Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
CONDITION OF THE WATER.
UP-RIVER WATERS.

Have you caught the fever" inquired
Angler of Old Friend. meeting in a store
where sporting goods are sold.
Fever asked Old Friend. What
fever?'
Why the fishing fever, o. course. Ev-
erybody has it,"
Old Friend admitted that some years
ago he was an ardent angler. but so
many years passed without success
crowning efforts to land bass that he
gave up the sport.
But he added, '.ie they are being
caught / guess I'll get some tackle and
try again
He is one OF hundreds who have gone
back to fishing this year because of the
great number of fish that has been
caught. Dealers in tackle appreciate the
great addition made to the already large
number of anglers.
Reports from the fishing grounds con-
tinue favorable. Many big and small
mouth bass are caught.
While many anglers fish as pure sport,
others look ahead and put away their
catches for winter. Bass salted away
in earthen crooks furnish fine winter
food
Heretofore anglers seldom caught more
than enough fish for a meal or two and
perhaps few for friends. Now some
of them bring bass home by the score
and put them TO good use for cold
weather food supply.
1t is not uncommon for saltwater f1Sh-
ermen to pack their catches for winter
use. They get small casks or large
buckets and put away the fish as they
catch them. There is one fisherman in
III cif1 -h, all n
with barrel of sailed fish. He also
smokes some of them.
There has been decided Improvement
in saltwater fishing since last week.
Reports from Chesapeake Beach. Annap-
oils and Colonial Beach indicate bigger
catches and larger fish than earlier In
the season.
Fish are exceptionally plentiful at these
three places Fishing from the boardwalk
at Chesapeake Beach. anglers are having
fine sport pulling in tailors and spots.
Those who enjoy grabbing also catch all
they want.
Two anglers. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. BY
ers left Chesapeake Beach in a motor
boat a few days ago and went to Solo
mons Island to try their luck, the waters
about the island having the reputation
of yielding as many big catches as any
place on the western shore along the
Chesapeake.
Their trip Melted them nineteen rock
fish. weighing 42h pounds; one fish weigh
ing l pounds. They also caught tailors
and trout. The rock were caught with
shrimp bait.
William Knowles. winner of the Shap-
pirio weekly prize for the largest bass
caught last week. a fish weighing a trife
less than five pounds. has decided to
spend a couple of weeks in fishing about
four miles above Great Falls. Yesterday
he started on his camping expedition
son, the trio starting from Georgetown
on a boat. with supplies of food and
tents, not neglecting to take along
enough ice to preserve their big fish.
The day the big fish was caught Mr..
Knowles and Mr.. Frey were fishing the
black rifles. 1t is there they are willing
to repeat their efforts. Mr.. Knowles
was spooning when the big fish came
along and made the greatest mistake of
its life.
And there was another fish in the
water about it's size. Mr.. Frey told a
friend. Il would have given $40 to have
caught 1t. l believe it was a little bigger
than the other"
friend of the anglers, a man who
never went fishing in his life. attempted
to describe to The Star reporter where
and how the prize fish was caught.
.'Of course. he started out, Il don't
know anything bout fishing, and I may
not be right, but l heard him say some
thing about the fish in the Black Horse
rapids.
What kind of bait did he use?''
Couldn't tell that he responded. but
i know Mr.. Frey was rowing the boat
and Mr.. Knowles had piece of tin on
his line and was throwing it In the water
when he caught the fish,
One OF the best catches of small-mouth
bass this season was made at .Weverton
Md, a short distance from Harpers Fer
ry, by Luke kearney. Daniel Murphy,
Timothy Casey and George Cook, a few
days ago.
The four anglers left here on the night