Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14

A report sent out by the Associated
Press some time ago from Richmond
va stated that the Virginia fishermen
are free to use as much Imagination
as they please In recounting stories, for
they are now being given addltional
A large number Of these licenses, Is
sued by Western firm, have been Sc
cured by anglers in Virginia. AS a result
il is expected that more and bigger
ash than ever will be caught.
The license "empowers" the bearer
TO "lie, prevaricate, and show every
other recklessness with the truth, con-
sidered expedient by him, In connection
with all matters relative to flsh ana
fishing, all the current season. The regu-
lations provide that the bearer may use
elastic rulers, borrowed or rented hsh
and that the scales for weighing nsn
may be doctored."
We venture the opinion that some OF
these "liars' licenses have found their
yay into Maryland. wednesday report
reached us that a great many rockfish
were to be seen breaking water in the
Herring Bay district. With several others
we grew very enthusiastic, and trip
was arranged TO visit those waters.
With a large supply of bloodworms
and all kinds of artificial bait party
of eight anglers made the trip. Harry
Manifold. our boatman and guide. evl.
IDENTIFY had not heard OF the mars
licenses" because he said that, person.
ally, he had seen only a few fish break
water so far this season. Undaunted,
the eight anglers divided, four getting
In each boat. Boat No. did land two
rock. which might be called pan size
without using the liars license" ana
boat No. 2 did not get strike.
After spending the best part OF two
hours circling around in the quest Of
the many reported rock-fsh, both boats
made out into the deeper waters OF
the bay to get some Of the large hard.
heads that also had been reported. But
again the big hardheads were con-
spicuous BY their absence and only
few of smaller size were landed. How
ever, spots, nice big ones. that seemed
to appreciate the large bloodworms tnat
had been shipped all the way from the
shores of Long Island Sound TO tempt
them, were caught.
Boat No. /, with its four anglers,
was the first to stop trolling ana re-
sort to still fishing" in the deeper
waters. A half hour or so later boat
No. 2 decided to follow suit. In boat
No. / were oliver owen Kuhn, Herbert
Corn, C. j. McCauley and the writer.
Boat No. included Howard Brooks:
Joseph A. Fox, A. W. Gillian and
Doran McCarty.
Including the two rockfish caught
trolling about 60 FISH were landed by
the party. The only trout caught was
landed by Kuhn. 1t weighed little
over q pound.
The Potomac River still Is badly
diScolored and the bass angler who
lands any fish might be called lucky.
His inning Is bound to come, however,
but just when is o question:
The perplexing feature OF the nsh-
| ing problem is why one person can be
successful in landing good mess Of
fish and another person, with the iden-
tical same bait and conditions, gets no
return.
Last week we recorded in brief
way the fact that Mark Beck, one OF
the old-time anglers Of the District.
who visits Chesapeake Beach about as
persistently as any Of the Vocal anglers,
was successful in getting bakers
dozen Of fine hardheads from the long