The Washington times., 1932-05-27
PAN ROCKF|SH
. PLENTIFUL
UPR|VER
BY GINO SINH

1t seems that the hardheads
have been having some kind OF
convention in the waters Of the
Patuxent, with their headquarters
at Benedict. during the past
week.
Every angler who has plunked
q baited hook in the Benedictine
Eve must have our little pun)
waters, has been literally re-
warded.
Whether or not this condition
will prevail over the coming
weekend lies in the laps Of the
gods, as our venerable friend,
Homer, would calculate. 1ndlca-
.tions are that it will.
Change Noted
While the Patuxent reeks with
h eads, all sizable and
luscious, and also boasts rev
rockfish, perch, not to mention
eels and toadfish, the reports
from the bay and the lower
Potomac are not overly encourag-
ing. However, change is IN the
offing. Parties who have been out
during the past two days have
had a little luck.
The Chesapeake Bay society
of Fishing Captains" are all ad,
vising prospective clients that
things are picking up in the fish
ing line "a subtle pun.
The stay-at-home anglers Will
be pleased to know that pan
rocks are plentiful around Fletch-
ers. Sam Anglin caught 81 OF
them there a couple OF days ago.
They bite best on bloodWorms,
he said.
The very palatable Mississippi
catfish can be inveighled into
abandoning the waters around
Seneca and Chain Bridge by
those who care to bother. Clint
Tucker sr. and jr., caught 10 cat
fish at Chain Bridge on cut her
ring. Brawner Nicholson way
laid six bewhiskered giants at
Seneca. Bass season opens in
the District waters on Decoration
Day.
Biggest Catch
The biggest catch at Benedict
Sunday was that of Tom and
Leo Grasso and Abe Shapiro, who
caught 200 big hardheads, Sha-
piro hooking 81 of them himself.
Tom said it was the biggest
catch he had made in 18 years
of fishing. Frank Cusimano,
Jimmy Burns, Phil Catalano and
Small hauled in 38 from the same
place.
Others who were glad they
went to Benedict were Sid Atlas,
E. Van Luke and Edward Ostrow,
who got II hardheads. Ollie
Atlas, Charlie Cohen and DR..
Kotz brought back So from there
the day before.
Jennings Brown and Judge
Oursler came in for a fine catch
at BroomeS Island, mostly large
hardheads, but also a few rock
fish, last Saturday. It was too
windy Sunday, so they amused
themselves by trapping six huge
Soft-shell crabs along the shore.
H. Addison Bowie twice visited
the Broomes Island regions and
was satisfied both times. He
caught % the first time and 26
the second, all enormous hard
heads. He found afternoon fish
ing the most favorable.
Piney Point o. X.
Harry Sellers motored down to
Piney Point and ran into
school of hardheads, bringing
back over so of them. He also
got few rockfish. Gus Dracos,
Louie Chipouras and a couple of
friends whiled away Sunday at
River Springs and boated fine
mess of hard-heads, few perch
and a couple of trout.
Capt. Tommy Stein, of Rock
Point, which disappointed over
Sunday, reports that they have
perked up considerably around
there. He caught a fine string
of hardheads, rocks and perch
early this week HardheadS are
rumored starting in at Solomons
Island.
Leonard Seargant, Joe Humph-
reys and John j. Costinett re-
turned from Deals Island with
over 100, Is being husky troutS.