The Washington herald., 1922-09-09
MUDDY STREAMS
SPOIL PAS7IllE OF
DISTRICT ANGLERS
Fishermen Look Forward
To Ballny Indian Summer
For Real Sport.

The recent heavy rains along the
Potomac and its tributaries have af-
forded protection TO the bass from
the many anglers who had made
preparation for trips to their fa-i
vorite haunts along the Shenandoah
ana Potomac.
The high waters brought down a
sea Of mud and floating debris
which precfuded all possibilities Of
bass ashfnr MANY ~ tbe dt.,n-
pointed went 10 the bay and down
the river to the salt water. return
ing Labor Day by boats, railroads
and buss lines, all crowded to their
capacity. The month Of September
is usually the best month Of the
year 20 catch the small mouth when
water conditions are right. Early
September morn about sunrise is the
best time of the day as Il seems
that the big ones are In pursuit of
food early In the day. Should the
river remain muddy for any length
of time let us look forward TO the
balmy days Of fndian Summer when
the fishing is almost equally good to
go cat fishing The water has
cleared at Harpers Ferry and II no
more storms come the nearby
waters should be in condition today
or tomorrow.
IL you anticipate a trip down the
river for big mouth bass learn the
condition of the water before you
vtart. The muddy water that has
passed Washington is being pushed
up and down by the alternating
tides and may have spoiled fishing
at the place you have decided to
fish.
In the salt water big catches are
numerous. with many trout and
plenty Of rock blue FISH. being
taken. The bright moon and the
coolness of night make fishing good
and more pleasant than under the
blistering sun.
The. plate printers of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing will have
| an outing at Chesapeake Beach to-
day. Among the many interesting
features will be q surf-casting ex-
hibition by A. ]. Sahdalia, who was
the world champion a few years
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Walsh and
son. J. Herbert Walsh returned from
a ten-day stay at River Springs. on
Saint Catherine Bay where they
made several good catches Of trout
and salt water fish.
Arthur F. Burdine is leading man
in the contest for a silver cup. do
mated by the business men of Chesa-
peake Beech. with a trout weigh
ing six and three-quartef pounds
In the recent bait-castInz tourna-
ment held in Cleveland. Ohio. Fred
Arborgast made a cast of 27l feet
10 inches with stipulated tackle
which limited the weight of the
sinker to one-half ounce.
Henry r. Beck. Edward Kreiner
and William Geisberger, of B:sti-
more. made the seasons record in a
catch of seventy-six rockfish that
weighed in the aggregate SOC
pounds one day last week. The FISH
were taken with small cells and a
lure bait known as the Huntington
The big catch was made near Toll
chester Beach on Chesapeake say.
a fishing ground easily accessible
from Washington.
John Mcpherson is home after an
| EXTENDED vacation spent in New
England and New York state. In
the latter State he angled with lure
bait in one of the well-protected
reservations and landed a three
pound bass at the first cast Eleven
other fish were taken. but none
equalled the first one in weight.
| Horace W. Whitaker caught a big
| string OF trout from a rowboat off
North Beach last Saturday morning
Joe Byrne reports taking ten big
mouth bass on the fats at the
mouth of Hunting Greek last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barron. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Wright are on a
months vacation. Most of their
time will be devoted to fishing the
Shenandoah near Woodstock.
Johnnie Trammel is catching al
most nightly big Mississippi catfish
Weighing from FIVE to eighteen
pounds. Most of them have been
caught close to shore on hand lines
baited with raw beef or cheese.
| Arthur Sergeant. F. F. Leapley
and II. c. Leapley motored to the
latter's cottage on Meals Creek last
Saturday afternoon. remaining over
Labor Day. Two trips to nearby