Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30

discolored. Is only slightly
clouded today. However. we
are inclined TO think that the
big rockf1sh, which were landed above
Chain Bridge, slowly are departing for
their homes in salt water. Five or
six anglers fishing in this vicinity
last Thursday did not get strike.
Pan rock will be caught in our waters
until late Fall.
The bass season opens tomorrow In
Maryland, West Virginia. Pennsyl-
vania and west Of the Blue Ridge
Mountains in Virginia. Maryland and
Virginia licenses can be obtained from
the Atlas Sports Goods Store, 927 D
street northwest, or from the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, Seven
tenth and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. The cost of non-resi-
our neighboring States. A tourist IL
cense can be purchased in Virginia
at a cost Of 81 for one days fishing,
and 81 a day in West Virginia.
A MORNING paper said that blues
were not in the bay in any ap-
preciable numbers and would not be
for several weeks. Here are the facts.
The blues have been on Southwest
Middles for more than three weeks.
know. for have seen them break
ing water in all directions. 1t Is true
that no record catches have been
made, but when anglers can return
with some of these gamesters weigh
ing eight and nine pounds. and their
total catch numbering anywhere from
IS to As, 1t Is obvious that these fish
are present in large numbers on
Southwest Middles. If any one doubts
this statement. he can call DR.. J.
Nelson Paine at Georgia 67l6 for veri-
f1cation.
Fishing recently on these grounds
with Courtney Marcy and Larry
Moore, DR.. Paine and his companions
landed Is blues and also made a re-
markable catch of big sea trout,
weighing from three TO six and one
half pounds. The blues weighed from
three to five pounds.
I'VE never saw a blue breaking
water on this trip" Doc Paine told
Us, but nevertheless we landed IS.
Then We commenced to land sea trout.
These were caught about half mile
northeast Of No. IA buoy. The total
weight Of the trout was $50 pounds
and they certainly were pretty fish.
We landed them using Yates No 3
and Huntington Nos. and 3. You
know when you landed 46 sea trout
trolling you are bound to lose many
of them on account of their tender
mouths. We had all the fish we
wanted by S O'Clock in the afternoon
and called it a day."
George Knight at Leonardtown gives
us another story of blues being landed
on these grounds. He says that DR..
J. H. T. Barber and party caught l8
of these gamesters Tuesday.
HARDHEAD are being landed in
large numbers at practically all
salt water grounds on both sides of
the bay and its tributaries. These
fish are being caught in the Hering
Bay district. of Franklin Manor. Cnes-
apeake Beach. Plum Point across the
bay around Bloody Point Light. Pop
lar Island. Sharps Island. the Gooses,
Solomons Island Broomes Island and
in the Lower Potomac of Tall Timbers
and Piney Point. Select any one OF
these fishing grounds and / am sure
you will return with all the hsrdhead
you want
1t doesn't seem to make any ma
terial difference what time of the day
one fishes, he is sure to catch hard
head. However. on a recent trip TO
Solomons Island, We found that the
larger members of this species were
caught late in the afternoon or early
evening and just before dark sea trout
commence to strike. On this trip We
landed over 200 hardhead, and two
sea trout weighing IL and pounds.
The trout seem to be increasing in
numbers rapidly. and I am sure the
coming week will see plenty of them
landed. In my party we're Herbert
F. Corn. Al Ketcham, Norman Sud-
duth, Malcolm Major. Larry Linthi-
cum. DR.. M. darcy Magee and Will
liam NICK. Stowell
Capt George Bowen at Solomons
Island called to say that plenty of
hardheads are being landed these
days. with some Of the boats return
ing with a good sprinkling of sea
trout. He also informs us that he
has put into commission another new
boat. 46-footer. He says prepara-
lions are being made to care for all
anglers today and also July 4.
Capt. Harry Woodburn gives us the
same kind of a report from this popu-
lar fishing place.
CAPT. J. L. GOLDSBoRoUGH at
Piney Point says there are plenty
of hardhead in the lower Potomac