Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-16
THE 1885 fishing season now may
\ be said to be In full stride, and
| from our reports it Is only q

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be said to be In full stride, and
from our reports 1t Is only
question Of how many hard
head the anglers care to bring home.
As one angler remarked, "You can
dip your hands in the water and pick
up these fish, they are so numerous"
The hardhead are striking from
Southwest Middles all the way up the
bey to Annapolis"
Following the rains Of last week,
the Potomac changed its method of
procedure and remained clear. 1t
was q little cloudy Thursday morning.
but this condition cleared quickly and
the river Is In fine shape for the
anglers today.
Joe Fletcher informs US that many
rockfish are being caught above Chain
Bridge, in what Is known as Turkey
Foot, located just below Big Eddy.
Early Friday morning, one angler
caught 10 fockfish weighing IA and
pounds, and others were landed last
week weighing from to 81 pounds.
Joe also said that many catfish are
being caught, but few bass are being
landed.
YESTERDAY marked the opening Of
the bass season in Virginia east
OF the Blue Ridge Mountains. West
Of the mountains the season does not
open until July /.
A rumor was circulated that the
trout season in Virginia closed on June
Is. Secretary Hart Of the Commits
sion of Game and Inland Fisheries Of
Virginia informed the Bureau of Fish
cries that no such regulation was pro-
mulgated by the commission and that
the season closes on this species Of
fish June 80.
Virginia requires q fishing license
either in tidewater or above tide
water. These licenses may be obtained
at the Atlas Sports Goods Store. 927
D street, or from the American Auto
mobile Association, Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The cost
of a nonresident license Ia IS, or q
tourist license may be obtained for 50
for one days fishing.
THE Tidal Basin also was opened
yesterday to the anglers. This
body Of water contains many large
mouth bass. crappie. catfish and other
species. According to c. NJ Capper.
who has the concession at the Tidal
Basin Boathouse, and who has kept a
close watch on the fish that each
Spring appear around the float to nib
BILE at the fringe of moss just under
the water line. there are many bass in
the basin. This place is delight to
the youth of the city. who can sit on
the seawall and catch sunfish in large
numbers. There is no license required
TO fish anywhere in District waters.
IN SALT water the fishing season
started in earnest last week and
good reports reached us from prac-
tically all fishing grounds with the
possible exception of the lower Po-
tomac.
Capt. Harry woodburn at Solomons
Island informs us that hardheads are
being caught in Chesapeake Bay be-
tween Cedar Point and Cove Point
lights As a matter Of fact, the last
few days the Bay was almost fisher
mans paradise. Capt. WOODBURY. said
all OF the boats were returning with
catches of from rs to 100. He said
these fish were landed not only in the
bay, but in the Patuxent River of the
island near the Standard Oil boats
and the old liners.
He also said there are a number of
row boats for hire at the island and
that many people who are rowing just
q little distance of shore are having
the time of their lives landing hard
heads.
He reports a party Of anglers from
Rockville landed 100 hardhead and
several good size sea trout, the largest
trout weighing Az pounds, and that
Judge Graham and family Of this city
landed a big washtub full of croakers.
Farther up the Patuxent around
Broomes Island, Capt Warren Denton
reports plenty of hardhead being
caught. These fish also are being
caught of Sheridans point and Ben
edict.
CAPT. W. w. WOODWARD at Ken
~ wood Beach also sends In a good
report from the Gooses. He said that
all boats are filling up with hardhead
and that II a boat fishing during the
day makes a good catch. 1t will double
the number during the early evening
and after dark.
Capt. Noah Hazard at Galesville,
West River, was most encouraging in
his report about fishing. He said
it was just a question of how many
fish the anglers wanted to take home
with them. Hundreds Of hardhead
are being caught around Niger Head
Buoy and between this buoy and
Franklin Manor.
Capt. Hazard informs us that his
father-in- Law while fishing one eve
ming last week from a row boat, just
a little distance off shore. landed 40
hardhead and used only six crabs to
get his catch. This well known cap
tain said some of the boats are re-
turning with as many as $50 hard
head. Capt. Hazard has three good
boats to take fishing parties any
where in the Bay on either side.
A MOTHER good report from the
\ same vicinity reaches us from Bob
Birchett. who caters to the wants of