Evening star., 1938-06-19
and fishing grounds - far south -
Cape Henry. Va.

and fishing grounds - far south q
Cape Henry. Va.
A MONo many improvements which
will benefit visitors to several sec-
tions Of Chesapeake Bay this summer
Is the repaired road below Prince
Frederic, Md. Leading to solomons,
Kenwood Beach, Long Beach. Cove
Point. Broomes Island, Sand Gates
and other well-known spots, this road
for he past several years has been
very rough In sections, and several
parts were not paved at AL.
Now. however, it has been repaired
for its entire 20-mile length from
Prince Frederick to solomons. Easily
discernible yellow and white guide
lines have been painted in the center.
Expecting better transportation II.
cilities to bring an added influx Of
sportGmen and vacationists, fishing
boat captains and innkeepers Tn that
section have improved their equip
ment and added to their accommoda-
lions this year. While there are no
noticeable additions to the fishing
deet at Solomons, all boats have been
repaired and painted and are in bet
ter condition than last season. The
thshing already has reached midsum-
mer form, with nearly all captains re-
porting large catches Of hardhead.
Trout. rock, bluefish and other bay
game fish are expected to be biting
shortly.
Another road improvement which
will be . boon to automobilists is the
one leading of to Dares Beach. This
4-mile stretch was scraped and graded
during the winter and now is in bet
ter condition than ever before.
At Benedict, on the Patuxent, hsh-
Ing captains also are expecting good
season. Several new boats have been
added there, among them the we'll
known Bluehsh, 45-foot cabin
cruiser which for the past several
seasons was operated out Of Solomons
Island.
At all the good eating places in
that area Of Southern Maryland, such
Is Bowen's Inn and Rockers at Solo,
mons; Shorter's Inn at Benedict, and
Evans Hotel at Prince Frederick, the
famous Chesapeake Bay soft crab is
being served. This tiny and delicious
sea creature is unequaled any place
else in the country. and has been q
speciality along the bay shore for half
q century. Another bay speciality Of
which Southern Maryland cooks are
proud is the oyster fritter, made in
summer from oysters taken from pri-
vate beds. It Is exceptionally sweet
and fluffy.
Although the Chesapeake Bay Fish
ing Fair viii be held on the Eastern
Shore this year, the fish will bite
none the less well on this side, and
early indications are that this will
be one Of the best on record. Last
year, as In the previous halt dozen
seasons. the record bluefish which
took all the top prizes in the various
national big fish contests were taken
from Chesapeake Bay, and In addi-
ton several sea trout and channel
bass prizes were won with bay fish.
Several regattas and sailing races
are being planned by the various
clubs, the best Of which probably will
be the Solomons Yacht Association
Regatta, the date for which will be
announced later.
For the National Capital, no vaca-
ton picture would be complete
without reference to Tidewater, Va,
including the cities Of Norfolk, New
port News and Portsmouth, the
famous beach resorts Of virginia
Beach. Ocean View, Old Point Com
Tort and others, and historic old Cape
Henry. Not far away from the Tide
water are the famous national his