Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29

| A SOUTHERN paper prints story
| ~ of the annual deep sea fishing
! ~ rodeo in Mobile Bay next
month and advises Ike Wal
tons to leave business worries and
wives ut home. The washington d. G..
Chapter Of the Isaak Walton League
of America is holding its eleventh an
nual FAN fishing outing on September
% and urges all Ikes to leave bust
ness worries at home, but to bring their
wives with them. The outing will be
at Chesapeake Beach, the same place
the anglers have gone for the last IL
years. This is the first excursion OF
the local chapter Of the league, and
much of a success as their first afl~
nual dinner last Winter. The tickets
are being printed and win be ready
for distribution next week. The pro-
gram as mapped out by the committee
in charge is as follows: A special
train leaves the District line at $3.50
am. Fishing boats on hand to take
everybody out when the pier Is reached.
Boats to run at PM, fish weighed In
and prizes distributed.
Last year those attending the out
fish were caught. This year it all de-
ponds upon the weather again. The
fish are in the bay, plenty OF them,
rockfish, trout, taylors, hardheads and
big spots, with some big drum fish being
picked up now and then.
The committee in charge of the
outing wants to see every member
present with as many, OF their friends,
men, women and children, as they
can round up. Mark the date on your
calendar.
IRON reports received this week the
4 Fall fishing season, which techni-
cally opens next Monday, will be
one long to be remembered. From the
Eastern Shore, Solomons Island, Broonis
Island, Point Lookout, the Lower po-
grounds come the most glowing reports
OF many and big hsh being caught.
Capt. George M. Bowen, at Solornons
Island, sends in word that the taylors
are more plentiful that ever. He says
that the blues have come In from the
channels In the bay to Cedar Point and
other nearby places in great numbers
and are furnishing wonderful sport,
along with trout and rockfish In lesser
numbers. He says that hardheads
weighing as much as four pounds are
matter where the anglers go around the
island they are bound to catch fish. He
reports that DR.. Cook of washington,
trolling of Cedar Point and using a
Hunting drone, landed az blues, running
from 2 to 31a pounds. Also that j. j.
Crowley and family landed 90 trout
and hardheads, some of the latter
weighing four pounds. Crowley's son,
aged 9, landed a 3-foot shark.
TAPT. FLETCHER WARD, at Solo,
~ mons with a party from Hagers-
town, landed 81 trout and blues
the other day.
George M. knight, at Leonardtown
Md. also reports fishing never better
down his way. Last Wednesday being
an of day for the Washington base ball
players, Fred Marberry, Sam west and
Buddy Myer, accompanied by tneil
wives, had a wonderful day catching
large spot and trout fishing about one.
half mile of Leonardtown.
Henry j. Jenkins Of Washington
fishing at Tall Timbers, landed 400 fish
Of all kinds, including three founders
and j. 3. Harry OF Washington had /
merry time landing so blues and tire
founders of Piney Point.
George E. King and his son Preston
| Guy Amman, Clint Henry and Dicl
Carvo, plotted by Capt. Garvin of Thigh
mans Island, fished on DiamonS
Shoals, ct Sharps Island, across thu
bay, and caught many large trout ant
blueflsh, both trolling and stilI-fishinR
and Amman landed an s5-pound drum
on No. 10 hook and S0-pound tes
line. These anglers report plenty o.
all kinds Of fish over there.
John w. Hurley and w. @. Derrick
son continue TO enjoy great sport fiskine
of Tilghmans. Hurley has visited tnil
place almost every week end for the
last two months and always returns
with glowing accounts OF Ash caught
Last week he landed 10 taylors, 0 trout
and IS big hardheads.
nNE Of our readers sends In the fol.
~ lowing letter:
| "the old saying, "The wind nor
east. the fish bite least puts one In
mind of q lottery. that 10. you have
about one chance In . million of hit
ting. But, oh, boyl When you do hit
you hit for plenty.
Last Friday evening four downcasi
and downhearted souls, named Charles
| v. 9moot, Charles r. Foertsch, John
Bates and T.. Smith OF Judd 81 pet-
weiler's, started for Goionons Island In
about one OF the best northwest wtnde
this season, mixed up with nice cold
driving rain. After having made all ar
rangements, no one wanted to back out,
and, believe me, chances for catching
any flsh looked rather slim. But old
Man Determination sure had toe, foot
and strangle hold on our miserable lot