Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14


last Sunday caused many angling sports
men to return home with nothing but
tackle in the crcels.
Some fishermen encountered niuddS
water and blamed to that their bad luck
Others did not encounter rnfavorable
conditions, yet suffered the same disap-
pointment
And after ALL. said several anglers
who failed to get the usual long string
of bass ut was not a case OF there oeiis
no fish PASS we're plentiful. but did not
seem hungry.
"S,rikes were plentiful, but only fe"
fish were caught. Bass would take the
mad toms by the tail. make short run
and drop them, much to our disgust anu
disappointment
There is one enthusiastic angler among
the army o. fishermen who has made UP
his mind not TO suffer DISAPPOINTMENT
again when bass are plentifui. ne -
John W. Hurley. ,,,or.
is 20 e-idence of fish about, he re-
marked "Eut when fellow sees theni
jumping all around him he feels disap-
pointed II he can't land few
Ever since last Sunday this real nsner-
man has scratched his head many time
and said things to hooks and o.neT
tackle. But lie did not give up the task
of perfecting a co..trivarce winch ne
thinks win tool the bass mex, SUM- ,re uav
they did a week ago lie says. II VIII
be all day with them. They may take
the mad toms and smelt by the tails ana
there will be no getting away. NY cor.
1rivance will land them. and am MOI
going 10 apply for a patent for II.
Among those who were disappointed
last Sunday were Niiliam e,urp't 70
;t.io
seph Hunter and others There was no
question about attractive bait. spoon anu
flies. but the fish just would not properly
take hold of the bait.
Tie four anglers went to point sew
cr;li miles above Great Fails and nsneo
TO a point some distance this side tie
falls Two FISH proved big eaten ioi
the day.
and giving evidence Of their presence.
Some went so far as to tribe WIN tne
bait. but in only a few instances ala IL
amount to more than that.
Because OF the remarkably big catches
of fish during the several preceding Sun
DAYS anglers felt their disappointment
more keehly.
And Sunday was not the only day that
the bass took holiday. James I. ROOFS
remarked upon his return from mid
week trip 10 Great Falls. Tie fish are
there, however. and time VII, tell, Ior
am going to keep after them untl some
thing happens. -.
William l. johnson accompanied ms
friend Roots upon the last and most un-
cventfui trip of the season. but dinerent
stories are related about II.
..Oue big one was the report the latter
circulated. -
.Eut not a bass" said Johnson IF |
am a fisherman. ] Will. not exaggerate
about that trip. jim caught q carp ana
no matter what he thought II was. m
going TO remain siient-a silent witness.
A piece of tin tied to a string and hook
TO fool him may land big bass.one OF
the biggest of the seaeon-by ". r. Frey
and ". r. Knowles. But when 1t came
10 going from camp on frogging expe-
dition all that VAS needed was boat ana
lantern a few nights ago.
David Anderson and Aubrey Knowles
complete the quartet Of anglers who are
camping on an island opposite lock q.
Camp was established more than week
ago.
The island Is about three miles long.
On II Is field TO- supply ears !or f .he
ing is ended Life In camp has not yet
grown monotonous. although the anglers
seldom reach the mainland.
Bass have been so plentiful says Mr..
Frey, chat we are unable to consume
all we caught and would Hike to send
few to our friends if We could only es-
tablish cold storage plant
One night early In the week the quar-
perience. but all felt that men who could
so greatly deplete the fish supply could
certainly catch frogs enough for meal.
The approach to the bank caused a
creepy telling to take possession Of more
than one OF the party. the noise made
by some OF the larger frogs making IL
apoear that something other than frogs
were about the shore. They soon be-
cane accustomed to the new sport and
for two days lived on a frog diet.
Patrick R:ordan and Thomas Abbott.
boated from HarEe"s Ferry to Sandy
ook after the boat for them so they
might spend their entire time i'll quest OF
he gamester OF the Potomac.
we had u good trip said Mr.. Rior-
Ian. discussing his outing, but poor
uck We only caught ten fish and the
leaclest one weighed only 81. pounds.
Had nc known the tate of his friends
aho spent the day near Great Falls lie
would have known lie was entitled TO
congratulations.
And fishing was not all that was done
m lie trip from Harpers Ferry TO Sandy
look remarked a friend OF Rtordan.
The boat touched rock. carcened and
Jumped the pair overheard
The storys all -!sht.'' admits Rior-
Ian. with the exception of going over
BOARD. We took 10 the rocks instead and
sept high and dry.
encouraging reports about successful
ishing trips about the vicinity OF Rom.
ley, ". Va. are calculated to send many
,sss fishermen in that direction. The
south branch of the Potomac. flowing
through a valley that Is 4 Seritsble land
,f plenty. is 80 full OF the great fsl,
ii3t ST times IL is almost tiresome to
cunt the catch
This is not fish story either. The
tream is stocked. there are no hordes
summer people" and the game war.
ems sticks closely to their Job. Nc
nil dares poilute the water: no game
butcher dares fish in an unsportsman-
Ike way. and no one can fish IL he lacks
permit from the owner of the land
II IL somewhat difficult for the city
nan TO and the exact stretch of watei
where the bass abound for the two OIL
hree little towns on the stream. man!
niles apart, are unequipped with hotels
n the city sense OF the word. A team
ters' lodging house or two may be here
ONE one In the town may take him II
board.
But there Is no alluring advertisement
i the country with elegant fishing
acked to the end Of II. No. indeed. TIL.
nen and women. too. OF Hampshire ant
iardy counties are too busy catching fist
bother about city folks.
In this town nothing will open tn,
carts OF the citizens wider than a re
lark from the stranger about bass. TIL
ngineer Of the new railroad that Il
ushins slowly through an untouched sec
lon OF the mountains laughingly tell
hat he would be farther ahead i,
lis work IL he could get anyone TO tall
bout ANYTHING but fishing. The hes
rcssed window on the main street is j,
lee news and ice cream store, aud i