The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-28
4 DULL FISHING SEASON.
Nearby Waters Unproductive Of
Sport for the Anglers.
Unprecedented High Tides and Mud
dy Streams the Cause of Poor Re
suits to the Nimrod--Ecndcrs Of
Tac..Ie Doing Very Little Business.

The heart Of the fisherman is sad
White tG,Te are more people IN Washing
ton al The present time VINO are devoted
L. tho port Of angling than ever before,
not within tho memory Of many old eiti-
zeEs has there fs,n a season when IN,
waters in this locality have been SO uu-
productive 10 Ihe man with The rod and
line as they have been this year A gen
temau who spenGs much time In this
amusement year after year. said yest,r-
day that since che fishing season opened
on june ] last. there had been hut about
six days when tho water IN thc streams
in this vicinity had been clear enough for
goad sport
lie said there had been almost unprece-
Gcutod high tides in this Locality up TO
August J. and while this had haL The ef-
feet 70 destroy the opportunities OF the
NiInrod 1t would certainly have an UuwcI-
come effect on the gunner later a. The
tide and heavy rains had kept wild oats
Gown, there was no feeding grol. for
the reed birds. and this sort of sh tiIg
usually so productive of pleasure for the
marksman. would be poor source Of Ell
tertainmont this year.
Speaking Of the effects on business that
bad fishing brought the speaker declared
that Few people had any idea of its ex-
tent He said that when the water and
weather in this section were prOpitiOuS.
$500 OF 800 men and women. boys and
girls. spent Sundays on the banks 81
some stressm with hooks and lines with
UufayorabIc surroundings they turned To
other fields Some enthusiasts 81 as far
away from home when conditions are
promising a. Peach Bottom on the Sus-
QUehanna River. eighty miles northwest
Of here.
In the first place" the angler eoutin-
ued, the railroads suffer. Then the loss
Of the sale of tackIe-hooss, lines, float
ors. leaders sinkers, etc, and the bait
necessary FOR a days fishing. which costs
from 50 cents 70 81. comes out Of the
business Of local concerns. When this
loss is calculated 1t runs the amount OF
the shortage Of business into thousands
e. dollars week"
Ths local disciple OF Isaak Walton
watches with much interest every satur-
day night for reports as 10 the condition
Of the waters between Cumberland and
Washington. II they are favorable ne
0Ouips himself with the necessary tackle
and bait and hies himself away by day
break II hc gets of at an expense Of
thr.c or four dollars for his days outing
h. is lucky. Not only DO railroads and
tackle and bait sellers suffer. but hotel
men, hackmen. and tCJJmeu share iu the
misfortune brought about by conditions
such as now exist The hacEmeu. who
usually DO Ct thriving business carrying
hshe rmeu between Cabin John Brldg, and
Great Falls complain that thay have
never had 50 dull q season as tins.
None feel more kDeuIy. however. the
FAILURE o. the season IH this respect than
DO tn, members If tho Game and Fish
PROTECTIVE Association OF tho District Of
Columbia. This organization has between
80 and 600 member. Among them are
Iac. with regulations. men who have be-
come famous ia politics religion and I'm
War a-' AZ NH .W are ardent lovers Of the
sport Of angling
Tho uTesIu-uJ OF th. association f. Rear
Admiral RoHi,y u. Evans Of the United
Etatss Navy, DIT Walter : Hardin.
LtnrgD Dobllu Pcuuimau, Joseph T. WI
lard. and John J. CurUWeH are vice presi-
Gent; Dr William T. Young is secretary.
and treasurer, while Richard Sylvester.
Superintendent 81 the Metropolitan Po-
lice. is warden. The association was or
EanlZe1 about four years ago. and one Of
is chief objects IS the publication Of the
waters ~ Che Potomac that fish may De
pT, served.