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
bass fisherman several years ago. went
with Detective Frank Baur to DECKER
sons recently and fished two days
THE inspector may have been 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 SO nigh and
cloudy
Detective Baur came near putting the
inspector and himself out of business
when he causht big fish, according to
runor
1T weighs four pounds he said to
the Inspector, when he felt the fish tug
ging away at his bait. and before he had
seen H.
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-hal If pounds
Five fish were caught by ''the two Of
them.
told a week ago That there would be no
fishing the river last Sunday. CIewel
who seldom misses q Sunday ON the river
when there il the slightest possibility of
catching Il fish, said he believed not hing
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 we're on the river and some Of
! them had fish. and Clewell saw no rea-
son why he could not get a few
Soon the clicking of the reel attractei
his attention 20 his rod. and some gem
Eine sport followed. the water being co u
enough to put life in the fish Finding i.
out of the question 10 shake the nook
from its mouth. the fish made an unsuc-
cessful effor: 10 get beneath the boat
1T weighed more than two pounds. -
was the remark of his companion when
he returned home.
Ii was almost an even break with the
men on the days outing. Clewell landed
! Four of the fish tipped the scales at
something more than two pounds each
A good catch made in Chicomuxen
creek several DAYS ago by Lieut.. Price.
| L. 5. NJ. C.. stationed at the rice range
| at Stump Neck. spread the fishing fever
about the vicinity of Indian Head
And now. said one OF the army of
| hcefS. tine Dug catches OF fish have re-
| duced the cost of living on the reserva-
ton.
Chicoi1uxen creek is noted for the
great number of plymouth bass and
roCkiish that are to be found there espe-
, cialy 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
s-,i1
Lieut.. Prices catch was eighteen and
three-quarter pounds of fish in less than
three hours. There were many big
ones in the bunch.
Al Reinberg and friends are enjoying
their annual outing 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 the 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, and
| they usually get their share OF what Is
/ in the water.
| Several fine specimens of small-mouth
| black bass have been received by stay
| at-home friends of the anglers. Severa
| of the fish weighed more than four
pounds each. and one of them weighed