The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
CATFISH ABOUND
] IN LARGE EDDY
AT GREAT FALLS
Anglers Take Specimens
Weighing From Three
To Eight Pounds.
By DICK pEED.

| By DICK pEED.
The big eddy below Great Falls
seems to be full of catfish. Re.
ports from our local anglers say
many fne specimens from three tc
eight pounds have been recently
taken there.
William Griffin was one Of the
few successful anglers for perch
Sunday. He landed q nice string
from the waters near Chain Bridge.
oliver and Jacob crone made a
trip to Chesapeake Beach recently
and tried their luck with little sue
cess. While other saltwater
grounds are yielding good catches
this resort has so far furnished no
sport.
A catch of twenty-seven bass is
reported from Great Falls a few
days ago. II the water gets muddy
these "sportsmen" will perhaps
switch their activities and. hunt for
nests Of songbirds.
As the season advances more at
tention will be given to personal
mention OF the activities and sue
cesses of anglers. Aid this column
by forwarding the story Of your
outing. Send in picture IL pos
sible.
Teddy Strowe, displaying the
very essence OF patience, sat In
front OF Fletcher's Thursday from
10 until 4 o'clock and then caught
sixty-fiye nice perch.
Maj. Charles Walker made a big
catch OF white. perch near Chain
Bridge Thursday, which he distrib-
uted among his friends.
Sarasota, Fla, should prove the
haven OF hook -and-line fishermen
who must work. will fish and arc
inclined to keep the Sabbath day
holy. Practically no fishing Is done
en- Sunday but Thursday is the
great day. Every Thursday every
body in town goes fishing. 1t has
become a custom with every inhab-
liant to try his or her luck on this
particular day. Stores close and
the whole community goes fishing.
So strong is the sentiment for this
hitherto unhcsrd-of custom that
one is looked upon with disfavor
Il he falls to close shop on fish
Ing day" One recent addition to
the business men OF the town on
posed the idea SO violently and
abusively that the whole town boy
cotted his store and he was COM
PEELED by lack OF trade to close I'm
and go elsewhere. Ali aboard for
Sarasota.
Chemicals used by the District
water officials for the purpose of
clearing the city water supply SET
tied the water all right and also
settled the fate of thousands of
little stock fish Matched at the
com mission building. Many OF the
adult hsh used for display purposes
also died from the, same cause,
leaving the tanks with only a
limited supply for show purposes.
The Tidewater motor line contem-
plates a daily service to Benedict
during the fishing season in addition
10 Its regular service to Rock Point
anu norgantown.
Edward Kemper. a local angler
or fame, recently contributed a most
interesting story to Field and Stream.
In which he told OF his thrills and
joys in catching a Az pound small
mouth bass in the waters OF the
Potomac. The story was a good one
but pshaw! most any fellow could
write good story with such an in
spiration.
The State of Virginia, long in
Inherent to the threatened total de-
struction OF both fish and crabs, has
suddenly awakened and is now show
ing a disposition to curb the market
nshermen who have been looting her
waters for so many years.
The many local fishermen who at
various times were guests or j. b.
Crismond. at Aqua Creek, will be
panied to learn of the death Of Mrs.
Crismond in the early days of the
new year.
Remember. fellows. you can not
leEally take bass of any species
during April or until May 80 in the
District. In Maryland the season
opens June 1 and in Virginia not
until June Is.
Truth is said to be stranger than
fiction. Washington E. Lowe relates
an instance on recent trip to Lake
Wawassee famous fishing resort in
Northern. Indiana. Mr.. Lowe cast a
plug to which was attached several
gangs OF hooks and on landing the
strike was much astonished to see
three big mouth bass. totaling about
~ pounds in weight, fast to his
murderous bait. Two were caught
in the month. while the third one
to escape and was hooked through the
side. ,
II you are fishing near F1etcher's,
below the Chain Bridge. pay close
attention to the signals of the men
in the stone quarries. Otherwise
boulder thrown up by the blast
may bring death or injury. When
the whistle blows and the fellow
In the quarry waves the red flag
get up anchors at once and row
until you are at least 200 yards up
or down stream from the. scene of
action.
The U. s. Bureau of Fisheries has
about completed delivery of the
spring plant of trout and will soon
begin sending out the usual semi
annual quota of both small and
plymouth bass.
A single haul of one Of the big
seines down the Potomac caught
shad. white perch and bass that