Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-14

establishment at his feat and asked how
he did it,
That's the way we do it in Japan he
said
Asked if he ever used a line he replied
that he never did and that he had caugh,
as many as two dozen fish in one day
The real sport of the game is in getting
| the big ones, he said. as the small ones
are too Wlry to catch.
j. T.. Buckingham's prediction that the
big rock fish would return to the section
! as soon as the water conditions i'm
proved has come true and anglers are
correspondingly happy. Early in the week
eral small fish were caught near the
Aqueduct bridge and later larger ones
We're caught.
Wednesday they made their appear
ance near the Chain bridge and Thursday
and yesterday there were not boats
enough on the river to accommodate the
enthusiasts. Bloodworms We're in de-
mand. and it became necessary for
dealers to telegraph for additional sup
plies. anglers finding the worms the only
bait the fish would take.
T.. O. Craig. one of the most successful
anglers on the Potomac. was out early
Wednesday, He fished in the vicinity of
Chain bridge and as far down as Analos-
tan Island, landing fourteen fish. Eight
of the catch averaged five pounds each.
Thomas Collins and Joseph Marquest
enjoyed great sport on the river yes
terday, being two of scores OF anglers
who tried their luck in the vicinity of
Fletcher's.
When you find good place." says
Collins, stick to it. People who are
continually changing from place to place
usually do not have the luck that comes
to those who remain quiet
Fishing below Chain bridge the two
anglers landed ten rock fish. The largest
of the ten weighed nearly seven pounds
John w. Hurley was on hand at
Fletcher's Thursday afternoon prepared
to get few of the big rocktish. He was
unfortunate enough to get where the
Mississippi catfish insisted upon sampling
his bait and it became necessary for him
to leave the vicinity of the "parlor' and
seek the white and black fish elsewhere
One fish weighing one and one-half
pounds was caught soon after he wet his
line, and for an hour 1t seemed as IL
there were no more fish In the river. The
angler, little disheartened, was about
to give up, when he decided to try one
more bait. selecting the largest blood
worm in the boat.
Presently something tugged at his line.
LAT last he sighed, land it's a big
one
The fish weighed four pounds.
w. r. Roberts left his bungalow OH
the Virginia side of the river Thursday
morning to so to his place OF busiAess,
having arranged to stop and try his luck
on his way to the city. Charlie Fletcher
boated him to the vicinity of Chain
bridge. and soon his line was in the
water.
When he was ready to leave the river
he had count Of five rocksh, the larg-
est weighing five pounds. One weighed
four, one three and one two POUNDS. The
smallest fish weighed less than one
pound.
Mack -parrough was on the river
early in the week trying his luck. He
caught five rockfish near Reynolds
Tuesday. and Thursday he went with
Warren Reed and Joe Parnin to Bush
eddy. Between and o'clock the three
anglers each had fish.
Time to pull up stakes suggested
Parnin when he saw the sun disappear
ing and the moon showing light enough
for them to reach shore without the aid
of lamp.
"One more trial" said Sparrough.
Presently one of the anglers had a
strike. Then another got fish. and in
thirty minutes five rockfish had been
added to their string. The largest fish
on the string weighed three and one-half
pounds.
Charlie Fletcher and William Payne
landed five rOckfish Thursday afternoon.
They caught the fish a short distance
below Chain bridge and they weighed
from two to five pounds each.