Evening star., 1933-05-21
ROD AND STREAM
BY PERRY MILLER

4 FEW more warm days and the
~ fishing season will be in full
n swing. Not only the hardhead,
but sea trout and blue fish are
being taken on hook and line, a con-
dition that is almost unheard OF in
May. Our reports last week from
Wachapreague. Va; Crisfield, Tilghman
Island, Seaside Park or Chesapeake
Beach, Ridge, Md; Point Lookout; Piney
Point, ST. Georges Island, Blackistones
Island and Rock Point, all indicated
that the best fishing within the memory
of the present generation is at hand.
The Potomac River lately has been a
little high and discolored. I motored
for look at the Monocacy River the
other day and much to my surprise
found it practically clear The Po-
tomac and Shenandoah are muddy at
Harpers Ferry and I think most of
the heavy mud coming downstream is
from the Shenandoah River. Be that
as it may, anglers are snagging a few
herring around Chain Bridge. White
perch are being caught in goodly num-
bers along the shores of the river. both
above and below the bridge, and Joe
Fletcher reports number of pan rock
fish caught near his boat house.
ITS an Ill wind that blows no good.
The river in its present condition
is just right for snagging shad. A
few are being caught above Chain
Bridge. but not by the snagging meth
od They are being illegally taken in
dip nets. Naturally, the men using the
nets seek the most difficult places to
reach, and this. perhaps, accounts for
the reason that they are not appre-
hended by officers OF the law.
The locust trees are in bloom, and
river men say that when these trees are
in bloom the rockfish are in the Po-
tomac around Washington.
In the lower Potomac in salt water,
daily rains have muddied the water and
put stop to fishing temporarily.
Capt. L. B. Huntington recently
landed number of blues trolling on
s. w. Middles southeast of Point Look
out.
Senator Robinson OF Arkansas was
successful angler, using the Patuxent
River below Benedict on a recent out
ing, but Col. william T. Chantland
said that last Sunday 80 boats were out
on the river below Benedict and that
none of them caught any fish.
Broomes Island reports that hard
heads are being landed on Cation S
Bar, Just off the island, and that an
occasional trout is being caught on
hook and line.
~APT. F.. F. WILLOUGHBY at
Ridge, Md, on the bay just above
~ Scotland Beach, in letter says:
"As far as blues are concerned, there
was never known to be such q catch
at this season of the year In the nets,
also salmon or gray sea trout. Large
numbers of rockfish were caught last
Tuesday in the nets that averaged 20
pounds each The blues weighed from
4 to pounds. Everybody here thinks
it will be wonderful season for
anglers"
A. H. G. Mears at Wachapreague,
Va. says the fish are running strong
and that he landed 40 trout in one day.
The blues, he said, have made their
appearance Ia large numbers. Ollie
Atlas in letter received from his boat
man at Wachapreague said, Just a
line to let YOU know the fish are here.
Plenty Of big trout are being caught,
and lust to show that we are really
catching them, I am sending a g.
pound trout to your friend, Charlie
Cohen"
Capt. Ed Garvin at Tilghman Island,
on the Eastern Shore, directly across
the bay from Chesapeake Beach, in
forms US that fishing has started up
pretty good" Capt Garvin says he will
charge SIS for morning or afternoon
fishing trip and 50 for all all-day trip,
from early morning until as late as
anybody wants to fish, with as many
as desired in the party.
Capt. Noah Hazard reports he had
out with him the other day Joe Koenig,
r. G.. Martin and r. H. Yeahman. who
landed IA hardheads between Chesa-
pcake Beach and Plum Point for total
weight OF 301a pounds. Capt. Hazard
will operate his boats from the beach
during the remainder Of the fishing
season. Just to show that fish are run
ming in the bay around Niger Head
, Buoy, Capt Hazard sent me trout
he caught in his nets that weighed GA
| pounds.
| ITO show that the fish are every.
where in the bay, we are using
letter from Lon A. Schimpf Of
the Federal Trade Commission. in
which he says:
"Just Is evidence that hardhead and