Evening star., 1936-07-05
THE honor Of being the first
/ Washington angler to take a
1 prize in the Chesapeake Bay

NaE HCuOr OF DtIIlS IHe IESb
Washington angler to take a
prize in the Chesapeake Bay
Fishing Fair Association con-
test falls to Miss Agnes M Eggers, 27l4
Cathedral avenue, whose 5l2-pound
trout was the largest caught during
June.
Her big beauty was caught June %
in the Honga River over cn the other
side of the bay from Capt. Harry
Woodburn's cruiser, the Doris. This
only goes to show that the men folk
have no monopoly when it comes to
taking the big ones from the nearby
salt waters. There are plenty of prize
fish down there and they are not diff
cult to catch. When you do bring in
one bigger than usual enter it in the
contest, and even though you may not
win you will have had all the fun of
being In the running.
NEARLY all boatmen have entry
= blanks on their boats, and all
YOU need do is fill it in and mail it to
Max Chambers the associations sec
retary, over at EaSton, Md. II you win
in the monthly contest you will be
notified shortly after August /, and
list of winners will be published in
these columns.
1t is also a good idea to enter your
big fish in the national contest spon-
sored for the last rs years by the
magazine, Field and Stream. Many
an angler has failed to enter MS catch
thinking it would not be large enough
TO take a prize. and at the end OF the
season has seen someone else walk of
with a trophy which could have been
his.
Washington anglers have good
chance of winning some Of the ma
tional prizes, and if they can't win
first place they may take any one of
the nine prizes offered in each class.
OF course. We can't hope to be even
in the running in the muSky, trout
and bass sections, unless We travel
considerable distances to get them,
but some of the other claSsiflcations
are right up our alley. Last year the
largest blue was caught near here in
Chesapeake Bay. We also have a
chance In the weakflsh and channel
bass divisions. At Cape Charles the
big bass have been running up to al
most unprecedented sizes and num-
bers. and last years record already
has been broken.
4 MOTHER place in which We might
be represented is the striped bass
class. These rockfish, as they are
known around here, get to be quite
big fellows in some places. Last years
Field and Stream prize was won with
a 53l2 FOUNDER caught up i'll Rhode
Island. Early last month a As
FOUNDER was caught in the Potomac
River BY commercial fishermen, in
net. but it might just as we'll have
been taken with rod and reel. There's
a provision in the Maryland State law
which prohibits retaining rockfsh
weighing more than IS pounds.
Entry blanks for your big fish can
be clipped from any issue of Field and
Stream, or can be obtained from the
Atlas Sports Store.
CONE tips on the use of fly rods
for beginners:
A fly ROD usually is from to 9ia
feet long. The best are made Of
split bamboo, but some steel ones
are in use. The reel is placed behind
the grip. instead Of above it. as on
other rods. A single-action reel gen.
orally Is used.
Light whippy rods are for trout,
the heavier. sitter ones for bass.
Two types of fly lines are used
both heavily enameled or oil-fnished
to facilitate their movement through
the guides and to make them water
proof. The "level-lire" is the same
diameter throughout its length; the
double taper" has the center part
much heavier than the ends.
A gut leader, to feet in length,
Is attached to the end of the line
and the f1y at the other end of the