Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-20
SAY NC THE BASS
The Work of SEEMING the Canal Now Under
Consideration.
CO-Opcrative Measures to BE ADOPTED
to Make the Undertaking
u Success.

The New York Sun Sunday contained the
following dispatch from Shepherdstown. w
Va:
THE game and fish protec tive associa.
tons of Maryland and West Virginia have
made plans for restocking the Potomac
with bass. About December l of each yea,
the water is drawn from the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, and in most of the levels
pools are left. In these pools great mum
oers of bass, carp and catfish take refuge
and the pot hunters have things their OWL
way. With small seines they can get al
most every fish in the canal, and they
Lose no time in baggirg everything In
sight. If the cold weather comes too sud.
Ienly they kill the fish through the ice
This wholesale destruction will not be per.
mitted hereafter. Dr. George W. Massa.
more, deputy game warden for Maryiauu
mas enlisted the assistance of the various
.tShInS clubs along the river and Of the
esident sportsmen to save the bass A
aluable ally has been secured il, Col G.
. Nicholson, superintendent of The canal
Who has issued orders to lock tenders a.ld
.ther canal employees, instructing them t.
Lrohlbit any person from fishing in the
anal except the employees of the Game anu
tish Protective Association. who VIII Sc
cure the bass IN the pools and deposit tienI
in the river to Increase and muhip.A The
section of the canal that will be hshed "a
soon the water is drawn off extends
rom Little Fans, just above Wasa.aS; tui.,
10 Hancock, a distance of about lVt miles
Hand senes viii be used, and the WORK yiu
ne done thoroughly. The bass of ali siza-
viil at once be placed in the river. IA,
natiish. carp and other fish OF good s5ls.
will be sold
Special Will be made on the GRIP
which have proved 20 be very destrustite
o other FISH. The carp have. a DECIDED
preference 10" spawn. and this fondness
5 having a serious effect on the uuautits
II bass and other game fish in the Poto-
mac. Some years ago many farmers il.
This section were induced to stock ponds
with carp. They were told of the favor IL.
which the carp is Reid i'll Germany, an
he prospect of having great quantities OF
resi- fish right on the farm, just waiting
for chance to get into the frying pan.
feated considerable demand for carp
Few persons succeeded in cultivatiuG thell
satisfactorily. and these who did SO
Couldn't cultivate an appetite for the mud
wallowers after they had them. The Graz,
soon died out, but in tie meantime man!
Of the fish had got into the Potomac riH cr.
They grew to enormous size, ara in cea'
water could be seen laZily disporting them
selves"
In relation to the above, the gener;,
matter of which was published in The Sta /!
some days ago, it may be stated that n
orders such as those attributed to Coz
Nicholson have yet been issued, but there
IS no question that they viii! be. The waite
n the canal is drawn off about Decemosl
%. The only difficulty that now appeal
to lie in tie way of carrying out the projeCi
which all fishermen aares will be Of "
told value in adding to the bass supp
of the Potomac is lack of funds DI
Massamore. who, in addition to being In
Maryland deputy game warden, is ais.
secretary and treasurer of the Marylan.
State Game and Fish Protective Ass oci"-
ton. in a letter written to DR.. Walter :
Harlan of this city. under date of Novem
Der 10, said: If all hands chip in iittl
1 have a scheme on hand to fish the cara
Don't you think your club (The Blue i d.
Rod and Gun Club and the WoodmDn
Club would pay $50 each. That would on
be an assessment of 81 eaoh lnenihel
If you will do that l can raise the balane
and have it done. We must not let tn.
scheme die out. / am coming down t.
Washington in a few days and mea time
will see Col Nicholson"
The Blue Ridge and Woodmont cinb-
will probably decide to take more helpti
measures than the mere subscription q
money, and 1t is expected the organize
tons will take upon themselves the worl
of seining a considerable portion Of tl.s
canal in the vicinity of their -respfcti>'
club houses. 1t is also believed that Unite
States Fish Commissioner. Brice VIII lena
assistance to the good work.