The Washington times., 1914-07-12
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Weather forecast: Clear tonight and
Monday, little change in temperature.
Condition of Potomac: Clouded.
Wind: Moderate, variable winds.
High tide: II:4a a. m.
Low tide: $3.50 a. m. and 6:I3 p. m.

The river still continues clouded.
thereby indorsing the Judgment of the
old rivermen, who declare 1t will not be
clear enough to bring any results until
about the middle of the week-provided
there Is no rain. There Is practically
nothing being caught along the entire
line in the vicinity Of Washington. al
though hopeful ones are still going out
whenever free time presents itself.
While there Is no news of fishing. 1t Is
well to take stock of equipment. One
OF the most important things of a fish,
erman's outfit Is his tackle box--and an
important one about the fisherman him
self is the way he keeps IL. The slip
shod, haphazard fisherman usually has
a tackle box, but rs a rule 1t Is in such
Gross disorder that 1t Is fitting refec-
ton Of the man
To see a man come to the water with
large box expressively coated with
mud and dirt Is a sufficient indication
that the interior will keep It company.
Hooks will be found snarled; sinkers
will be rinSed on the shanks Of hooks or
on the gangs which follow casting lures.
There will be odds and ends of line
everywhere. Reels will be guTnmy and
dirty. and the spools will give out =
metallic crate when the handle Is spun.
of bait adhering to the sides and bot
tom Of the trays and an offensive odor
will rise from within, a result of the
cerelessly kept box. the dried and rot
ted bait and the mildew of lines, put
away in a watery condition.
How anyone can be expected to find
what he wants in a hurry, no one can
see. 1t requires but little more time
at the end Of day to straighten up,
and 1t Is well worth the time used, as
1t is so much time gained when one
wants something.
II is safe to say that a near-sports-
man. with such a condition of tackle
box. will fish in exactly the way Ids
tackle-box looks. Some comparison,
but expressive: q. e. d., he Is very
poor fisheranm.
The following places bear the reputa-
ton of being good fishing grounds: %
The Parlor," pool above Boiling
Rock. straight out from F1etcher's. The
water is deep and swift, and the pool
bears its name because the fish are
known to congregate there. CD Middle
Rock, above the Chain Bridge. It Is
we'll to arrange to have a boat taken
UP on the flood tide, as 1t is impossible
to make headway against an ebb tide.
(9 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. 90 Near
the Ladder" at the Chain Bridge op-
posite the branch on the virginia side.
land. along the bend of the river. Water
about thirty feet deep. 90 Near the
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. % The
Dyke between Alexandria and Mt. Yer
non. Boats may be obtained near car
station. Cg Occoquan. above the bridge.
Bait may always be obtained at the
following places: Reynolds, Baileys.
and Millers: usually. at the fishing
tackle stores.