Evening star., 1929-10-06

Potomac clears Sufnclently Tor the
of a reward for their efforts, the
All anglers for the next couple OF
weeks will have to do their fishing in
salt water Fortunately, salt water Is
not affected to any serious extent by
heavy rains and their subsequent muddy
condition of streams. 1t IS true that
even Chesapeake Bay will be q little
cloudy close to the shore following q
heavy rain, but just a short distance
out the water will be as clear as ever.
The only drawback to fishing in the
bay or in any wide salt water stream
is the wind, and the high winds OF last
week certainly played havoc with con-
ditions in Chesapeake Bay.
Reports reaching us from the bay
indicate that the recent storm did a
great deal of damage. High tides and
huge waves tore and slashed at the
many piers. sea walls and. in fact,
everything within their path. At
Mason's Beach, located on Herring Bay,
one man reports that damage to his
property amounted to several thousand
dollars. and there is no telling how
many other Summer places were in
jured by the fury Of the waves.
ON September % the Potomac An
~ glers' Association held its annual
Fall excursion and ran into both wind
and rain. Last Sunday the Atlas
Sports Goods Co. held its annual fish
ing outing. and the 140 anglers who
turned out for this event were as sadly
disappointed as those on the previous
outing Few fish were caught.
Ollie Atlas. who had charge OF the
outing last Sunday informs us that the
boats went out in all directions and
fished from Niger Head to Plum Point
that the largest fish caught was a
was the only one captured by this
angler He said that conditions were
not bad in the morning. but that a
strong breeze blew up in the afternoon,
making the water rough. He also said
that some of his party did not get even
as much as a strike.
Hope never dies in anglers, however,
and It may be that following the recent
storms and the return of normal and
ssasonable weather fishing In salt water
will pick up and some good catches
be made. The fish are somewhere
in the bay, there is no doubt Of that.
AS previously stated, the best fishing
is to be found on the eastern shore.
Good catches Of large fish are being
made, and one party reports that rock
weighing as much as 20 pounds were
landed recently OF Tighanls Island.
A. H. @. Mears at Wachapreague, Va.
teiegraphs this column as follows:
Recent northeast storm first and
second changed to northwest with high
winds moderating today Saturday.
The catch on the ocean was good Fri
day. Our party landed 100 croakers,
trout and few blues. The writer per-
sonally landed As in less than two
hours. Channel bass landed since Sep
tember IS totals 20, the largest weigh
ing So pounds. Locke like quiet weather
and better fishing
A DISPATCH from Charlottesville,
"A Ind, states that thousands Of dead
bass, suckers, carp, catfish, perch and
other kinds Of fish lined the banks Of
Sugar Greek between the above town
and Yountsville, Ind, as the result Of
dumping ammonia into the local sewer OF
a gas plant. The city health officials
issued q warning to the public not to
eat the poisoned fish, but no mention
is made Of any action taken against the
gas company.
A report from the American Game
Protective Association says that the sar-
dine fishery OF California produced
more than 20 times the tonnage Of the
next variety In the list Of fishes taken
ia California waters. The. catch In
1927 Welded more than .342, 900, 900
pounds Of fish More than 90 per cent
Of the pack Of sardines OF California