The Washington herald., 1919-06-07

BY Dick Peed

Now that the bass season is omen
nshlng OF all kind is offefed. Rock
hsh are plentiful but small i'm the
vicinity of Washington and manv
good strings of pan rock are report
ed, with now and then one weighing
between five and ten pounds. Hard.
heads at the nearby salt water re-
sorts were never more plentiful and
great strings are frequent while now
and then some trout are reported
from salt water. Bass are in season
and the water is in good condition
for this sport. For those who fish with
the tides conditions are not good as
high tide will prevail about daylight
this morning and late in the after
noon.
Dick st. Johns landed a six and +,
halp-pound rock near Fletcber's Sun
day.
Charlie Stevens, one Of the local
NaItonltes, went to Chesapeake
beach Monday and returned with a
string OF more than 100 hardheads. s
Jarvis Moulden and several other
1rlends received generous allowances
from the catch.
Ed. Craig caught a nine-pound rock
hsh near the stone quarries below the
chain bridge last Monday.
Reports from Chesapeake Beach tell
of the greatest season ever known for
hardheads or croakers. Catches al
most unbelievable are frequent and
almost everyone who tries catches
hsh. But to be successful You must
nave the proper bait, soft or peeler
crabs. blood worms or shrimp. and
also consider the proper tides and
other conditions.
ommy Wright came down from
Fletchers the early part of the week
with a five and a haIf-pound rock.
WIN Cornish caught a fine big small
mouth bass at the mouth of Cabin
John Run Sunday. The fish tool, tho
common ground worm. Along with
this one he caught four below the
legal size, which he was sportsr,a N
enough to return to the water. If ALI
other fishermen would follow this ex-
ample it would be a great aid in the
enorts to conserve the supply of this
truly game fish.
The writer of Fishing" received an
item Thursday intended for this col
umn which reads as follows, except
those portions omitted, which mic,bt
serve to identify the fisherman and
bring him trouble:
e II. G. - (deleted) of the oar
penter shop, caught a four-pounder
at Great Falls on Decoration Day
using net Same fellow going up
again tomorrow"
We don't know what he caught yes
terday, but We do know that II the
autho1ties catch him taking Ash with
a net he will remember the day and
be poorer to the extent of about so5
DR.. w. B. Silliman, George Io,
William Rich and H. NJ. Sporrongb
made the greatest catch of b.rd.
heads that has been reported This
year. Fishing at Benedict on Memo-
rial Day they caught and brought to
Washington 164 of these fish, weigh
ing from one to three pounds each.
George Miller introduced Edward
Murphy. recent arrival from Bal
timore, to rock fishing in the Poto-
mac last Friday. The two took nine
teen rock near the south end of the
Little River retainisg wall, fishing
with blood worms. There were no
large ones, the heoviest weirbino
about two pounds.
Fishing at the Tidal Basin floodgate
near the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing last Sunday, F. II. Jenkins
and William Lines caught 54 pan
rock in less than three hours. A
catchy of "a was made by the same
gentlemen at the same place on May
80. =
Numerous complaints are made of
inconsiderate ~boatmen and bathers
swimming and splashing around and
among the lines of fishermen. II
would seem that common courtesy
would preclude such action, but II
seems not. A good three-ounce sink
er cast about recklessly might be a
help in. some cases where you are
sure the act is one of pure cussed-