The Washington times., 1932-06-24
FINE CATCHES
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AFTERDARK
By GINO SINH

HEbHOhuH
By GINo SINH
Hardheads are being caught in
the bay and down on the lower
Potomac but not in large guam
titles. However, they make up
in size what they lack in num-
bers.
Trouts, from Is to 20 inches
In length, are also putting into
appearance in ever increasing
numbers. Huge hard-shell and
soft-shell crabs are found every
where.
Capt. Bob" Wilson, one Of
Washington's leading fishing au-
thorities, hied himself down to
Solomons Island early this week,
with D. E. Whitman, Paul NC.
Grey and Silas Harris, and rowed
around those waters the best part
Of a day with no success to
speak of.
Bite Afte4 Shutdown
After sundown, a friend OF
wilson's barged out and fished
for several hours, returning with
IS magnificent hardheads! Mon
day and Tuesday fine catches
were reported in the same waters
after sundown. No one could do
O thing during daylight hours.
Atmospheric con ditions,"
says Captain Bob, "The water
during the daylight hours Is
not right" The fish are there
but they just won't bite while
the sun is out"
Captain Pob also noticed that
the nettles are putting in appear
ance in large numbers.
Old Patuxent visitors have had
fair success. Ellis and Julius Conn
trapped their usual quota. Jimmy
Burns and Frank Cosimano
landed % there Sunday, and also
o few big perch.
John German, William Wilson,
Frank Chesley and Joe Blades
dale caught 80 hardheads al
Brooms Island, the haul scaling
70 pounds. Ralph Murdock ano
his wife, and Rody Langley
shared IA trout and % hardheadi
at Solomons Island after dark
Harry Orwitz, his wife and three
friends, covered the waters
around BroomeS Island Tuesoay
and pulled in only six hardheadS
big ones, though.
Storm SpoiIS Fun
On the lower river, Piney Point
was reported going at full bias!
until hard storm leaving stl1I
northeaster in its wake, messed
things up Wednesday.
Grover Sellers bagged 81 big
hardheads, and a huge trout
over the weekend there. Captain
clark went out Monday morning
and waylaid so hardhes<s and or
an evening trip he got % more
Vic Guazza. jr., got down there
Just in time to catch the storm
was was forced back home. Five
Postoffice clerks, headed by c
Templeton, spent a few days a.
colonial Beach, and had 1int
hauls of pan rocks, perch anc
l1ardheads.
James w. Hunter bailed out Il
nifty hardheads near Shadys1de
Joe Murphy, Andy Goddard, Ear
Smallwood and Bottle" Cox in
vaded Beverly Beach and kid
mapped "a hardheads, and man!
crabs.
Encouraging rumorS are in thu
air concerning Tilghman's IslanC
and the Eastern Shore FISHING
grounds generally.
The Potomac is cloudy, but SeV
eral nice catches were made. VII
Guazza, jr, and Jack and AL Pey
ton enticed 43 good-sized oercl
and Sunfish out of the waters a
the Dyke near Alexandria,.
Little Billy Greer caught fiv
big catfish and mess Of sunfiSl
above Great Falls. Walter Lagu
yanked two bass and 35 yellow
perch out of the Basin. Georg
August and Joe McCathran ART
putting in a few days fishing
around Great Falls.
Gunston Cove is reported well
supplied with bass. Non."eSiden
Virginia licenses can be obtained
at Atlas to fish in the cove.
Land Channel Bass
Wachaprageau reports are ais
eye-filling. A. G.. Lake and son
F. F.. Richardson and Waite
Stewart, landed three channe
bass, AZ, 80 and Is pounds re
Spectively. Blues, bonitas, larg
sea bass and flukes are bein
caught in large numbers.
SIGNS RING ORDINANCE
RICHMOND, Va, June "a
Mayor John Fulmer Bright ha