The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-14

0uTAmB mu00y W88CEe Anchored
my bOat not more than . dozen
feet from the rocks off Walkers
Point"
81 had not been there very long
when ! landed my first perch Of
the season, a beauty, weighing one
half pound. continued fishing
throughout the day In the same
spot and had to my credit twenty
two good-sized perch when I pack.
ed up my paraphernalia to call IL
a day Of excellent recreation"
''Bloodworms were used az bait
and I kept my line continually in
motion, attracting the fish by the
moving lure"
''I noticed several fishing parties
near about, but their luck amount
ed to very little as they fished in
the deep, swift water"
So you see, there IL one angler
who prOfited by the advice laid
down by the sage, try the shall
low water during q muddy spell
and the deep, swift current when
the river ID in q crystalline con-
ditiOn, but always keep the lure
I'm motion, whether IL be worm,
crab meat or live bait.
George Burch and Uncle Bill
Tappan have been on the hunt for
the sharp filmed perch since last
Tuesday, but up to date they have
had little or no success.
Ed Kemper also tried his luck
last Wednesday but failed to i'm
press his companion with his fish.
ing ability, being contented with
a brace of perch.
r. R. Zimmerman, fishing OPP
pOSite Fletcher's, has turned In
one Of the best catches Of white
perch since the river has been in
its present condition. This ex-
perienced angler landed half a
split basket Of goOd-siZed fish re-
Gently. BloodwOrms were used
as bait.
Mr.. Burke, Of the Capitol Thea
ter. accompanied by q boon COM
panion, caught forty-two fair.sized
perch Thursday, fishing near big
eddy. This pair also had to their
credit q large hickory shad or
what is known as a hickory Jack.
The fish Is a cross between a shad
and herring.
Jim Copperthite landed O mon
ster catfish last Monday near Flat
Rock. When the fish was Quilted
1t was found to contain q white
perch six inches long.
The question has been asked,
is It unlawful for Q nonresident
Of the State Of Virginia to fish
in the waters Of the Potomac
from the Virginia shore without
first procuring q license?
Section 5000. Non.residents to
obtain license-It shall be unlawful
for any nonresident Of the State
to angle with pole or rod and hook
and line for fish in any of the
waters of the State without first
procuring q license in the same
manner as provided for non.resi-
dent hunters license, except that
fee for fishing license shall be
two and a half dollars.
The State has jurisdiction over
its own waters which are waters
above tidewater.
II I were Judge and Jury /
would say that . resident Of the
District of Columbia or the State
Of Maryland has q perfect right
to angle from the shores Of Vir-
gini8 into the waters Of the PO-
tOmac without procuring q fish
ing license from the State Of Vir-
ginia.
There are but two places in the
United States and In the entire
world where the brook trout, the
grows to his maximum
size: The Lake Superior region, in
the celebrated Nipigon
river, and the Rangeley region OF
the State Of Maine. So states Ladd
Plunley, fishing editor of Field
and Stream Magazine.
Plumley, q well.known authority
on fish and fishing, tells how Miss
Betty Foster caught with a fly of
her own tying the largest brook
trout taken In a Field and Stream
contest. The trout Miss Foster
caught was 22& inches In length,
IAN inches in girth. and weighed
8 pounds and IL ounces.
Hats off, ye males!
Mat. Yerger leaves tomorrow
morning to try his luck with the
elusive trout, near Valley Forge, |
Pa. The trout season opens In the |
Keystone State on April Is, but |
according to the State law no |
fishing 10 allowed or the Sabbath
day. So the season will burst
forth In all its glory on Monday |
ut sunrise. For the benefit OF !
those contemplating trying their 7