The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-23
POTOMAC ANGLERS
CLUB ASSISTS in
STOCKING STREAMS
Will Aid in Prosecution
For Illegal Fishing
Methods.
HARDHEADS BITING
New Rod and Gun Club in
Alexandria Shows Rapid
Growth.
HARDHEADs BITING
BY DICK Ped.

Inc HOtomac Anglers Cluo Is an
lctive organization and all lovers
If the rod and reel should lend
Encouragement to the organiza-
lion by Joining. They have aided
in stocking streams in the Dis
.rict and surrounding territory |
with game fish and will assist in
the prosecution of the commercial
fisherman for the use of Illegal
methods. Some Of them resort to
iynamiting or taking fish out of
season from their spawning beds.
Such methods would soon deplete
the streams of all kinds of fish.
A nice picture Of a good catch
is always interesting. Send in the
.ng party and the story of the
outing as an exhibit to your
friends Of your good luck.
Capt. Bob Martin. OF the Gov
eminent Printing Office, is adding
a glass cabin to his power boat,
The Bell" in anticipation of a
big fishing season principally at
Colonial Beach.
Emil Haar, Ben Harding, DR..
Randall Parsons, Louis Griffith,
Charles Porter. Al Heffner, Albert
BeigIer and H. K. Deckman COM
posed a party that motored to
Benedict unday for a try for hard
heads. They found the fish ready
to strike and returned with 10 in
their baskets. Green shrimp and
bloodworms were used for bait.
Tommy Wright and Douglas
wa.son were on the water near
Fletcher's Sunday. They were sue
cessful taking a nice basket of
white perch.
The Potomac Anglers Club is
discussing plans to build a COM
modious clubhouse at some nearby
point on the Potomac.
Alexandria has a new rod and
gun club that is growing rapidly
and promises good work in plant
ing and protecting both nsh and
game.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
Representative George NJ. Bowers,
Of West Virginia, and others are
deadlocked over the appointment
Of a successor to DR.. Smith. who
recently retired from the post of
director Of the Bureau of Fisheries.
In the meantime Acting Director
Leach is filing the office accept
ably. His friends are hoping that
Mr.. Leach will prove a solution to
the problem and. ultimately be
Norman Harrell, Of Arlington,
Va. was fined 500 by Justice Nc
Coy a short time ago for netting
fish in the waters of the District
of Columbia. Virginia has long
been granting licenses to net nsh
opposite the District and the case
settles the dispute, unless the de-
cision is reversed by a higher
court.
Contractors building the roadway
leading to Chesapeake Beach prom
Use completion of the highway early
in May.
West Virginia has awakened to
the fact that her one-time great
supply Of game fish is approach
ing extinction and has ordained a
closed season for trout and bass
for a period Of five years.
Ernest Angerman, L. o. Shively,
William Trowbridge and William
Shinn have purchased a ten acre
tract of land on Nanjemoy Creek
and will erect a fishing bungalow
at an early date.
Capt. Charles G. Simons built for
himself during the winter a new
fishing boat which shows excellent
workmanship in every respect. 1T
Is equipped with an cupboard motor
Of the Elto type and has been CHRIS
tened Osprey"
A bill now before Congress sets
aside numerous spawning grounds
and fish sanctuaries along the
Atlantic coast from Maine to
Florida from which neither net
nor book and line fisherman will
he allowed to take fish.