Evening star., 1925-06-14

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year.
No bass have been reported caught
In the Potomac since the opening Of
the local season, and the perch and
herring have left for parts unknown
The catfish, always with us, have
been furnishing anglers with some
exciting minutes and some big ones
have been landed.
The opening of the Virginia fishing
season tomorrow will attract many
anglers to that States streams for
the small-mouthed bass. The Virginia
law required all non-residents to pro-
cure license before attempting to
fish in any stream in that State where
the tide does not flow and ebb. All
the places and creeks where the tide
rises and falls from the Potomac
River may be f1shed without securing
a license. The cost of the Virginia
fishing license is $3.50 and may be
obtained from the Atlas Sporting
Goods Store. on d between Ninth and
Tenth streets.
The most encouraging reports have
come In from the salt water fishing
grounds, particularly those in the
lower Potomac around Piney Point
and Rock Point. The recent hot spell
evidently whetted the appetite of the
hardheads, with the result that last
Sunday parties returned with big
catches of three and four pound fish.
The largest hardheads that have
been caught on hooks about Piney
Point, Md, in several years, were
taken during the past week by a
number of Washfngtonians.
John Saxty and wife and John Noone
were at Point Lockout last Saturday
and Sunday and returned with 4S
hardheads ranging from l to 2h
pounds. They used bloodworms and
shrimp as bait.
DIR. Walter Schultze, Harold Schultze,
Jack O'Brien, Louis Schultze and
John Donoghue visited Annapolis last
week end and fished at Red Top. They
were not so successful in the number
of fish landed, but those caught were
big ones.
Robert NJ. Estes, deputy commits
soner of internal revenue. Is an ardent
angler, and when not attending to the
intricate business of collecting reve-
nues for the Government is to be
found at his summer home, a mile
north of North Beach, on Chesapeake
Bay. Last Saturday and Sunday Estes
entertained ~arty of officials Of the
Treasury Department. His party
caught 1o5 hardheads
Deputy State game wardens Of Mary
land have been notified to give par
tfcular attention to violators of State
laws protecting fish, according to
Charles F. Smith, chief deputy game
warden This notice was caused by
the arrest last week Of four men In
Baltimore County on charges of dyna.
hitting Gunpowder River for fish.
1t is unlawful to throw dynamite or
other explosives in any waters of the
State and thus cause the destruction
of fish. A penalty Is provided Of not
less than $100 nor more than $500, or
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
three years, or both fine and imprison
| ment.
The attention of this column was
called to violation of our. regula
ton for protecting the fish in the
Tidal Basin. The law states that nc
fishing is allowed from a boat, bu,
must be confined to the seawali. Sew
eral anglers were seen last week
fishing from boat in the basin. but
when an officer was located and his
attention directed to this violation OF
| the rules governing fishing in this
body of water the offenders had fed
M. HI. Lockeman Of tho Federal
Chemical Department OF this city
| and Charles H. M. Barrett, an ex-
pert taxidermist for the Government
who has been working for. Uncle
Sam for 20 years without vacation
recently visited H. L. Ferguson, a
taxidermist of Sarasota, Fla, to fish
for tarpon, as we'll as to assist him
in mounting specimens.
During their. stay they went out
many times to try their skill with
the silver kings and were successful
in laAding some OF these wonderful
fighters. Their largest f1sh weighed
128 pounds, and the others ranged
from IS pounds to 50 pounds
The remarkably cool weather
which marked the best part Of the
past week also inaugurated better
fishing at Chesapeake Beach, both
off the long pier and from the boats
in the outside waters. Some OF the
catches shown contained hardheads
weighing two pounds and more, and
they were invariably plump and good
to look upon.
The fish fans who have been going
down to the Beach these many years
will have to congratulate that old
veteran Of the rod and reel, w. H.
Roland Of Washington, who went out
in Capt. Hazards boat last Thursday
and brought back with him the first
of the seasons catch OF trout--a