Evening star., 1925-06-07

Usually at this time of the Spring
fishing season, the rockfish are to be
seen jumping around, and many of
them enticed to attack choice bits of
cut herring or the familiar blood
worms brought down from the shores
of Long Island. For some unaccount-
able reason this Spring, when every
thing is favorable to good angling,
these game fighters are not here. or,
if they are. they have not commenced
to bite with any regularity.
VIII Reynolds Informed this column
that the perch and herring have
practically all left. only few strag-
glers remaining.
Frank A. Kennedy of 623 Fourteenth
street northeast, takes exception TO a
statement published last Sunday that
the salt water fishing is far below par
for this time of the year, and that the
hardheads so eagerly sought by thou
sands of anglers, have been very back
ward in taking the bait offered them.
Kennedy says that on May II he
headed party, consisting of Ralph
Lord, T. Earl Cox, Joe Harris. Hugh
Robey and AL Butchelor, to Solomons
Island, and they were rewarded with
a catch of 81 hardheads, ranging in
weight from II to 31 pounds. To
prove his catch he sent a picture of
as nice a bunch of hardheads as one
would care to look at, but, unfortu-
nately. lack of space prohibits its re-
production.
John A. O'Donoghue, Louis Schultze
and wife and Helen Schultze motored
to Chesapeake Beach one day last
week and returned with II big hard
heads. They fished out in the bay at
Red Top and used both bloodworms
and shrimp for bait, shrimp being the
most attractive to the hardheads on
this trip. The fish weighed from IL
to 8 pounds.
F. Y. StOnestreet, we'll known to all
anglers at Rock Point, last Thursday
said that the hardheads had made
their appearance at this favorite fish
ing place for many of the local an
glers. Stony" as he is Familiarity
known, says that hardheads are now
being caught in the nets, and that
during the past week the rod and reel
anglers have been bringing in small
catches, one party returning with is
nice large ones. He hopes that the
hot spell of the last week will cause
them to bite fast and furiousIy. All
the boatmen at the Point are ready
to take out parties at s1.50 a person,
and courteous treatment of all parties
is assured. In fact, any complaints of
discourtesy on the part of any of the
boatmen should be made to Stone
street.
The hot-footing pace of the weather
the past week is most likely respon-
sible for the improved fishing condi-
tions in Chesapeake Bay near Wash
1ngton. All this week parties from
the city have tried conclusions with
the hardheadS. While the fish have
not responded in such large numbers
as has marked seasons heretofore, the
hardheads that have been caught
both off the pier at Chesapeake Beach
and from the boats in the outside
waters have been good, big ones.
William P. Turner and H. H Pad
gett visited the Beach the first part
OF the week and caught a nice bunch
of good-sized hardheads. They used
the market shrimp.
w. II. Roland, who is as regular
in his fishing visits to the Beach as
the hardheads, was also a visitor last
wednesday evening and had a basket
full of fine hardheads to show for his
night catch. He says that he caught
them around about midnight and
from Hazards boat.
capt. Hazard thinks that there will
be better fishing from now on, since
the weather has warmed. While it
has been quite hot for all in general,
it should be borne in mind that it
takes a continued spell of warm
weather to heat the water to the
fishing depth. He is hopeful over the
prospects for the remainder of the
present month.
Capt. Noah Hazards magnificent
Chesapeake Bay dog died from poison
given 1t by an unknown person a few
nights ago at the captains home near
Galloway on the South River. The
dog was not only a very valuable
animal, but had been a bay associate
of the captain for years and was
known to all the anglers who have
been the captains guests on his fish.
ing trips both day and night. The
dog did not know the word fear and
would jump into the boat and ac-
company the captain in any kind OF
weather. 1t had a most lovable ma.
ture and was devoted to the captain
and all the members of his family.
1t was particularly friendly and at
tentive to the children and watched
after them with singular and know
ing instinct. The death of the dog
was sad blow to Noah.
A belated report states that Doc
Reeves Of No. truckhouse one day