The Washington times., 1927-09-17
Las I RUN
Of BASS
By r. "A. ANGLER

BY X. A. ANGLER
Channel bass or red drum fish.
ing along the Atlantic seaboard Is
now under way and will continue
to hold the followers Of this par
ticnIar pastime until about the
middle OF October. After this pc
Rod the monster gamesters bid fare.
well to the angling fraternity until
next summer. just where these
| giants of the watery world winter
Is somewhat OF q mystery, but
their arrival and departure is
noted with regularity.
Until few years back this por.
ton Of the worlds greatest pastfme
was centered along the jersey
coast, where surf fishermen en-.
joyed the rarest kind of sport,
never having any reason for ven.
turing from the land OF sand and
mosquitoes. But today finds con-
ditions changed, due to numerous
causes, principally among which is
the refuse dumped from the great
fleet Of Atlantic oil burners, and
the schooling drum clan, In the
main, make for the eastern shore
/ OF old Virginia, where records sfor
bigness are made each season.
No better channel bass grounds
along the coast OF the Atlantic can
be found than those in the vicinity
| of Wachapreague and Chincoteagus.
They are ideally situated for both
surf casting and boat fishing. With
theIis miles of sloughs running
parallel with the coast they offer
the BECOMING bass unlimited feed.
ing waters.
Col. Bruce Palmer, Of local pis.
catorial fame, won the 'sF'ield and
/ Stream" channel bass prize, for
/ the Atlantic Seaboard, last season,
with a 51.pounder taken at Chin.
colleague Island. The largest fish
down to date, for this season, was
caught the latter part Of June, by
/ w. n. Jackson, also a Washing
tonian. The fish weighed 40
/ pounds.
\ Not alone does this branch of
4 the angling game attract anglers
to Virginia's Eastern Shore, for
sea fish OF many varieties visit its
/ waters continuously throughout the
season, which runs from April to
October.
Capt. Noah Hazard, veteran
bOatman and fishing expert,
will stage d fishing excursion
at Chesapeake Beach on Sun.
! day, September rs. His large
fishing fleet will be used to
carry the excursiOnists 70 choice
fishing grounds IN the bay.
Prizes will be awarded for the
best catches.
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/ The fishing excursion OF the
French Sporting Goods Company,
which was scheduled for Septem.
Der rs, has been Cancelled.
Remarkable catches have been
reported all week from Chesapeake
Beach. Captain Hazard hit into
large schools OF taiIors, surface
feeding. that averaged from 2 10
pounds.
Trains for the Beach win leave
District Line today at ESQ, $40
and p. m, returning at /, 2:30, s
and 10 p. m. Tomorrow they
leave District Line at $50 and
4 1850 q. m. and $50. 4:45 and &
p. m, returning at z q. III. and /
s., s, and 40 b. m. Beginning
Monday, weekday trains viii leave
District Line at = a. IN. and $40
p. M, returning at 6;s5 q. nj. and
$50 p. M.
Saltwater fishing d said to
be ct top form only on the
change Of tides and the old say.
Ing, >'.Up and &C 'em early. re.
CARELESS Of high Of low water.
IS nm exploded theory. There.
fore, this column. through tlae
4 courtesy OE the United States
Coast and GeOdetic Survey. Il
able to furnish the angler m
accurate scheduIe whereby ne
may regulate bis angling in 3
/ scientific manner.
High Tide Low Tide
Chesa. Beach 8l6 am. 2.a2 pm.
annapolis 1905 am. 49, pm.
6olOnlOns Is. 7;49 am. I.42 pm.
i Benedlct 80. 8:54 am. 2:47 pm.
Rock Point. 7:46 am. 2:2O pm.
i The initial tournament IL the
Baltimore Bait, Ely and Surf Cast.
Ing Club viii be held today IN the
Municipal Stadium, Of the Monu.
mental City, with activities get.
ting under way about IL q. nj. and
continuing throughout the day. q.
Hammond Brown, secretary treas
urer Of the club, has written this
column inviting Washington anglers
to the big aoings, that they may
either participate In OF witness the
events. Buffet luncheon win BE
served free to visitors. One hun.
dred and three prizes are offered
for competition.
/ The Lentz brothers and 4 big co.
hort from the Dover Fishing Club,
| Of Philadelphia, will be on hand.
Harold Lentz IS the national surf.
casting champion.
4 Jack Schyinn, national salmon
tly champion, and Art New, one
| Of the best known nv casters ii
the country. win be there with !
large delegation from the Newark
Bait and Ely Casting Club.
The regular monthly meet.
ing Of the Potomac Anglers AS.
ISOLATION will Be held on Wed.
nesday evening, September 81,
when final arrangements will
be made for it's annual excur-
sion AZ Chesapeake Beach on
Sunday October 2.
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