Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER

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the water and soon commenced to get
strikes and fish. We landed some good
size trout. but our overanxiety caused
others to get away. When the sun rose.
however, the wind, which had been
blowing just q little, increased IN veloc-
ity and soon there were whitecaps IN
every direction, the fish stopped biting
and we stopped fishing. We landed,
however, eight trout and two OF the
largest hardheads ever have seen.
THERE is no doubt about the big
L fish being around Solomons Island,
either at Sandy Point, on Town
Point, around Point Patience or out In
the Bay on Cedar Point. If one doesn't
get them one place he will find them at
another. Last Sunday I met three
anglers who had motored down to Solo.
mons from Pittsburgh. They were real
anglers and did not fuss and stew be-
cause they failed to land fish on ac-
count of the high wind. My, but 1t DID
blow and it was really cold. We stopped
fishing at 8 o'clock and the three Pitts
burghers followed us in. On the wharf
told them how sorry I was that they
had not landed any fish, but they re-
snort: we will have better luck next
time" and started their trip back home.
which they said they would make IN
eight hours They must be speed mer-
chants. And so it goes. If at first you
don't succeed, try, try again-that's the
motto of the angler. A true fisherman
may be disappointed, but never dis
heartened. In other words, he Is
brute for punishment.
Ckrao e IN anglers
this week is 90 and get them. It may
be q little cold early in the morning
lust at present, but now that the wind
has switched to the south, warmer
weather is In prospect and conditions
will be more comfortable.
J. L. c. Sunday wires in that the
Monocacy remains clear and unusually
low, and that fishermen this year have
enioyed daily opportunities to indulge
in their sport. He says the bass season
coses in Frederick County on November
I, Tbs must be q county law.
CPEAKNG Of laws, Maryland and
- District of Columbia chapters Of
the !. w. L. A. have started 0 Wig
orous and intensive campaign to put Q
stop to the activities Of purse meters
in Chesapeake Bay for all time, espe-
ciaily for the game rock flsh. Our
Baltimore correspondent SENDS In the
following:
an organization known as the Maryland
SportSmen's Luncheon Club, are urging
candidates for the Legislature on both
tickets to support q proposed bill 70
save striped bass, commonly called rock
fish.
'The object Of the 2s sportsmen organi-
cations speaking through the Luncheon
Club is to have law enacted prohibit-
Ing the use Of purse nets for the catch
According to Ralph Q. sharretts,
chairman of the Legislative Committee
Of the Baltimore Sportsmen Luncheon
Club, the practice followed by the purse
meters win soon result IN the extermirla-
ton ofnstriped bass In the Bay.
"He stated that the market can be
adequately supplied with rockfish
through other methods Of catching
them. Conservation Of the fish within
reasonable limits is aimed at in the
bill legislative candidates are being asked
to support.
zach aspirant for q seat in the
House Of Delegates Of the Senate has
been forwarded statement Of the pur-
pose for which the bill Is to be intro
duced. This communication purports
to have the backing Of some 20 organi-
zations, including many chapters Of
the Izaak Walton League OF America.
Also backing the conservation move
ment are rod and gun clubs and other
sport organizations.
"In the communication there also Is
| forwarded to each candidate O card on
which he Is asked to state whether he
win approve such bill. It is the pur-
pose of the sportsmen's club to tabulate
| these replies. It Is probable that further
steps will be taken to gain the support
Of the candidates for the proposed law.
Purse METERS operating from large
| schoonefs are most active when the
| fish are travelling in thick schools up
the bay. Capture of masses Of the flsh
| in the purse nets, II not checked, even
tually win result in their extermina-
ton.
Less destructive methods pursued by
other fishermen are sufficient to keep
the supply Of the fish In all the mar
Kets, it was said. The letter forwarded
to the candidates, in part, is as follows:
GAS sportsmen we dislike the method
we are adopting, but as q determined
| group of citizens bent on accomplishing
an object, we are laying aside our
scruples and we are respectfully asking
that you lend us your assistance In case
you are elected and that you Will 20
indicate by signing and returning the
inclosed card
"According to the letter, the number
affected adversely by the conservation
bill viii be few. In 1929 licenses were
issued TO ~ purse METERS The license
fee for each net operated is $25."