Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22


editor of The Star: A. w. Gillian and
James Newton, two of his reporters
motored down to Wachapreague, Va
yesterday q week ago and went out in
quest of the hardfighting channel bass
They returned without fish, but got
wonderful case of sunburn. Corn got
strike from one Of these big fish, but
the big feller" got away and carried
with him a lot of Corn's line. These
anglers caught lot of sharks and one
big stingaray, and battled with him for
slmost an hour, but nary a channel
bass.
ERIDAY morning E. E. Stitzel of 1919
L Arkansas avenue northwest, accom-
panied by his son, j. B. Stitzel, paid
us a visit carrying a big basket COW
cred over with newspapers and burlap,
The writer thought 1t was a big fish
to be entered in The Stars fish con-
test but, 10 and behold, when the cover
was removed there was a 24-pound
swapping turtle. 1t was landed by j. B.
Stitzel fishing in the Potomac the first
OF the week between F1etchers and
Chain Bridge. Stitzel was fishing for
big rock when Mr.. Turtle came along
and took his bait. He said at first he
did not know what was on the end of
his line. When the turtle was landed
it broke up his fishing for rock, Stitzel
said, because his prize was very angry
at being taken from the water, and he
and his father had a hard time sub
DUNG 1t. Turtle steaks and turtle soup
Will be on the menu in the Stitzel home
for several days.
A RICHMOND paper last week pub
"A lished picture of a beautiful
catch of rockf1sh reported caught in the
Chickahominy River. The total weight
OF the catch was $50 pounds and the
largest fish measured AZ inches and
weighed 261a pounds. This particular
stream is a wonderful place to hang
these big rock, but a letter received by
Bob" Pyle, well known local angler,
from his uncle. Cortz " Jones of Rich
mond, says 1.-THE inclosed looks good
but no one knows where they were
caught, evidently not in the Chicka-
hominy. The idea that prevails is that
they were killed with a charge of dyna-
mite in the Rappahannock River. They
were full Of bruises. This is enough to
tell they were not caught casting.
was told by . close friend who saw
them when the picture was taken that
an old man who was there told the
captors they were either caught in a
seine or killed with dynamite. They
denied this. but the old man said he
had been fishing all his life with rod
and reel and knew what he was talk
ing about"
THE Federal Trade Commission has
l. another problem on its hands. This
time 1t is q controversy over the Vir-
ginia fish laws. Lon A. Schimpf OF
the commission wants Rod and Stream"
to act as judge this time. The letter
| follows:
Several of our office anglers have
| become involved in a controversy over
| the Virginia fish law, or rather its en-
forcement, and by agreement am ask
ing you to settle the matter for all in
your Rod and Stream department in
Sundays issue of The Star
"Gunston Bay Is a part OF the Poto-
mac River. 1t is tidewater. The bay is
practically surrounded by the GunSton
manor estate and Fort Humphreys
Government property. 1t is claimed
that If any one enters Fort Humphreys
and rents a boat at Portage he must
have Virginia license to fish in the
bay after July / and during the bass
season, but If he rents boat in Mary
| land and rows or motors to GunSton
he can fish all he wants without a
| license.
"One can rent boat at Portage, row
| to the mouth OF the bay ana f1Sh WIN
out a license. How about it? Can the
authorities of Virginia compel an angler
to show a license when he leaves Gov
eminent property to FISH in tidewater?
Please make this clear.
II always read your Rod and Stream
articles and will watch for the answer
to this"
The Virginia law has been changed
1t Is now necessary for anglers to OBJ
tain a license to fish anywhere in fresh
water this season, in tidewater and
above tidewater. Maryland has juris-
diction over the Potomac to the Vir-
ginia shore. Virginias waters extend
from point to point of land and inside
OF that line a license is required. Ar
angler renting a boat at Portage anc
fishing in GunSton Cove must have 8
license If he rents boat in Maryland
and rows across the Potomac and enter:
Virginia waters, he must have Vir-
ginia license or be liable to arrest.
II an angler rents boat at Port.
age, rows to the mouth of the bay anc
goes out In Maryland waters. he car
fish without license, but is apt to run
into dificulties when he returns to Vtr-
ginia territory. The majority OF has:
caught in the cove are in the grass
in Virginia territory and only few are
caught out in the Potomac. Technically
the angler may be within his rights
but II approached by a warden he woulC
have a hard time trying to convinc'
him that the bass were caught II
Maryland waters. The advice of this
column Is to buy a Virginia license Il
you go out from the Virginia shore.