Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21

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/ Harpers Ferry is reported to
| be clear, but the Shenandoah
| / muddy. At Great Falls the
Potomac is reported muddy and
this condition exists to more or less
degree around washington. Evidently
the old Monocacy River is again pour
ing It's tons of mud into the Potomac.
The Potomac Is slowly clearing but is
not In a good condition for the anglers
for small mouth bass. Notwithstanding
published reports to the contrary. The
lower Potomac Is In better shape for
the anglers in quest Of big mouth bass
In salt water. fishing conditions are
improving. Fishing In the bay Is what
might be called "spotty." Some anglers
report fair success and others say their
catches are far below par. The writer
visited the bay week ago last Thurs
day and again last Thursday without
much success. His last trip with three
companions resulted in small catch
Of fish large enough TO be taken home.
Spot are numerous in the bay, but
the ajority are so small they are an
moving and are constantly eating off the
bait. There are some stable trout
being caught at Chesapeake Beach and
Herring Bay. Several pretty ones were
landed by our party last week and two
big fellows got away by Strengthening
out our hooks. The hooks were No. 10.
Every angler fishing In the bay. should
have at least one large trout hook on
his line and the trout hook should be
on the bottom.
Many trout are lost by anglers try
ting to take them without landing net.
The captains of fishing boats on the
bay should be supplied with nets. Sew
eral large trout we're lost by our party
last Thursday for the want of net.
in fAndoT-hnnra
nickname, weakfish and a sudden pull
trying to get them over the side Of a
boat often ends disastrously. The best
time to land the big trout Is in the early
morning or late evening.
AS bait for the trout. the bloodworm
is acceptable, but in our opinion the
peeler crab is much better, because the
trout prefer a white bait. Along the
Atlantic Coast the only bait used by
anglers is the squid, which is white
bait. It Is always advisable to take
along a few dozen bloodworms and some
shrimp, but the peeler crab is almost
sure to bring better results.
Under the Maryland law the purse
meters season opened last Monday, but
boatmen along our side of the bay say
they have not seen any of the purse net
boats so far. It is hoped they will con-
tinue to be conspicuous by their alb
sence. but our belief is they are operat-
ing on the eastern shore of the bay
and will be seen on the western shore
a little later.
On the writer's last two trips TO the
bay not a school of fish was to be seen
breaking, but the appearance OF many
schools of aleUiveS and some guns
speaks we'll for better fishing.
DR.. Shannon Butts writes that he
had successful trip TO Valley Lee, Md.
His letter follows:
Dear Mr.. Miller:
You might be interested in A report
of a catch of rockfish while trolling on
July 7. at Roland McKay's. Valley Lee.
Nd We caught quite few small rock
and hardheads, but the interesting par!
was the six largest making total
weight of 40 pounds, the largest being
l3 pounds. caught by my wife. Lester
Spindle was also with us on this trip
Last SATURDAY. night. July Is. my
wife and myself. fishing along at SHADY
Side. caught 90 hardheads and trout
on one dozen peelcr crabs and when
our bait was gone they were still pit
ing strong"
The Potomac Anglers Association.
local chapter of the IZaak Walton I
League OF America held its Midsunn-
rer meeting last Wednesday night at
the Raleigh Hotel. At this meeting it
was unanimously voted to put on
weekly radio program over Station
VOL. in the interest OF local anglers.
A radio committee was appointed. COM
posed of the following: James r. Ar
mour. chairman: Glenn c. Leach.
chief of the division of fish culture OF
the United States Bureau Of Fisheries;
DR. Charles Buthberton. c. A. Burn
stein and Charles H. Hopkins. Don
Carpenter was chosen to make the hrst
talk
In the absence of Dr. NJ. Darcy
Magee. president Of the chapter. John
S. Cole presided. Senator Free of
California gave most interesting talk
and praised the Waltonians for the
work they had accomplished Glen
c. Leach of the Bureau Of Fisheries
told Of the successful bass breeding at
the lower Potomac hatcheries at
Featherstone and the possible purchase
by the Government of the lily ponds
at Kenilworth. which he said were. ideal
as rearing waters.
Plans for the unification Of the &C
tivities of the chapters of the Izaak
Walton League of America in Balti-
more. HagerStown and Frederick. and
for the expansion of the organize ton
throughout the towns and cities Of the
state were laid ct a meeting Of the Bal
ttn1ore chapter held last week in the
Standard Oil Co. Building. Baltimore.
Edgar S. Bradley. director Of extern
sion from the national headquarters in