The Washington times., 1938-05-27

Houghton Line: "One reason
why recovery goes by slow mo-
ton Is that it is much easier to
fall down a cliff than to climb
back again"
, Our Potomac is struggling to
come into its own after jolt
/ from a variety of elements.
, Rock fishing, which was so nobly
/ marching on to old-time fame
Just before the "big blow" is
/ expected to continue in its stride
by the coming week. Catty fish
ing, despite this, that and the
other thing, moves right along
ut an even pace, with good
ehowings Of small and big fish.
Memorial Day heralds the
opening of the game-fish season
in the District Of Columbia,
when big or little mouthed bass,
along with crappie, may be
taken without any fear Of John
Law placing his hand on your
shoulder. OF course, this does
not give one the privilege OF
going after the gamesters In
either Maryland or Virginia, as
their season does not take flight
until q later date.
Rock fishing on the Eastern
Shore pushes along in fine
fashion, and numerous parties
from the west side of the Chesa-
peake are answering the call
Of Rock Hall, Chester River
and Eastern Bay. The Manifold
Brothers, of Deal, Md, on Her
ring Greek, have been taking
parties across to Eastern Bay,
and report fine results.
Up in the mouth of the Ches-
ter River, stripers are running
early and strong, taking to troll
ing white feathers. It is re-
ported that anglers have run
into any number Of big bruisers
that could not be handled on
fairly light tackle.
Ocean City, Md, continued to
hold its own on the ocean front.
Commodore Estes and r. D.
Davis, two local anglers, with
Capt. Jim Whaley, of the EN-
Priss II, caught II blues, averag-
ing three pounds each, and one
bonito going four pounds. Other
captains having good catches
were Herbert Redden, on Miss
Ocean City, 40 blues; Crawford
Savage, on Hilda II, 20 blues,
and Frank Parson, on Katherine
II, 20 blues and 5 bonito.
And here's the latest from
that pleasant hamlet Of Chinco-
league, Va, which uses as it's
slogan, 1--WE have it, come get
it." j. Ruben johnson and party
of WashingtonianS, out with
Capt. Horace Bowen, landed $50
pounds Of porgieS and sea bass
on Black Fish Lump Wreck.
]. A. Dow and wife beached a
six-pound weak and two red
drum weighing Is and 40 pounds.
Tho fish were taken in the surf
OF ASSoteague Beach.
Other guides making eXcep-
tional catches were William H.
Thornton, on the Margaret NJ,
$40 pounds porgieS and sea bass;
Eugene Jester, on the Fishfinder,
663 pounds of porgieS and ia
pounds sea bass; Paul Hill, on
the Pauline, 80 trout, $50 pounds
porgieS, so pounds sea bass; w.
r. Jeffries, on the BERTHE, 200
pounds porgieS and two channel
bass; Sam Taylor, on the Minnie,
100 trout.
Channel bass and gray sea
trout are heading the list of fish
news at Cape Charles, Va. Capt.
Milton Doughty'S party, includ.
ing Henry w. Surface, Assistant
Commissioner of Internal Reve.
nue., and F. o. Repogle, boated q
splendid catch of so large trout.
Capt. Bryan Travis is also in
the forefront with a catch Of IS
trout and is channel bass.
In an eleventh-hour report, OF
Just as we go to press, news
comes that big trout, termed tide
runners, weighing upwards to Is
pounds, are now being taken in
the Delaware BreakWaters. The