Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
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two pounds.
Rockfish' have appeared in the river this
season much earlier than heretofore, and
anglers are anxious to give them trial.
Ten days ago a small one was caught In
the deep water off AnalOstan Island, and
many fine specimens are being caught In
nets below Alexandra.
I'm sure they are in the river" John
w. Hurley said yesterday land Sunday
I am going to give them trial. The best
place for the big rockfish is just above the
Chain bridge at high water. as 1t is when
the water is high that the fish try to
make their way over Little Falls and will
fall for bait
The fisherman explained that it is al
most impossible to get bateau above the
bridge at high tide, SO that the boat has
to be taken there at low water and an
chored. and it is then reached by a
launch.
And then a fresh herring gill baited
on a hook. with no lead attached to the
line, will do the rest" the angler added
j. E. Buckingham, veteran angler, is
anxiously awaiting the time when the
rockfish will take bait. He recalls that
last year the big fish did not appear until
June Is. That day Charlie Fletcher fished
near the Chain bridge and landed sew
enty-four beauties.
storm that night drove the fish back
from the vicinity of the bridge, and the
next day Buckingham and Fletcher caught
only fourteen.
But we will do better than that this
season." said Buckingham, exhibiting a
bunch Of hooks he had just finished
More than q year ago friends promised
DIR. A. A. Marsteller fishing trip. The
trip was postponed SO many times that
the doctor had about given up hope of ever
going on the river. Thursday afternoon,
however. he accepted an invitation ex-
tended by John w. Hurley. and the trip
was so successful that in the future
the doctor will be seen on the river
among the regulars.
1t was DIR. Marstellers first trial for
perch. he said. but he proved such an
apt pupil that Col" Hurley almost had
his doubts. The anglers went to Fetch
water had disappeared, and it was merely
a question of putting down the bait and
pulling out the fish.
More than 200 perch. many Of them
caught, and Col" Hurley says it was
the most successful afternoon trip he has
had on the river.
Policeman Charles g. Barteman and his
brother. Otto H. Barteman, made a sue
cessful catch Of perch Thursday after
noon. They fished of Walkers point and
were kept busy pulling in fish. The po-
liceman probably landed the biggest
perch caught that afternoon.
Fishermen In b0ats near them were not
having much luck, and they were unable
to understand what was the trouble.
What are you batting with?" the oc-
cupant of another boat finally asked.
soft crabs" was the answer. but the
unlucky fishermen had failed to provide
sucn bait
Last Sunday John w. Hurley played
the part of lone fisherman. The water
was so muddy that his companions fail
ed to materialize, and the veteran angler
did not blame them.
"He caught only two small catfish"
George Fletcher declared, and the fisher
man acknowledged the truth of the state
ment
But we had a fish fry to pay for the
bad luck the angler added.
Several of the disappointed fishermen
bought herring from the dippers and
late in the afternoon they enjoyed the
fry.
H. A. Garran and Charles Bottomore
went to the river Monday. They knew
of the bad luck the anglers experienced
Sunday, but they thought a day would
make some difference with the water, and
SO they made the effort. They caught q
string Of fairly large perch.