The Washington times., 1922-10-08
UPPER RIVER
BASS FISHING
UNFAVORAB
Low and Cloudy Watsr Cover
( % WIth Z Skim Of Muck
Anything but Inviting.
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nYATER conditions have been
" Z BIZ disappointmsnt 70
" smsil-mouthed bass fish,
srmsn during the past week or
ten dayu. While daily yeports
coming from Harper's Ferry gave
the Potomac and Shenandoah %
clear, anglers visiting the upper
tidsless rivers found anything
but fishahle wstsr. The rivers
are extremely low, owing 70 the
drought, and besidss being In O.
cloudy Itata are covered with q
mvck, caused By decayed vege-
This muciy or stasnant con1i.
ton win not improve until the
wAeers take on . little swiftne0s
to carry of the refuse or scum,
aHd this can only be accomplish.
- By heavy rains. Then there
10 more worry Tor the angler. for
rains bring muddy water and. that
spelis ruin Tor hasa fishtng.
%. you sss. the outlook Tor early
fan hassiny looks anything but
w his luck In the waters OF the
But s. no. aismayed. Mr.. Basser.
for the creeks Of the lower poto.
mao are In excellent shape for
both the still and the active angler
and the big.Enouthed gamesters are
% plentiful ~ In years gone BY.
OF course. thay may not put up q
fight equal 70 their brothers, but
y snSisd for on hght tackle some
fine sport can b bad.
sssscs Draws Crowd.
Acordins TO Jack Reilly. who
tsnds the look at Seneca. the isrs.
"a the quaint, Old spot at any one
time, raid their respects last Sun.
day. Fully thirty automobiiss were
PARKED IN the bottom. 4
Joe McKnisht, his son. Martin
Mcknight. and his brother. wore
Numbered among the throne. Find
ing hasstng conditions unfayorabie
they took 10 catfish angling.
A. the end of the day they had
succeeded In landing twelve fish,
weighing q total Of fifty-ssven and
one-hah pounds. The largsst Of
their catch balanced the scales q
nine and ons-half pounds. An Of
the fish caught were taken on
chicken entraiis. a
Mr. Etta. who happened 10 b at
the locks on their return. said ''it
wss the finest string Of Nississippi
eats taken from Seneca waters this
Jos MeKnisht d an angler Of
the old school, having bassed the
ot. Joseph river for almost its
entire length.
Takes Trout Out sf Sesssn. I
Ny attention has been called to
. news item that appsarsd recent
". whore . local angler made
catch of thirty fresh.water trout
half pounds at sandsate, Ma.
Possibly the angler violated the
law unknowinsiy, but for his hone
fit I would Ike to say that the
opsn season On trout closed on
August u.
Fishes Herring Day.
Jamss Eissnstsin, . consistsnt
weekly angler at Herring Bay. re-
ports poor luck last week. Accord
i1g TO Jim improved fishing con-
ditions can not Be looked tor until
the east wind. that has been blow,
Ing for some time, either subsidies
or changes its course.
Back Ftsa Fishing Trip.
Harry Kennedy, secretary OF the
Potomac Anglers Association, and
one of the oreanisers Of the Aiexan.
dria1 Rod and Gun Club. u back
a. his desk after q two.wsslks W.
cation on the lower Potomac.
Harry was on the trnii Of the
big-mouthsd gamssters. but he 70.
pcrts only fair catches, due TO the
high water during the Equinox
season.
For the Novice Basser.
/. A Q usueral thing. right after
the strike Of the bass, and after
you have sst the hook with :
switch backward OF the wrist. the
fish makes . decided. effort 70
start for other parts. This 10 the
start Of playing the fish; lot
siight pressure Of the thumb on the
reel spool, % that ne does not
have am entirely free line. Let
him take the fne. let him run,
bYinging the pressure down steadily
until you have slackened him In
his flight and have Just enough
arch 10 the rod % make him pun q
trifls., This arch win eventually
Tfurnish the springing, pull and
pressure that WIN KIN the fish
while you play him.
Basai.s AZ Aquia. |
Last Sunday q week ago Mr..
vigner visited Aqua Creek to try
HE hand on the his.mouthed bass.
Being . caster Of repute Il was
not long before he had his days
limit Of twenty-five. Besides the
gamesters he had to his credit
seven pike and thrss big yellow
perch Red ibis ny wss used dur
Ing the sAriy morning. shifting to
the sver.faithful bucktaii when the
sums rays cleaned upon the
w.