Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21

opportunity to wet their lines between
now and cold weather
Inspector Robert Boardman chief of
detectives, who won reputation as a
bass fisherman several years ago. went
with Detective Frank Baur to DECKER
sons recently and fshed two days.
THE inspector may have been a good
fisherman years ago. remarked
grOuchy angler, but what man was
years ago amt what he is now.
Two fish in two days is what the in
spector cOnfesses to have caught. But.
he says. Il would have caught more if
the river had not been nigh and
cloudy.
Detective Baur came near putting the
inspector and himself out of business
when he caught big fish. according to
rumor.
1T weighs four pounds. he said to
the inspector, when he felt the fish tug
ging away al his bait, and before he had
seen it.
No" he added. when the fish showed
itself out of the water. 1T weighs four
one-half pounds.
The boat did not overturn while the
big fish was being pulled in, although
the craft was shaky and the water rough
| When placed on the scales the fish was
found to weigh three and one-half pounds
Five fish were caught by the two of
them.
Ian eleven ara " imam Johnson were
told week ago that there would be no
fishing on the river last Sunday. Clewel
who seldom misses q Sunday on the river
VIXEN there is the slightest possibility of
catching Il fish said he believed nothing
he heard. and took his friend on the
| trip.
Going only as far as the second lock
| the anglers entered their boat with a
| good supply of bait and rowed up the
! river to the vicinity of RI perts Island.
/ Others were on lhe river and some CT
them had fish. and Clewell saw no rea-
son why he could not get a few
. Soon the clicking of the reel attracted
/ his attention 20 his rod. and some gem
Eine sport followed. the water being co u
t enough to put life in the fish. Finding il
! out of the question TO shake the nook
! from its mouth. the fish made an unsuc-
| cesSfu1 effort 10 get beneath the boat
/ 1T weighed more than two pounds -
was the remark of his companion when
| he returned home.
] II almost even break with the
! men on the days outing. Clewell landed
| six bass and his companion scored five
/ -Four of the fish tipped the scales at
something more than two pounds each.
! good catch made in Chicomuxen
/ creek several days ago by Lieut.. Price
/ L. S. NJ. C.. stationed at the rise range
| at Stump Neck. spread the fishing fever
| about the vicinity of Indian Head
And now said OF the army of
duced the cost of living on the reserva-
| ton.
ChicosSuxen creek is noted for the
great number of plymouth bass and
| rockish that are to be found there espe-
: cially at this season of the year. and zig
catches CT bass have been common the
past two weeks.
THE bass are as plentiful in the creek
as white perch are in the upper end of
tidewater." one OF the anglers from that
section said Yesterday.
Lieut.. Prices catch eighteen and
three-quarter pounds of fish in less than
three hours. There were many big
ones i'll the bunch
Al Reinberg and friends are enjoying
; their annual outing On the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal in their houseboat. The
| latest message located them near Point
! of Rocks, and, the report stated, they
| had caught some big fish. The houseboat
| is i'm tie canal, but the fishing is done in
| the Potomac. Reinberg and the guests
/ who visit him during his stay up the
/ river are all enthusiastic fishermen, ana
| they usually get their share of what is
/ in the water.
| Several fine specimens of smail-fnouth
| black bass have been received by stay
| at-home friends of the anglers. Several
| of the fish weighed more than four
pounds each. and one of them weighed