Evening star., 1899-09-14
FISHING FOR BASS.
SpOrtsmen Make Good Catches in I'm
per Potomac.

SpOrtsmen Make Good Catches in I'm
Der Potomac.
Special Correspondence of The Evening star
SIiEPHERDSTOWN.W w. Va. Sept Ii. 1900
Most of the Washingtonians who have
spent the summer here have returned
home but others have taken their places,
and some of the boarding houses are fair
, ly well filled with guests for the fall Bass
fishermen have found this locality an es-
pecially fine one for sport this season, and
many good catches have been made Ang-
ling. it is believed. will continue good un-
til the weather becomes too severe
Many of the Washington anglers have
made Iceland their headquarters. This
is only short distance from the fishing
grounds. During recent weeks, when the
Potomac below was muddy, the water in
this vicinity was clear. and there was eN-
cellent fishing. This lower river condition
is accounted for by the muddy condition
Potomac about fWso r1ifes below here. The
result wastAaf, aagSera who had, come here
to y xha b Sb p ahf e 6wn the wh yH
were forced to give up their sport Bait.
in the form of run chub." can always be
obtained here. The run chub,' it is claim
ed. will remain alive on the hook about as
long as the mad TOM Small boys catch
them In the creek 1t is not an unusual
thing for anglers to get several fish during
a day that will tip the scales at three or
f0nr pounds.
Fall fishing in this vicinity was never
better than now and camping parties
along the river are having no difficulty in
keeping up a good supply of fish. Bob
Gibson. and everybody knows him. is con-
sidered an authority fishing for bass.
and he seldom misses an opportunity to
hook few.
the town. is considered one of the best
places for camping parties, and several
such parties from Washington have spent
weeks there under canvas. Besides the
bass there are many carp in the river, and
scme fishermen enjoyed catching them.
Capt. Bowley. who is an enthusiastic ang-
Ter. tells story of a big carp that has
been seen in the river about the vicinity OF
the island a number of years. The fish he
says, he .is satisfied weighs sixty pounds,
and when partly out of the water ii ap-
pears almost as big as a horse. This fish,
he says. is responsible for the loss Of
great amount of hasG spawn, and he in
tends. if possible, to land the intruder in
the near future. incidentally, he intends
to make an effort to get all the carp out
of the river, This, he, SAYS. he can accom-
pish by the use of dynamite. continns the
use of the explosive to space covering
about five miles of the river. He says he
knows the habits of the fish. and he is cer-
tain the use of the dynamite between the
hours of 10 and O'Clock will result In the
killing Of at least 10000 fish weighing from
eleven to sixty pounds each. Should he
get the necessary permission to the
dynamite he says he will invite all the
country people for miles around to be on
hand with their teams The building of a
wire network across the river will operate
to prevent the fish washing away and he is
satisfied the farmers will get fish enough
for their winters use.
Some of the local fishermen. as well as
those who enjoy camping out along the
river, have been repairing their fish pots
lately in order that they may take their
fall trips. In these pots thousands of eels
a,rSpht nd aGin nal 1lr a ST yav h1
is found. 1t is the habit of some of the
parties to spend few days in tents. while
others have huts built for the purpose, and
even in severe winter weather there are
campers along the stream
In addition to fishing, sportsmen have be-
gun squirrel shooting. Later quail and
rabbit shooting will be permitted, and some
good sport of this kind is promised during
the approaching season.