Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-11

Jules Rodier, member OF the Washing-
ton Anglers Club, carried off the prize
this week for the largest sman-mouth
bass caught in the Potomac river. He nsh-
ed in the deep water near the club early
in the week and landed a fish that
weighed four and one-half pounds, doing
better than scores Of others who 1shed
the river between this city and Har-
pers Ferry.
Not only did Rodier land the big flsh'
hut no cot four others that were big
enough to make any real game sport
open his eyes and express a aesire "
land one Just as big. Three crappies
were also caught
Henry Bereling, also a member OF the
WASHINGTON Anglers Club, and Mrs.
Bergling. tried their luck the oas the
big bass was landed by Jules Rodier.
They cast their lines in the canal al
Whitewater for plymouth bass.
seven bass, the largest weighing more
than two and one-half pounds. were
caught. The water was chilly enough
to make the fish lively, and the sport
was correspondence interesting Mrs.
club by exhibiting pike that weished
three and one-half pounds.
John W. Hurley declares he had at
least fifty strikes last SUNDAY WINE M OF, on
the river at Weverton. although ne sue
ceeded in catching only eleven hsh.
II have always fished with natural
bait" he said, but tomorrow ! am go
ing to give artificial bait a trial. many
of the big fish caught lately having taken
such bait
Most of the bass Hurley caught last
Sunday weighed about pound eacn: ~
seemed as if the cool water had chilled
them and made them sluggish.
Charles Macnichol and w. G. Kent had
their weekend outing at Point of ROCKS
They seldom miss when the water Is IN
condition, and the recent trip was an
enjoyable one, although they did not
score on big fish.
The two anglers met with the same
general luck OF others who fished along
the upper river They landed less than
a dozen fish, and none Of them was large
They made the same complaint that 9TH
ers had-the fish were sluggish and did
not afford much sport.
Bass fishermen have long been of the
belief that smail-mouth black bass would
not take minnows Several efforts with
pike minnows during recent days caused
change of view about the necessity for
the more expensive bait. although sports
men admit that mad toms furnish the
best bait IN not weather anu oiiicii diC
attractive in the fall.
Anglers have learned that most of the
larger bass are caught with artificial
bait mary using the spoon at all times
during the open season. An artlhciai
minnow bait has recently been used with
a marked degree of success.
Pike minnows We're successfully used
Mt Catoctin last Sunday by Al Reinberg
and Edward Helmuth of the bureau of
engraving and printing. AL Reinberg
spent his vacation along the river in a
houseboat and his friends were often en-
tertained aboard. Much muddy water
was encountered. and he is now trying
TO catch the fish he thinks he ought to
have caught then.
Sunday the two anglers eXerted them
selves TO make a showing and landed a
good string OF fish. The largest OF the
catch weighed about two pounds.
Hundreds of plymouth bass Of small
size are being caught on the District
side OF the river between Giesboro and
a point opposite Alexandria. Last Sum
day, it is reported, one fisherman caught
more than 100 OF the fish.
yellow perch are also reported az being