Evening star., 1931-05-24

and saltwater fish in season-by going
into Maryland or Virginia or into the
eastern part of Pennsylvania.
In Maryland several good trout
streams can be found just the other
side of Frederick, Md. the principal
ones being Fishing Creek, Hunting
Greek and Catoctin Greek. When the
season opened April l these streams
are said TO have been well stocked, but
now are reported to be greatly depleted.
In Virginia the best trout streams are
much farther away from Washington,
but some trout are In the upwaterS OF
Goose Greek, only about an hours
automobile run, otherwise the angler
has to go over the mountains up near
Luray to find the other trout streams.
Trout fishing in Maryland and Virginia
closes on June /, so anglers have little
time remaining for this particular sport.
Regarding the Small-mouth bass
streams, which open in Virginia on
June Is and in Maryland on July /, an
angler can do much worse than fish
our Potomac River from Little Falls
up to HarperS Ferry. The Shenandoah
River is a. good bass stream. One of
the best places being at Riverton, near
Front Royal where the angler can fish
in either the north or south branch of
the river. If he finds one muddy, the
other, in all probability, will be clear.
The plymouth bass are to be found
in good numbers on either side of the
Potomac below Washington. Fishing
on the Virginia side OF the river, the
angler using the creeks and coves is
required under the Virginia law to have
quired on the Maryland siC1 Of the
river. This is sad but true, and con-
Servation workers are trying to have
this condition changed.
The methods employed in enticing
the large and small mouth bass to strike
are manifold. Some use live bait, min
nows, smelt, mill roach, club, mad
toms, small frogs, craw-fish, helgro-
mites and others use artificial lures
such such .as as spoons spinners' hies'
Rod and Stream thinks possibly it
knows local man who will give les
sons in fly casting. He is out of the
city at present, but will return next
week. We will be very glad to put
any one in touch with him.
a MEETING of the officers of the
IA Majestic Anglers was held last
Sunday at Bowen's Inn at Solo
mons Island. All arrangements were
made to receive its members at any
time, week days or Sundays The rates
to be charged for boats at Solomons
this season are: A party consisting of
one to five persons, S5 for hours
Over five persons, 81 per person. Bait
will be supplied on request, when max
ing reservations.
The farther-and-son meeting of the
local chapter of the Washington. d. C..
Chapter of the Izaak Walton League in
the Raleigh Hotel last Tuesday night
was a big success. Seventy-five boys
under the age of Is years were en-
| rolled as members. The evening closed
with moving pictures shown by the
Bureau of Fisheries.
THE first annual banquet of the
i Maryland State Game and Fish
Protective Association, held last
week in Baltimore, was attended by
174 persons. Addresses were delivered
by Swepson Earle, State conservation
commissioner; com z, Lee LIE Compte, David
Winebrenner, Sd, secretary of State of
Maryland and Merle E. Towner, presi-
dent OF the Maryland State Game and
Fish Protective Association.
A plea for standard fishing license
for all sections of the State and a re-
quest for added vigor in the field of
game protection and conservation were
made at the meeting. Mr.. Towner
pointed out that sportsmen in the east
NA1A pau OA ILL., OGclS, where IEeTe is
tide water, are permitted to fish without
a license, while a fee is charged for
the same privilege in the western
counties.
a talk on the accomplishments of
the organic ton was given by Seth E.
Gordon. president of the American
Game Association.
THE local chapter of the I. w. L. A.
4 last week had planted between four
and five hundred brook trout
These fish were received from the
Bureau of Fisheries upon request of
the local Waltonians. The question
then arose as to the best place to plant
the fish. 1t finally was decided to place
the trout in the safe keeping of Albert
Fletcher, supervisor of the northern
district of Virginia. Mr.. Fletcher in
formed us that some of the fish were
planted about II or Is miles from Lees
burg, which is around As miles from
Washington, and the others in a river
near Sperryville, 20 miles from War
renton. These streams are the closest
trout waters to Washington.