Evening star., 1920-06-26
ROD AND REEL.

Two local sportsmen this week DEM
onstrated the uselessness of remain
ing off the river because the water
Is muddy.
"Fish have to eat to live" COM
mented one of the successful anglers,
"and il the water remains muddy for
q month or more it stands to reason
they are not going to fast all that
time"
Provided with proper bait. the
sportsmen wont to the vicinity of
Fletohers, where they landed three
large reckfsh, one weighing eight
pounds each.
And the worst Of it all," he said
dejectedly. was that the biggest one
we hooked got away"
at has only been in the last few
years that hardheads have mingled
with other fish," was the comment of
q Rock Point net fisherman.
"It is my belief that they were at
loggerheads with other varieties of
dsh and kept apart from thern." he
added, land something happened to
cement a friendship"
The fisherman said he was able to
recall the time when hardheads were
caught to themselves, other. fish not
being caught with them. but reoently
naming late. Anglers fully appre-
eiate their lhne stay.
Local dealers have received ship
ments Of madtomS the past few days
and are selling them at the regula-
tion price of a dollar a dozen.
"A dollar a dozen sounds high"
said one of the more enthusiastic bass
anglers, "but it is not as high as
1t sounds.
when you stop to consider the
price of scale bait years ago, the
| trouble of nursing them on trips up
| the river and the losses oeeasioned
| by the bait dying" he added, mad
toms at the prevailing price are
| cheap"
The angler said dozen or dozen
and one-half madtoms should fish
| most active sportsman an entire
day.
Washington sportsmen who have
| tried their luck at Waehapfeague
| and other points along the east coast
| Of Virginia report an abundance of
bait and always plenty fish to be
| caught.
Another thing Of interest to sports
| men in that section" one Of them
| said. 'is that the high cost Of service
| on the water is not being practiced
! by bOatmen.
| "Six dollars day. for boat and
| bait. is the charge" he added, "and
| 1t matters not if there is one or sew
efal anglers in the boat"
| Squid is the bait that is used in
| that section.
-. Hundreds of anglers are arranging
| Fourth of July outings at the nu-
merous resorts patronised by Wash
ington people; Many Of them viii
| leave the city Saturday afternoon and
return in time for work Tuesday
morning.
Reports from several Of the re-
sorts is that reservations asked for
TIE holiday period already largely
exceed the accomfno odations. Anglers
advise those contemplating holiday
trips to engage their boats without
| delay. there being a scarcity of boats
| at number Of places.
Catching OF a few trout at not
| far distant resorts has increased in
| terest in the ptscatoFial sport There
| are many anglers who soon tire of
catching hardheads. but who are
on the water catching trout.
| Fishing for spots also is an en-
joyable sport to those who are sat
| isfied with catching a few hardheads
| each season. The spots came earlier
this season than usual. it is reported.
| and are large enough to make their
| catching worth while.
| Anglers who have tried their luck
on salt water the past two or three
weeks, 1t is stated, have had no rea-
| son to complain.
| The fellow who made the effort
| and failed" remarked one Of the sue
| cessful ones, didn't know the game"
In q number of instances, it is
stated, autgrnobtlss ala not havs mn.
PIE. capacity. to fetafh both aaElers
j and their catches.