Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21

Y EAVY rains of last week with
subsequent food waters has
stopped all angling around
II Washington It is impossible
to forecast at this writing just
how long this condition viii continue.
Previous to the heavy rains the local
anglers were catching white perch, pan
rock. and some herring were being
snagged.
Reports reaching us state that a
great many Fail fish have been caught
in Rock Greek this Spring One angler
said he landed 10 or IL nice ones
fishing in the creek near Kensington,
Md. He also said that, In his opinion,
It was just as good to eat as rockfish
A number of these fish have also been
landed in Goose Greek, Va.
No word has been received from the
salt water fishing grounds, not even
from Wachapreague. The only ffsh
being caught are landed in the nets.
It will take week or 10 days of warm
weather before the fish commence to
bite. Indications are there will be a
large run of croakers or hardheads.
Reports from Norfolk say that the
waters down there is fairly alive with
this species Of fish.
The local chapter Of the Izaak Walton
League, better known as the Potomac
Anglers Association, held its regularly
monthly meeting last Wednesday night
in the Board of Trade rooms in The
Star Building. It was one Of the largest
attended meetings in the history Of the
organization.
With DR.. Darcy Magee presiding the
routine business Of the meeting was
quickly dispatched. Reports from the
various committees were heard, nomina-
tons Of new members acted upon and
passed. 1t was announced that the
future meetings of the organization will
be held In the oak room of the Raleigh
Hotel and that after each meeting q
buffet supper will be served.
Under the leadership of DR.. Magee
the local chapter is jumping ahead with
leaps and bounds. DR.. Magee thanked
the members for their support and said
he hoped that each member of the
chapter would bring in at least one new
member before the next meeting. The
meetings OF the organizations will be
held the third Wednesday in each
month. One feature OF these meetings,
inaugurated by DR.. Magee, is that each
man is required to stand when the
meeting is called to order and give his
name and the name by which he Is
Familiarity called by his friends.
At the conclusion Of the business
meeting, the members were treated to
q moving picture show of fish and
animal life, shown by one of the mem
bers, Charles H. Hopkins.
Trout and bass were shown In every
stage from the small try to mature fish
in the New Jersey hatcheries, said to be
among the finest In the country. Other
pictures shown on the screen were
scenes Of fish and animal life In the
wildS of Alaska, and still others showed
the big game hunters, not with guns,
but with huge nets, bagging lions and
tigers.
After more than an hours entertain
ment the members were escorted to a
nearby cafe and treated to a supper.
III. J. Kemp OF Collier City, Marco
Island, Fla, sent the following letter to
w. E. Shannon, well known local angler
who spends his vacations fishing on the
Florida coast. We all know that
Brother Shannon is good angler but
we did not know that he was breaking
records.
MY dear Mr.. Shannon:
ITO my knowledge. during your nine
days fishing trip ending today, you
have broken all records for this hotel,
which has been In existence as fish,
ing lodge for 80 years.
The information given US by your