Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Julius Goldenberg and Willard Robey
who have taken many enjoyable trips to
the upper river in quest Of white perch
made a change in their later afternoon
Tuesday and early Wednesday morning
outings. and did angling for yellow perch
THY went to the deep water off Analos.
ton Island. one of the favorite places
about the city. and were more than salts.
fed with their trips.
Late in the afternoon and early In
the morning." says Mr.. Goldenberg. ARE
the times when the fish are best calculat-
ed to take the bait. 1t is also the time
when the weather conditions are not like
ly to make life unbearable.''
1t was but few minutes after the an
glers reached the river before the fish
started taking the bait. and the same is
true of the next mornings trip. The
anglers appreciate the fact that yellow
perch of any size put up a good fight and
afford more sport than white perch, and
most of the fish they caught were big
ones.
The two outings netted a string of about
$50 yellow perch and eight big white
perch. Their next trip will be in search
of rockfish.
There has been much controversy
among local anglers respecting the date
Of the opening of the bass season in Vir-
ginia, where so many Washington anglers
go to try their luck" said Henry Tai
bolt. one of the best known of the local
anglers. Under the terms of the old
law the season did not end until July. an
absurd restriction because of the early
spawning I'm this low latitude.
I'm March, 1910" he continued, "a law
was passed forbidding the taking of bass
from 1.-THE tributaries of the Potomac
from November l to March l with net
atL ,frt1y
strued to include hook and line.
"A pamphlet of the fish laws Of the
state. issued last year. contained only
this restriction. but it seems another act
was inadvertently omitted"
Mr.. Talbot referred to an act OF the
legislature of March 16, 1910 which. he
stated, makes it unlawful to kill or cap.
ture a river bass Commonly called black
bass. or black perch) or pond bass (com-
monty called southern chub) between the
18th day of March and the 18th day OF
June, or to shoot, spear. trap or net the
same at any time.
This law" declared Mr.. Talbot, ZAP
plies to the whole state"
Mai. Sylvester, District game warden.
says much confusion exists about the
Maryland fish law. officials in some OF
the counties being unable to tell when
believed, he said. that In the nearby
counties along the Potomac from this
city and Harpers Ferry, the season opens
June 1, while on the other hand some of
the county officials say 1t does not open
until June Is.
Mai. Sylvester was told that the law is
being constantly violated on the river In
some sections; that bass are being caught
without any effort at concealment; and
that in at least one place small seine
Is used to take them from the river.
And" he said to a Star reporter, i
have no doubt that such is the case.
have become tired of asking assistance to
protect the bass in the Potomac river
So many requests have been made OF
county authorities and so little attention
has been paid to them that l have about
| con luded to stop asking for assistance.
"The proper enforcement of the FISH
| ed. would mean a great benefit to the
bass in the Potomac"
Col" John w. Hurley did himself
proud this week He has Used but one
| afternoon on the river. and the results
| were in evidence when many OF his
friends got look at them So big was
his catch one afternoon that he telephon-
ed for Jim Roots to come to the river
with his automobile to assist him with
| his fish.
A pound Mississippi catfish was
the largest of the fish he caught, while
his prize fish was a four-pound rock. a
number of exceptionally big white perch
having also proved satisfying sport.
I've heard of the fifteen and twenty
pound catfish being caught" said jim
| Roots, but Hurley's nine-pounder sure
| was corker."
| Col" Hurley says there is great sport
| in landing big rockfsh, although 1t Is moi