Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER

JUDGE WILLIAM S. SNOW, a
member of the Commission Of
Game and Inland Fisheries of
Virginia, in addressing q sports
man of Washington, quotes the fol-
lowing:
1.-THE attorney general Of Virginia
has construed the new fishing license
law to mean that all persons fishing
in the fresh waters Of the State, in
GLIDING both tidal and non-tidal waters,
must have fishing licenses. The fresh
tidal tributaries of the Potomac River,
beginning with Potomac Greek and ex-
tending up to Alexandria, are consid-
cred within this ruling, and our de-
partment is enforcing the license law
in these tributaries.
Maryland owns the majority of the
waters of the Potomac River. How
ever, the creeks, coves and inletS on
the south side of the river belong 10
Virginia and any person other than
a resident of Virginia will be required
to procure q nonresident anglers
license to fish in the creeks. coves and
tributary streams of the Potomac River
in Virginia territory, the cost OF which
is S."
Rod and Stream is glad to publish
the above for the Maryland conServa-
ton department. No doubt q great
many of its readers are still unfaminar
with the new Virginia fishing code, de-
spite the fact that 1t has given the
new law on several previous occasions
At the same time, this column respect-
fully asks the Maryland conservation
department why such law cannot be
enacted covering the many creeks and
coves on the Maryland side. II this
is done the bass will then be afforded
the proper protection on both sides OF
the river, and license fee could De
charged by Maryland without any OBJ
lection on the part OF the many
anglers.
THE attention of this column is called
Il to a condition existing at Chesa-
peake Beach on the pier in regard
to renting boats 1t seems that several
local anglers recently visited that place
and upon going to the fishing pier for
the purpose of engaging boat to take
them out in the Bay that evening were
charged 10 cents each. The boats are
anchored at the end Of the pier, and
of course 1t is necessary to walk TINS
distance to engage one. These anglers
willingly paid the fee. but upon their
return later to board the boat were
again charged 10 cents each. The
anglers feel that It Is perfectly proper
for fee to be charged those fishing
from the pier but certainly not when
they are paying a fee of $l.25 each for
the boat from the same person con-
Quoting both businesses. some other
arrangements certainly should De mace.
One solution would be to issue tickets
to those engaging boats for trips out
on the bay or some other means OF
identification.
~ EPORTS last week from fresh
X water streams say that these
rivers are clear and very low.
Some few bass are reported being
caught, both large and small mouth,
but it is in salt water that the fsh
are furnishing many thrills, some chan
mel bass weighing as much as 81 pounds
having been caught off Tilghmans Is
land. and croakers. rockf1sh, taylors,
Norfolk spot and white perch are also
being caught in the bay and in the
Patuxent and Potomac Rivers.
WHEN fishing either in fresh or salt
w water the big fish are the ones
most sought. The angler delights
in telling about his big fish, but never
q word is spoken about the little fellows
caught, often hooked in the eye or In
some other part of the body. Why not
use larger hooks? II this were done
MANY small fsh would be saved and
allowed to grow to a size to take the
larger hooks and in few years more
larger fish would be landed. Some con-
even go so far as to adj
vocate the barbless hook. The only
difference in using a barbless hook is
that more skill is required in landing
your fish, and perhaps greater thrill
is experienced with such hook than
with a barbed one.
Very little is published about women
as anglers, yet each year we find that
many more of the fair sex are joining
the fishing fraternity. Women have
always been conservationiSts, declared
Mrs. Frank M Warren, chairman Of the
Comnnittee on Water and Waterways
of the General Federated Women's
clubs. before the national convention
az the Izaak Walton League Of America
AZ its recent convention In Chicago
sTheye Is no question that thu women |
az the country are becoming more and |
more corservation-ninded. The interest |
81 the women began In early times |
whsn they wished TO save the trees,