Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08

1T does not often happen that fisher
men are anxious for RAIN said w. r.
Bowie. commenting upon the conditions
of the past two or three weeks, but
they certainly did desire it recently.
THE water was so clear" he said,
that anglers were able to see the fish
many feet below the surface and at
times they could really distinguish the
different varieties
And when the water is too clear he
said, there usually is not much doing
and when there was rain enough to
stain the water the fishermen were
happy"
Early in the season anglers had
about three days of good fishing. The
water became so clear, however, that
the perch almost refused to take the
bait and the man who handled the line
became Disguised. but last week the
good fishing was renewed and all avail
able boats were in demand.
Now" said the sportsman, rockflsh
are here and we will have no cause for
complaint. They ought to be plentiful
in another week"
Bernard Harding and Benjamin Hard
ing were among several hundred who
were on the river for a weekend out
ing, going at the close of the week and
enjoying a rest that sportsmen think
prolongs life.
1t was not so much a question of pro-
longing life with the Hardngs how
ever as it was of catching fish, and
they succeeded in landing several rock
fish, something that was accomplished
by very few persons that particular
day.
The two boys" fshed a little above
Walkers point. where they anchored
their boat. They remained in one posi-
ton all the time they were on the river,
and Bernard landed a roGkfish that
one that weighed l " pounds. and later
landed a smaller one.
News of the catch travelled fast"
said one of the older sportsmen on the
river, land by the time it reached Chain
bridge anglers were told that six
FOUNDER had been caught.
big fish took Ben Hardings bait
and gave him a lively fight. but he ad-
mitted he did not know what kind of
1T may have been a rockfsh." he
said, "or 1t may have been Mississip-
! pi catfish"
When the two fishermen left the wa
ter they had five dozen perch and sew
eral Mississippi catfish, in addition to
the three rock. Bloodworms proved to
be the most successful bait they used.
Ward Savage and John w. Hurley
The river for a weekend outing.
1T was all Hurley's fault" said
Savage II was out early In the morn
ing. but Hurley forgot the The, bet otieu He
Toying the meal we went hshing
.I'il admit that Hurley caught the
lnrst fish," Savage continued. but not
that he LANDED the 10 issTe malet
had caught. He thought It was a
rockfish when he pulled 1t from the
river, and was surprised when he
learned that it was "a -, sucker as the
land I'm going to claim the credit OF
having landed the biggest fish,.
white perch and several Mississippi
and channel catfish
A. J. Sahdala and his friend Smith
were together for weekend outing
on the river. They found the water
thew rot a tow to the vicinity of
Fletcher's and anchored.
Fishing in a boat not far from them
was James Beagle one one OF a1 the most at
he was fortunate enough to catch a
long string of small perch
What luck?" called Smith to Beagle
Plenty Of fish, 1at the ! h,, later replied;
DO you call them fish,? asked Smith.
reaching for the string.
"They were the only ones that came
to me-" said Beagle.
| sahdala and smith caukne = honoer
Warren Reed and DR.. Randall Par
sons were together and In boat near
them was Tommy Wright:
'T'n get mine" said the lone fish,
erman.
"And he did get all that was coming
| to him. Joe Fletcher remarked He
| usually does"
! g. 2 Hsltzsl ..nd Harry PAUL. nshed