Evening star., 1928-04-30
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller

TT Is hoped that the old adage, "It
is always darkest Just before
dawn" will prove true In case of
4 the fishing de luxe excursion next
Sunday to Wachapreague, to
be given under the auspices Of the
Atlas Sporting Goods Co. Dawn In this
case win come next Sunday morning,
the day of the outing. The extremely
unreasonable weather prevailing for the
last two weeks should be a good omen.
In the opinion of anglers and river men,
when the weather breaks Spring will be
ushered In and clear, warm weather
will rule.
This is the earnest prayer of those
This is the first time q fishing trip of
the kind has ever been undertaken.
There is no doubt about the selection
of the fishing grounds. There is none
better. Bus service has been arranged,
as has also lunch at Salisbury and, of
course. hotel and boat accommoda odations.
Therefore the only possible fly In the
ointment is the weather.
Two buses have been engaged for
this outing, and the seats on one bus
have already been allotted to the 80
anglers making reservations. Owing to
the weather conditions. local anglers
who otherwise would have signed up
for this trip have not done So Ollie
tions last Saturday, but now is going
to see what the week brings forth in
the way of weather conditions, with a
view to I'LL the second bus.
Word from around Norfolk is to the
effect that fish are running In large
schools, and Wachapreague is Just
around the corner. When these differ
ent schools of fish come in between the
capes they are sure to reach Wacha-
preague.
Ollie Atlas received a letter from
Buck Parker his boatman at Wacha-
preague, yesterday morning stating that
the trout have made their appearance
and that one day last week one party
caught eight big trout and a lot of
hardheadS. He says that by May z. the
CAV the local anglers will start fishing,
will be a wonderful time to catch them.
The Potomac has gone on another
rampage and again is muddy. The
present condition Is apt to get much
worse when the waters from the upper
river reach washington, especially after
Friday nights rain. The advance guard
of the perch family are in our waters,
but few anglers have been brave enough
to face the cold winds that have been
blowing for the last week or ten days.
With the return Of seasonable weather
and the clearing OF the water the perch
angler should have his innings.
Edward Kemper, local angler and
conservationiSt, who has done much TO
obtain protection for bass in Washing
ton, Maryland and Virginia, attended
the convention of the ISaak Walton
League of America in Omaha recently
and was successful In having the fol-
lowing resolution adopted by the con-
vention.
whereas, the black bass, one Of
the greatest and most universally
distributed fresh water game fish Of
America, is now being sold in the
fish markets Of Maryland and Penn
sylvania and other Atlantic Coast
States: and
whereas no game fish can with
stand the form Of determination
which results from such commercial
xploitation which places price
upon the head Of every fish: and
Whereas, the black bass, univer-
sally beloved by the sportSmen or
America, is entitled to protection
from market exploitation as are
other game fish and game birds. and
for the same reasons.
Therefore. let it be resolved that
the Izaak Walton League Of Amer
lea, in convention assembled, severe
" condemns the conditions de-
Scribed in this resolution, and here
BY calls them to the attention OF the
Federal Bureau OF Fisheries, to the
attention of the conservation CONF
missions OF all the States concerned
to the attention Of the chapters OK
the Iaaak Walton League in those
States, and to the attention Of the
public press and the citizens Of such
States: and
BE il further resolved that the
executive committee Of the league,
its officers and headquarters stan be,
and hereby are, directed to use the
pages OF outdoor America and the
conservation department Of the