The Washington times., 1933-09-15

The raw, sunless days Of the
past week have not been any too
encouraging, anyway, and with
this new and more potent menace
threatening poor old John Angler
is thoroughly sgusted with
things In general.
Very few anglers sailed forth
over the past week, and only a
few of those were rewarded for
their pains. A number took a
look at the whitecrested waves
ond decided to stay on shore.
The PatuXent on the inside at
SolomonS and around Broomes
Island and Piney Point were just
about the most generous fishing
grounds. However, none of the
giant rockfish were nabbed at
Piney Point. A few trout and q
few blues have been picked up
here and there, and fairly large
King William perch swarm
throughout the lower Potomac
waters.
One ray of sunlight, however, is
the report that the bass fishing
in fresh waters is picking up,
though slowly.
Stand.Out Catch
Perhaps the stand-out catch of
the week was that Of Detectives
Steve Brodie, Murray and Bragg,
at S. w. Middles, Monday. They
landed 68 blues, averaging five
pounds, one six-pound sea bass
and a mackerel weighing nine
pounds.
Abe Shapiro, Max Cosman,
Everest RoSson, Johnny Mckay,
Dunk" Henderson, "Chew To.
bacco" Lacy, Skinny" Carr and
"Terraplane" Saunders trie d
every kind of bait available, soft
crab, shrimp, cut spot and
worms, off Cobb Island Sunday
for nine hours and only boated
seven trout, two rockfish, and
one blue, and a bushel of King
William perch who just wouldn't
keep off their hooks.
Another fine report is that Of
Julius Rosenfeld and a group Of
friends at Point Lookout Sat
urday. They yanked in A trout
tipping the beams at 2 pounds,
and mess Of perch and spots.
Alexandria Judge Snow and
several buddies waylaid 10 blues.
four trout and a few hardheads
at Piney Point Wednesday.
BrOOmes PIeases.
Isidor Singer was well pleased
with his trip to BroomeS Island,
in the Patuxent. He bagged 40
fish, all fair-sized trout and
hardheads.
Dave Cohen, Lou Louft, Herbie
Cohen, Morris Freedman and
Nathan Goodman spent a greater
part Of Saturday plunking hooks
into the water at Herring Bay
and between them only landed
3 small hardheads and one trout.
Capts. Lee Arnold and Jimmy
Dingee brought in a few blues,
trout and rocks and many King
William perch out of the Wicom-
leo River. johnson Ferrell took
advantage of the abundance of
hardshell crabs off Bushwood,
scooping in several barrels of
them.
The biggest rockfish caught at
Piney Point Sunday was a six
FOUNDER and this party only
caught two, the other being a
three FOUNDER.
Charles Schwab tried every
fishing spot in the upper bay
from Bloody Point to Sharps
I-..and but he couldn't come
across any finsters with size to
them.
Tuesday Joe Turner visited all
the well-known fishing holes in
the lower bay and didn't get
anything worth Dragging about.
Joe claims that the recent ter
rifle storm carried so many soft
shell crabs into the bay that
the fish are simply glutted to
the gills with food and won't
take any interest in the bait Of
fered them.
Irrespective of the weather
Sunday, anglers who want to keep
their casting fin in trim are
urged to appear at the Reflection
Pool at 9 o'clock and take part
in the second annual Capital
Casting Club tournament. The
local club is anxious to have a
strong turnout of talent to repel
a powerful group of out-of-
t0WnerS