Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
CONDITION OF THE WATER.

c.. T. James recently engineered an in
teresting outing in the Hudson bay region
of Canada, fishing where the rains did
not interfere with the water to prevent
the fish from biting Those who enjoyed
the trip with Mr. James were Charles r.
Sudwarth. Henry T. Offterdinger. Maj. r.
c. Eastwick and Earl 3. Culley.
Three guides accompanied the party
from Dorset to the vicinity of Hollow
lake. where camp was established in the
country which abounds in deer. bear
porcupines and numerous other wild
beasts. Camp was established forty miles
from human habitation and in a place
where the campers found it an easy mat
ter to get complete rest.
In Round lake the anglers found only
brook trout. while in Hollow and Bear
lakes gray and lake trout were found in
abundance. Mr.. James landed the biggest
fish of the party, gray trout Weighing
ten pounds. Not far from the camp was
a cave filled with natural ice. but the
drinking water was so cold that the ice
was not much in demand.
The nights were extremely cold. while
the days were correspondence hot. At
night the campers found it necessary to
sleep beneath several heavy blankets. in
addition TO being clad in wooden pajamaS
and sweaters.
Every sound has meaning to the
guides said Mr.. Sudwarth to Il Star re-
porter. and they know the value of all
the foliage"
Mr.. Sudwarth told of how the guides
We're always able to tell from the peculiar
noises just what animal was near and
also of how they know the medicinal
qualities Of the vegetation. The guides
are excellent cooks, he stated, and are
handy at everything about camp.
1t was during the hot spell of weather
experienced in this section this summer
that the Washingtonians were in camp
Each of the party OF campers gained
flesh while on the outing, the smallest
gain beng eight pounds.
Continued muddy water in the Shenan-
doah and upper Potomac rivers has
driven many bass fishermen To the salt
water section of the Potomac and to
places on the Chesapeake bay. Some of
the spOrtSmfn who never before thought
there was any sport fishing at places
where black bass did not abound are now
we'll satisfied to catch trout, tailors, spots
and other salt water fish
Bass fishermen have about abandoned
hope of having any sport before fall. the
water having been muddy for several
weeks and occasional rains serving to
continue the unfavorabe condition.
when the water does clear said Rob-
ert T.. Nolkmer yesterday. bass fishing
VIII De great. Inc water mas DeGn So
muddy that anglers have kept away from
the river, and when the conditions i'm
prove there is every reason to believe
that good sport will be had
Despite the muddy condition of the
water a number of fishermen have been
trying their luck about the vicinity of the
city. A few rockfish. catfish and an oc-
casional carp are being caught, but the
fish are not plentiful enough to make
the sport interesting.
RI rota ca,.f-
the river and Chesapeake bay are en-
couraging. Fishermen say they are hav-
ing better sport this year than formerly,
the run of fish being large and there be-
ing plenty of them.
Eugene Herman. S. II. Banks, Walter
De Alley, r. +. Mankin and John W.
Hurley We're guests last sunday of Capt.
John H. De Alley at Colonial Beach
Come down and join me in a fishing
trip" was the invitation received by the
anglers.
What do / know about fshing?" asked
Eugene Herman, the veteran theatrical
man but he added. 'I'll go just the
same.
Saturday afternoon the party of anglers
went to the resort down the river in
der to be on hand for an early start
Sunday morning. An early-morning trip
10 Swans Point landed them where the
fish were said TO have been most pIenti-
getting bites
Tailors and big white perch took the
bait as fast as il reached the water, and
occasionally good rockfish fell victim 10
the enticing peeler bait.
1t fell to the lot of the veteran theat-
rical man to fish from Il cabin window,
and he did not experience any luck.
Il told YOU l didn't know anything
about fishing. he said. finding il monot-
onous to hold THE line and not catch any
thing.
One OF the other members of the party
Fastened big fish on the line of the
theatrical man and caused a little excite
ment. The spell was broken and then
everybody caught fish. More than $50
We're caught.
Fish have to eat" Mack Sparrough re-
marked last Sunday, when he was pre-
pairing to join the RunawayS on their
trip to hymont, land because the water
is muddy there is no reason why they
will not take bait
August Herrler never heard of fish be-
ing caught in muddy water, he said. and
had 1t not been for Mack Sparrouph's
reasoning he would not have taken his
tackle with him Now he's glad he took
it, for the fish bit fast and furfouslv and
they were good ones.
AS soon as the boat made fast at Civ
mont the fishermen in the party went in
search of anything belonging to the finny
tribe.
Give me a dime and I'll show you
where YOU can catch big ones from the
| shore" said small colored boy to Louis
Raymond, confidentially.
The boy piloted the angler to a point
some distance from the wharf, and soon
/ the big white perch were coming from
the river. Muddy water, 1t was seen, did
| not prevent the fish from feeding and
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