Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
ROD AND STREAM
By Perry Miller

has hindered to some extent the fish
ing all along the bay, but notwith-
standing visitors to the deep waters
of the bay have returned with some
strings of fine trout, hardheads and
great big spot, so large they resembled
the hardheads.
A report printed last Friday in the
New York papers say that an extra
Great South Bay, l.. l. The run which
began last Wednesday morning,
caused every angler and sportsman
in Bay Shore to take his boat, re-
turning with the largest catches of
this specie recorded for number of
years. One angler caught ~ of the
blue devils in few hours and the
members of the Bay Shore Boatmen's
Association landed a total of 735 fish
in one day. These bluefish are very
fast swimmers and it will not take
long for them to invade the bay in
vast numbers.
The striped bass Or rock fish has
been providing great sport for anglers
in the lower Potomac off Colonial
Beach. Last Tuesday E. c. Mating
ly, c. ]. Rupert, w. w. kimmel and
j. G.. Lindsay, all local anglers, landed
over 20 of these beauties, some of
them weighing or pounds An
other party landed II rocks. the larg-
est weighing 10 pounds. Trolling with
drone bait was the method used by
these anglers.
The city of Washington may right
fully be called complaint headquar-
ters" of the United States. Congress,
when it is in session, gets all kinds
of complaints from various sections or
the country and each Government de-
partment also receives it's quota. But
last week a new one was handed pro-
hibition officials, who are familiar.
with all forms of troubles and bite"
criticism. This new one carne fro
Johnstown. Pa, and was rom tiG
anglers in that section. They de-
manded that the Washington mead
quarters take proper action to curb
the efforts of enforcement officers
who dumped bootleg mash and whls-
ky into the streams and killed all the
fish.
Last month the anglers declare 100
barrels of mash and 200 gallons of
raw liquor We're dumped into trout
stream, and dead trout were floating
on the surface for miles. This .particu-
lar stream has been stocked by the
sportsmen' of the surrounding coun-
try and carefully guarded, with fish,
ing restricted. They have asked the
State fish commissioner to bring pros
ecution.
The anglers further told the Fed
eral authorities that even the moon
sinners were considerable and drained
their mash and waste off into cess
nools so that the fish would not be
killed.
Another run of fish is announced
but this time it is the mackerel run
and the place is Valencia, Ireland.
Hundreds of fishing vessels are scour-
ing the sea for the myriads of mack
erel, which are cured and sent to this
country. On the first day of the run
SIS 900 of this fish were caught. Forty
thousand of them were bought by one
curing firm for consignment to Amer
lea.
The mackerel are packed tightly into
barrels after having been cleaned by
men and women who become special |
lists at their work. Fish packed well |
will keep for four years if water is |
drained from holes in the |
barrels and fresh water introduced.
The average price for a mackerel |
over Lnere Is L cent edCn. w men |
they are eventually sold to the con-
sumner in the United States they bring |
ask your grocer.
Chesapeake Beach is making ar
for big Fall fishing sea-
son. Four large fishing excursions
already have been booked and others
ire contemplated.
The French Sporting Goods Co. will
run an excursion on September 25. the
Potomac Anglers Association on Oc-
ober 2, the Atlas Sporting Goods Co.
IN October 8, and the H. 1. Medic
sporting Goods Co. on October 16.
Although the Beach amusements
close finally on September %, the re-
sort will continue to cater to fishing
until cold weather sets in.
Hotels. restaurants, stores and refresh
nent booths will remain open.
Special trains will be operated to
he Beach today and tomorrow for the
benefit of holiday fishermen. Trains
cave District line today at $3.50 and
II 80 am. and 2:30, 4:45 and pm,
at am. and /, 8, 6 and 10
pm. Tomorrow trains will leave Dis
trict line at 9:15, 10 and 1870 am.
and 2:30. $3.50, $40, $50 and PM,
returning at 6:35 am. and 1890, 3,
SIS. 6. s. . and 10 pm.