Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-26
Glass Mark Shrine Moorboa Regatta Slated Here for June
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q hardhead will be returned to the
water when hooked.
George Knight at Leonardtown in
forms us Capt. c. H. Overton at Piney
Point reports hardhead are beginning
to take bait of Tall Timbers. He also
asserts some rockfish have been caught,
on the familiar grounds of Tall Tim
bers, weighing and 8 pounds.
Capt. Brady Mckay at st. Jerome's
Greek, Ridge, Md. has been landing a
large number of hardheads at North
west Middle grounds, the fish weighing
from l to pounds. J. T. Scrivener, a
local angler. informs us he received
letter from Capt. Floyd Rollins at
Messick, Va, stating the blues have
commenced to strike in the lower Bay,
and that he had landed AZ of them
for total weight of $50 pounds. This
was the catch reported landed at
Southwest Middles.
According to James D. Jarman at
Ocean City, Md, blues rapidly are
making their way up the coast and
now are biting of this resort. He said
that Capt. j. B. Munford with George
Engelhardt of Gainesville, Md, and
Capt. J. B. Huntington, landed 81 st
week, weighing 156 pounds, and that
another party of four. with Capt. Mum
ford as their guide, landed AZ. Capt.
Bill Burbage with one lone angler
landed rs pounds. These fish, he said,
averaged from to pounds.
Jarman also said that sea bass and
porgies are biting well, the boats re-
turning with $50 to 200 pounds. He
also said the commercial fishermen
say there are plenty of blues of shore,
but that it still is a little cool for
them to bite in their usual manner.
Friday we received another letter from
Jarman saying. blue fish now running
strong. All boats returning with
catches of so TO 100 each, landed in
a couple OF hours, the fish being
caught right at the mouth of the
Inlet"
CAPT. L. L. MIDGET, at Wanchese,
~ N. C. Oregon Inlet. writes in say
ing, "the catches of blues still very
good. the highest catch last Wednes-
Gay being so, all large ones. Condi-
tons now are right. If you have any
parties send them down.
According to A. H. G. Mears at
Wachapreague, Va. average anglers,
two and three to a boat, last week
returned with catches of from 80 to
rs sea trout daily. large number
weighing from to 10 pounds. He said
the largest channel bass landed so far
weighed So pounds, and that the run
Of blues is expected any day.
DR. PAUL HATCH returned from
~ Oregon Inlet last week with the
second story of remarkable fishing
from the beach on the north side of
the inlet. DR.. Hatch and q fishing
companion had engaged a boat for
their fishing. but when they saw the
huge waves piled up by the north
easter they decided to fish from the
shore According to this angler, they
flshed and f1shed all day long without
a strike and had placed their rods in
the car and we're ready to start back
when they observed a large flock of
sea gulls headed close to shore and
a decided ripple on the surface of
the water. They knew what this
meant and when they got their lines
in the water the blues were within
5 ana 10 feet of shore Before the
Ash departed they landed % weighing
from TO 9 pounds. Dr.. Hatch said
there were only two other parties
fishing from the beach on Tuesday
but the following day the beach was
crowded and not fish was landed.
CAPT. NOAH HAZARD. at Gales
~ vile. Md, on West River, reports
he has had several fishing parties out
but with no success, and that he has
not landed many hardheads even in
his nets. From Capt. N r. Craig
comes tale of the same kind of luck
fishing on this side of the bay.