Evening star., 1928-06-18

~ VEn bOO1 Is ASKING. WHAT ; TIE
l. matter with fishing this Spring
and the only answer this column
L. can give is the weather. The
lateness of Spring weather has
caused the water to keep too cool for
the fish to bite. and the high winds also
have. been a contributory cause.
Just when the Potomac River was in
wonderful condition for the anglers 10
try their luck and when the rockflSh
were being caught, along comes muddy
water. a condition which now exists.
The Potomac is clearing a little, but it
will be several days before it is again in
good condition.
The Tidal Basin water is clear, owing
to the tact that the food gates have
been kept closed. For several days last
week this water also was very muddy
but the mud has settled The warm
days of the past week should heip ma
terially in the catching of bass in that
body of water.
new live bait box has been placed
at the boat house to take the place of
the one lost last Winter, ana from now
on bait will be on hand for the anglers.
not only for those wishing to fish In the
Basin, but also for those who want to
try their luck in the Potomac from the
The only good report reaching this
column during the past week comes
from Sclomons Island. where some good
catches OF rcckfish were made. The
method used to catch these gamesters
was trolling, and fish ranging from q
to pounds were landed One weighing
lll2 pounds was caught.
Point Patience, located about 2
miles up the Patuxent River from Solo,
mons. Is the place where the majority
of these rockfish have been landed.
The lure used was the Huntington
Drone, and some Of the anglers at
tached a long bloodworm 10 the hook
TO make 1t resemble, as near as pos
Sible. small Gel cells being especially
attractive TO these fish John Merrill
was one Of the lucky aglers at Solo
mons returning with II rock. the
largest weighing over IL pounds.
A great many local anglers have
VISITED Wachapreague during May and
the flrsr two weeks OF June, but their
reports of the fishing does not compare
IN any way TO the fishing enjoyed at
this wonderful fishing grounds last year.
On the first Sunday in May a north
easter struck Wachapreague and from
reports 1t has continued to blow more
or less ever since.
A party consisting Of Drs. Jesse
Mann, Louis Cornet, o. H. Dent and r.
!. Rose went to Wachaprcague on the
TN Of this month. They landed about
IL trout, the largest weighing ga
pounds. In addition to the trout this
party landed four or five kingfish.
some hogs fish and hardheads and
several sharks. They selected Buck
Parker as guide, He is one of the best
ooatman at Wachapreague. DR.. Dent
told the writer that while they were at
Wachapreaguc one party from New
York landed three channel bass weigh
ing 30 or 40 pounds each. The month
OF June is the time for catching chan
mel bass.
A good many disappointed anglers
returned TO the city empty handed dur
Ing the past week after spending hours
on Chesapeake Bay fishing from the
pier at the beach and the many other
tishing grounds In that neighborhood
Now and then some lucky party re-
turned with fairly good catch. but
on the whole the fishing is way below
par.
A letter received last week saws +.
Please give us some information re-
garding fishing conditions from points
down the river. Chesapeake Beach,
Benedict, etc, In Saturdays issue,
Hundreds of the readers OF The
Star so to the various fishing places
Saturday afternoon and Sunday morn
ing. May suggest that 1t would be
gratifying information If The Star
would give the tide table at the fish,
Ing points from Solomons to Wash
ington City"
The Star publishes every Friday the
tides at the following places: Washing
ton. Annapolis, Chesapeake Beach,
Solomons Island. Benedict. piney Point,
Rock Point and Colonial Beach These
reports were especially prepared for the
Rod and Stream column by the Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
II is impossible to give the tides at
the many different places In the bay.
the Potomac and other streams. but
the best known places were picked out
to enable the anglers to know what
to expect In the way OF tides, Those
contemplating fishing grounds not men,
toned In the printed table. will have
to approximate the tide at their favorite
grounds from the table furnished, II
the grounds selected is below some point
given In the table OF course the tide