The Washington times., 1932-07-15
ANGLERS NAB
6OSPOTTED
TROUT
BY GINO SINH

HarQneaQS commune 10 nOlQ LlS
center of the fishing stage, and
good catches have been reported
from all the favorite fishing
haunts in the bay and its major
tributaries over the past week.
Perch have appeared in large
numbers and are giving the croak'
ing finsters a battle for the various
tidbits offered by the anglers
Perch are found in all the rivers as
well as the bay.
Many trout are being caught
and several black drum were
landed at Solomons Island, but the
much-heralded invasion Of the
blue and rockfish has not materl'
allied.
Salmon" Trout Caught
The most interesting catch was
that Of Jes Sebastian and Harry
Minnifree who hauled in go sal
mon" or spotted trout at KopePs
Point, fishing between Blackstone
Island and the Black Buoy. This
Is a remarkable catch, for this
specie of trout are rarely found
in large numbers in this section.
They were caught late in the
afternoon on bloodworms.
Ralph Murdock snatched a So
pound black drum at Solomons,
where three others were reported
caught. Murdock was accom-
panied by his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kuhle, and Mr.. Burdine,
and caught 33 trout and several
Y1ardheads beside the drum. w.
F. Shaw and the Mrs. brought in
20 hardheads from the same
place.
Another fine Solomons catch
was that of Mr.. and Mrs. D. B.
Scoggni, Carey Brown and his
two sons and several friends.
They caught 1875 pounds OF big
trout and hardheads Saturday.
But Roscoe Powell, Roscoe Reich
ard and Ollie Pacini got only
finger exercise in the same sec
Eion Sunday morning.
Patuxent Better
The Patuxent took on a better
countenance. Mr.. Hooper and a
party of friends caught 19 hard
heads and one rock, the catch
weighing so pounds, at Benedict:
Warren Denton had exceptional
luck at Broomes Island. Bob,
Harry and Calvert Lowry and Joe
Bolin did not fare so well there
Saturday. Ellis and Julius Conn,
John Zevely, James Compton and
Luther Moping had nice haul,
including 20 hardheads, At perch
and 6-pound channel cat. The
catfish put up a whale of fight,
according to Ellis Conn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Whippo confined them
selves to grabbing at Broomes
Island and have been eating crabs
for four days.
r. E. Denyer, Benny Brooks,
Officer Schultz and Capt. Phillips
landed 1877 hardheadS at Kenwood
Beach, fishing all night Saturday.
Mort King filled up two bushel
baskets with hardheads, trout and
a few spots at Rock Point. Joe
Tucci, Julia Edwards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe STAN, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gooch
got their share of hardheads,
perch and crabs at Mason Beach.
Bradley Bell and I. H. Bratcher
bagged five plump hardheads and
30 nifty perch at Rock Point.
Smith Snags CrOakers
George Smith, Bob Burns with
Capt. Jimmy Dingy, boated IS
hardheads a few trout out of
Bushwood, Md, Willie Mushaw
SHARED 300 perch at the mouth
of the Wicomico Sunday a. m.
Jerry Railey picked UP a few
hardheads at Tall Timbers. Clint
fucker was worried by the perch
ht the Wicomico.
Harry and Bernie Sellers,
Bernie's wife, Margaret Wilding,
Bernardine Mullhall, Mary Nc
Ferren and Rudy Becker waylaid
B3 hardheads Saturday night and
~ Sunday morning near Piney
Point.
Charles Dutch" Miller had an
unusual experience while fishing
In the Rappahannock.
"Dutch's' rod was jerked out
of his hand by a fish, and he
gave it up as lost. A couple of
days ago the rod was returned to
him. A Baltimore miss, Christine
Carleton, had pulled it in, tangled
on her own line, and discovered
a four pound trout on it.
Plenty of fish in the Kappa
hammock, Dutch reports, especially
around Ur0anna. Stingaree
Lighthouse is also a good loca-
tion.