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

Bad weather and muddy water last
Sunday made lass fishermen take back
seat. Only a few of the faithful ones
braved the weather conditions and ven
tured their luck in the high and muddy
water, and those who made the effort
We're not paid for their trouble. -Four
Washington anglers who were on hand
at Weverton were Shipley .Brashears,
ir George Doane, William j. Sturbitts
and John W. Hurley. Three of the
anglers gave up early in the day and
climbed the side of the Virginia noun
tains. engaging in a successful chestnut
hunt, Hurley remaining on the river until
Sturbtts landed one fish. while Hurley's
efforts during the entire day Melted him
bunch of four bass
An amusing incident happened while
the anglers were enjoying dinner. Lines
OF Sturbitts and Doane became crossed,
and the former became convinced that
he had a strike. To make the situation
more confusing, one of the party had
hooked a big live eel on Sturbitts line.
Its big one Sturbitts exclaimed
when the eel held against a rock.
shall strike it?" shouted Sturbitts
with show of excitement.
The angler made the strike. and over
in the boat he went his rod parting
and causing him TO believe he was going
10 lose n record breaker. But he held
TO the line while Doane played his cross
ed line. and finally the eel was brought
in.
Charles Mullen had days outing at
Cnappawamsic last week Crabs were
troublesome and kept the anglers busy
replenishing bait. but they caught a
bunch of fish that satisfied them. Six
teen big-mouthed black bass. eight pike
and a dozen big yellow perch We're in
Guided in the string OF fish they brought
up the river. The largest of the bass
weighed three and one-half pounds,
while the largest pike weighed consider
ably more than TWO pounds. The perch
were particularly big ones.
One of the most successful fishing trips
of the season was made during the last
week by f. +. Paine. r. NJ. Mullett and
Harry Serrin. Albert Reynolds and
George Turvey. the three last experienced
Potomac river men. The party went to
Seneca equipped with a launch, house
boat and three rowboats. In three days
the members of the party caught nearly
a hundred small-mouth black bass.
Messrs. Paine and Mullett returned to
Washington Wednesday evening bringins
with them sixty and half pounds
of fish, all of which We're alive when
They ranged in weight from half pound
to four pounds and seven ounces. The
prize catch of the trip was made by MIR.
MulIett. who caught the four-pound-s sew
en-ounce fish on a spoon. 1t was nota-
BILE. however. that the bass were not TAX
ing the spoon freely probably because the
water was a trife murky. The party was
thoroughly equipped for the trip. The
members caught their own bait-black
smelt-in a minrow seine which they
carried with them. thus avoiding depend
ence upon the "up-river bait sellers"
The weather conditions encountered were
not ideal. but were fair. The river while
not clear. was never more than murky.
until Wednesday. when. owing TO the
heavy rain of Tuesday night. it was a
perfect duck puddle II Is scarcely
| likely that a more successful trip in the
way Of bringing home the bacon has
been made by any party of WASHINGTON
anglers this year. 1t is the judgment of
members of the party that the river is
1 alive with small-mouth bass. which await
only proper water conditions TO bite vo-
raciously.
No matter what the condition of the
water is tomorrow nothing short of a
/ heavy storm Will keep the rods and reels
| away from the river. The month OF
| October is looked upon by hundreds OF
anglers as the best month for bass fish
| ing and not many Of them will miss al