The Washington times., 1932-07-22
BLUEF|SH ON
INCREASE
IN BAY
BY GINO SINH

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hardheads have been running
wild around SharpS Island during
the past two weeks. Blues also
figure more and more in the news
No one has gone there without
bagging their share and that OF
the follow who stayed at home.
SolomonS Island is also on the
upgrade, and so are points along
the lower bay, lower Potomac
and Rappahannock but anglers
must trust much to luck. The
Patuxent persists IN its fickleneSs.
But, in the midst Of it all,
SharpS Island stands out as proml'
nently as a foaming stein of beer
at a prohibition convention.
George King, Joe Turner, Rudy
Dusek and Sam Nash did a
couple of hours of hook-plunklng
at the Devils Hole near Sharps
Light and "toted" in so luscious
trouts, S big bluefiSh and several
hardheadS.
Several Bushels
w. H. Sconyers, L. B. Platers,
II. A. Deaner, G. j. Sans, Karl
z. Schaffer, J. Wolf, H. Bailey,
J. and A. Koday c. H. Tohla,
F. Brahler and V. Selbicky are
all glad they shipped with Capt.
Moan Hazard and SharpS Island.
They pulled IN several bushels OF
hardheadS AID trout (extra large)
Schafer's seven and one-halt
pound trout was the prize catch.
They saw blues breaking but were
not equipped witr the proper
bait to catch them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HurWitz,
Judge Norris, Blanche Merrifield,
Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong, Mrs.
Dan Merrifield were pulling them
in two and three at a time at
Sharps. They 2boated IS hard
heads and 10 trout Tuesday
night. j. F.. Biever, Carl Han
sen, George 3alden waylald ITO
trout and hardheadS here Mon,
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spring, Catherine
Spring, Mr.. and Mrs. Richal d
Eamich and George Eamich
struck it rich at Poplar Island.
They brought in nearly 100 pounds
of hardheads and trout. Several
of the trout scaled well over three
pounds.
FiddesOp Crabs
Harry Fiddesop, Harry Tarter
and Madison Jett shared a half
barrel of crabs at Sherwood
Forest on the Severn. Fiddesop
saw two chaps bring back several
big bass and rocks caught on
live bait in the Severn.
Lester and Frank Goldberg,
Neil O'Brien and Norfolk Sam"
Scogna Grabbed around Bay
Ridge and hauled away six dozen
Of them.
George Smith, Bob Burns and
Ed Cleary got three barrels Of
crabs at GaleSville early Thurs
day. George caught a three
clawed one. Earlier in the week
they had a fine trip to Bush
wood, Md, on the Wicomico,
where they collared a big mess
of hardheadS, trout and perch,
One hardhead landed by Burns
weighed four pounds.
A party of four with Captain
Bowen caught 81 hardheads and
trout late Monday at Solomons.
Captain Lowe had group out who
caught 225 hardheads and trout
Wednesday off Solomons.
Joe Bolin brought up 30 trout
and hardheads at Broomes
Island, one hardhead tipping the
beam at three and one-half
pounds. He also caught a sizable
black perch.
Variety At Benedict
Jimmy Burns, Frank CoSimano,
Phil Catalano and Comdr. Stet-
son Hogg had quantity and va
riety at Benedict. trapping Is
small trout, the same number of
perch, a half dozen big hardheads
and a small blue fish. Herb Nc
Prouty yanked in his usual two
fish from around Benedict. Ellis
and Julius Conn were worried by
perch in the Patuxent. They re-
turned with 80 of them, all re-
spectacle sized.
Rock Point rewarded Jimmy
Zimmerman with 35 hardheads,
trout and blues and Harry Cohen
and a party of three with a
catch they are proud to tell you
about. Harry, Andy and Bernie
Sellers landed Is hardheads and
two blues at Piney Point
Another party waylaid % trout
in the same section.
Ridge, Md, was o. K. for George
Smith, Myer Needle, C. w. j. Will
liamS, Ed Jameson and Larry Ho.
man. They captured over 100 trout
and hardheads.
A splendid catch of hardheads,
trout and blues was made by
William Hughesman at River
Springs. Calub Mckay bailed in
100 hardheads and As trout at
Point Lookout averaging over
two pounds. C. D. Bussius and
several friends enticed 81 hard
heads and large perch out of the
waters at Colonial Beach,