The Washington times., 1914-07-21

The river still remains muddy. De-
spite the hopes of the fishermen and
the optimistic spirit of the copy boy
who was supposed 10 call up and find
out the condition of the Potomac. the
dread reality is that the river is very
muddy. The main squeeze" having
gone several feet straight upwards be-
cause the river was reported clear
Yesterday, the job of determining the
true state of affairs has been gently
but firmly placed in other hands.
The lighthouses along the river re-
port a little fishing and less catching.
Evidently the FISH are beginning to get
over Their hunger strike. for they are
taking a little notice. despite the mud
Some bass have ;een taken. and some
yellow perch, alonE with the, trust
worthy catfish, hut so far no strings
have sagged and broken benfath the
weight of the landed fisn.
These yellow perch are not pad fsh
at ali They grow to a respectable
size, now and then. and form a very
welcome addition to the table. although
their gameness is not such that they
maliciously attack innocent bystanders
and passing fishermen without provo
cation.
This job of trying to be fishing
editor when there Is no fishing is no
sinecure The children OF Israel kicked
on having to make bricks without
straw They and the writer. at least.
have something In. common; we have
the mud and we lack the straw. II
seems a trife Inconsistent. though.
when the fishing editor has appealed
10 those sportsnlen of the District who
have taken trips to nearby waters, to
drop a postal telling of their adven-
lures. TO compare results.
A dozen times the request has been
made to fishermen to keep this column
posted as to their success or lack of
IT, And there nave been about six
answers in the entire time the column
has been running. But yesterday.
statement crept into the head of this
column that the condition Of Po-
tomac" was clear" Anyone would
have known this for a palpable error
on the face of II, out you ought see
anG hear the vitlperation heaped upon
the helpless head of the fishing editor
Ceven though the mistake was not hisN.
Now. lou fishing fans, get busy!
Send in some decent contributions to
the Fisherman's Guide. from your own
experiences. and all will be forgiven.
II you don't-well keep the river
muddy!
The following places bear the reputa-
ton of being good fishing grounds: a.
The Parlor." pool above Boiling
Rock, straight out from letCner 8. i ne
water IS deep and swift. and tho pool
bears it's name because the fish are
known to congregate there. (2) Middle
Rock, above the Chain Bridge. 1t Is
well to arrange TO have a boat taken
up on the food tide, as 1t is impossible
to make headway against an ebb tide.
(3) The Hens and Chickens" OF the
point of the powerhouse near Fletch-
er's: water 40 to 50 feet deep and very
wifi. Care must be exercised. (4) Near
the Ladder" at the Chain Bridge. op-
posite the branch on the Virginia side
b) Opposite the point of Analostan Is
land. along the bend OF the river. Water
about thirty feet deep. (6) Near tho
Thurston steel plant, at junction of Po-
tomaC and Eastern Branch. % The IT,
dal Basin. Boats and bait may be OBJ
tanned at the Speedway boathouse, at
the western end OF the basin. CS) The
Dyke between Alexandria and Mt. Yer
non. Boats may be obtained near car
station. (9) Occoquan. above the bridge
Bait may always be obtained at the
following places: Reynolds. Bailey s.
and Miller's; usually. at the fishing
tackle stores.