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This 15-year-old has e knack
for catching rainbow trout
One local 15-year-old has a def-
inite touch for the rainbow trout
fishing at Gravel Hill.
George McElveen took ten trout
from the stocked pond at Gravel
Hill on Monday in the middle of
pouring rain and utterly awful
fishing weather. McElveen of Rt.
5, actually set up a tent to shield
him from the nasty weather and
proceeded to sometimes catch two
fish at a time.
"It was worth it," he said.
McElveen released four of the
fish (the daily limit is six fish). He
was back at it again on Tuesday,
arriving about 1 p.m. and catching
three sassy rainbow trout in about
15 minutes, while other fishermen
were barely getting a bite.
McElveen was using power
bait, a smelly bait which can be
purchased from tackle shops. But
OUTDOORS
Mike Short
power bait is a common bait used
by other fishermen, so the bait
doesn't really explain his success.
He said he pinches two small
pieces of the bait together, but ad-
mits there is a little knack to
catching the fish. Whatever his
knack, he arrives ready to fish
with three rod holders, much like
those used by surf fishermen, att-
tached to the back of his bike.
He said he likes to catch the fish
and his grandfather likes to eat
them.
George McElveen has de-
veloped a real knack for
catching the trout stocked at
Gravel Hill on Rt. 9 near
Georgetown.
No mackerel yet
Fisherman's Wharf tried mack-
erel fishing last weekend. Dale
Parsons described the outing as a
"nice boat ride." That means the
weather was good and the fishing
was not good at all.
But the water is still a little coltd
for mackerel and the fishing mary
be starting to pick up by the time
you read this. Don't give up on thee
fish, they could start hitting amy
day.
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Freshwater action sizzles
While you wait for mackerel to
start biting, why not take advan-
tage of some very good freshwater
fishing? Kersey's Outfitters in
Millsboro reports lots of panfish
and some bass taking baits with
some of the preferred barfs being
bloodworms, nightcrawlers, plas-
tic worms and crappie jigs.
R & R Sports Center reports
good catches of white perch and
bass from any number of spots
while A & K Enterprises in the
Laurel area reports occasional
four or five pound pickerel in
Records Pond, white perch at
Phillips Landing and Woodland
Ferry and bass in Broad Creek.
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