Evening star., 1925-08-09

and those landed have been Of the 5
Reports from the upper Potomac
and Shenandoah rivers state that both
are clear at Harpers Ferry.
The best fishing, however, for those
who are not welded to angling for
either the small or big mouth bass is
in salt water. All saltwater places
the past week.
Solomons Island sends in a report
that the fish are very active at that
place and that trout are commencing
to bite freely and that some nice big
fellows are being caught.
Capt. Bowen at Solomons one day
last week took out Drs. Hynson and
Shiles of this city, S. A. Hays of
Martinsburg, w. S. and F. w. Fenton,
jr., secretary 10 Senator Elkins. They
first anchored off the lighthouse and
landed 1875 perch and 20 trout and on
the following day. fishing early in the
morning. caught 19 big trout and 25
spot and many small hardheadS.
T. F. Abel of Solomons was the
captain of another boat that took out
four fishermen, who succeeded in
landing 81 perch, Is trout. hard
heads and Il spot last Monday.
f. X. Stonestreet, writing in from
Rock Point, states that some of the
boatmen at the Point have discovered
the right places to fish and always
bring in good catches. He says the
fishing is good in spots" and that
the services of men who know these
spots is necessary to insure good
catches.
Rock fishermen-thOse who angle
for the king of all fish of the Chesa-
peake and it's tributaries-are usually
h,-tH NJ ha han
tug on their line when he strikes, at
his spunk, and hope to meet tomor-
row the one who bests them today.
These anglers play the game fairly,
giving the fish at least something of
an even break. If the fish outwits
the angler or is lucky enough to
throw the hook from his mouth, the
majority of these sport-loving men
take off their hats to him.
But, as in every sport, there will
be found some rock fishermen-and
those who fish for other kinds of the
flnny tribe, too-who don't measure
up. Maybe it is thoughtlessness or
maybe 1t is ignorance with some OF
them. Or perhaps 1t Is just pure
greed and a desire to outdo his fell
low angler that prompts some of
them to regard every fish caught as
his just due for his efforts.
EThe rock fish season in the CheSa-
peake Bay soon will be here. This
season usually is between September
10 and the middle of November.
During this season many of the big
rock are caught, and when hooked
they furnish a fight that long will be
remembered =" We lucky captor. The
big onz caught last season or the big
one that perhaps will grab your lure
this Fall has been lucky to escape the
angler hook for years.
From many sources reports have
come to this column of the big catches
of undersize fish. giving no thought
TO the fact that there is q law govern
Ing the size of a striped bass to be
taken with hook and line as well as
by seine or net. Many of these fish,
1t is said, run 6 inches or less in
length. mere babies that could not be
eaten If it were legal to catch them.
OF course, there is no way to keep
them from striking at bait They
are just as game as their bigger
brothers and sisters, and they take
the hook whether the angler Wills
them. But there is a way to save
them. A fish hooked does not mean
that it will die if liberated. If care
fully handled, unless the fish has
swallowed the hook or unless 1t is
deeply imbedded, 1t is usually an easy
matter to free the small ones.
Give the fish chance. Usually q