Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
UP-RlVER WATERS.
Greater activity is displayed by angler:

Greater activity is displayed by anglers
this season than heretofore.
| Sales of fishing paraphernalia indicate
| that there has been decided increase In
the ranks Of those who enjoy sport with
rod and line. Reports at the many stores
where fishing tackle is handled show a
greater number and larger sales than
have been made for several years.
| And there is reason for it, said one
of the dealers to Star reporter this
morning. 1.-The reason is that there Is
better sport this season than anglers
| have experienced in a number of years.
Fish of all kinds are taking. bait and some
exceptionally large catches have been
made.
| Along the upper Potomac and its nu-
merous tributaries small-mouth bass seem
to be plentiful. while the plymouth fish
| are caught In large numbers down the
river and about the creeks.
/ While there has been removed activity
shown by bass fishermen. there have also
| been many additions to the number of
persons gong to the salt water to enjoy
the sport of catching fishs other than bass.
One of the Older anglers. discussing the
Question of fishing. said he had spent his
vacations on the upper Potomac IN quest
| was no sport IN the fishing line to be
| found elsewhere. He changed his mind.
however after trip to- the Chesapeake
nay. where he enjoyed landing big fisn
o. several varieties
| 1.-The trouble l found with bass fish
ing" the angler said, was that with a
limited vacation l was not always able to
| get the water in condition to catch fish.
/ can recall several occasions when went
away. and when storm over night
ruined my prospects and spoiled my yaca-
itlon.
with salt water fishing no such ex-
periences are encountered. Go to the
right place and weather conditions Will
not interfere with the sport.
Anglers are taking advantage of the
learly Sunday morning fishermens train to
Annapolis over the Washington, Balti-
more and ANNAPOLIS line. Many go over
on the late trains Saturday nights in or
der to get out on the water shortly after
| daybreak. About the vicinity OF Annapo-
lis 1t is possible to get fresh or salt wa
ter fishing. and there is usually good
sport there, with no trouble to get bait
and boats.
| The waters about Marylands capital
have the reputation Of affording fine sport
for anglers. There are the Severn and
West rivers and the Chesapeake bay, and
there is usually good rock and perch fish
ing in the rivers, while the bay furnishes
| the larger salt water fish, trout, tailors,
black sea bass, spot and croakers being
among them. At times, IT Is said, large
tailors and rock have been caught from
the wharf at the foot of Prince street,
while In the vicinity Of the Severn river
bridge rock weighing as much as twenty
! five pounds have been landed with hook
and line.
| Linthicum Of Annapolis, who vouches for
| the truth OF 1t.
| The trouting grounds are out on the
| bay away from the noises of steamboats,
and cars. but within easy reach OF the
city.
Chesapeake Beach is offering anglers an
| opportunity to display their ability. or
luck. in the piscatorial art. The fish are
there and are being caught. Early in the
morning and late at night the anglers are
out on the long pier casting their lines,
| some of them remaining there all night
and having good luck Tallors nave APP
peared there earlier this year than usual.
and some good-siZe ones have been
landed.
Anglers who have gone out in boats and
tried their luck in the deep water have
landed some fish that are well worth
catching, although many good-size ones
have been caught from the pier. L. "A.
Wickersham and Capt. j. M. Freddy are
two ardent fishermen. who try their luck
in the waters about the bay resort several
times each week. They are usually for
tunate.
Among those who enjoyed the sport
there during the past week were r. B. IL.
Lyon. Clarence II. Reizenstein. John Hart
ung, w. S. Parker l. N. Hoover, Charles
Hamilton, Fl. b. Hodge. T. A.. Wicker
| sham, Edward Smith, Capt. J. NJ. Freed
ley, S. l.. Heacock. H. H. Beard and J. E.
Donald. They caught rock, spots, talors
and perch.
1t is almost impossible to find a place
along the lower Potomac where good fish
ing is not to be found. Capt. Bob Brown
of the tug w. II. Yerkes spent his spare
time at Point Lookout Tuesday with rod
and line, and came away thinking he was
Well paid.
All a fellow has to do down there the
captain told his friends. lis to bait Up
and throw overheard. The fish are there
and hungry
During the short while the captain tried
his luck he landed sixteen large rock.
twenty spots and ten perch. and the fish
Capt. Chap. Slye and r. J. Moore of the
crew Of the steamer Harry Randall spent
an enjoyable afternoon at Nomini. one of
the beauty spots Of the lower Potomac.
lines. baited up and cast them overheard,
catching some fine perch. few rock and
other fish. Fishing from the Nomini
bridge is great sport for the summer resi-
exceptionally plentiful along the lower
| river, and anglers are catching long
strings of them from the landings.
Living in Georgetown is a man who is
about as fond of the sport as is any other
resident of the city. His name is James
Digney. and ii is said of him that lie
will sit in one place all day with his rod
and line and go home contented even If
he does not catch a fish.
Not many days pass at this season of
the year that he does not wet his line
He has the reputation Of having caught
some Of the largest fish ever taken from
this part Of the river with hook and
line.
'Digney caught a Mississippi catfish
weighing thirty-fve pounds. declared
Frank Burrows. his friend. He caught
the fish near tho Aqueduct bridge, and
I saw it,.
Digney does not confine himself to the
use of any particular bait, usin. sausa re.
corn bread or dough. and he seldom
comes from the river without fish. He
does not care to catch the smaller fish
and willingly spends a day in order to
land one big one.
Several days ago the enthusiastic an
gler hooked fish while trying his luck
near the AQueduct bridge and was given
quite fight. the fish finally breaking his
NO hook and disappearing. The angler
admits lie did not see the fish. He is
satisfied it was not catfish. however
and thinks 1t may have been big rock.
John W. Hurley is making a desperate
struggle to land a bass weighing four
died In his aquarium few days ago. He
has been fishing two three times a
week since the death Of one of his net
fish, but has not yet made a successful