Evening star., 1914-10-31
the rockfish put up a stronger fight
than the bass"

Edward Helmuth Of the Bureau of
engraving and printing has spent many
weekend holidays on the river at Point
of Rocks this season. He is an enthu-
siastic angler, one of many such per-
sons in the bureau, and has many large
bass to his credit.
Last Sunday Helmuth was on the
river long enough to get six fish. They
were not especially large ones. he said,
but some were two-pounders.
Bob Susan and Harry Pyemont have
tomac river and Eastern branch in the
vicinity Of the city this season and
have gone as far as Great Falls to
catch black bass.
Last Sunday their trip was to Little
river. They baited for bass, they said
but caught nothing but yellow perch.
Fishing in the Eastern branch above
Benning bridge, the anglers caught a
number of perch and a few carp.
the protection of fish In the Potomac
river and Eastern branch within the
District of Columbia should be charged
1T is all right to protect shad and
herring. bass, rockfish and other food
fish, he said, but the time has come
when the taking of carp from the river
should be permitted. 1t might be well
to permit it only under police super
vision. but they should be taken from
the river for the protection of other
fish"
Baur says he is certain that there
are plenty of carp In the river weigh
ing as much as sixty pounds. They de-
stroy smaller fish. he said. and at times
impossible to seine bait without catch
ing so many carp that they kill the
smaller fish in the seine.
Joe Hunter. who has the reputation
OF being the most successful bass
nsherman In this city, is engaged in
oiling his reels and looking over his
fishing paraphernalia preparatory to
bidding the bass season farewell until
next spring.
The sportsman expects to do no more
bass fishing this season, ne says. al
though it is possible that reports Of ex-
ceHent sport being enjoyed up the
river may tempt him. He is getting
mis- guns and other paraphernalia in
readiness for the cunning season.
Frank Hayes and Buck White were
at Trammells one day this week. They
found water and weather conditions
about perfect, they said, and fish were
fairly plentiful.
When the two anglers put away their
tackle for the day they had a count
of seventeen bass, and the FISH were
fairly good size. When the water gets
trihe cloudy they expect to expert
ence better luck
1t is reported that thre.. large bass
were caught in the receiving reservoir
one rainy day not long ago. \ number
of years ago bass fishing in the res
ervofr was permitted, the government
issuing permits to sportsmea, and
many persons availed themselves of the
privilege.
But there came I time when no
more permits We're granted" said one
of the older anglers and the bovs
who used to fish there had to find sport
on the river
1t is said that two anglers climbed
the fence several days ago, got in a
secluded spot and tried their luck
it is stated. and the anglers were not
caught as trespassers.
More than 100 sportsm-n walked the
seaWall at the tidal basin Sunday and
did their best to catch bass They were
them We're lucky enough to get
few fish.
Anglers say, that spooning is the
most successful method of the
fish were caught with live bait Most
of the bass that were caught were
fish that weighed two pounds or more.
w iAidHl buEtldHlS Tried MS lucl. from
the seawitll at the basin Monday after
noon. lie was rewarded with the
landing of u thre=-poInd bass
kinggold Hart, Charlie Porter and
Ha;'r: Barger went to the meeting OF
the channels Saturday afternoon They
knew OF the attractive catches of rock
fish made there and near the steel
plant earlier in the week, they said,
and they thought it would do no harm
to give the fish a trial.
1t was late in the afternoon when
their boatman dropped anchor and it
was only a few minutes later that one
of the anglers called attention to
particularly threatening cloud in the
west.
Hoist anchor was the order given
by one of the trio, but before he couid
respond large eel was caught by
| Hart.
Never went fishing in my life that l
! didn't catch a fish, said Hart and
Charlie Porter seriously questioned his
| statement that an angler would regard
an eel a fish.
/ Fully fifty men and women were at
Aqua creek last Sunday. Many of them
| reached there from Fredericksburg and
Washington Saturday night, and re-
| nained at Travellers Rest over night.
| The visitors were on the river Sun
! daE morning, and some we're successful
enough to catch fish enough for Il fry,