The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
ANGLERS REPORT
RECORD CATCHES
In SALT WATER
Night Fishing Proving
Popular in Streams
Near Washington.
BASS ARE BITING
Sportsmen Hope Potomac Will
Be Clear Within Few
Days.
BY DICK Ped.

Salt water fishing is excellent by
night or day. From off the mouth
of the Severn River. best reports
come and numerous and unusual
large catches have been made within
the past week.
Blue-fish have been caught in
many places. 1t would be well to
equip with trolling spoons and metal
snoods. as these vicious biters will
generally cut the ordinary snoods.
There seems 70 be positively no ex-
cuse for the salt water fisherman
not catching plenty of some of the
varieties that are now taking the
bait, including rockfish, bluefish
hard-heads, spots, perch and trout.
As to bass fishing, the flats and
creeks Of the lower river offer the
best opportunities and artificial
bait the best results. In the fresh
water the conditions are not SO
good The Potomac Is muddy and
the Shenandoah cloudy. With no
more rain the upper Potomac should
be clear within the next four days.
iooe
night state that Aqua Creek Is very
muddy. the smaller streams clear.
See school of BIuehsh.
Russell o. Beane and DR.. Beach
encountered a school of bluefish that
covered acres in Herring Bay a few
days ago. The only suitable equip
ment they possessed was several
kidney spoons of the proper size
for black bass. The two anglers
rugged up as best they could and
captured seven big fellows, finally
losing all their spoons.
Melvin Beight. Of East Palestine,
Ohio. tells of catching both bass and
bluegills from the Beaver River
and big reservoir near at hand.
Steve Clements is fishing at Ocean
View.
The four Shinns-Herbert P.
Stanley D.. William. and William
jr.. had a successful trip to Aqua
Creek over Labor Day. They re-
turned with more than twenty big
mouth bass and several pike.
DIX camping sTurty.
A big camping party composed Of
Washingtonians went to Solomons
Island Saturday for the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. SirLouis and
three children. Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Wolfe. Mrs. williams. Catherine
and Poison Restorff. Mrs. Carnee,
Miss Julia and Jerome Vogt, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bruno and family
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lucas and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. George Chris
tie comprised the party. A big
catch Of FISH rewarded their efforts
In the catch was two founders.
The big sleeping bungalow and
eating house owned and managed
by the late John Trammell. situated
above the dam at Great Falls, was
leased by Mrs. Trammell TO a local
caterer, who abandoned his conces-
sion several weeks ago. leaving the
many anglers who try the waters
Of this famous bass territory with
out place to eat or sleep. The
bunk house is open again and boats
are obtainable.
Defends Record Catch.
The story, of the big catch of bass
made by two local anglers neal
Camp Humphreys a couple of weeks
ago. aroused considerable criticism
on account of the large number OF
fi}h taken. There are but few fish.
etmen who will quit IL bass are
striking almost as fast as you car
place bait in front of them. Be-
sides, there is no law limiting the
| lumber of fish taken in the waters
where this big catch was made.
When you consider that this en-
tire fishing ground will be staked
| with nets in a month from now and
the fish netted for commercial pur-
poses the writer can see but little
reason for complaint as most of the
fish were given to families of wage
earners who had recently lost their
employment.
Frank B. Crown. manager of the
Law Reporter, and Fred 1nez, chief
electrician of the House of Repre-
sentatives, enjoyed Labor Day, fish
ing at Colonial Beach, and had the
luck to catch a large string. They
report the catch of a large stingeree
by a party fishing near them, II
being the first one caught at the
beach this year.
John Swain and Joe Clark have
about finished their power boat at
the foot of Seventh street wharf
and will take it around to Chesa-
peake Beach, where they will use
II during the fall fishing. !
Hugo Fritz spent Labor Day al
Aqua Creek and returned with .
nice string of bass.
p
Victor Pinkstaff caught two fine
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