The Washington herald., 1922-07-22

must come before hshtng viii yield
good catches with lures, the live
bait firhing to come during the lat
ter part of August. September and
October.
Tom Brown Is at Overall, Va.
trying his luck for bass.
Fishermen. take OF your hats to
John Stowel. Mr.. Stowel was in
strumental In having $4,000 bass
placed in the Shenandoah this
spring. $4,000 in the Potomac, and
arrangements already made to plant
$4,000 additional in the latter
stream the coming autumn. These
fish were partly from the ponds of
the United States hatcheries and
the remainder were furnished BY
the Virginia fish authorities.
Sergt Henry Simons. u. s. Marine
Corps, caught fifty big mouth bass
at Quantico last Saturday. This
was the first catch of any conse-
Iuence reported to date and the fish
were small. none weighing over q
round.
"Farnie" Miller. Karl Knight,
Kelly Pardoe. Dupont Bomar,
"Howie" Miller, Eugene Sweeney
and Tex" Martin. all members Of
the Washington Canoe Club. have
returned from a weeks cruise down
the Potomac on the big motor boat
What Ho." The party went all the
way down to Chesapeake Bay, fish
Ing as their larder required.
The best fishing encountered was
around Blackiston Island, where
trout, hardheads. spots and perch
were very plentiful and of good size.
A big catch of frogs, taken at night
time from the creeks, was also
made.
One by one the black bass fisher
men are turning to the salt water
Tor their sport. The Increasing
scarcity of these game fish, the
distance that must be travelled to
reach their haunts, along with the
trouble and expense of securing
ana transporting live bait, all go
TO discourage the average bass
hsherman and lead him to. the salt
water where catches are almost
certain and often ten or even
twenty times larger.
However, now and then you will
find one of the old guard that loves
TO hear the click of the reel. de-
iights to see his intended victim
break water and try to shake the
nook from his mouth, who refuses
to become salty dog and is sat-
iQf1ad in
hsh whose gameness and table quail
tiles are unsurpassed.
Harry knight. Earl Weeks.
Hawk" Davis, Albert Lewis,
queen" Lewis and Charles G. Nc
Guiggan. all members of the Wash
lngton Canoe Club. are at Piney
Point enjoying an extended vaca-
ton. They report heavy catches of
nsh. many large trout being taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Miltner are
spending an extended vacation at
their bungalow on the Potomac.
north of the city. Mr.. Miltner has
been quite successful as an angler
and has kept the table we'll sup
piled with game fish taken as
needed.
There is plenty of talk and con-
siderable misunderstanding concern
ing the new law governing hook and
line fishing in Virginia. BY agree
ment reached years ago. and ratified
by the legislatures of both States
Maryland controls the Potomac.
But creeks flowing in from Virginia
in which tides ebb and flow give
grounds for argument. The law has
just gone into effect and as a con-
gannanra
preted IL.
However. it Is most probable that
law officers and later the courts will
rule that IL you are beyond the
shore line of the Potomac in a Vir-
ginia creek you will be subject to
the new law.
Therefore, better take out a IL
cense and avoid arrest and annoy
ance. sure to follow IL you place
your own construction on the
statute. License costs $3.50 a year,
with an understanding that the
money will be devoted to the pro-
lection and propagation of game
fish.
Most of the inhabitants of the
islands in the Upper Potomac have
their premises posted, No Tres
passing or Bad Dog" why don't
some of them exhibit a spirit Of
good fellowship to the weary fish
erman and put up a sign welcome.
Come in and Dine With U.s."
c. H. Brashears, Hyatt Brashears.
John Beale and H. W. Petty fished
Herring Bay last Saturday and were
rewarded with a nice catch Of the
finny tribe.
Frank Meridith and DR.. Edward
Barstow were two of the many sue
cessful anglers at Chesapeake
Beach Saturday night.
III you are fishing with mad toms
dehorn them. Unless you do so the
side horns or top fin will frequently
inflict sufficient injury to a bass to
cause him to drop his proposed lunch
and go away to nurse his injured
mouth. A small pair Of pincers or
scissors will do the trick with little
or no damage to the frisky tom f
the proper care Is used.
The helgamite larvae Of the dragon
fly Is a great temptation for small
mouth bass. He Is a fierce looking
fellow, full Of fight, but entirely harm
less save for quite a vigorous pinch
that will frighten the timid but do
no further harm. Generally found
under rocks and logs in the swift,
shallow waters.