The Washington times., 1926-04-17

and IL the f0recaster's dope runs
week should see perch fishing ut
Catfish anglers have been holdil
to the upset condition Of the wat
the upper tide river. The fish 4
strikes from big fish being regisl
which by the way may be had I
urice, since the Potomac variety g
better luck than their rivals tryin
Gnaggers, interested In the looked.
for herring runs, may Keep up
with The Times by calling Main
1910. Down to date there has
been no indications Of herring In
our local waters, but should the
weather prognosticatOr hold good
hts promise, It would not be at Ill
Surprising 70 hear Of their coming
during the next few days.
Saltwater fishing has opened up
IN the Patuxent, but only rOckfish
are being taken, with an occasional
white perch biting shyly at the
hook. The first anglers to get uTl-
der way visited Brooms island last
Sunday and brought home their
gpoils OF the day, seven stripers.
The party to make the initial
visit to salt water includes FRANK
Curley, wilbur Mossburg, Adam
Grinder and Max SparrOugh. Curley
was the most fortunate Of the
quartet, for 1t was he who success
fully boated, without the aid Of
landing net, q prize winner that
ran the scale up to II pounds. HIS
other companions were not to be
left out Of the picture for they II
turn registered rock running from
two and one-laIf to four pounds.
According to the anglers who
made their maiden trip To salt
water, Ilardheads have not ar
rived, but white perch are being
Melted in vast numbers, although
they refuse the lure offered by
hook and liners. ROclfish are
numeruOs, In fact, the riverI11en
I'm the vicinity Of Benedict and
BfOOms island claim that this IS
the best early-seasOn fishing they
have ever experienced.
Chesapeake Beach has failed To
break into the win column ALTHOUGH
natives and Week-enders have been
trying their luck from the long
pier for the last couple Of weeks,
Fishermen owning stake nets ara
only having fair hauls of herring,
perch and rock, with not the first
signs of hardheads.
Word comes from West River
that pan-sized rock are schooling
and that net fishermen are making
big hauIs, but the fish refuse to
be taken by anglers. Capt. Noah
Hazard, of Gainesville, West River,
has under way a new pleasure
craft, that he win launch next
month, thus assuring anglers fire.
Quenting the Beach" better fish.
ing facilities. Captain Milton, an
understudy for the rugged Noah,
will be in command, with his nun
Friday acting as first mate.
The native fishermen of Solomon's
Island, 1.-THE gateway to the Patux-
ent," ARE all afire over the way
the spring rum of hardheads, perch
and rock are coming In from their
winter habitat, the Atlantic. Evi,
dences of their hauls may be seen
at the Municipal fish markets tag,
ged, From Solomon's." OF course
the fish are all netted, but it sounds
reasonable that followers of rod and
reel could bet on a sure thing al
this location.
Rock Point Is silent along the
Potomac as well as the WicOmicO.
Fishing Is yet TO get under way.
r. x. StOnestreet, known 70
every angler visiting the windy
point, is on his way home from
down Florida way and will open
activities by the end Of the
month.
Cobb Island. at the end of Grain
Highway, opposite Rock Point
which has been known for years
as one of the finest fishing grounds
In the State of Maryland, will be a
scene of activity tomorrow, when
its developers, F. b. Bannister and
Company, give their first fish fry
Through the invitation of this col
umn all anglers and their friends
are invited to help make this g
banner day in old Charles county
This island contains $50 acres
OF land. and is at the mouth of the
Wicomico and Potomac rivers. The
Grain highway by the Good Hope
road out of Anacostia, through La
Plata runs direct to the island.
Since last June IS homes have
been erected by Neutrality-suspicious.,
and about 100 more will be erected
during the coming summer.
In these waters is where the
''Mayflower" spends most of its
time before returning to Washing
ton on Sundays.
The developers are spending
quite a large sum of money build
ing a bathing pier and boats for
fishing.
Will Dig, founder of the Izaak
Walton League of America, who
saw his outdoor baby. Of 100 mem.
bers, grow to manhood in four
years. with a membership of over
zoe. 900, representing some 5000
chapters, went down in defeat last
week at the Chicago convention,
when Charles W. Folds defeated
him for presidency for his fifth
term.
The nominating committee in its
report to the convention recon-
mended that Dig be given an an
nual honorarium Of $4,000 per year.
This was the occasion for
dramatic reply by Mr.. Dig. IN
which he said:
IT am too proud. too valiant, to
accept this insult. If this annuity
cannot be given to me without an
honorable title there 10 no body
Of Waltonians who can give mo