Evening star., 1960-11-04
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Big Rock
FISHING

or so have been biting for q
couple of weeks or more on The
Hill and last week some big
fish were found far up the
Patuxent River. but in general
the run seemed tardy this fall.
Now they are spreading out.
Fish up to 10 pounds have been
caught on the Gooses and some
up to 8 pounds are reported of
Point No Point. Those in the
mouth Of the Choptank and of
Sharps Island are said to be
larger than the pan-sized vari-
ETY. that were being taken q
couple Of weeks ago.
Fall fishing is rugged. AS
the old saw goes, 1T separates
the men from the boys" but If
you can take it the results are
rewarding. Hooking into rock
fish weighing 10 pounds or
better is q thrill never to be
forgotten.
NOrtheasters Hurt
Northeast winds have not
been kind to fishermen either
in the bay or on the ocean.
Many boats were kept in port
over the week end on Chesa-
peake Bay and at Ocean City.
Md. a northeaster coupled
with exceptionally high tides
virtually halted fishing.
Above the Bay Bridge there is
nothing but small fish. Schools
are easy to find. though. and
although they bite only at inter-
walls, charter boats out Of Rock
Hall have been bringing back Is
to 100. One party got 1913 in an
afternoon.
Down at Thomas Point there
are fish on the bar and along
the shore to the mouth Of West
River.
Boats out of Deale have been
going over to the Poplar Island
area and finding fish up to 8
pounds. Capt. Harry Manifold
ran into a school containing
some Of this size about 7:30 one
morning near the Poplar Island
bell buoy. He reported schools
Of pan-sized rock all up and
down the bay.
Big Fish on Go0ses
Chesapeake Beach captains
have been getting a few fish
weighing 10 to IL pounds on The
Hill and others of 8 to 10 pounds
on the Gooses. Catches were at
a minimum over the week end
because Of rough water but they
picked up this week. Schools
of pan rock are said to be all
along the western shore about
a half mile out.
At Tilghman Island charter
skippers have been bringing ir
good catches or rock that rur
2ha to 8 pounds. They are troll.
ing the Choptank and near the
Stone Rock.
Small rock still are plentiful
between Cove and Cedar Points
off Solomons Island, but some
captains are crossing the bay tt
get bigger fish.
Up at Benedict boats are still
going down to Sheridan Point
and making good hauls. Late
last week a boat had 81 weigh
ing up to S pounds each but
the fishing Stacked off after
the northeast winds arrived.
Many in Lower Potomac
A great many rockfish now
are in the Triangle area of the
lower Potomac of Point Look
out. Capt. Louis Bean, who
boats out of Smiths Creek, re-
ports his best catch of the sea-
son.
Bean found the rock break
ing halfway to the Virginia
shore and the four anglers
aboard brought in 80. The fish
weighed 11a to 2 pounds and
all were taken on wire line
trolled deeply.
A private boat out of st.
Jerome's Creek is said to have
found a school of Point Nc
Point that contained fish up
to 8 pounds.
Up the Potomac of Tall
Timbers and Ragged Point
small rock continue to school
although the fishing isn't as
good as it was.
Some good catches have been
made by boats out Of Colonial
Beach which trolled the Swan
Point bar across the river and
off Bluff Point on the Colonial
Beach side. COVELL.