Evening star., 1932-05-23
NGLERS fishing in the Potomac
l opposite Fletcher's boat house,
4 and in the vicinity Of Chain


" opposite Fletcher's boat house,
~ and in the vicinity Of Chain
Bridge in the last two days have
landed a large number Of pan rockflsh
and white perch. The river Is still q
little discolored, but not enough to stop
the fish from attacking bait. AS mat
ter Of fact, they seem ravenous after the
spell of muddy and swift water. This
week should be banner one for an
glers, both in salt and fresh water. Up
stream fishermen will find bountiful
sport with rock and perch. In salt water
the anglers should catch many hard
heads and some trout.
The Patuxent River Is reported to be
alive with hardhead from Benedict to
Broomes Island. George Bowen at
Solomons reports that the boats at his
place are nearly all returning with good
catches.
OLLIE ATLAS, Charlie Cohen and
ODr. John Kotz, fishing at Benedict
the other day with Capt. foyer as
their guide, landed IS hardhead In lit
tie more than hours The fish. seemed
to like shrimp better than crabs. They
ranged from 2 to pounds. Ollie says
anglers fishing in shallow water for
hardhead at this time Of the year
should cast as far as possible from the
boat.
A report from Broomes Island states
that all boats are returning with good
catches.
A party of employees of The Star press
room force motored down to Chesa-
peake Beach Wednesday night prepared
to slaughter the hardhead. They fished
in shallow water, but instead of catch
ing hardhead only succeeded in landing
large number of eels. They report that
many anglers were on the pier for the
night fishing, but were unsuccessful.
B. Pop" Girling made trip to Hol-
land Point, across from Benedict. last
Tuesday night. In relating his exper-
fences to Rod and Stream he says: THE
poet who wrote the line, Into each life
some rain must fall knew his metaphor.
George Anthony and myself got our
share of rain Tuesday night while fish
ing from Holland Point pier 1t cas-
caded from our hats and raincoats into
our shoes and gurgled out over the tops.
But what dyed-in- the wool angler minds
little thing like that when fish are
biting!
Among the fish we landed were 10
of the largest hardheads have ever
seen landed anywhere-the kind you
often hear of, but seldom see.
I'VE drove back to washington with
saturated trousers and socks, but happy
in the knowledge that on the running
board were enough hardheads to satisfy
not only the family needs, but those OF
few neighbors.
"Yeh, brother Ikes, twas one Of those
nights when nature frowned, but for
tune smiled"
A RECENT newspaper advertisement
n stated that chicken and bass din
ners are served at Great Falls for
81. 1t is just barely possible that was
meant, but If so, why didn't the ad say
sea bass? On the Virginia side 1t Is
against the law at all times to serve
Potomac bass, and on the Maryland
side they cannot be sold during the
months Of April. May, June and July.
Yet, in spite Of the law, the Potomac
large and small mouth bass, taken from
the river by net fishermen, have been
offered to the public. Several arrests
break up this practice The ad has
been called to the attention of the Bu-
reau of Fisheries and the Maryland and
Virginia conservation departments.
AT the annual convention Of the
II Izaak Walton League Of America,
held in Chicago last month, reso-
lutions previously adopted by the Wash
ington, D. c., Chapter of the league
calling on the league to use its inf1u-
ence to have the different State Legis-
latures pass a law prohibiting the sale
of black bass at any time was unani-
mously adopted.
Twenty-one States still allow the sale
of black bass over the market counter
at a low price, in spite of the fact
that these game fishes are estimated to
be worth from 50 to S. a pound to a
State as a recreational attraction to
anglers.
officials of the American Game As
sociation, in commenting on this ques-