Evening star., 1914-04-11

Baur. prevented me from hauling for
bait. but did not stop me from enjoying
a fishing trip
| The angler fished along the edge Of the
channel near -Four Mile run and landed
a long string of fish.
/, When a man goes fishing and forgets
| to take hooks with him." remarked Karl
Achterkirchen. its a case of hard luck.
That's just what John Hurley did, and
he's such an old hand at the business
that it surprised his friends
| The surprising thing about the veteran
angler, stated his friend. is his inability
/ to manage a boat. Hurley says he
cannot row boat. but his friends think
lit case of not wanting to indulge in
| the exercise.
| Tuesday he went to F7etchers and was
given a tow to the channel, where his
boat was anchored and he was left to en-
! joy the sport. When he was ready to drop
his line overheard he discovered he had
left his hooks at home. and SO much de-
| lay was experienced in an effort to get
a supply OF hooks that the angler had to
abandon his sport.
The water is falling and the water
| clearing was stated in letter John
| Hurley yesterday received from boat
man at Knoxville Md.
Il was out yesterday the boatman
! added, land caught seven bass, but they
! We're not large.
| Come up when you can," the message
/ concluded.
The season in Maryland for bass, 1t Is
stated, does not close until April 10
and Hurley says he will be on the upper
river before that time.
Il know it's against the law to bring
| them in the city, he remarked, ''but
| it's not against the law to put them
| back into the river after catching them
| The sport Is in the catching and not In
the eating"
| William Machen. one of the enthu-
siastic anglers of this city. hopes te
in year or two, and Austin Savage is
claiming part ownership in the plan.
Il suggested that he stock Squire
creek with brook trout says Savage
! land when the trout are put there my
part should make me entitled to the
fishing privilege
Squirrel creek runs through the
Machen farm in Prince Georges county
be a splendid place for brook trout The
| owner has been promised a supply OF
i 1900 young trout.
John ]. Fister took advantage Of the
| last day of the bass season in the Dis
trict and went to Whitewater, a short dis.
tance this side of Great Falls. to get q
last string Of bass. The season in Mary
land does not close until next Wednesday
but the angler felt that he would like
to enjoy one fish dinner this spring, and
SO he made the journey.
But I only caught eight bass ant
eleven crappie,' he said, displaying tha
many fish when he returned home, q
string that would have excited many q
t fisherman.
''One day last year 1 landed two
dozen fish in an hour
| Edward C. Craig the past week got his
share of the run of white perch. He prob
ably is better prepared for fishing thar
is any other local sportsman, having
built a boat to suit his needs.
And he never goes on the river without
plenty of bait of all kinds William T
Reynolds stated
and he added. "he knows how t.
use the bait
eral times and each time he landed 3
long string of fish
William P. Bowie, representing W. F.
Annapolis. Md, and conferred with Gov
iGoldsborough and Game Warden Curley
with reference to a bill passed by the
state legislature to prevent the shipping
1t is provided in the measure tina,
only bait from inclosed ponds may be
shipped out of the county. The approval
Iof the measure, Mr. Bowie explained
Iience and additional expense to bass fish
lermen.
The measure. Gov. Goidsborough was
told. will affect the supply of mad toms
Ishipped to this city, Baltimore and other
lplaces. most of that particular bait com.
ling from Washington county. Both the
|governor and game warden displayed
much interest in the measure, and the
latter will recommend that the governor
veto the bill.
The snagging of herring promises tc
furnish sport for the anglers who do no,
ha 10
lines with snags attached. Herring. il
is stated. are fairly plentiful in the river
between AQueduct and Chain bridges
One fisherman snagged shad recently.