Evening star., 1961-01-27
HUNTING
and
FISHING

On Tuesday the small-game-
hunting season officially ends
in Virginia. Unofficially It
pretty much, ended December
II when the first big snow ar
rived. Hunting quail, rabbits
and grouse Is illegal when there
Is . tracking snow. .'
For o time after. the mid
January thaw, hunting was
resumed in Fairfax County and
counties to the south but It
ended again, Of course, with
the snow Inauguration eve.
Only the licensed hunting
preserves win continue to op-
crate. Their seasons In both
Maryland and Virginia extend
through March 81. Hunting is
legal enough in the snow but
Onondaga Sportsmerl's Club at
Gaithersburg says there has
been no attempt at field hunt
ing in six weeks.
Mallards have been released
for q few duck shoots but the
weather has given the pre-
serves one Of the worst seasons
in memory. r
When and If there Is q good
thaw before March 81, you may
hunt at Onondaga, Hunting
Greek Shooting Grounds at
Prince Frederick. Triegaland
Kennels and Game Farm ut
Mount Airy. Bryantown Hunt
ing Club at Hughesville. Har-
ford Game and Hunting Farm,
Darlington, Sandy Hill Game
Farm, Chestertown, Cherryfield
Game Farm. Great Mills, Acres
lO' Pheasants. Hagerstown and
Hammond'sa Long Acres. Han
cock.
In nearby Virginia there ID
the Willow Springs Preserve In
Fairfax County. Bears Den
Game Farm at Marshall, and
Poplar Plain Game Farm and
Shooting Preserve at Oldhams
in Westmoreiand County.
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Whether 1t leaves you cold or
not (no pun intended. Ocean
City IL trying very hard to pro-
mote midwinter codfishing.
A group from The Evening
Star Composing Room 10 In
trigued enough to plan o trip
February IL with Ed Brex.
skipper Of the well-known sea
bass and porgy boat Pisces and
now Of the new, ;twin.screw
Taurus.
Brex In running weekend
trips from November through
April from the Mast Restau.
rant Dock. The boat leaves at
z and returns at 8.
Cod, strictly Q cold-water fish
and caught in the summer only
in Northern waters, are taken
in depths Of rs feet or 80 five
to IS miles off Ocean City.
In tackle any thing from o
stout hand line to q boat rod is
sufficient. Since cod may weigh
UP to so pounds. strong gear IL
necessary. Use TO to go hooks.
There's nothing finicky
about . Gods appetite and 1t
will 60 for Q shiny spoon
jigged near the bottom % well
as o juicy clam: We used to
take cod a. well as haddock
and hake on spoons beited with
clam.
The Dry Land Fishing Club
Is again, sponsoring Ben De-,
ment Day Sunday ct Aliens
Fresh to celebrate the passing
Of January. dead month" for
fishermen.
Aliens Fresh Is at the head
waters Of the Wicomico River.
about o laalf.mils to the left off
Route 301 and about two miles
from the Potom &C River
Bridge. A hot lunch Ii on the
program.
Leadership In Bethesda- Chevy
Chase Chapter Of the Izaak
Walton,League has passed from
father TO- son. 90 to speak.
Richard L. Latimer was in
Quoted as president this week
at Q dinner at ODonnells res
taurant In Bethesda. He sue
ceeds John F. Gerhold.
Officiating at the cremony
was Latimer's father. Henry A.,
q founder and former president
Of the chapter.
The new president, who lives
at $500 Poindexter road. Rock
vile, has been o chapter mem
Der since he was q boy. He also
Is q champion golfer at Coluin-
bia Country Club. e..
Other new officers are william
w. Huber. first vice president:
DR.. James E. McClenathan,
second vice president: Ray
mond J. Quay. secretary: Mar
tel T. Ricketts,, treasurer, and
c. Elery Lloyd. membership Sec
retary.
Board members are John T.
Donaldson, jr::: Richard J.
Hulse. DR.. Karl M. johnson,
A. F. Prescott. jr.. and Edmund
q. wheeler.
Arlington-Faitfax Chapter of
the Izaak Walton League is
considering buying Q 227-acre
property on Kettle Run south
east Of Lake Brittle. The chap
ter. which has Its clubhouse