Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-30
Blues, Trout
And RockMake
Fishing News

Blues, rockfish and trout
make the fishing news for
Chesapeake Bay Anglers to-
day.
With the advent Of a good
rain and cooler weather, Bay
shippers happily report trolling
is picking up. Good catches of
rockfish are being made from
schools that extend from the
Poplar Island Hook down to
James Point. Most Of the
schools are sticking to the
Eastern Shore.
The chummers still are pro-
ducing some good catches Of
rockfish off Of Poplar Island,
but that form of fishing has
Stacked somewhat.
Meanwhile, the bluefish are
providing sport over wide areas
of the Bay. Capt. william T.
Bloodworth of the Sylvia, who
operates out of the Rod N
Reel Club at Chesapeake Beach
says the big blues are back in
force and that the fish have
been found and good catches
made, at the Stone Rock,
Sharps Island and Branock
Bay. Some Of these fish are In
the 5 and 6-pound class.
Mixed Catch
Capt. Rhode Langley of
Solomons says that earlier in
the week he had a catch of
70 fish, 20 rock and SO blues.
The blues in this area are not
quite as large as the ones
further north, but are keep
ing the anglers happy. Capt.
Langley caught them off Of
Hog Island. One of Capt. Lang
ley's boats got into the rock
fish in this area, and while the
total catch was only 81, the
fish ran UP to 8 pounds. There
were about S in this class.
The trout were located in
good supply in the Deep Hole
at No. IA Buoy down in the
Point Lookout area, according
to Capt. Andy Scheible, ST.,
who operates the headboat Bay
King.
Capt. Schedules party caught
so nice trout Wednesday and
they still were biting when the
boat had to come in around
$3.50 pm. Scheible says some
trout also are biting at the
16AA buoy.
Capt. Andy Scheible, jr., in
cidentally. picked up Sc nice
blues around 16AA buoy earlier
in the week.
Good ROckfiSh Catches
The Bay King has discon-
tinued its night trips, but still
is operating three days a week
out of Wynne, Md. She leaves
at pm. on Wednesdays, Sat-
urdays and Sundays and re-
turns to the dock at 4 pm.
On the rockfish front Miss
Puddin' Manifold at Deale says
that some catches of rockfish
are being made in that area
both by cumming and trolling.
i Capt. Harold Kline, who runs
out of Deale, caught "a nice
rock this week.
j Capt. Jim Shute, skipper of
the Aileen III, had a party
composed of DR.. j. c. Arnet
and his three sons from Rose
burgh, w. Va. They caught
1870 off Poplar Island.
Some nice rockfish and
blues have shown up in Her
ring Bay where the small boat
anglers can get at them.
There are a goodly number of
medium sized spot in this area.
most of them being caught off
the Holland Point Bar.
One boat cumming just
west of Poplar Island this week
caught SO nice rock.
Troll Close to Grass
Capts. Ronnie and Buddy
Harrison. operating out Of
Tilghmans, got into the rock
fish trolling earlier in the week
and reported catches Of $50
and 1853 fish.
In the South River some OF
the small boat fishermen are
having a picnic trolling close
to the grass. The are taking
rock in good numbers there
using No. Is TONES. Rock also
are In good supply at the
mouth of the West River.
AS a footnote to the Point
Lookout area, Scheible says
that he has entered in the
Maryland Fishing Derby. a 55-
pound cobia caught at the
16AA buoy by one of his an
glers. A 51-pounder is the pre-
vious high reported this year.
Ocean City, enjoying its best
marlin season in years, yester-
day reported its first blue mar
lin Tho 1QA-rnunder wo Q