The Washington times., 1938-08-04

II y W SLdluS,
it's one and
two-y e a r-old
~ hard h eads,
Bob Wilson ranging from
six to nine inches in length,
leading the pack with Norfolk
spot and King william perch
running in the order named.
A stray school of rock or blue
fish will surface once and a
while, during the dying hours of
daylight, to give the pastime
a punch, but if its fish you're
after and not the least bit
choosy, now is the best Of times.
Out of West River came a
party of anglers on Monday,
under the captaincy of Edgar
Linton, to face a heavy sea and
high winds, with little prospects
for any sort of fishing. But the
order of the day was go get EN-,
so naturally there was no turn
ing back. The fishing craft
was tossed about, but DR.. Ar
thur Weakley, Howard Weakley,
Edward (Sam) Darby and son
Ned, Johnny Marin and your
writer carried on to take a size
able catch of small croakers,
large King William perch and a
fair showing of spot. Howard
Weakley, a visitor from the
northern neck of New York
state, was having his first 60 at
salt water fishing and to prove
that his knowledge of angling,
regardless Of location, was not
wanting he went on to the honor
of high rod.
A bit Of Chesapeake Bay Ell.
quette on the high seas was
witnessed Sunday when a dis
abled fishing boat was towed
across the bay by q fellow
craftsman, but a peri &c t
stranger. Frank Sprayberry on
his "R. D. Smith," in company
with Forrest Schneider and Law
renee Smith, lay at anchor off
Popular Island buoy with o
broken crankshaft. After many
unsuccessful efforts on the part
of the trio to attract the atten-
ton Of the distant crafts, they
were about ready to hoist the
distress signal, a flying shirt,
when they were sighted by keen.
eyed Irving Billheimer on his
Betty Lee" Billheimer pulled
anchor, put aside his fishing &C
tivities and went to the asst
ance of the helpless fishermen
to tow them safely into port at
North Beach. Gentlemen, when
a fisherman will cease activities
and go to his neighbours aid,
that's pure chivalry.
We understand through Com
modore T. E. Jones, of North
Beach, that the monster black
drum taken on his boat "Sylvia"
at Sharp's Island last week by
Vincent Accardey, is high fish
for the month of July in the
Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair
Associations big fish contest.
Vincent will be awarded a fine
trophy for his endeaVor.
Three localities, Martin Codel,
David SaperStin and Otis john
son tried their hand at marlin
on Saturday at Ocean City and
brought to boat a single game.
ster after losing two others.
Bill Domer and wife, and Har-
vey Jones and wife, fresh from
their adventures in the Gulf
Stream, off Ocean City, Nd,
have to their credit three mar
lin. The two ladies each
brought to boat q fish apiece.
Bill was the other successful one,
but the fish fouled himself in an
effort for freedom and the hook
landed in the honey section Of
his dorsal fin. Harvey Jones
has been trying for the past
three seasons to take a white
marlin, but his best efforts have
been to see the other fellow do
the trick. Harvey consoles him.
self by saying he's a better blue
marlin fisherman. Rick Savage
had the party under his watch
full eye, to guide them properly
in the ways Of the marlin.
The bluefish cumming sea-
son is drawing close at hand
and within the next few weeks,
1t is hoped, the Slashing, dashing.
fighting clan will be upon us.
We visited the Woodfelds, Of
Galesville, Md, West River, on
Monday and the famous fish
dealers gave out the most i'm
portant news of the season in
relation to bluefish food. They
are going to can ground-up
bunker or menhaden so Gne an
Cling fraternity can always be
assured Of fresh chum and in
unlimited quantities. The es.
Establishment has capacity OF
so bushels per hour. The
ground-up fish is chemically
treated and then packed in a
specially constructed hermet.
ically sealed container that will
keep for an indefinite period.
The chum has been tried out
by the U. s. Bureau Of Fisheries
with remarkable success. This
new method Of handling chum
should be ready sometime be-
fore the schooling bluefish ar
rive.