Evening star., 1935-06-02
ARGE blues, weighing up to 9
pounds. are being caught on

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pounds, are being caught on
Southwest Middles, according
to Capt. Rob Drury Of Jeromes
Greek. He informs us that fishing
last Wednesday with three local
anglers, Roger Fowler, Lem Orem
and Stitch Corridor, 18 Of these game
sters were landed along with 2 channel
bass and SO large hardhead.
Visiting these grounds the next day
this captain again made good catch
Of blues, this time landing 81. He also
got 265 hardhead, ranging in weight
from 2 to pounds. The blues were
caught both cumming and trolling.
This Is the report we have been await
ing. 1t comes from such reliable
source that there is no doubt about
Its truth.
Shortly after we received this in
formation we had q call from Fowler,
who said "the fish are really there.
Amy number OF channel bass, blues
and thousands OF big hardhead," re-
ported Fowler. I'VE landed the blues
both cumming and trolling. They are
not breaking water at present, but are
there all right. We know it because
We landed them. And the channel
bass are travelling about in schools"
The report Of these fish being caught
was later confirmed by Capt. Claud
Willoughby Of Ridge, Md, son OF Capt.
c. F. Willoughby. This young captain
said he had not been on Southwest
Middles, but had f1shed on Northwest
Middles and landed plenty hardhead.
He said all boats using these grounds
were returning with anywhere from
rs to 100 Of this species.
Southwest Middles Is located ap-
proximately II miles out in Chesa-
peake Bay southeast Of Point Lookout.
The bottom Of the bay at this place is
composed OF coral and sand and is a
wonderful breeding and feeding ground
for the different fishes. There are a
number Of good boat captains. located
principally in St. Jeromes Greek,
among them being Capt. c. F. Will
loughby. Capt. Rob Drury. Capt.
Claude Mckay and Capt. Taft Tibbett.
THE rain last week did not extend
l. far back in Maryland and there
fore the Potomac did not get muddy.
1t was a little discolored Friday morn
ing. but is now in almost perfect con-
dition. The bass season opened yes
terday June u in the District, but
angling for these gameSterS will not
start in Virginia, east OF the noun
tains, until June Is, and west of the
mountains on July l. the same date
that Maryland opens its season on the
members Of the bass family.
Joe Fletcher informs US that large
numbers Of pan rock are being caught
in the river OF Dixie Landing. Fish
ing in the rain last Thursday at this
place Don Carpenter and several COM
panions made catch OF rockfish
numbering between 80 and 80. the
largest weighing IL pounds. These
anglers used bloodworms to entice the
fish to strike Another party fishing
at this place returned with a catch Of
II rock. Charlie Fletcher, Joeis
brother, recently landed three catfish
that weighed from to 9 pounds. and
Friday morning, fishing above Chain
Bridge, this angler landed a 7-pound
rock and another angler hooked sew
eral that weighed and pounds.
There are few herring in the river
in the vicinity of Chain Bridge, but
not in sufficient numbers to be
snagged. Again, We say, the time for
a large run of herring is fast depart
ing and in our opinion the herring
anglers will be doomed to disappoint-
ment this year the same as last
season.
HUNDREDS OF local anglers visited
salt water areas Decoration day,
but few catches were made. Capt