The Washington times., 1938-04-28


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Trouting conditions in both
cur neighboring States, Mary
land and Virginia, have much
to offer in their well-stocked
streams, and creel limits
should from now on be the
fashion.
Hardhead fishing is now con-
fined to the Eastern Shore
area, in the Honga River dis
trict, where large catches of the
croaker family are daily occur
ances. 1t has also been re-
ported that one angler was so
bold as to boat a six-pound
trout. While hardhead fishing
Is only taking place on the op-
posite side of the bay it GER
tainly can't be far away before
the great food-fish clan will be
coming en- masSe over to our
shores on the western front.
Here's what Alex P. swigart,
editor of the Pennsylvania
Angler, has to say in a letter
to us under date Of last Tues
day:
"The opening of the Pennsyl-
vania trout season was an out
standing success this year and
based upon reports from our
field men would say that the
first three days catches totaled
more than 100000 legal size
brook trout, brown trout and
rainbow trout.
There has been a slight
slump in the fishing during the
past several days owing to the
cold weather but when water
temperatures raise again in
most Of our streams we antici-
pate good matches of flies and
some excellent sport for the dry
fly fishermen.
might add that a majority
Of the catches made during the
first three days of the season
were secured with worms, min
nowS and wet flies. Bucktails
and Marabou streams also &C
counted for some nice trout.
The largest fish reported to
date was a 25-inch brown trout
taken in Wills Creek, Somerset
county"
A most interesting letter from
c. Ward Nicklin, justice of the
peace Of MartinSburg, W. Va,
anent the opening of the trout
season on Saturday.
Every stream in Berkeley
county is well stocked with size
able trout, brown, rainbow and
lochleven to capacity up to fouE
pounds. Tuscarora stream from
the city of Martinsburg west
ward to the little North Mount
tain, a distance of about eight
miles, is well stocked with brown
and rainbow and is excellent
fishing.
Mill Greek, which crosses
Route II at Bunker Hill, 10 miles
directly south Of Mratinsburg,
Is our finest trout stream, and Is
stocked to capacity from little
North Mountain to OpeQuon
Greek, a distance Of IA miles"
"The farmers in this locality
have a kindly feeling to-
ward all trout fishermen, but ask
that care be used in crossing
their fences so as not to destroy
them.
"Tnere are several other
streams in Berkeley county,
small in size, that are well
stocked with trout. In fact, any
stream in which you may cast
Q line into in this county has
trout in it.
The law governing this season
Is brook trout, six inches; brown,
rainbow and lochleven, eight
inches, limitations of catch,
brook, Is; rainbow and brown,
10 per day, except that a total
of Is of all species shall be
caught by one person in one day.
To Milton Gordon, of the
Simon Atlas Sons establishment,
goes another honor. He has
been picked as a legal represent
ative for Field and Stream in
their prize fishing contest and
anglers badge Of honor.
Milton has full particulars re-
garding this nationwide con-
test and all anglers desirouS Of
entering their catch must con-
tact Milt, because he's the man
behind the gun in this locality.
Not only will he have complete
charge of the entries, but will
have full power in directly de-
livering to the winners prizes
and buttons. This column GER
tainly wishes Gordon good luck
and congratulations.
Here's what we get from one
angler: while I usually like
to take a few days after trout,
I get my best sport later fly-fish-
ing for cats in the swift waters
Of the tidelesS upper Potomac. "
Ssvery man for his calling, what's
sport for some is misery for
others.
We have available a listing OF
all the trout streams stocked in
virginia, and a request will
brit you a" immediate reply