Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-04

Cold weather and snow fiurries pre-
| vented piscatorial enthusiasts from
being much in evidence on weekend
outings and was the means of compell-
| ing many of the sportsmen to remain at
| home with their families. one of them
| said But with the opening of spring
| weather. he added. 1.-The families will
see very little of many of them, for
then the anglers will take advantage
of the spring season for white perch
Following the perch season VIII
come the season for the big rockfsh,
and early in June there ought to be
good fishing for hardheads. trout,
croakers and other fish that are found
| in salt water
Salt water fishing should keep the
sportsmen busy until late in the fall.
when the season for small-mouth bass
will be on.
| There was time when there were
hundreds of anglers in this city who
cared for no piscatorial sport other
than small-mouth bass fishing, but that
was when bass were plentiful. and
when an angler was almost certain TO
get string of fish every time he
made the effort
Joe Bodine. who has charge of the
Anglers, club. one of the oldest fishing
clubs in this section, tells of the good
snort members of that organization en-
joyed years ago. =.
BASS were plentiful in those days
he said land it was possible for an
giers TO catch good strings of them.
and it was a common occurrence Tor
sportsman to give fellow two or
three bass" 49,
such were the conditions before the
carp and Mississippi catnsn mae Via
appearance in the Potomac, ana "hie
MANY bass still are caught IN the up
per river there is no such thlne as d
angler giving persons, practicaiiy
Strangers. bass or two
Rudy Quistorf. Charlie Porter and
John Dean recently participated IN a
fishing trip on the river near fletcher
and caught fish enough to last lnehi
week.
much with Charlie Porter's hshlng
plans, his companions say. and usuaiiF
he is able to find one or two TRENDS
who are willing to brave rough "eath-
After all" said Porter. what differ
ence does it make if A man goes pre-
pared to combat unfavorable conhi.
tons Dress properly. have charcoal |
fire in the boat or ca"phre oii 9h'i (
and enjoy life.
The three have landed some big fish
at different places along the Potomac
and they are going to make an eHort TO
get a prize winner this season.
Porter led the eaten with a Mlssls-
sinpi catfish that weighed twelve
pounds. Quistorf following with an
eiRht-pounder. and Dean bringing up
the rear with several smaller fish
Ia / IL
forget catch of sixteen rockfish
weighing 1872 pounds made near Tur-
kew Foot three years ago. The Vetera II
and Charlie Fletcher made the catch,
and had it not been that the bait gave
out the catch probably would have
been fifty or more pounds heavier,
Buckingham said
Catching big rockfish is great sport"
said Buckingham. telling of the sue
cessful trip, land only persons who
have landed them have any apprecia-
ton of the excitement attending the
catches"
1t is during the herring season that
the big rockfish are caught. Expe-
rienced anglers say that herring gills
make the best bait for them. though
the fish will take cut herring, at times.
When herring bait is used. it is stat
ed. the bait must be exceptionally
! fresh and one herring will make only
| two bait. Bleached gills are useless
| for bait.
There is every reason to believe
there will be a good season for rock
Ash this year." commented Buckins-
ham.
| y. L. Pulliam and s B. Kendig were
at the tidal basin Thursday afternoon.
They spooned near where the hot
| water from an engine room empties
| in the basin. the ''hot-water box" as
| it is called, and Pulliam landed three
bass. kendig blamed his tackle for his
failure to get fish.
| Death this week claimed Henry. Tai
| bolt, one of the most enthusiastic of
the several hundred local anglers. He
was regarded as one of the most expert
| fly fishermen in the United States. it is
stated, and wrote many articles about
where and how to fish
| Many years ago Henry Talbot was a
companion of Jesse Middleton, now
dead. who resided at Four Mile Run,
| Va, where number of the more prom
| inent expert fly anglers enjoyed late
afternoons and early mornings on the
river.
Bruce S. BranSon and John A. Rooms
are close personal and business friends.
but there is one question upon which
| they have never been able to agree, and
| that is the ownership of a rabbit that
both shot while on cunning trip the
past season.
1t is agreed that each gunner shot
the rabbit One shot Bre'r Rabbit
| while he was going and the other while
he was coming.
| There were no rules of the road to
| Apply to that incident" said Branson
| land it was not a question of east and
west or north and south having the
| right of way. and under the circum-
| stances we were unable to decide the
question of ownership
| II shot the rabbits head off," said
Rooms. And l shot it in the left hind
Leg" was Branson's rejoinder.
1 I'VE were never able to determine
| the question of ownership" said one of
| the sportsmen, but did not have any
trouble settling the question of dis
position of it.
1.-The potpie." he added. was thor
| oughly enjoyed"
Anglers are wondering if this season
will bring a repetition of the sport of
catching rockf1sh in the vicinity of An
napolis. Md, such as was enjoyed last
| season. Usually there is good sport to
he found in the vicinity of Annapolis
and last year it remained for a party
of Washington anglers to open the
eyes of the Maryland sportsmen.
They caught 20s large rockflsh, com
mented ]. E. Buckingham, who was a
| member of the party that included
] William Campbell. George Moore, Dick