Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER.

ny May / anglers will be goint
x to salt water in quest Of hard
heads. Here are the principa
places and how to reach them
Annapolis, Md, reached by taking
the Defense Highway; distance SO
miles, or the Marlboro Pike to Mount
Zion. east to Parole, to Annapolis; dis
lance. 42.2 miles.
Chesapeake Beach, Md. distance, AZ
miles. Take Marlboro pike to Mount
Zion, turn south to Friendship, t.
Owings, to Mount Harmony; east to
Chesapeake Beach, or take the new
State road the other side of Marlboro
after crossing the Patuxent River and
continue on it until you reach the sign
Chesapeake Beach.
Broom Island, on PatuXent River
Md, distance so miles. Take same road
to Marlboro and then to the new State
road to Prince Frederick, turn to the
right below Prince Frederick to Broom
Island.
Plum Point, Md, on bay, 4S miles
from Washington. Take same route as
above but continue on until you reach
sign Plum Point.
Solomons Island. Md, located at the
mouth Of the Patuxent River and
NlicodPcdAc Day. Adhe SdIllc IOdu a.
above and continue right to the end
of the road. Distance, so miles, or by
way of Mount Zion, ~ miles.
Benedict, Md, on Patuxent Riverr
Md. Take Southern Maryland road to
Camp Spring, to T. B., to Waldorf
tim left at Hughesville to Benedict
Distance, SO miles.
Shady Side, Md, on the bay; dis
lance, 40 miles. Take Marlboro pike
to Mount Zion and continue IA miles
beyond, turn right at the first cross
road, follow sign posts.
On the lower Potomac are to be
found the following places:
Morgantown, Md, distance, 48 miles
Take same route as Benedict, but in
stead CT turning at Waldorf keep
straight ahead until you reach La
Plata. Make right-hand turn, then left
turn around the hotel to Chapel Point
second turn to right, south to Wayside
and turn right to Morgantown. At
this place a motor-boat ferry Is main
tanned to Colonial Beach.
Rock Point, Md, distance, 81 miles.
Take same road as to MorgantoWn but
make right turn at Wayside.
To reach River Spring, distance, SIS
miles; Kopel Point, 81 miles; Leonard
town. Sc miles; Piney Point, II miles,
ana FolnC LOOKOUT, 81 miles; take SOUTH
ern road to Waldorf, turn left to Hughes
Vile, south to MechanicSville and on
until you see sign marking your desti-
nation.
Wachapreague, Va, located on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia; distance,
161 miles. Route: Washington to An
napolis, take ferry to Claiborne, Clai-
borne to Eastern, to Hurlock, to Sails
bury to Princess Anne, to Pocomoke
City, to Accomac and to Melfa. At
Melfa cross railroad tracks and watch
signs to Wachapreague. The fishing
season opens at this place the last week
In April or the first week in May. 1t
is at this place that the trout weighing
as much as 11h pounds, taylors and
channel bass are caught. Good &C
commodations at hotel, plenty CT boats
and excellent guides. Rates reason
able
With the exception OF fishing in
Wachapreague Bay, which is located
right next to the Atlantic Ocean, where
hardheads. trout, channel bass, king
fish, hog1sh, founders, etc, make their
appearance much earlier than they do
in the bay, the first of the salt fish
much sought by the anglers to come
to the upper part of the bay is the
boring croaker. It usually shows up
around the end of April, and the first