Evening star., 1914-04-11

| Anglers are expecting an early run Of
rock this season. Two small rockfsh
were caught in the river above Aqueduct
bridge this week. it is reported, while
/ below the city thousands of them are
| being caught in seiues.
| The fact that they are being caught in
seines.'' commented John W. Hurley,
Shows they are there. And if they are,
there is no reason why they cannot be
caught. They have to eat
! Last year rockfsh were Plentiful and
many exceptionally large ones were
caught, Joe and Charlie Fletcher and ].
E. Buckingham making a record catch
of 14o pounds one afternoon
| We are going to try to smash that
record remarked the veteran angler
Buckingham. land We'll stick to it for a
| week but what Wen turn the trick
| Anglers have every reason to believe
| rockfsh are in the river in the vicinity of
this city.
''Shad and herring are here said w
| T. Reynolds. land when the herring come
| it is fair to presume that rocktish are
not far away
| Reports from Aqua creek, Quantico and
other points within fifty miles of the
city are to the effect that thousands of
rockfish are being caught in nets, and
anglers probably will try their luck at
1 some of those places tomorrow.
| Many anglers have planned trips to the
| river in the vicinity of the city for to-
morrow to try for rockfish. Bloodworms
| have been ordered from local dealers,
| while some of the more enthusiastic Wal
tonites have sent to Baltimore for shrimp.
| thinking they are more attractive than
Ebioodworms.
| Big catches of white perch made this
| week opposite the schoolhouse, a place
familiar to most anglers, gave hundreds
of sportsmen the fever. and tomorrow, if
| the weather is good boats and bait will
| be in great demand.
| "Wednesday was a great day for white
perch fishermen said Charlie Fletcher.
| Everybody caught fish. and the fisher
man who went home with anything short
of splint basket filled with perch was
the exception A full basket was the
| rule
White perch this season have surprised
the anglers Heretofore, it is stated, the
early run of such fish has been favorably
disposed toward soft crab bait. the larger
fish refusing to take the ordinary angle
worm or bloodworm. Thus far this sea-
son, however, the fish seem well satisfied
with worms.
And what good thing they are re-
marked an old fisherman, when crabs
| the size of spiders are selling at S1.JO a
DOZEN
White perch are being caught in the
deep water all along the Potomac. the
river above the Aqueduet bridge attract
ing more fishermen than any other sec
| tion. 1t is thought the largest perch are
| found in the deepest water.
| The deep water off the White House,
a short distance below Marshall Hall. on
the Virginia side of the river. is reputed
~
tomac. Many big catches have been made
there in past years. and only two years
ago two anglers. fishing only with rod
| and line, sold S12 worth of fish as a re-
suit of days sport
Launch owners who enjoy sport on the
river with rod and line are making ex-
tensive preparations for the fishing sea
son. Many boats have already been put
overheard, and practically all of them
| will be in the river the coming week. II
will soon be time for automobile fishing
parties to make trips to points up and
down the Potomac.
Trips to points up the river will not be
due until the opening of the summer bass
| season, but down-river fishing probably
will be good early ip the summer. Rock
Point, Md, at the terminus of one of the
new state roads, where fishermen were sc
successful last season, promises to be ar
attractive place this season.
Benedict, on the PatuXent river. ir
Charles county, is another popular place
although the sandy road is a serious
drawback to automobilists who go there
on fishing trips. Coltons, near Blak-
istones Island is another place that is at.
tractive to anglers, rockfish usually be-
ing plentiful on the bar near the island
while good sport is usually to be found
near the mouth of st. Patricks creek. Co
lonian Beach. Wilkersons and points as
f,r ,n I, nnk prS
also places that are attractive to fisher
| men.
Mack Sparrough and William Wynkoor
I Wednesday went to the mouth of Dlfflcul,
run, a short distance below Great Falls
on the Virginia side of the river, anG
had great sport.
Where Difficult run enlpties into the
Potomac river" stated one of the an
glers. sis one of the most attractive points
on the river and is a place where bass
fishing usually is good
Il The anglers say the absence of boats Is
the only obstacle in the way of making
the place an attractive one to anglers.
"It was not early when We reached tht
river" one of them stated. but the tisl
came along in 4 hurry and we lost ne
time getting them
Long before sundown the pair started
bomeward with twenty big Mississippi
catfish the result of their sport. and they
had all they wanted to carry over thu
| hill to the car line.
| Owners of boats would do well to see tt
| the safe fastening Of their fishing Graf
, along the river. is the advice given b,
. Joseph Baur. Joe has a house at Ben
| ming and another one at Four Mile Run
| and incidentally was the owner of 4 Ion:
!, seine he used for catching bait.
II am no longer the posscssor of q
l SEINE he remarked yesterday. The nei
was more than mile from the railroad
at -Four Mile run. where fishing boat
was anchored, and net and boat both
disappeared.
2 The police were told of the work oi
S 1.-The river pirates and asked to make ar
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