The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
CALM WEATHER
FAVORSANGLERS
in SALT WATER
Sportsmen Make Large
Catches of Bass Along
Potomac.

Favored by a full moon and lit
tie or no winds, fishing in salt
water is furnishing District and
nearby anglers with the best sport
of the season. The flats and tribu
taries of the Potomac from Wash
ington to Colonial Beach are sfull
Of bass and will afford excellent
fishing If you can reach the feed
ing grounds.
The big river at Great Falls and
Harpers Ferry is muddy. The
Shenandoah is also muddy, and 1t
will take several days of clear
weather before bass fishing is
worth much time or expense.
The Potomac Anglers Clubs out
ing at Chesapeake Beach, Sunday,
September 25, promises to be the
biggest fishing excursion in the HIS
tory of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs Leonard Koon
motored to Piney Point where they
found excellent fishing.
Marvin b. Balderson caught nine
bass at the grass banks along the
War College sea wall last Satur-
day.
Motor Service to Benedict.
The Tidewater Motor Company
has established a service between
Washington and Benedict which
will be appreciated by Washington
fishermen and gunners.
The annual outing of the en-
ployes and friends of the Howard
A. French Company will be held at
Chesapeake Beach tomorrow. Sew
eral hundred anglers will make the
trip and compete for the prizes
which consist of a fine rod, a deep
sea reel and a bail basket. Ample
accommodations and plenty of bait
will be provided. Trains will leave
the District line at 9:15. Returning
train will leave beach at I o'clock.
Condition Of Streams.
Reports received last night gives
conditions in the creeks of the lower
river as follows: Aqua, cloudy;
Neabsco. clear; Powells Creek,
clear; Chappawamsic, clear; Deco
guam. muddy. No news was received
from the tributaries on the east
side os the Potomac. but it is fair
to presume they are clear.
Maj Louis Vogt, James Sirlouis
and their sons motored to Solomons
Island last Saturday. The party
returned Tuesday and report the
catch of a fine string of trout and
one bluefsh.
II. A. Martin returned to duty
after a protracted outing at Colo
nial Beach, where he, in company
with Edward Higgins, made several
big catches of trout.
Anglers Have Close Call.
Charles Z. Sayles. H. Warren
Preisser, James T. Elicit and Bene-
diet Kirsch, employees of the job
section of the Government Printing
Office. had a thrilling experience at
Colonial Beach a few days ago.
The party was fishing from a row.
boat near the entrance to Monroe
Bay. The sudden appearance of a
dark cloud alarmed them and they
started for shore. Within a few
minutes a heavy squall struck the
boat and they were blown farther
offshore and into rougher water
The captain of a big sailboat saw
their danger and went to the res
cue. The sailors cast a line to the
imperiled men and they finally sue
ceeded in getting aboard, but not
until the rowboat had capsized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wolfe
Cathrine Mulligan. Mr.. and Mrs
Jobe. Mrs. Roulette, Mrs. Woods
Philip Rush and Mr.. and Mrs. s.
E. Murdoch composed a party that
motored to Benedict last Sunday
The party flshed until they became
tired. catching 157 trout and hard
heads. the largest being four and
half pounds.
Bass were not biting for Ben
jamin A. hewitt while fishing from
the sea wall at the Tidal Basin.
He laid out one line for carp baited
with dnIlcrh hall na,,nht IIrn