The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
Fishing
BY Dick Peed

I a. L. Reinburg. plate printer and
master black bass fisherman, is in
business in Clarendon. having a cigar
and news stand in the interurban sta
tion there. Al is preparing to go after
the big ones this fall and has hopes
of landing the biggest bass for the
fourth consecutive year.
The authorities nipped a fellow
catching herring Illegally near the
chain bridge Monday and soaked him
for a so fine
John VI. Hogan. George F. Halsey
and Mrs. Halsey. comprised a lucky
party that fished near Dixey's
Landing a few days ago, bringing
home near 200 fish that weighed
over forty pounds. Hogan tells Of
a couple of boats whose occupants
were catching big perch to beat the
band in front of the quarries when
the foreman of the quarries or
dered them away, saying they were
going to touch of the shots buried
IN the rocks. They refused to move
and of went the blast. throwing
big stones all around the anglers
but with no casualties. These fell
lows must have been some of
Pershing's boys and were used to it.
A local angler repofts seeing a
catch of more than seventy small
bass at Great Falls during the past
week. Nearly all were under size.
and, of course. all were caught con-
trary to the law.
Eua Voipbt oot orad IN pock Dnipt
Sunday. He reports hard heads plen-
tiful there. but bait very scarce.
Sergt. John Waller, a veteran of
the civil war and one of the char
acters of the Government Printing
Office avows that he is the owner OF
a real bass hound" Mr.. Waller
and the dog las the story runs) were
along the Potomac near Cabin John
Bridge when a four-pound bass in
chase of minnows ran into shallow
wateR where the dog pounced upon
the fish and brought him ashore and
to his masters feet. We have known
John long and well and therefore
this story for your own conclu-
sions.
Nick Altrock. coach and clown of
the local baseball team. Is an ar
dent angler and frequently tries his
luck in the waters near Washington.
The Federal authorities raided a
party of men fishing with a net near
the chain bridge few days ago. Four
of them were captured and were fined
$50 each. little work of this kind
around Gravel Creek, Four Mile Run
and Norman's Point would be a good
idea. At these places seines are being
used and the iawbreakers do not even
take the trouble to throw the small
fish back into the water but leave
them to die and rot along the shore.
Around Great Falls bass are now be-
ing taken just within a few days of
the time when they would spawn and
reproduce many hundred fold. These
fellows are on par. with the man
that killed the goose that laid the
golden egg.
Edward Bentley. Harry Deckman,
Alfred Rich, william Donaldson and
II. Mack Sparrow motored to Bene-
diet Tuesday for a try at saltwater
fishing. They returned with 126 hard
heads, the first really good catch of
the season. Several of the fish weigh
ed over three pounds. Rich and
Sparrow made double header catch
at the same Instant. The four fish
being the same size and weighed APP
proximately ten pounds. The catch
filled five split baskets and was one
of the heaviest hook and line
strings seen here in years.
John F. Murrell of the Washington
Lumber Company intent on catching
a tarpon. will Leave today for Florida
to try his luck at the game Of big
fish.