Evening star., 1941-08-01
Dwood Trash Add to Potomac Pests of Pollution Water Chestnut
ROD and STREAM sztsGtaAu szs'55
Fish Hitting Boit Near Poplar Island
Ocean City School Tuno Active

This year the June period of sew
eral weeks when hardheads will bite
on anything and everything on the
end of line was not SO noticeable
as usual. Instead the catches ran
larger in early spring and through
July. We have had no distinct drop
through the hot weather, although
it is long overdue. 1t might be be-
cause of our early spring and the
greater number of fish in the bay
this year. Good catches still are
being brought in every day from
one end of the bay to the other.
There are, however, many parties
who fail to get good fishing. Some
take the trouble to tell us about it
and upon delving into the matter
We usually find that they either took
along the wrong bait or the boat
man failed to get them on the fish.
The first is excusable because blood
worms were sold out early over the
past few week ends, soft crabs and
peelers are more difficult to obtain
than even the elusive shore shrimp
and the white market shrimp aren't
so acceptable. even to the hard
heads, as they were a few weeks
ago.
The failure of any boatman to
find fish now isn't due to any lack
of knowledge on his part, but to
tho orrotic nf ck7
An ordinarily good fishing ground
might be productive during the
morning and barren for the balance
of the day. We've seen it happen
day after day.
There is one other characteristic
of fish at this season that tries
novice anglers-the way they will
take bait and hold it in their
mouths without moving. Until they
do or the line Is slightly lifted there
is no way of telling one is on
During times of active feeding this
isn't true. Our answer to this is
light tackle, but this doesn't solve
the problem fully.
ShadySide boats continue to fish
the Hill" in the mouth of Eastern
Bay. but most of the time they fine
better luck on the shelf under Pop
lar Island just inside the deep water
BY deep in this case we mean depths
exceeding 100 feet. Deep water ir
the bay rarely is more than so feet
Failing to find them receptive Il
bats there, the shippers spread ou
over the channel. Catches of trou
are increasing, although the fish
continue small in size. Spot of larg,
size, VIII perch, an occasiona
striper anL nardheadS complete the
take.
Trout at SolOmons.
At Solomons, trout are schooling
and surfacing. When the boats f1nC
them so, the fun is fast and furious
It still is a little early for this fish
ing, but it always is advisable II
have a bright trolling lure or I
Junebug spider with bloodworm
along. They always can be used OF
the school of small rock at Ceda
Point lighthouse. Hardhead catche
in the steamboat channel continu'
large while large schools of big spo
have just about taken possession
of the hard bottom.
For fishing the cobia on the Mid
dies where they are thicker thai
even the oldest boatmen can remem
Der, cumming with menhaden i
the surest method of bringing then
up. Getting one otherwise purely
luck. Menhaden may be obtaine'
at Woodfield's in GaleSville. /
should be reserved ahead. Som
large channel bass also are bein
caught on these grounds by chun
! line.
Trout continue plentiful with
larger percentage of big fish, goo
catches of hardheads. some spot
but no blues.
At Ocean City, it is the schoo