Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-18

The thunder storm Of last Sunday night
made music that was pleasing to the
anglers.
1T simply woke up the snakes said
an old fisherman on the river front, land
with the snakes came the old. reliable
angleworm. and when the worm appears
1t is certain that the white perch are
not far away"
The report Is abroad that a string Of
about q dozen white perch is recorded
to the credit of an East Washington an
gler, but no one has been found who will
claim that he has even seen white
perch taken from the nearby waters this
season.
The perch season will soon open, how
ever, and the boatmen are already MAX
ing preparations for it. It is during the
time the perch are running that boats
are in the greatest demand and when
the owners reap the harvest Of the year
When soft crabs are to be had 1t is al
most certain that white perch are due.
and the crab bait seems to attract the
largest fish.
Anglers have had no cause this year
to complain about the scarcity OF fish.
For two years the bass catchers have
had all the sport they could desire. the
fish having been exceptionally plentiful
and large. Up-rfver sportslnen hooked
the game small-mouth bass. willie in the
vicinity Of the city along the creeks down
the river the plymouth bass has been
plentiful enough to insure good sport.
There has been practically no interrupt
ton to the sport OF catching the big
mouth variety during the entire year.
An occasional catch was made In the
basin with artificial bait in the winter
months. but the fish are now taking live
bait.
ter from Knoxville, Md. this week re-
garding the condition OF the water in that
vicinity, and in basket he received
seven small-mouth bass. The fish had
been caught in the Potomac near Knox
willie. They revived and were placed in
hts aquarium.
1--WE had two inches OF snow Sunday
night wrote an up-rtyer fisherman. but
II soon melted and clouded the water.
The stream will be in condition by Sum
day, SO come up.
There are but two more Sundays of
the spring season for bass. so far as
District waters are concerned. The sea-
son ClOSeS
until May %. 1t was formerly June
I, but the law was changed in order to
accommodate fishermen who wanted to
spend their Decoration day holiday on
the river.
In Maryland along the upper Potomac
the season does not close for two weeks
after the season ends in the District.
Col" Hurley. William ]. Sturbitts and
Patrick Riordan are planning for a trip
they expect to take as soon as the water
clears.
It il the intention Of the trio Of anglers
to try their luck between Weverton and
Knoxville. and they may include a days
outing at Harpers Ferry in their sport
They are satisfied the bass will rise to
the bait. Live smelts are obtainable.
and they keep we'll while the water is
cold.
Dick Mullett and Al Warner. two en-
thusiastic anglers, landed eighteen Mis-
sissippi catfish last Sunday near the
abandoned outlet lock Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal. -Four of the fish weighed
pounds, and the remaining
fourteen tipped the scales at twenty-five
pounds. making q total OF sixty-eight
pounds.
The two fishermen named spend much
time about the river when fish are to be
caught.
"And IL anybody catches fish, says
W. T. Reynolds, this pair will not
come I'm empty handed"
Shad and chicken bait were used. and