Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
ROD AND STREAM
BY PERRY MILLER

TOR several weeks following the re-
- cent blow the fish forsook favor
lite feeding grounds or else would
not be tempted by any sort Of
lure. This condition exists no longer
and the FISH have become active, nota-
bly, Solomons Island. Broomes Island,
Sharps Island and in the lower Po-
tomac.
SolomonS Island and Broomes Island,
short distance apart, report gener-
ally large catches. At Solomons Island
last week catches Of 100 or more trout
were made and at Broomes Island
everybody caught fish in large num-
bers.
The real fishing season is now at
hand. I mean the catching Of larger
fish than were landed during July and
August. Night fishing has held the
limelight during these months and
for the most of September, but when
the temperature of the water cools,
in the opinion of Rod and Stream,
the fish will strike during the day.
WHEN the water cools the fish COM
w mence to school. During october
Rod and Stream expects to hear
Of many excellent catches made trolling,
for the trolling season is now here.
When the trout and blues have left
our waters for their Winter homes in
the Gulf stream, the highly priced
striped bass or rockf1sh will be furnish
ing beautiful sport. These game fish
stay in Chesapeake Bay and the Poto-
mac River all the year round and put
up a mighty good fight when hooked.
october and November are also the
best months for bass fishing. First OF
all, the fishermen need have but little
fear of muddy water, the chief enemy
to this particular line Of piscatorial
endeavor. Second, the bass, like other
fishes, are more active when the water
cools and consequently put up much
harder fight. 1t Is at this time that
the big fellers" come from their deep
holes, where they have been lying dur
ing the hot Summer months. Yes, it
can be truly said that the real fishing
season has just started.
a THIRD species CT bass, the COM
IA paratively new Kentucky black
bass, is now bidding for a place in
the sun, says the Isaak Walton
League.
1t has been given the name OF
Micropterus pseudaplites. It is COM
mon in Kentucky, quite abundant in
Ohio and Arkansas, and also lives in
the waters OF Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia
and other Southern and Southwestern
States.
Although resembling both large and
small mouth bass, 1t has many charac-
teristicS of its own. The most outstand-
ing characteristic is the rows of black
spots below the dark streak along its
side. The head is more pointed than
that of the other BASES, being almost
| pikelike. The black spot on the gill
cover also is larger and more conspicu-
Gus than in the other two species.
president HooVER'S proclamation
I on the wild duck shortage will 60
down not only as the first of its
! kind on record, but also as the first
presidential proclamation to be criti-
| cized as giving wrong impression on
the situation 1t was intended to relieve,
! says the American Game Association.
| In calling for strict observance of the
new Federal regulation cutting the
water fowl hunting season to one month
| this Fall the proclamation mentioned
as the only cause of the duck depression
'the long-continued and severe drought
| OF the past two years"