The Washington times., 1930-07-21
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jacent to Chesapeake Bay If
the letters and telegrams aimed
at this department from the
tributaries around Maryland
and Virginia are an indication.
Whereas we personally de-
voted the better part Of 48
hours to collecting negative
data as to the finny content Of
some Of its more prominent
reaches and the Bay, we are. in
view Of our recent discouraging
report, now advised by the good
residents Of other points which
we did not touch!s that we did
not go to the proper location.
and that had we selected the
right spot, our laborS would
have been rewarded with fry
fit to place before a king.
From Chesapeake Beach,
from Annapolis, from Herald
Harbor on the Severn, from
Sherwood Forest, from Gales
vile, Shady Side, Rock Point,
Benedict, Piney Point, Broom's
Island, Tilgman'S Island.
Wachapreague. Cape Charles,
Colonial Beach, Morgantown,
Beverley Beach, CedarhurSt,
South River, Kopel's Point and
Kenwood Beach we have word
by mail, telegraph and radio
that they can guarantee a
good week-end's sport II their
waters will be given q fair
trial.
"YOur scurriIOus article
on the lack Of fish In ,Chesar
peake Bay gave us the best
laugh we've had since we
first saw Ben Turpin," says
Captain Greenfield, Of Point
Lookout, where the George
town team is to do its train.
ing month after next. 'n
you'd q come down here last
Sunday, we'd q sent you home
stOOp-shouldered."
From down the Potomac,
Kopels Point, to be exact,
Cap'n Heibert sent word:
"An you got to do down
here ON the island Is to
throw q needle overheard and
the fishTI thread 'emselves ON
it afOre it hits bottom.
Cap'n Noah Hazard, over
Chesapeake Beach way, says:
"Hard bottom or soft,
rough or smooth, salt water
rod or fresh, the fish down
here are not PARTICULAR
they'll gut themselves ON your
hook, scale themselves on
your sinker, leap into your
boat and then bite their own
heads off so they'll be ready
for the pam"
Then Cap'n Robert e. Lee,
who runs a fleet Of fishing
boats out Of Shady Side, writes:
mo man ever came fishing
ct Shady Side and went home
eHnpty-handed. We have the
best hardheads, spots, crOak-
ers, oysters and crabs this
side of OlmSted'S grill, and
we catch 'em all the time,
regardless Of sun, wind or
tide"
Cap'n Tom Stein, down at
Rock Point. is also indignant
at the report that the rivers
are barren of fish. Down yon-
der, where the Potomac and
Wicomico Rivers join forces to
flow on to the Bay. the captain
declares the visitors are not
safe in 3toneStreet'S Hotel.
'Why, we had to put fish
nets al over the porch to
keep the trout out In the
stream, and, furthermore,
there isn't q Sca-nettle i'm the
county to goo up your line"
At Benedict Cap'n ChapalIier
comes to the defense, where he
says the fish are hospitable
enough to appreciate the city
fellers' fancy bait.
I'VE catch 'em down here
night or day, calm or sQualI,
big hook or little, and any
kind Of bait from birdseed to
rubber heels"
Across from Chesapeake
Beach, at Tilghman'S Island
Cap'n Dan Ball declares the
fishing is 50 good it sometimes
becomes monotonoUs.
"Why, we simply anchor
off Shore" he says, ''turn ON
the portable phonograph with
| . lullaby, and the fish be.
come So hypnOtlzed they float
on the top and we skim 'em
off while they are still In .
| trance"
So it seems that, in addition
to not having the right kind of
tackle, and not fishing at the
| right hour in the twenty-four.