Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

CCORDING TO reports received
~ last week from the upper Po-
~ tomac, anglers who seek small
mouth bass now can visit their
cld-time fishing places and find the
water in condition to have a fair
amount Of success with these gamesters.
The upper river is said to be full of
small mouth bass. If this Is true,
sportSmen VIII have merry time land
ing some of the bigger "fellers." The
river Is clear at Great Falls, Va, and
clear at Harpers Ferry, but the Shen-
andoah is muddy. However, the Shen-
andoah clears very rapidly owing to its
swift-running water.
d Cd AND STREAM again respect
N fully directs to the attention of
the Maryland Conservation De-
partment the Is purse net boats oper-
ating in the mouth of the Potomac
River. These boats have been working
in the Potomac for the last three weeks.
When the matter first wss directed to
the attention CT the Maryland Depart
ment. both Commissioners Earle and
State Game Warden lie Compile in
formed us that these boats were Viz
ginia boats and that under the Vir-
gtnia law they were allowed to operate
in the Potomac for the, purpose Of
catching alewives. Definite information
has been received that these same boats
are taking large quantities of game fish
from the waters of the Potomac, and
only this week word was sent In that
one of the boats in one day captured
40 barrels Of large Norfolk spot.
What we want to know Is why stop
is not put to such a practice. One of
Rod and Streams friends, who has a
cottage in the vicinity of the mouth of
the Potomac, informed us that the po-
lice boat The did not say whether it
was a Maryland or Virginia boat just
winked at their operations.
Maryland has jurisdiction over the
Potomac to the Virginia shore. Then
why is It that Virginia boats are allowed
to violate the law? II Maryland allows
Virginia boats the privilege Of netting
large schools of menhaden or alewives,
and the same boats take not only these
little fish, but make large hauls of the
larger game fish, certainly something
should be done to stop 1t. Protests
have reached us from large number OF
people owning cottages on the Maryland
side Of the river, who say they watch
the operations of the purse meters
through field glasses, and that they
catch everything they can in their nets
Fishing last Sunday and Monday of
Point Lookout in the bay Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lamon made q catch of As hard
heads and good sized trout. These two
anglers went out with Capt. Mckay
and used peeler crsns as bait.
The washington base ball club was
well represented last week end when
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Spencer, Bob Burke
and Mr.. and Mrs Lloyd Brown, fishing
of Blackistone's Island, made large
catch Of hardhead, trout and black and
white perch.
CTAPT. NOAH HAZARD had as his
~ guests on q fishing trip to the
Eastern Shore last "Wednesday
Judge ]. E. Donald, ;tlerin J. w. Ross,
J. E. Taylor, c. H. Morris and Russell
C. Turner. The party had q great day
/ on the water and landed 96 fish, hard
/ heads, trout and taylors. No fish land
ed was under pound end some OF
the tayiors weighed 50 pounds.
Radio Joe Kaufman and some OF
| his angling friends made Q trip across
| the bay last week. Joe has done most
Of his fishing on Rock Point In the
| Potomac, but after hearing so many
good reports from the Eastern Shore
/ decided to investigate. He went, he
saw and he conquered. They made a
big catch OF hardheads and trout.
one OF our readers writes: Il feel
your Rod and Stream would ike 10 tell
| the washington fishermen that our lit
| tie party Of two. Lewis w. Hart and
myself, under the guidance Of Capt
Gilbert Ellis caught los assorted trout,
black perch, spot and hArdheads last
| Thursday morning of st. Ciements
shore. using peeler bait We caught
| the most between and 10 an, &C
the old story about no Ash In the dry
| time Is like the one no money In the
bank Our smallest nzh weighed IL
pounds and the largest pounds,
A report HON Benedict sayE the fisll
/ are Biting aona big hnr1 kadE and