Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-26

Hdl IL Is hui always Tile cApcIlcuCcO
fisherman who catch the greatest num-
Der of fish was evidenced on the river at
Fletcher's Wednesday afternoon when
Charlie Porter took his father, Capt.
Isaac d. Porter. District probation Of
ficer to show him how to haul EN- out.
John Dean of the Post Office Depart
ment and Hugh a. Kane were members
of the party.
Papa has not been fishing for SO long
a time Charlie Porter told his two
friends that We'll have some fun when
we get started
Papa and John. Dean went in one boat,
while the son and Hugh A. Kane went
in another craft. In order that there
might be no mistake and that no fish
might be bought, Charlie and his ex-
perienced companion anchored only
short distance from the other boat. Lines
were cast and all were ready for good
hearty laugh.
Fish or no count shouted the cap
tain. pulling up two good pan fish.
The novice repeated the catch seVera.
times before there was any sign OF even
a scale in the other boat Night came on
and the quartet went ashore. when the
| count was concluded the captain and ms
companion had a count of 1Gi. while the
veterans with hook and line were able TO
show only seventy. and thus the laugh
was on the other side.
Bass fishing is being INDUCED in just
across the borders of the District. 1t IS
generally unde rstood that there is pro-
lection law in Maryland to prevent the
taking of bass during the closed season
| in the District.
But if there is such a law on the
statute books remarked a local sports
man, Il have seen no evidence OF an!
effort having been made to enforce 1t.
Reports have it that some strings OF
fine bass were recently cauent IN the
vicinity of TrammeIs, near Great Falls.
and that many ig-mouth bass have been
captured below the city. especially in the
Virginia creeks.
Thousands of plymouth bass are being
taken from the river in nets and shipped
north. 1t is stated. but under the law
they cannot be offered for sale in this
city until May ..
Il have been unable to find any law
providing a closed season in Maryland"
said John TrammeJ to a Star reporter.
Anglers about the city have all failed
to find such a law and are fishing the
same as at other seasons"
Spring bass season has no attraction
for me-" Patrick Riordan. one of the best
of the local bass fishermen. remarked to
a Star reporter. They bite all right, but
there is always the suspicion that they
are spawning and that cuts out the
| sport
| Shad and herring have made their APP
pearance in the river above the Aqueduct
| bridge. and when these arrive the fish
efmen get ready for rOckish-both usu-
ally coming near the same date.
Herring gills make the best bait for
| rockfish.'' said John w. Hurley. when he
saw herring jumping after bait not far
not here they soon will be. l am going
| to give them a trial early next week.
| w. II. Buckingham, also fond of catch
ing rockfish probably will accompany
Hurley on his first trip:
There is every indication that shad
are here in large numbers" commented
Buckingham. and 1 think l will try my
hand at snagging them. One afternoon a
year ago 1 snagged four shad and many
herring"
| Scores of boats with anglers aboard
have been on the river every day this
week Last Sunday the water was still
| high and muddy. and not many were sue
were lucky. however. but there was not
much compensation for the trouble in
yolved.
| Monday the water was lower and in
| better condition, and the succeeding days
showed further Improvement, and perch
| bit more freely. The angler who did not
| meet with success was the exception.
many landing more than 200 fish a
DAY outing.
| Several Mississippi catfish and a few
yellow perch were also caught this week.
and one rod and line man Wednesday
afternoon hooked a srnall-mouth bass.
Il just got a good look at the fish, he
| said. Il was able to tell ii was a bass
| before 1t dropped back into the water.
Had l succeeded in landing the bass.
l would have returned it to the river, of
| course, this being the closed season.
G vS ho 10 he
able to estimate the number of white
perch in the Potomac at the head of tide
| water just now.
when a man can fish single handed
and catch 300 fish, he stated. there is
| no telling what number there must be in
the river
Mack has lost very little time on the
| river since the perch started taking bait.
and when a lull in the fishing season
comes, he says, he will feel lost.
And after ALL he remarked. Il
haven't anything on Col. Hurley and
few Others"
Wade II. Coombs, Chat Towers, George
Boyd and William Towers took a rest
from their labors in the District build
ing Tuesday and went to the upper river
to prove which member of the quartet
could land the greatest number of perch.
John w. Hurley and Maj. r. 4. OBrien
joined them.
Because one of their number a novice
at catching fish. neglected to take both
parts of the bait bucket along was no
bar to enjoyment, for big white perch
took angleworms in preference to soft