Evening star., 1912-08-31

one got away. 1t ran out all the 1OC
yards of line, however, and then carried
off a five-and-a -half-inch bait"
Saturday the fisherman and his boat
| man got eight bass. Sunday they did
much better, landing twenty-one fish, but
! losing number of strikes. The largest
of the fish weighed three and half
pounds.
I'm going back Sunday and try to
get the fish that ran out my line"
Edward o. Craig, fishing in the vicinity
of Seneca last week, let the bass know
he was about He used spoon and
managed to land thirty-five fish.
"The fish were not extra large he adj
mitted. but they were large enough to
furnish good sport Many of them
weighed about a pound and a half"
One day last week Craig tried his luck
I'm Little river near the south epd of
the Aqueduct bridge and caught four
teen plymouth bass. He did not get any
rockf1sh. His string of bass was one
of the most attractive strings caught near
this city since last season. Next week
ne expects to fish the Potomac from
Seneca to Harpers Ferry, and If the
water is in good condition he expects he
win meet with splendid success.
Down at Lewisetta, Va, a score or
more members of the Columbia Fishing
Club. the oldest organization of It's klnd
in this city, are enjoying their annuai
outing. The spacious home of the club
provides ample accommodations Tor the
members and guests on their tWo-Week
outing. and fishing in the Potomac and
Coan rivers is furnishing good sport
A one-day trip on the river by IA party
of the clubmen netted a string OF 4-o
fish, Trout are unusually plentiful ana
spots and tailors are also being causnt
in abundance.
m. o,,fo foi in NOR at the club
house are participated in by many resi-
dents of that section of Virginia, who
look forward to the clubs outing with as
much interest as do the members.
and those who are invited to partake OF
the clubs hospitality fully appreciate the
invitation.
Hugh A. Kane of Northeast Washing
ton has the bass fever. Not until he
caught bass week ago could ne un-
derstand where the sport of catching
them came in He had caught catfish
and perch in the Eastern branch IN has
boyhood days. and there was not much In
it to excite him. he thought Many invi-
tations to try bass fishing were therefore
declined
Seneca a week ago. He caught bass,
and now, his friends say, he is discussing
the question of summer home on the
upper Potomac.
The experienced angler ana tiie hoNiec
landed five fish.
The ALLEN gang" as party of fisher
men styled themselves when they left
here for weeks outing. returned home
with stories of great catches made In the
vicinity of River Springs, Colonial Beach
and Blackstone Island.
George Warner, captain of the launch
Perfect Gentleman. with AL. Clark at the
wheel. safely piloted the party. and saw
that they anchoved where fish were plen-
tiful. Other members of the party were
Cover W. Wexford. A. F. Pop) Jardin.
D. Griffith, r. b. Herbert and r. w.
Neeley.
John Lyons. S. l.. Hoover, Herman
Richards and AL Conway spent one hour
on the river near Great Falls one day
last week They went up the river to
enjoy a trip more than to do any fishing.
taking along few soft crabs to use in
case of emergency.
The emergency arose. the quartet went
on the river. and when they returned
ashore they had a string of nine bass.
The Post Office Fishing club, which has
Just returned from it's third annual out
| ing 20 Piney Point. Md. reports that it
had a most successful catch of fish this
year. 200 trout and 100 spot and perch
being the total OF course, besides fish
ing, the club devoted a portion of it's time