Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20

A IL during July and August Rod
~ and Stream has received re-
ports about the wonderful
fishing in the Lower Po-
tomac around Piney Point, st. Georges
Island and Tall Timbers, Last Sun
day I visited st. Georges Island to
see If these reports were true. In my
party were Doran McCarty, John Fer
Der, Jimmy Walsh and j. G. McCauley
all members of The Stars family, and
what time we hadl Reaching our
destination at $50 we were soon out on
the water, making our way down st.
Georges Greek to the Potomac River.
We had as our guide Capt. Robert M.
beagle, vino can see fish breaking far
ther away than any man / ever knew.
Just as soon as we had our lines IN the
water we commenced to get strikes and
pull in big taylors, losing just as many
as we landed. And how they did fight.
Several of the boys after battling with
these FISH for about half an hour de-
cided TO pass UP rod and reel and use
hand lines.
OTHER parties have had the same
" experience within the last week or
10 DAYS IN these waters Ollie
Atlas and party fishing down there
week ago today landed 225 taylors
and DR.. f. j. T. Barber and his party
landed 1l6. Ollie Atlas said that when
he stopped fishing at 1880 the FISH were
still up and going strong. And we saw
the big shark that was reported max
ing his rounds down there a week or so
ago. but which understand WAS landed
In a net Monday or Tuesday OF this
week. Those desiring to make this trip
better get IN touch with Swann's Hotel
and engage their boats. The telephone
Is Great Mills SILL. The beagle
brothers, Robert, John and Francis, all
have excellent craft and have agreed
upon a price of SIS a day for trolling
and $40 a day for still fishing. Another
party with a fine boat is Mills Traylor
| He can also be reached by telephonlng
/ the above number. George M. Knight
at Leonardtown telephones that the
/ FISH are still furnishing excellent sport
| In the mouth Of the Potomac River ana
| In Brettons Bay.
| He informs US that Capt. Trott with
! parties from Hagerstown and Baltimore
\ each day this week have caught large
numbers Of blues and trout trolling III
/ the lower Potomac. Knight also re-
| ports good fishing in Bretton's Bay anc
! around Ragged Point and that John
| Sparks and Norman Cotton, local an
| glerS made large catches of taylor;
/ and trout down his way this week
/ Perhaps these fish realize that tho
purse meters are not allowed in tho
| Potomac, and speaking of purse net
tiers in the Potomac, here's a letter
received this morning from j. r. Hop.
kins THE writer has just read with
much interest your article about fish
ing and purse meters in the lower Pc
tomac. Last year I was summering a
Piney Point and complained about tn
purse meters. One day / counted 2.
fish boats (steamers) out in front o
our place. This year am on my plac'
on st. Georges Island, on the river SIDE
and have a Is to 20 mile view OF tn
river from my front porch The purs
METERS so far have been few and Ia
between. My wife and I have beef
going out right in front of our cottag
in a small skiff. We use only han'
lines and use crabs for bait but hav
been catching some fine trout, hard
heads and taylors. Most of our fisl
have been caught while drifting
TAPT. GEORGE M. BoWNEN a
~ Solomons Island reports that tn
wind is noSed northeast and blow
ing pretty strong. He says that nshini
down his way is nothing to brag abou
right now. Two boats returned thu
| morning with nine large trout four aa'