Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller.

to the beach so or so hardheads OF
the No. / quality and size.
A telegram received Saturday from
Wachapreague states that the channel
bass are running strong, large num-
Der running from IS to IS pounds be-
ing landed last week. School trout are
numerous. The telegram stated that
several days last week one party aver
aged q trout every minute for an hour.
and that the kingfish are abundant
Some boats returned with from 90 10
1873 trout, but no real large specimens
were caught.
A ferry line between Sandy Point in
Anne Arundel County. located this side
of Cedar Grove Lighthouse and Kent
Island on the Eastern Shore. Is being
planned It was revealed last week when
the engineer and attorney for New
York concern laid their plans before
John N. Mackall, chairman and chief
engineer OF the Maryland State Roads
Commission.
The new line would make connections
with the proposed Eastern Shore bouie-
ward and with the Whitehall road, 1t
was said. It Is planned to put cleo
trically driven boats into service over
the four~miie route.
II the proposed plan Is carried out
Il will be great convenience for those
anglers who desire to visit the Eastern
Shore where the fish run larger and
are said to be more numerous owing
to the deeper water on the eastern
side Of the bay.
Detective III. r. Brodie, accompanied
by hts wife and 5-year-old son. visited
Benedict one day last week and were
rewarded with catch Of 10 nice hard
heads, 8 perch and trout. Young
Brodie caught his share Of the fish.
Governors Ran. located II miles this
side OF Solomons Island Is another one
of the good fishing grounds on the bay.
1t Is reached. naturally, over the Solo,
mons Island road just three quarters
of O mile off the road and one-Quarter
of q mile beyond Port Republic at o
sign, Kenwood Beach.
Good hotel accommodations for
anglers Is provided at So day, and
motor boats can be obtained at price
Of $l.i0 head. with minimum charge
Capt. Dowell Is in charge of the boats
and can be reached by telephontng
Prince Frederick i0-F-1l.
Within three years the fishing In the
Conowingo pool, the Is square miles
Of water between the Conowingo and
McCalls Ferry dams. win be excellent"
and two years later the pool will be
the greatest fresh-water fishing grounds
on the Eastern seaboard. according to
Swepson Earle, Maryland State con-
servation commissioner
I'm the original agreement with the
power company that constructed the
Conowingo DAM" Mr.. Earle said. lit
was stipulated that the concern would
have to pay Maryland and Pennsylvania
each $4,000 q year. the funds TO be
used by the respective States to hatch
and convey Ash to the pool and to
patrol the 16 square miles OF water.
so far this year Maryland has
placed l000o,0 900 yellow perch and So
900 small-mouth bass In the back
waters OF the dam. Pennsylvania has
put $4,000 900 pike perch In the pool.
Both States will put some thousand
large mouth bass In the waters before
the Summer Is over
Fishing licenses granted either by
Maryland or Pennsylvania, according to
the present plans. will authorize fish,
Ing In any section of the pool irreSpec-
tive OF the State In which It Is"