Evening star., 1917-01-06
ROD AND GUN.

near Matthias Point. Va. where he In
dulged in several short outings with
gun and dogs.
winter season in the country ap-
peals to me-" said the sportsman, al
though I miss fishing. Tho small nets
have been taken from the river in the
vicinity of Matthias Point. and the nsh
will have more chance to avoid capture
before the opening of the spring sea
SON.
Last season. said Mr.. Schleicheri.
there was splendid fishing in that part
of the river. where it is possible TO
find water at almost any depth up 10
more than 100 feet.
There are thousands of geese and
ducks on the river the sportsman
said, but they have been hunted so
much that they are wild and poor.
Patrick Riordan says he doubts II there
will be much spring fishing along the up-
per Potomac. II has been only year
or two since the enthusiast made record
catches in the rough water below Great
Falls
And it's time for the big ones 20 APP
pear there again. he suggested TO John
W. Hurley.
1t is the veterans intention TO give
the gamesters a trial RS soon as the ice
leaves the river and the weather is warm
enough to keep from freezing.
by the way" said Riordan. did il
ever appear to you that small-mouth bass
ty of eels in the river? Two years ago
there were thousands of small eels In the
river near Great Falls. and there was
fine sport, but last season eels were few
and far between and SO were the bass.
When Mai. Sylvester was game warden
Of the District he appreciated the neces-
sty for shortening the season for quail
and recommended the enactment OF a
law for that purpose, He understood
that when the season in the nearby states
ended there should be no market for pot
hunters
CLOSE the market to them he often
remarked, land the slaughter will cease" p"
In one Of his reports to the Commits
sioners, Maj Sylvester said:
THE game laws of the District should
be amended SO as to close the sea-
son for the sale OF quail in
ruary ! in any year. The District OF
Columbia has already become the Dump
ing ground for the disposal OF these birds.
after seasons have closed in most all Of
the states. To permit the open season
to be longer here is an inducement TO pot
hunters, trappers and shippers to send
such game into the District in violation Of
the interstate law, yet prosecutions can
within the Jurisdiction from which ship
ments are made"
Mai. Pullman is taking an active in
terest in the matter of conservation OF
the game IN tne D1Strlct- he mas nad
members of his command see to the feed
ing of the game when the ground has
been covered with snow. and he may
make a move In the direction of shorten
ing the season for birds
Mack Sparrough and William Wyn-
koop were disappointed sportsmen
when they went to F1etcher's for a
weekend outing. They took with
them a firepot that c. E. Heard had
con structed and presented as N holiday
remembrance. but there was so much
ice along the shore that they were un-
able to navigate a boat.
Charles H. Cecil Christmas day at
tened a dinner at the Hotel Rennert.
Baltimore, at which the guests were
sportsmen who had participated in rod
and line sport at Ocean City. Nd, last
season.
1T was happy reunion of anglers"
said the only Washington guest, ''and
the boys talked over their big catches
of last year"