The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
ANGLERS ENJOYING
BEST BASS SEASON
SM LOCAL WATERS
DG Peed Advises Use
OF Artificial Bait
For Gamesters.
BIG CATCHES MADE
Chesapeake Beach to Award
Prize for Largest Salt
y Water Trout.
By DICK PEED.

opportunity Tor angling IL about
the same as last week. Big catches
are being made In salt water, both
day and night.
Bass are more plentiful than in
years and are taking both live and
artificial bait. The plymouth
gamesters are commencing to
strike and reports say the river and
creeks are full of them. The use
OF artificial or scale bait for these
fellows and float when still-ish-
Ing IL recommended.
Willie hampton. of the Bureau
Of Engraving. established a record.
Last Monday after work he elected
TO 60 fishing. Nearby places did
not appeal to him so he journeyed
to Rock Point. He made a big
catch Of nsh and was home before
midnight.
An eighteen-inch silver cup, do
mated by the business men of
Chesapeake Beach to the angler
catching the largest saltwater
trout, fs on exhibition In the win
dow Of the Atlas sporting goods
house. To enter the event the con-
testant must furnish proof of the
catch with hook and line and
weigh IN before the proper authori-
ties at the beach.
George King and William schill-
ing were in Gunston Cove last
Sunday, landing nineteen big
mouth bass. The best catch OF
the lot. a three and one-half
pounder. was taken under peculiar
circumstances. A big water moe
casin was summing itself on the
partly submerged limb of a sunken
tree and King amused himself by
casting over the snake and drawS
ing the line in, endeavoring to
dislodge the reptile from the limb.
The snake fought back before fall
ing into the water. A big bass
robbled the spoon and began a
see-sav fight over the squirming
snakeship. Skillful manipulation
brought the ish to the boat.
Two. weeks ago. I received a
letter from Tom Brown. dated
Overall, Va, saying the water is
muddy. Had another letter yester-
day In which he said: II the water
isn't clear in a week or ten days
I am coming back to town.
An automobile party piloted by
Carl Earnshaw made a trip to the
Beach few days ago. Fishing
under most favorable conditions
for trout at night time they caught
only eight fish. the small catch
due to the presence of skates or
sting rays that appeared in
schools. Several were hooked and
landed and some escaped after
breaking rods and lines.
Nature has left nothing undope
to-beautffy the banks of the upper
Potomac where relaxation OF mind
and body and good sport may be
found One wonders why some
Of our sportsmen will 60 hum
dreds OF miles away from here
seeking sport found close at home
and so inexpensive.
The plymouth bass season will
soon be here and when 1t opens
washington anglers will eniov
their best sport. While these fish
are not such game fighters as their
small-mouth brothers. they AFFORD
good sport and are very plentiful.
From Potomac Park to Colonial
Beach the river flats and the
creeks emptying into the big
stream will AFFORD a wide field for
search for these gamesters as well
as the big pike that are plentiful
in many places and are caught with
the same tackle and bait.
Artificial bait-plugs. spoons.
flies or most any old thing that
shines will tempt both bass and
pike. The lure bait will get the
most nsh generally but is hard
work Live bait. especially In
cooler weather. will bring results
without expending SO much energy.
Use floats with live bait, and don't