The Washington herald., 1922-09-02

ciAt tk@nsu y oi8Hteet OF nsn-
ing b0ts shavs been obtained. AZ
usual. Appropriate prizes win be
kiven TO the lucky anglers who
land the biggest fsh of the various
kinds found In the waters near the
Beach.
The third annual outinr Of the
Potomac Anglers Club 10 scheduled
for Chesapeake Beach sunday. Sep
tember ~. Numerous prisSs Will
be given for the largest nsh of the
haff-dozen different varietfes found
In the waters Of Chesapeake Bay.
The net proceeds OF the outing viii
be devoted to planting and protect
ing game hsh. 4I1s
Elmer Harr. Or. Randall Parson
Fred Rich. H. Deckman, Carl Earn
shaw and MACK sparroueh were on
the rough waters at West River last
Saturday night The nshing was
poor. but sparrough managed to
catch. however. included nine blue
hsh.
Sidney Lust. Maj. Sonar. A., O.
vigneau. II. ~ ,yignsau and Ollie
Atlas had a most successful trip &C
Broom Island THURSDAY, catching ali
kinds of saltwater Nsh. They en-
countered a big school of bluehsh
and being without the necessary
snooda. these vicious biters cut
their tackle to pieces and escaped.
A. F. Clark. formerly q resident
of Vermont. has pitched camp al
Sandy Landing below Great Falls
He has hshed nearly all the streams
of the New England States and ID
well informed on fsh culture and
fish propagation. The fish wardens
of Vermont are given authority un-
der the law to deputize any one OF
as many as they see At to enforce
the flsh laws. with the result tha,
nearly all fishermen are deputy
wardens and but little illegal fsh-
ing Is now carried on.
A few days ago while fishing near
the landing Mr.. Clark hooked a
good sized FISH that made for the
swift deep water and entangled the
line around the branches of a sub
merged tree top. Determined no,
to lose the fish, Clark after swim
ming. diving and breaking branches
from the tree top. towed in at the
end of his line an eighteen-pound
Mississippi catfish.
A big copperhead snake was
killed last Sunday near the ferry
landing on the Virginia shore above
the dam. Not many of these poi
sonous reptiles are found in that
neighborhood- Kill every one you
see; don't play with them. A rat
tier is a gentleman when compared
with a copperhead. as the rattIer
gives warning before an attack.
Some good sized swapping turtles
have been caught in the Potomac
on the Maryland shore of the river
within the past two weeks. Hand
lines baited with raw beef, the bal,
held close to the shore or resting
on the waters edge has been the
morsel that SHARED them. The lines
should be set at night, as they are
known as nocturnal providers.
John Sherman is at Overall, Va.
engaged in his fsvorite pastime
fishing for black bass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Oehmler hav,
returned from a two weeks stay al
Colonial Beach. during which they
had several successful days on the
water.
Walter Copp landed a big blue.
fish at Solomon's Island last Satur.
day.
A. B. Spencer caught a brow-
trout that weighed over a Soun,
at the mouth of Difficult Run a few
days ago.
On recent trip to Blackistor
Island, Lynn Haines. Louis Haines
James E. Tibbetts and Gordon c
Tibbitts caught seventy-four bis
trout in less than one hour.
Representative Oscar Blad. o.
Indiana, visited his favorite hin,
ground on Delaware Bay for tn,
weekend and was rewarded will
a good catch.
George King and Billy Shillins
landed nineteen bass in GunstoI
Cove last Sunday. fishing one tide
The south branch of the Shenan
doah. one of the best small moutl
bass grounds in the world. has beer
bloomer for anglers for thes
game fish this year. Since the open
ing of the season. June Is. to dat
there has not been more than tel
or twelve days that conditions wer,
| favorable and the local storms ar
still coming down in one or NOR
localities almost daily.
H. p and Ernest Shinn. of Noun
| Rainer. fished the Potomac at Knox
willie Thursday. Friday and Satur
day of last week and caught forty
! four small mouth black bass, tn
largest being a three and one-hal
pounder.