Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27

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VIII the water ever ciear. Is the
anxious inquiry made py the army Oh
local anglers
1rhere bas been very little clear water
si,oa .,,a E,onrt, =, Ju,v holiday season
since the fourul Oh July hohuay season'
the occasional storms having served 70
make life an unpleasant one for the an
glers who are fond of catching bass.
.,5 norbons otter all i is a good
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thing, remarked one OF me oisappoih :.
ones. If the fish are not taken from Tue
river during the summer season there will
no that MANY more when the weather
,a,s cor, .nougb IN make the sport all
se'S eooi eiiousi ~
the more enJoyaoie. ,
Anglers say they are unable to recall
any time since the Johnstown flood when
tba uater has heen in the condition it
INC "o'ei 10 .s;e.,tiens. of an
now Is ana theS see iio ii''i' '''o''
early improvement.
The small spring branches are the only
pIaces where clear water is found
, or h,,,oar
WINE the PASS nsneiIien g.. ,ron,
ing Inelr ldte Tins - E,uaid
SchTo.n. eapl Di.,s in,.iai. .anl,ina salt
scniieiueI VII W-;ann,;.., rivar Tbey
wafer making the trip in Capt. Schroth' $
1aI,ncb tbe Norman
TIE trio started from the river front
with NO particular place in view What
thew wanted was an enjoyable outing
with fishing enough to let their friends
know thev understood how to catch them
Cant Hettineer recalled that Capt. Jim
Dtnrey. a resident of the Wicomico river
section. had the reputation of being the
best fisherman down there, and after q
little skirmishing Capt jim was found.
Il amt much on taking people out fish
ing Cant jim said but the Washington
,nelers succeeded in persuading him to
make an exception to his rule.
CAPT Jim piloted them across the river,
and when he had made several sound1ngs
he had the boatman cast anchor in not
more. than four feet of water.
Not much luck in the shoal water,
suggested one of the anglers.
ii took the party only long enough to
Capt. Jim knew his business TWO DIG
perch at clip. with an occasional Iocn,
kept the anglers busy. Inc 1sh We're
pulled from the water as last do liIe my M =
could be baited. ana "neh secolu GU luz
had been fished sugar parTei was niieu
with Dig percn ana Ioen1n CON, Hot
finger upon his return. IL 10 necessais
to get somebody VINO knows tne waue
to show where the best hshiis spo's aie'
w ]. Giddings and W. L. Dulin were
among the bass fishermen who made
NAV lust before the Potomac mudd1ed
and mt a temporary stop to the sport.
They had excitement a-plenty during the
f,,rv If q storm
n was the afternoon of the fiercest of
the several rtorms that have invaded this
section during the past two weeks that
the two anglers were on the river at
Time to make a getaway. was sug-
gested when the black clouds were seen
at a distance.
Just one more bass, said the other
angler. land then We'll go.
The seventh gamester was taken from
the water and the anglers got their
wives in their automobile 1or nome
ward start Every minute the fury OF
the storm increased but the party man.
aged TO get around trees that We're blown
across the road and arrive safely home.
A ubo,esale catch of rockfish and white
nercb was made at Swans Point near
Colonial Reach early this week by a
Canf I r De Alley. jr Robert Mat
tinpIy Charles Dieterich and Sergt. Me
Illbennv
Other fishermen had been about the
vicinity If tho fayorite fishing grounds
in the Colonial Beach section and re
turned with long strings of fish. and
Cant DE Atley who invited his friends
10 ioin him in his weeks trip said he
thought there was no good reason why
his party should not be successful.
Rob NattingIy was the first to get his
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