources. Our sole purpose was
channel bass, but owing to unfavor-
able weather conditions we were
forced TO turn our attention to
other denizens of the deep.
Sea croaIxers, Of the large va
riety. were running at their best
and ii Ii safe 20 say that at Il
least three bushels Of big fish
were taken during our three-day
stay.
Many other varieties of finny
tribes were caught by our party,
such as sea bass BLACK willis,
trout or weaks, cells, King William
perch, founders, hog fish, blue
fish, king fish (sand mullets), spots.
swell toads. sea robins, skates, sea
spiders. sea crabs and sharks.
BY actual count thirty sharks
and one-haIf feet. was taken on oul
first day out by Z. D. wilson.
Our guide, Lewis D. Phillips, was
master of ceremonies, as each
shark was brought to boat, crack
;,ao hn on
iron bar that he kept for such
work.
Percy Sutton proved to the party
that he was a crack marksman
when he put to death three and
one-half foot shark, swimming con-
siderable distance from the boat.
Percy's fowling piece was a high
powered automatic revolver.
Colonel w. N. Hughes, Of Nash
Vile, Tenn, celebrated his forty
sixth anniversary as q United
States soldier during our stay.
Colonel Hughes went fishing on
the eVentful day and made a
most remarkable catch. The
colonel along with A. HI. G.
Mears, proprietor of the Hotel
Wachapreague, have to their
credit for fOrty.fOur days fishing
1,947 keepable fish.
The auto route from Washington
to Wachapreague is as follows:
Washington to Annapolis, forty-two
miles, ferry to Claiborne. Claiborne
to st. Michaels, Taston, Preston
Hurlock, Eldorado, Galestown,
Sharptown, Salisbury, Loreto, Primo
ess Ann, Costen, Pocomoke City,
Beaverdam. New Church, Oak Hall,
Temperanceville, Mappsville, Ao-
comac. Melfa, Wachapreague, 1Sz
miles.
Condition of roads: 112 miles OF
macadam and cement, twenty miles
of excellent dirt road.
Hotel Wachapreague: American
plan, $3.50 per day, with connect.
ing bath, 81 per day. A. H. 6.
Mears, manager and proprietor.
Motorboat guides: e. w. Blunt
ing and Lewis d. Phillips. One
passenger, So; two passengers, 81;
three passengers, 50; four pas
sengers, $40.
Chesapeake Beach formally opens
it's fall fishing season on Monday
(September 14. Although the board
walk amusements will be closed.
hotels and cafes will remain open
and there will be limited daily train
service. =
Beginning Monday trains will
leave the District line on week
days at a. m. and $40 p. M, re-
turning at 6:S5 a. M. and 2:3O p.
m. On Sundays trains will leave
District line at 10 a. m. and 6:45
D. M, returning at s a. m. and 5
%. m. This schedule will make all
night fishing parties especially at
tractive.
The Beach railway officials are
doing everything possible for the
accommodation of fishermen. After
fairly cold weather sets in, heated
coaches will be stationed at the
Beach, so that sleepy, tired, chilled
all-night fishermen may have a
pleasant and comfortable place IN
which to rest and sleep.