The Washington herald., 1922-08-12

make the mistake Of using mad
toms Scale bait--smeit. mill
reaches and pike minnows--are
about the only ones. but grasshop<
pers or crickets will tempt eth sr
pike or bass. The waters near the
sea wall around Potomac Park will
often yield a good catch. You will
have a good chance for these fish
along the channel banks or lilly
pads on the flats. The creeks Of
fering good opportunities for this
sport are Big and Little Hunting.
Pohick, Occoquan. Powells. Piscat-
away. Aqua and Potomac. on the
Virginia side. with Mattawoman.
Nanjemoy. Broad Creek and Oxen
Run coming in from Maryland.
I am in receipt of a letter from
Bing Martin. of the Department of
Commerce. :. written from Plum
Point, Nd, telling of the good ttms
and successful fishing trip being
enjoyed by his associates all from
the Census Bureau, made up of The
following:f Robert lie Boiteaux,
John Petar. Eugene lie Boiteaux.
Harry Glasco. Roy Stewart and ].
B. Mitchell. All have caught spots.
hardheads and a few trout.
william II. Dow. Charles r. Frog
ner and william II. Cornish made a
big catch at Colonial Beach Tuesday
where Dow and Cornish are encamped
with their families.
The Star Family" a crowd Of
back-to-nature lovers In the employ
of the Washington Star. had their an
nual outing at Rock Point. Nd. last
Saturday and Sunday. c. Perry Mil
Ter. fishing editor. was the leading
spirit Of the party.
Lewis Dawson. Teol Schaum. Wade
Rabbit. Brumley Hunter and Bunny
Rabbit caught nineteen big trout and
ffty-one hardheads In one hours fish,
ing at Plum Point last Saturday.
Ed Nash. Of the Government Print
ing ONCE. on leave of absence and
full of pep Is somewhere in vir-
ginia" in search OF bass.
Harry McElfresh caught eleven
bass from the dam at Great Falls
last Saturday.
Capt Jack McKebbie. Mrs. McKeb-
bic and son were visitors at Solo
mons Island last Saturday and Sun
day and were included in the list
Of successful anglers.
DR.. Thomas Utz landed q string
of black bass from the Potomac at
Seneca last Saturday afternoon.
William H. Bechert. fully equipped
for bass fishing. has gone to his old
stamping grounds in Northern New
York for a ten-day outing.
Secretary Kunzman, DIR. Randall
Parsons. Emil Haar and Roland
Wallace went to Solomons Island
last Saturday for a days fishing.
They made a large catch of choice
fish.
Surrounding Washington the
many ideal fishing places have af-
forded relaxation OF minds and
body to the multitude of govern
ment clerks who. after the mo-
duties regularly and faith
fully performed are permitted to
enjoy Saturday half-holidays for
three months during the extreme
heat. The greater number of good
fishing places are accessible by
boat, automobile. trolley lines or
steam lines. But a few years ago
in travel from here to Harpers
Ferry along the upper Potomac an
occasional fisherman might be seen
equipped with crude tackle enjoy
ing the sport in solitude and COM
mented upon as being some crank
lshin'." II any one has an idea
that fishing as a sport is not in
popular favor a look in the show
windows of our sporting goods es-
adjustments decorated almost ex-
clusively with lures. rods. reels and
lines should convince the most
skeptical Of its popularity. Fish
ing parties are now in vogue and
along our streams we hear them
talk of the best holes. ripples.
lodges. bats. all with a sportsman
like attitude and finishing the end
of a perfect day content with a
small catch.