The Washington herald., 1919-08-09
Fishing
BY Dick Peed

Bass fishing in the Potomac and
its tributaries has been better for
the past week than at any time
within the past two or three years.
Nearly every angler who tried his
luck was successful to a degree and
some large strings have been taken.
The local storms the middle of the
week made the waters near Wash
lngton muddy, but the upper rivers
were not disturbed much and in
Z consequence there was little inter-
ruption Of the sport. The Potomac
Is reported clear at Harpers Ferry
and the Shenandoah slightly cloudy
yesterday. At Great Falls condi-
ton was reported at II yesterday.
In the salt water the usual big
catches are reported now and then,
with an increase in both size and
number OF trout. Fishing by moon
lght is popular and is most sue
cessful in pursuit Of the latter fish.
E. c. Kemper. secretary of the
Potomac Anglers Club. caught q
small-moUth bass that weighed
one ounce over four pounds in the
, Potomac at SWANS lock last Sun
day.
Mrs. Brown. wife of Lieut. Brown.
stationed at Camp Meade. hooked
| and landed a nine and threc-quar-
ter-pOund rockhsh of Fletcher's .
Few days ago-the largest nsh Of
the kind caught in the vicinity Of
Washington this year
DR.. Utz and son. David. and pr
: Rice and two sons motored 70 Solo
mons Island last Saturday and 70
turned with a catch of 1877 FISH, q
good number Of trout included
II you are fishing for bass with
madtoms dehorn them-especiaIIy
the larger ones Take pair OF
pincers and break both side horns
and the one on the back II ycu have
ever had one OF these little weapons
of defense plunged into your hand
you will understand why many ID
bass has dropped your bait after a
short run that promised better re-
suits.
Hartley Wilson left last Saturday
for a Today fishing expedition at
and near Oakland. Nd, the streams
there being noted for brook trout
Small mouth bass are being caught
below the Chain Bridge. A camping
party taking three nice ones there the
early part OF the week.
/ Harry Brooks. Roger Brooks. NJ g
/ Waring and II. F. COlman have pur-
chased a cottage and a sve-acre trac,
OF land on Chesapeake Bay on the
SOlomOns Island road and will con-
b vert IL into a hunting and fishing
/ lodge. The place will be equipped
with hunting and fishing boats, duck
blinds. etc. and will be the real thing
/ when completed.
J Mr.. william Howard is at Colonial
Beach and having success al fshIng
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Halsey are
home after an extensive sojourn on
/ the North Fork OF the Shenandoah in
quest of bass. Eleven days of muddy
water sent Mr Halsey home without
: wetting line. A couple Of days later
the water cleared and Mrs. Halsey
caught an even dozen bass in one day
casting artificial bait
Prank Caldwell received a letter
from relatives at DlCkerSOn a few
days ago telling him OF a catch of
sixteen fine bass by Oscar Rhodes.
and another OF fourteen Of the same
kind Of FISH by Irving Anderson
Crayfsh are a good bass bait at
tins time Of the year. Hook them
well up in the tail from below and
us. a cork to keep the little HOLSTERS
of the bottom else they will hide
under rock or anything else offer
ing cover And don't give aS much
time after the strike as you would
for a nadtOm or a club, for II you
do you are generally too late
J Here is a new one in the labor
world: The hloodworm diggers up
around New York struck for higher
pay and got il. The local sporting
goods stores were so notihed the