The Washington times., 1930-08-29
IJOHN HURLEY
| REPORTSBN5
!. CATCH
BY GINO sINn


oldest angler, Tilghman's Island
Eastern Shores fishing mecca,
and Capt. Herman H. Harrison,
I-ilghman's leading boatman, are
rapidly becoming synonymous, for
Ehe old timer, who used to range
far and wide In more so years OF
fish pursuing, is now devoting his
attention and skill almost eXclu'
Sively to that resort and guide.
His travelling companions change
with his every trip, however. Last
week his Side-kick was Ward F.
Derrickson, superintendent of the
Press Club.
His latest trip was as produc-
tive and provided as many thrills
as any Of the previous ones. He
caught so Of the biggest finsters
captured by washington anglers
this season.
Thirteen Of them were nam
moth blues, one big whopper
weighed five pounds. Twelve
husky.looking trouts were also in
cluded in the cath, averaging
around four pounds, one scaling
better than five notches. The rest
of the catch were hardheads,
which looked more like young
whales.
eve had more fun than ever"
enthused old "Jack" Hurley, his
fading red hair taking on beet
like hue. "DerricksOH is q new
hand at the game. First crack
out of the box q giant blue hit
his line. In few minutes it
was all tangled, up and his
knuckIes were badly cut. But
he soon forgot his bruises when
he got the hang of it and started
yanking them in"
II had a devil Of . time land
Ing the five.pOund blue. He
would jump up and dance right
on top Of the water, and gnash.
ing his teeth all the time try
ing to bite through the line.
When I finally brought him to
the boat and had slipped my
net under him, he made one
last, desperate effort, snapped
the line and wOuld've got away,
If Captain Harrison hadn't
shared him with his net as he
Jumped out"
A storm forced them in and
they hated to come home. Hur'
ley expects to go again within
the next 10 days. There's no
Eother fishing ground except
Tilghman's for him from now
on, he admits. It is the anglers
paradise in every sense of the
word. Moderate prices for ex-
>cellent accommodations and the
people overanxiouS to please.
Fishing parties galore are be-
ing planned. George A. Simpson,
Times sports writer de luxe, is
going out at Breton's Bay on the
lower Potomac Sunday morning.
GEORGES wife is going with him,
along with j. Carroll Adams and
his wife and Miss Nadin Brad.
ford. Capt. Malva Lucas Will
pilot the party.
Ed Grigsby is taking his family
on a fishing trip at Herring Bay
for several days.
A right nice miscellany
! catch was reported in the
sheltered inlets around Bene-
| dict, while Herring Bay re-
spOnded n0bly with hard.
heads, trout and blues.
Eugene Fly, Joseph A. Koons,
W. e. Brown, and Ira B1oomer
returned with a haul OF 40 from
the last named place, among
them was a 51a-pound taylor and
O. 5-pound trout. while the rest
averaged from 2 to 212 pounds.
Crabs at Herring Bay are plen-
tiful. The lower river is contiru-
ing a generous streak Of sizeable
specimens. Rock Point comes in
for considerable and very favor.
able comment from a group of
Treasurer's Office, Treasury De-
partment, eInrloye.
They were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Brady Bell and the
party included Mr.. and Mrs. H.
H. Hulbirt. Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Roy
Willett, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Pitchly,
Miss Mary Leet, and Miss Mar
garet Sterne.
They caught an assortment Of
'Taylors (blues) trout, hardheads
and perch, using bloodworms and
spots. LIE Roy Willett won a
prize for catching the largest
blue, two and a half pounds. H.
H. Hulbirt hooked the largest
trout.
Thirty.six nice-looking bass
were snagged in Occoquan Creek
by Sergeant Potte. Of Quantico,
while quite a few catches Of
small but tasty catfish were re-
ported around Key Bridge.
The Eastern Shores, however,
send in the best and most sub
Stantial reports. Fishing there
is improving rapidly and they are
increasing in size and fighting
qualities. Bob Birchett and Paul
Bicar reported a 11-pound rock
fish in q big catch from there.