The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-20
DISTRICT ANGLERS
MAKE Big HAULS
IN NEARBY RIVERS
South Fork of Shenan-
doah Furnishing Good
Bass Fishing.
STREAMS CLEARING
Potomac Club Plans to Hold
Annual Excursion Next
Month.
STREAMS CLEARING
BY DICK Ped.

The south fork or the SHENANDOAH
Is in excellent condition and some
good catches especially Of big bass
arc being made. Both rivers were
dark at Harpers Ferry, but are
rapidly clearing. In the brackish
waters on the lower Potomac arti-
fetal bait casting has brought good
catches and the fish are beginning to
take live bait.
Reports say Aqua Creek and some
OF the smaller streams are clear
while the OccoQuan Creek is muddy.
Salt water has been rough but the
fishing has brought many fine
catches. Night fishing IL in full
swing with a full moon that will
last the coming week.
Party OF Ten on Trip.
A party of ten Washington
anglers are on a five-day fishing trip
along the Eastern Shore of Mary
land. They left West River We'd
nesday morning in a big 70-foot
auxiliary schooner, and plan to
cover all the famous fishing ground
around Kent Island. In the party
are Harry E. Deckman, John Ernest.
Alfred Rich, A. Friedlander, Eugene
Hurd, George Hoffman, G. n. Bell,
william Spear. Thomas Collins and
william Collins.
DR.. Thomas Ute and Shipley Bra
shears will 60 to Overall. Va. for
couple of days fishing in the
Shenandoah.
Billy Fishman returned zfrom his
country home at st. Clements Bay.
He reports trout very plentiful at
all the fishing grounds in that vi
cinity.
John Sherman is fishing for black
bass in the south branch OF the
Shenandoah at Overall.
While fishing in Herring Bay a
few nights ago. John Allwein made
what is said to have been the larg-
est catch of trout caught in those
waters this year. Five of the fish
weighed thirty pounds.
am in receipt OF a letter ask
ing the following question. re-
ouesting an answer in this column !:
How may a small-mouth black
bass be distinguished from the big
MOUTH"
They differ in many ways. Per-
haps the easiest way to distinguish
the two is by the number of rows
of scales on the cheek. The large
mouth having ten, the small
mouth seventeen rows. On the large
mouth the rows extend back of the
eyes while the rows Of the small
mouth are even with the anterior
margin of the eye.
Usually the large-mouth have a
dark stripe on each side extending
almost from the gills to the tail.
The maximum weight of the small
mouth is about five pounds. the
the average from one to two pounds.
In the warm waters of the South it
is stated the large-mouth attain
the weight of about twenty pounds.
In this locality a six-pounder Is a
than three pounds
Large Catch OF Trout.
Benjamin Groves, J. Kessler, Tay-
lor Chewing, Tom Sloan, Frank
Miller, George Miller. Alex Post and
Mack Sporrough, under the guild
ance of Capt Trott, had a fine
! nights fishing around Thomas
light, off Annapolis. The total
catch was $50 trout and hard heads,
the prize trout Weighing four and
one-half pounds.
DR.. Walter B. Selliman will leave
today for a try at black bass in
the upper waters Of the Shenan-
doah.
Bernard Harding, Roland Wallace
and Elmer Haar are at Aqua
Creek angling for plymouth, bass
and pike.
Club to Hold Excursion.
The Potomac Anglers held a
day night. Plans were made for the
annual excursion to be run to one
of the nearby fishing grounds. No
date has been set for the AFFAIR,
though 1t will likely be held after
September Is. Secretary Kennedy,
who was sent by the club to the
annual meeting of the commercial
fishermen, told Of the pollution
caused by oil pumped into the
waters along the Atlantic Coast
Exports predicted that if steps are
not taken to stop the big vessels
from emptying their refuse in har-
bors and along the coast line. fish
would no longer come within ten or
fifteen miles Of land.
The Tidewater motor line. will put
on regular cars to Benedict within
few days. This will be appre-
yciated by many local fishermen. =
Mr.. and Mrs. George Halsey are
In the. Shenandoah Valley for ten
4days, angling for black bass. They
viii spend their time between
Toms Brook and Mount Jackson.
Henry wehrenberg is at Colonial
Beach for ten-day outing. He
hopes to make record catch of
trout ard rockfish.
Ray Chapman, John Hartung ana
William wyneoop had successful
night on the waters OF Herring
Bay. landing plenty of fsh. includ-
ing a four-pound trout.
senator MeCumber nm Angler.
Porter j, Mccumber was one OF
the enthusiastic anglers among the
Western group of Senators fishing
in the morning tide at Chesapeake
Beach the first of the week. He
captured a fine string of trout.
The annual fishing excursion of
the French Sporting Goods House