Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-06
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER

| catching some fish, but the result was
| the same, except that we furnished the
small spots with Labor day feast ard
caught thenl even though we tried not
! to. We were snagging them in the
eyes. through the back and other parts
of the body, they were so numerous,
but the larger fish we're not to be
caught. Perhaps it's safe to say that
the very next day good strings Of
larger fish were landed.
FISHING in Chesapeake Bay and on
l. the Eastern Shore was halted by
the high southeast winds last Sun
day and the first part of the week, but
l guess the blow IS over by this time
and fishing again worthwhile.
George M. knight at Leonardtown
telephoned this morning to say that
the fish were still biting in great shape
in Brettons and st. Clements Bays.
He reports many large trout, taylors
and rockfish being caught, along with
great numbers of perch and spot; also
that large shark made its appear
ance in Brettons Bay about one-haif
mile off Leonardtown. Fishermen
down there say it is a man-eater about
10 feet in length. Seine haulers are
afraid to put their nets into the water
for fear the shark will tear them to
appearance of this big shark has had
no affect on fishing.
MARBERRY, Myer and Ruel, the
1V1 Griffmen, f1shed off Paw Paw
Harbor and landed 100 fish.
Blues, trout and rock weighing from
to 4 pounds made up the catch.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M Adams, fishing
in st. Thomas Bay landed 108 fish
u,if ofAk
sisted of trout, rock and hardheads
and some large perch.
Roy Livingston. DR.. Herbert G. Hop
kinS, Guy Livingston and w. B. Tay-
lor trolling of Hollands Island, OPP
posite Piney Point, caught some large
taylors. Mills Traylor, a former Wash
ingtonian, but now living at Piney
Point, where he operates his own boat
and takes out fishing parties, say that
from Cone River, opposite Point Look
out in Virginia, comes the report Of
many large trout being caught.
2. d. Gibson of Radna Heights, Va,
writes that plenty of fish are being
caught in the Patuxtent River between
Point Patience and Broomes Island.
He says, II have just returned from a
week of the best fishing 1 ever had,
and 1t was getting better every day.
The large trout have just began to bite,
Capt. Ben Coster of Coster, Md,
and /, in less than three hours early
Monday morning, caught Is blue fish,
spotted trout, weighing about 80
pounds each, rock and number
Of hardheads and large white perch
Tuesday, Frank CoSter and I caught
16 trout, weight from 2 to Az pounds.
together with some big hardheads and
fair size taylors. We fished only an,
hour before and after sunrise.
The high spot came Wednesday
a 29-pound black drum which gave
plenty of excitement Some of orr
trout weighed 4 pounds and over"
Reports from Harpers Ferry state
that the Potomac is clear and the
Shenandoah muddy. One of our COR
respondents reports a number of small
mouth bass are being caught in Goose
Greek near the Leesburgh Bridge and
that Seneca, on the Upper Potomac, is
furnishing its quota OF these gamesters
to anglers.
THE hunting season has commenced
L Firearms In the hands of irrespon-
Sible, careless or criminal persons
are always menace to the innocent
bystander. One course of danger to the
public and cause of crippled game
Is the reckless or ignorant licensed
gunner. 1t remains for some progress
sive State to take the initiative and
examine all applicants for hunting
licenses. Such a move would do more
to save game than any other thing and
it would also be of value in saving hui
man life and farmers live stock. Rod
and Stream suggests an expert ex-
aminer who might conduct examina-
tions in each or several counties of
State. applications for examinations to
be made in advance, the examinations
to be both oral and written.