Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-08


Local anglers do not take kindly to the
law of Maryland which requires non
resident to pay a license fee OF SO In
order to fish in the upper Potomac. Few
local anglers knew of the existence of
the law until they read about 1t in yes
terday's Star and then some Of them got
busy
A number of sportsmen had planned
bass fishing trips to the upper river for
Sunday, but when they learned OF the
nonresident provision of the law they
stopped to consider the question.
us it worth $40 to a man who goes up
the river only two or three times year."
asked one of the anglers.
Il think not" he added. 1T is not so
much the question of the money as 1t Is
a question Of being buncoed. Trips to
nlaces where bass are caught are expen-
sive enough without having to pay for
the privilege, and most of the money
spent goes to residents Of the state"
The enforcement of the law, suggested
several anglers, will mean that many
Washingtonians will change their pans
for summer outings. Some who mad ar
ranged to spend their vacations on the
Potomac will change to places where no
license fee is required.
ITS an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" the angler added. land ! suppose
that Virginia and West Virginia resorts
will reap the result of the operation Oh
the Maryland law"
Thursdays rain dampened the ardor
of the anglers and caused many of them
to POSTPONE trips they had planned TOT
tomorrow. The water was In splendid
condition prior to the storm, although
the Shenandoah river at Harpers Ferry
was muddy.
Al points between Great Falls and Har-
pers Ferry the spread of the waters OF
the Shenandoah made the Potomac
cloudy but clear water for tomorrow was
anticipated until the heavy rain Thurs
day sent the water over the banks OF
the numerous small branches and creeks
which empty into the river.
Today anglers about the city caught
few catfish. 1t is feared rockfish will not
be caught while the water is SO muddy.
and by the time it clears they probably
will be gone from this part of the river.
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Edward o. Craig is well equipped for
fishing and enjoys the sport. While
nap in the morning he is on the river
with fly. live bait or cut fish.
And he usually gets the fish" re-
marked an old sportsman who heard
Oh MS latest DlS CdlCH.
Sunday morning the angler was out
bright and early. He abandoned his
launch and fished from his skin,
using cut herring. bait that most Of
the so-called sportsmen would frown
upon His fishing was done in the
vicinity of the Chain bridge. and as
far down the river as the Aqueduct
But" said the angler. Il caught
most of the fish. especially the big
gest ones. above the Chain bridge"
srrIt boz
sixty-five pounds represented the days
sport. The biggest Of the fish weighed
a trifie more than eight pounds. while
several of them weighed more than
five pounds each
sion of the 'parlor.'" said John w.
Hurley. "He has leased part OF the
river and until the rockfish stop biting
he might just as well stop paying
rent at home"
rough understands how ardent fisher
man he is If the fish are biting 1t is
safe to say he is not far away.
And there is one thing about him.
said his fisherman friend. and that is
that he usually gets there. When he
is catching the fish it's not always
case Of 'everybody's catching en-. for
I'VE seen him have luck when others
about him failed
Last SuIudN Gpdilo uaA atot - g ...'
usual good luck, returning home with
very little more than 'fisherman's luck,
but things evened up Tuesday, and he
was able to display a string OF nineteen
rockfish Some of them weighed more
than three pounds.
Only a few days before the past Sunday
Mack Sparrough and DR.. Randall Par
SONS surprised other fishermen on the
river by returning with long string OF
rockfish.
And that big catch" declares one OF
his fishing friends. was his undoing."
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Steve Anderson recently was initiated
in the game of fishing, his son-in-law.
Mil ard Robey, taking him to Fletcher's
when the white perch were running so
free v and now he's In a position to teach
others; at least that's what his son-in-
law says of him.
Last Sunday was his lucky day. The
two ans lers had been on the river out q
short While before something tugged away
at the line of the recently admitted MEM
Der of the colony of fishermen.
as 1t a whale?" he suge ested.
For the next few minutes he thought 1t
was a whale or something worse. The
contest became exciting. but the angler
held to his rod and line until there APP
peared a six-pound rockfiSh.
Got him at last remarked the angler.
elated over his success, although he was
about all in and had to get q fresh sup
ply Of ozone before he was able to go
after another one.