Evening star., 1933-05-15
Potomac is muddy at Har-
pers Ferry and around Washing
ton-not only muddy, but IL
/ feet or more above normal.

ME- FoIoLndC 10 Huooy az hdi-
pers Ferry and around Washing
ton-not only muddy, but IL
feet or more above normal.
Despite this, c. M. Capper at
Chain Bridge informs us an unusually
large number of white perch are being
caught. The majority of the anglers are
batting with plain garden worms, but
those using the old reliable bloodworms
are reported to be catching the larger
fish.
One day recently two small colored
boys landed 400 perch and sold prac-
tically their entire catch. Others fish
ing in the river between Fletcher's
Boat House and Chain Bridge landed
numerous perch. These fish have been
in the swift waters Of the river for
some time. When hit by the flood
current they made their way to the
small coves for protection along the
shores. all the way up to the outlet Of
the Dalecarlia Reservoir.
The yellow back herring are in the
river in great numbers between the
Three Sisters and Fletcher's Cove.
since last week trying to get further
upstream to deposit their spawn. If
the river does not clear within the
next several days these fish will deposit
their spawn on the rocks and other
places in the river where they are now
congregated and leave for their homes
in salt water. to be followed by another
run known as glut herring.
Glen c Leach of the U. S. Bureau of
Fisheries tells us that Wednesday night
the bureaus hatchery, at Fort Humph-
ries, Va, gathered 1000 600 shad eggs.
whereas heretofore the hatchery had
been collecting half a million and on
some nights less than that amount.
Leach believes that from now on the
run of shad will increase. He said that
the tides were in favor of the fish ad-
vancing upstream and he expects a
good run of these fish within a week
or ten days.
4 H. G. MEARS at Wachapreaguc,
n. Va. informs us that the trout
are striking better every day with
boats returning with catches Of from
Is to 20 trout each. the largest to date
weighing 10 pounds, and the second
tipping the scales at 7l2 pounds. One
channel bass was landed weighing IS
pounds. he said, also number Of blues.
He said the prospects are bright for
good run of fish.
Capt Ed Garvin at Tilghmans Is
land reports large catches Of hardhead.
rockflsh, sea trout and blues in the nets
off the island. and that fishing boats,
while not getting many fish with hook
and line, are returning with catches of
from IL to Is hardhead per boat. It IS
his opinion few warm days will bring
even better fishing than last year. The
hardhead at present are being caught
in HarrisonS Creek, he said.
Capt. Gourley Elliott at Broomes
Island reports that hardhead are now
being caught off the island on what is
known as Cations Bar.
Toe PACYNA, a local angler, fished
last week from the shore just below
Plum Point and landed large
number Of hardhead.
George Knight at Leonardtown tells
us that only anglers of his town arc
fishing there these days, and that they
are catching hardhead and trout of
River Point and Blackistones Island.
He said that Charles Loose of Piney
Point on last Monday landed 81 hard
head and one trout weighing 2l2
pounds. Also that L. B. Hunt
ington fishing off Point Lookout on
what is known as S. w. Middle in the
Bay, landed a good number of blues
trolling. knight said, the boatmen in
the Lower Potomac have agreed to re-
duce materially the price charged
anglers.
Capt. c. H. Truitt of Crisfield. Md.
reports hardhead, trout and blues biting
in good style down his way.