Evening star., 1922-02-05
Followers of
Izaak Walton
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ware bay. There the rocks are fun
Of blackfish. sea bass. nonstrous eels. !
skates, founders, dog sharks and the
largest sea trout have ever seen. Trout |
Of six or seven pound weight are COM
mon, and have seen them caught
there Weighing nine pounds. In the
swift tide, where these fish are found,
to handle one Of them successfully with |
rod and reel is something Of an accom-
plishment.
my old friend. Jim Barnes OF the
Todd Shipbuilding Corporation. and
prowl around a good deal together. We
know what Is in every water hole from
Norfolk to Harpers Ferry. and from the
mountains to the Atlantic. He's a. bad
as I am. His family accuses him OF
keeping fish in their bathtub. have
private angleworm farm in my base
ment. But what Of that? Every nor
NAL man must relax and he had better
relax outdoors, with tho blue skies
above him and the green sod beneath
his feet, with the running waters oe-
fore him and peace in his soul. 4
$50. say. Go fishing Take time
for it. There. will be a long resting
time for US all one Of these days. While
we can, let US feel, II we can, that the
world is a good place to be in"
y x y \
cENATOR WALTER E. EDGE OF
ASNew Jersey is an international
fisherman, with experiences In Can
ada, France, Scotland and Egypt. as
we'll as from Florida all over this
country, and his favorite game is
salmon. Unlike most fishing en-
|thusiasts, he is modest about recount
ing his exploits, but admits that hunt
ing is his real relaxation, with nsh-
ing q sort Of first cousin. and as he
can hunt only during restricted sea-
sons of the year fishing fills out in
tervals that help the outdoor pro-
gram.
Senator Edge finds deep-sea fishing
particularly exhiliaratilg, especially
with q choppy sea, q good rod and
bass averaging two to hve pounds
For years he was member or the
Blooming Grove Fishing Club. located
in Pennsylvania, where they had
splendid trout fishing. One advan-
tage Of this enjoyment of fishing for
trout. he found. was in wading
streams and being surrounded by
beautiful scenery. which makes it
sport hard to excel.
Senator Edge still retains a MEM
bership in the Gatineau Fishing Club.
located seventy miles from Ottawa
There the fish is exclusively small
mouthed bass, and gray or lake trout.
The latter run as high AZ twenty -five
pounds in weight and are caught
entirely by trawling. For compAra-
lively small flsh, running from one
to four pounds. he considers small
mouthed bass fishing to excel. This
is also entirely through casting and
the amateur fisherman will seldom,
If ever, forget when he has hooked
a four-pound bass and his rod bends
and in an instant the fish has broken
through the surface OF the water ana
leaped into the air, and X he 10 a
good one, which he usually Is with
that weight, he will probably break
water for or i've times before 1t 10
possible to bring him to the side
Of the boat. This, of course, 10 en-"
tirely lake fishing and amid scenery
of great beauty and attraction.
Senator Miles Poindexter OF WASH
inRton is proud to be listed IN the
great fraternity of good fishermen"
but disagrees with the ideas OF some
people as to what that term implies
II do not think it necessarily means
those who are able to catch the most
fish," he says. Some Of the most
enjoyable fishing expeditions l ever
had were where the fishing was poor.
Where the fishing is exceptionally
good, I trust it will never tempt a
really good fisherman, worthy OF oe-
ing classed with that immortal oano
Of genial spirits. to have his pic
ture taken in the attitude Of q game
hog which we sometimes see.
"The catching of fish .is merely
an incident" he continued. The
nreparation and cooking Of It 10 an
art, and every good fisherman ought
to know how to do this to perfection.
. 1.-THE main thing is to get out In
the open and to have real under
standing with nature In her variable
forms. Fishing Is the lure, and the
good result is accomplished regard
less Of what the flsherman's luck
may be"
Senator Poindexter has caught
eame salmon and trout in the noun
tains Of Idaho and Washington and the
equally good fighting fish. black bass,
and speared trout in the Blue Ridge
Of Virginia. II am sorry to say"
he says, ''that much Of the latter
fishing is now almost entirely de-
stroyed by reason Of the pollution OF
what used to be some Of the finest
bass streams In the world. Never
theless, there: is still good fishing.
especially. for game fresh water. hsh
within easy reach Of the capital, and
IL you would take the trouble, have
no doubt at all that more adventure
some sport could be had of the
nearby coast with some Of the sew
oral species Of large game fish OF the
Atlantic, -.
Senator Ernst Of kentucky has
caught all sorts Of fish in all sorts
Of water. but he likes the streams
about Washington for his pastime.
During the past autumn he spent
MANY days on the Potomac, fishing