Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28

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for a long time. The choice
head, trout and spot in CT
trout, founders, bonito, blues
and false albacore in the ocean.
Let's not neglect the fresh
water. Despite the torrid
weather, black bass have been
biting. The Potomac is almost
clear after a few days of muddy
water and Fred Weant who
operates Weant's Landing just
above Great Falls says the bass
fishing this year is the best
he's ever seen.
Biggest news is the mass ar
rival of bluefish in the bay.
Snappers, many too small to
keep but others weighing up to
Ia pounds. are schooling in
great quantity off Point Look
out. Some are biting at Solo,
mons and others have spread
out over the upper bay. If the
first catches are a sound cri-
terion, the fishing should be
excellent.
ROckfishing Only Fair
Rockfishing is nothing to get
excited about anywhere in the
bay. but good catches of hard
head and trout continue to be
made in scattered locations.
Spot, mostly small, are every
where.
Over on the ocean, marlin
are being taken in good num-
bers and the heavy run OF bo-
nito and false albacore, mixed
with some blues, continues. Al
though trolling is excellent.
bottom fishing is poor, except
for founders at Wachapreague.
Va.
The tarpon are back near
Wachapreague and more cobia
and channel bass have been
taken at Cape Charles.
A quick rundown:
CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA
Point LOOkOut-Large schools
Of snapper bluefish breaking,
usually in mid-afternoon, in
mouth of st. Mary's River, be-
tween Smiths Greek and Corn
field Harbor and around Point
Lookout to Point No Point.
Catches of more than 200 made.
Boats out of Scheible and Bean
Fishing Centers still getting
trout, kingfish, perch and spot
on mud off Smiths Island. Spot
plentiful in Cornfleld Harbor
and small rock biting in Smiths
Creek.
Piney POint-Rockfish troll
ing improving in shallow water
of st. Georges Island, up St.
Mary's River and off Steuart's
Pier, Some trout and quite a
few gray and white perch Bit
ing off st. Georges Island.
SOlOmOns- Occasional large
catches of hardhead weighing
from IL to 2l2 pounds being
made off Punch Island across
the bay. Capt. Rode Langley
and a party of five brought
back 500 pounds one day this
week but average catch is 40 to
so, Bluefish are increasing and
fish weighing up to " pounds
break frequently on the Chinese
Mud. Some bluefish mixed with
small rock are biting at Cedar
Point. Spot plentiful but only
one in 10 is jumbo.
Chesapeake Beach = Hard
head fishing has fallen of
although a few are being taken
at night. Spot fishing good
and good catch of trout was
made recently near the Stone
Rock. Some bluefish being
caught.
Benedict-Fishing for rock
on Parker's Lump above
Broome Island has almost
ceased since the invasion of the
Patuxent River by big schools
of skates or stingrays. Capt
Harry Shorter says he saw a
school so large it had muddied
the river. He reports large
quantities of spot off Benedict,
some of large size. Scattered
trout are being caught and
grabbing continues fair.
Tilghman-Some trout, a few
of good size, biting off the
Stone Rock and a few hard
head being caught on the
GooSes. Snapper bluefish, per-
haps Is to 20 to the boat, being
taken off the Stone Rock and
around Sharp's Island.
Eastern Bay-Bottom fishing
poor with only a few hardhead
and trout and some spot and
white perch biting in the
mouth of Eastern Bay. Trollers
also are picking up some rock
fish, weighing from ~ to 8
pounds, in the mouth of the
bay.
DeaIe-Fewer rockfish being
caught off Holland Point Bal
but they are running larger, ur
to 612 pounds. Best area con-
tinues to be the spar and car
buoys just outside Herring Bay
Spot plentiful, but mostly Of
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