The Washington times., 1938-07-13

s'N"' - -.,,,-N- season, in q
OOO ""SOn trouting way,
and 1899 certainly seems to have
q healthy foundation, as practi-
cally all streams have an abund-
ance of large brooks and browns,
as hangovers from the recent
stockings.
# these fish are allowed the
freedom of a closed season, such
as written in the statute books
by Maryland's Conservation Com
mission on game fish, then all
will be milk and honey. The
fish, by natural instinct, will be-
come natives, full of fight and
cunning that delight the heart
Of any true fly fisherman. But
poachers and unscrupulocs tao
tics often steal in upon good
society, leaving, like a thief in
the night, something in ruins
that has been well builded.
Let us hope that nothing so
Clnsportsmanlike and low-down
will take place in the Free State
and that next season Maryland's
trouting will be glorified along
with other top-notch Eastern
States, such as New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Con-
necticut.
Maryland certainly needs
stream Improvement such as is
now going forward in Pennsyl-
vania, where shelters, dams, etc.,
are being, and in many instances
have been constructed. c. A.
French, Commissioner of Fish
cries in the Keystone State,
says: zone of the most pressing
problems, particularly as it re-
lates to trout streams in agri-
cultural districts, is introduc-
ton Of more shore cover. Plant
a willow is one Of the most
commendable Sloga ans ever
stressed in the drive for better
trout fishing"
Harold Vermule, casting cap
tain of the Capital Casting Club,
fresh back from the wilds Of
New York'S backwoods, was COM
pairing the liver-fed trout OF
Maryland with the native fish
in the broken waters of the
Knickerbocker State and. said
that if an 18-inch Marylander
was tied to a native 9-inch New
Yorker, why the Upstate fish
would drown the Free Slater in
less than one minute. Harold
said that fishing off the beaten
path in the streams Of the Willo-
wemoc and Beaverkill was tough
angling and that when a trout
was hooked, why, an argument,
leading to a bitter fight, was
always bound to occur.
Well, If Benny Nees has the
Fight dope on Maryland'S hang
over trout. from this season,
having the cunning and strength
of natives by next year, then
there's a possibility and a prob"
ability that a Maryland trout,
If put to competition could out
last a New Yorker. Yes, here's
food for thought.
Sport fishing at Ocean City,
Md, not only attracts fisher
men from over the country but
has drawn guides from many
ports along the coast. The
latest boat to tie in is the
,Jim-Jams, captained by W. P.
! Keener from Palm Beach. Fla.
Captain Keener claims that dur
ing the past season parties fish
ing from his boat caught 404
sail fish and marlin. Seven Of
these were the fighting blue
marlin.
Captain Keener says that
most of his fishing was done
with a kite. He also stated he is
going to fish with a kite off
ocean City when there is wind
enough.
In looking over the captains
listing at North Beach, Md, we
find four young fellows with
seaworthy crafts, that know the
upper bay waters and the feed
ing grounds of hardheads, trout,
etc., like we know our streets
and emporiumS of eats. They
operate from Chaney's Pier and
are listed as Fats" Moore. Wal
ter Hewitt, Frank Sprayberry
and Earl Sampson.
George w. Lancaster, of Rock
Point, Md, informs us that
hardheadS and good-sized Nor
folk spot are now running in IA
vored form. George says that
party boats are bringing in
from 80 to 40 big croakers per
craft.
Claude "RedS" Mckay, OF
Ridge, Md, st. Jerome's Creek
writes tl.at rockfish are now
showing up in the locality oi
Northwest Middles and that on
two separate occasions last week
he took 20 fish, running from
two to five pounds.
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