Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
ROD AND STREAM
BY PERRY MILLER.

different State officials Maryland
wanted the right to fish 10 miles up
in every tributary of the Potomac in
exchange for the privilege of allowing
residents of Virginia and West Viz
ginia to fish in common with her
anglers in the Potomac River. Vir-
GINA and West Virginia could not see
this proposition, but submitted
counter offer to stock the Potomac,
police it, and do everything in its
power to combat pollution, which Mary
land rejected.
1T may be that before the year 1888
i something can be accomplished by
the three States on this matter.
AS the matter now stands, the at
torney generals of Virginia and West
Virginia have ruled that their resi-
dents can fish in the Potomac River,
without Maryland license. The at,
torney general of Maryland has ruled
that Maryland license is necessary TO
fish in the Potomac above the tide
water, and there you are.
Rod and Stream suggests that the
matter of fishing rights in the Potomac
be taken to the United States Supreme
Court for a decision on the old COM
pact entered into between Maryland
and Virginia back in 1785. In our
opinion this compact is entirely too old
to be operative today.
TALBOT DENMEAD, law enforce
i ment officer Of the United States
Bureau of Fisheries in a CONVEX
sation with the writer last week, fol-
lowing the Washington fish conference,
said he was not at all in favor of a
nonresident fishing license. He said
he was in favor Of reciprocal agree
ment between the States. whereby a
man with his own State license would
be allowed to fish in any other State.
He informed us that it reminded him
of a man inviting you to visit him
home and then charging him for his
visit.
Seth Gordon, president of the Amer
lean Game Association, said that the
time was near when the high State
fishing and hunting license will be a
thing of the past for non-residents. He
said that a closer feeling of fellowship
and craftsmanship will spring up when
the nonresident license is materially
reduced or completely done away with
He informs us that he personally knows
of SportSmen who have left money in
other States to feed the birds during the
Winter months and also pays his license
to the State for the privilege of hunt
Ing Cllcli. OI1l, he Claims, CQe SCaCe
authorities say that the nonresident
should be made to pay for his sport and
pay well, because he contributes nothing
for better hunting and better fishing.
He said at the conference last week, If
you people of the three States of Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia will
set an example am sure that the rest
Of the country will follow it."
NOAH HAZARD, at Chesapeake
IN Beach is running boat over to
the Eastern Shore of the bay for
anglers. Now comes report from Buck
Cummings at Tilghmans Island that he
will mest parties at any time at An
napolis. take them across the bay to
fish around Tilghmans, Sharps Island
in the mouth of the Big Choptank and
back to Annapolis. The cost of these
trips will be SIS.
Bob Pyle, well known angler and
hunter, has just returned from a trip
to the Chickahominy Country Club, rs
miles below Richmond. Fishing late
Friday and Saturday morning he landed
IA rockfish. weighing from 2la to nv
pounds. The Chickahominy River is q
narrow deep stream and when one OF
the big rockfish are hooked, Bob saws
there is plenty of sport.