The Washington times., 1923-10-20

out the least heSltancy the al1SW
on anything that moves. The big
come out of their stupor and are
that Of being fighters.
ut seemed more like a dream, :
one angler exclaimed, after sue.
cessfuI day on the upper river, the
fish would hit on any bait offered,
whether live or artificial.
This same condition was expert
enced by Messrs. Mckinney and
Powell of the Navy Yard. While
on a trip up to Goose Creek, the
anglers used both dry flies and
helgamites with equal results. The
helgamites were attached to the
hook without any weight and Al
lowed to remain on the surface,
after the fashion OF the dry flies.
According to Mr.. Mckinney the
gamesters could be seen many feet
under water, following the moving
lures. prior to their attack the
anglers landed twenty-eight fish,
rancfng from one to three pounds,
but creeied only the nine largest
ones giving the smaller brethren
their freedom.
Mr.. Mckinney spends much OF
his spare time I'm the great out
Of-dOOrs and when not whipping
the waters he takes to his gun.
for it has been said that ne IS
no mean n1arksE1an. Last Wed
nesGlay in the marshes OF Plscat-
away he bagged one dozen and
half ortOlan despite the heavy
grasses that have proven . Dig
handicap to gunners during the
nreSent season.
But getting back TO the bass
game. the writer finds himself re-
viewing the best fish news Of the
week. Thursday evening, Horace
Miller, OF The Times staff, walked
into the office and displayed as
fine catch of fish as I have seen
taken this year from the Potomac.
Eight fish in all was on his
stringer which consisted OF one
rock weighing one pound, three
channel cats that averaged two ana
one-hah pounds each and four
srnall-mouthed bass. The smallest
gamester weighed one and one-quar-
tar mounds. the next largest went
two pounds and the remaining two
balanced three pounds heavy.
Mr.. Miller, whose summer shack"
is near Sycamore Island, has been
saying all through the season. that
when conditions were right he
would prove to his friends that he
could catch bass from his back
door Well. headids not take them
directly from Fear stoop, but
he did land them within a stones
throw of his 8hode All Of the
three varieties were taken on
snlelf
Patrick Riofllan was also sue
cessfHl angler III the upper PO-
tOFllae during the week, having
to his credit several big fellows
that were sTan i'm the Black
RippIes," Just above the big falls.
DR.. Angelo, wEq has the repdta-
ton of boating prize fish, has made
several successful trips to Black
Ripples'' since the river sta rted to
clear. His best catch during the
week was six keepable bass, the
largest weighing three fand one
half pounds.
Drifting down the f4ver in the
neighborhood of Georgetown we
hear some encouraging reports
from anglers who have been fish
ing the grass plots along the Dis
trict and Virginia sides. Will Rey.
nolds says that over forty small
and big-mouthed bass were taken
last Sunday by anglers fishing with
in sight of Key bridge.
Rock fishing between the railroad
bridge and the steel plant continues
good. ''B. mey" Hurdle, so far this
season, holds the record for the
nP oh 1af
Aquia creek, the paradise Of
big-mOItthed bass fishermen, is
by far the best fishing ground
on the lower Potomac. Mr.. Knox.
vile, one of the natives of
Aqua, says that the creek has
given up more bass and pike, to
hook and line fishermen, during
the Bast two weeks than at any
time during the year.
Eugene Davis was one of the
fishermen hooking the bag limit
last Sunday at the historic creek.
Only , fish weighing we'll over a
pound were retained the smaller
ones being given their liberty.
F. D. Simonds and C. S. Brit
taine were also visitors of Aqua
last Sunday and landed eight big
bass aIpd pike on artificial lures.
Robert w. Harris, of Fredericks-
burg has been making some big
catches of bass and pike in Aqua
and Nearby waters during the
month. Recently he landed a six
pounder at Chinault's pond.
With the saltwater fishing sea-
son drawing to a close few big
catches of trout have been made
during the week, but anglers are
hoping fNr better luck during the
coming v eek when the full moon
gets undey way.
G. F. DIT bbs, Frank Elliot and
Pop" Rollins fishing off Plum
Point and Red Top" landed ten
trout ranging from two and one
half to five and one-haIf pounds,
seven hardhestds and eighteen perch.
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