The Washington times., 1921-07-24

Rock Point would remain in the
fishing limelight forever II such
anglers as H. d. Eisenhauer. r. s.
Shaffer. J. d. Ward. c. e. Motto,
and j. Keyros made 1t their perma-
nent fishing grounds. On their last
trip they caught one hundred and
fifty fish. mainly hardheads. trout.
spot and rock.
Heep much fish" were caught at
Britton Bay by ]. s. March and
jeff Owens. Their sack contained
about one hundred and fifty pounds
of hardheads. trout and perch.
For those who have no desire for
saltwater fishing. wonderful sport Is
afforded in the lower creeks Of the
Potomac. Yellow perch, crappie. bass
and pike may be caught on live or
artificial bait The water in the
creeks will be found clear, due en-
urely to the marshes acting as q
filtration plant
A small lump of rock salt put in
your bait bucket viii help when
carrying Smclt.
Lieutenant Dean, of the harbor
police force. Is to be congratulated
by all local anglers for the keen
interest shown in regard to the en-
forcement to the letter Of all fishing
laws
Black Bass on . One-Turn Reel.
Fishing for black bass with a one
turn reel Is one of the most fascinas.
ing sports there is, thinks Harold
MRcGrath. the novelist, and every
summer, after a season Of work on
some colorfm romance Mr.. MacGrath
takes rods and lines to Cape Vim
cent. N. Y. the greatest bass fishing
ground In the world. "Lordy, how
they scrap" he says. II have to
play them. Understand? You can't
keel-haul a bass with a one-tprn reel
You've just gotta play EN-.
II have a little trick OF making a
bass break after the initial leap.
Nine times out of ten / can lift
them. That's the whole story with
me; to make the bass break three or
TOUR tiIheS Inen IL L lose MIN i
don't care a hang; I've had some
sport.
Bass are moody. Today they are
here, tomorrow they are ten miles
away. If you make catch on such
and such a bar today, 1t Is almost
folly to return there on the morrow
And many school I've stopped over
and lost. There's no use STAYING
after you lose the first one"
A point to remember when fishing
for salt water trout-keep your hooks
Is not q bottom feeder.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, July "a
Late next month the members Of
the Raccoon Fishing Club. of this
city, the Oldest club of it's kind In
the State. will start on their twenty
sixth annual trip. This year the
club will camp along the South
Branch of the Potomac river. The
organization was formed in 1895
with tho following ten prominent
Google. DR.. ]. o. McNeely, DR.. ]. A.
Jamison, George NJ. Alexander, Judge
K. NJ. 'Showalter, Lee J. Holt, Brady
Meredith, Harry Crory, James 70.
Mccoy and Luke C. Arnett. Since
that time two of the charter mem
bers have died and three new mem.
bers have been admitted
The club took the name "Raccoon
Club" several years ago when Luke
Arnett shot raccoon he caught try
ing to steal string of fish. Mr..
Arnett also holds the record for
catching the largest bass in the
twenty-six years that the club has
been organized. The bass weighed
four pounds and two ounces and was
caught off Poplar Island on the
Tygarts Valley river
The trip to this years camp site
will be made in automobile trucks.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, July %.
The Outdoor Athletic Club, Of this
city. will 60 on their annual camp
ing trip. leaving July cath for
Smiths wharf, on the Potomac. in
King George county. They will de.
vote their time to athletic exercises.
fishing. swimming and boating. one
of the features will be the staging
OF the club: also sew.
eral bouts with the king George
a thletes. which are being arranged
Two gold medals will be awarded the
winners. Shooting at floating tar.
gets will also be a feature. A gold
medal viii be awarded to the one
hitting the most targets out of 100
shots.
The camp will be conducted by
Harold r. Ballard, athletic instructor
Of the club.