The Washington times., 1923-10-13


forepart OF the week and weighed
seven and one-half pounds
Mrs. B. G.. Patterson set the
seasons record for big-mouthed
bass when she landed at Pocono
Sumite, Va, a gamester weighing
seven pounds, two ounces.
The fish taken on the first am
nual outing Of the National Mill .
tary and Sport Shop, held at
West river last Sunday, while
not being record breakers were
of fair size.
Frank Bastiani landed the largest
fish of the day, a trout weighing
two and seven-eighths pounds and
carried off the Kingfisher split
bamboo rod offered for the first
prize.
Chris Zepp was. a close second
with a. trout weighing two and five.
eighths pounds. The trout were
identically the same size and it was
not until after the fish were put
upon the balancing scales that the
winner was announced.
C. s. Brattaine, 3048 p street
northwest, was awarded first hon
SSs
seven eighths-pound blue fish won
for the angler the Pfleuger German
silver reel, offered for the largest
fish in this division. r. Curley
was runner up, his offering weigh
ing only three ounces below the
mark made by the prize winner.
4: g. Thompson carried off top
hOnors IN the hardIlead class
with q fish weighing one and
seVen-eighthS pounds. For this
bit Of luck he receives 100 yards
of Lignumvitae silk line. His
nearest competitor, Mr.. Schneed-
Ilusen, weighed in his fish that
balanced only three-quarters Of .
pound.
Mrs. Elliot, OF 622 Eye street
northwest, landed the only rock
fish of the day and won the 100
yards OF Cuttyhunk line offered Tor
the largest rock: The fish weigh
ed an even two pounds.
Honorable mention goes to s.
Wolf, who landed q sea bass weigh
ing two pounds and to F. D. Bar
stow for boating the greatest
number OF toads.
H. I. Neidle, under whose leader
ship the fishing excursion was held.
is to be, complimented on the ex-
cellent way in which the whole af-
fair was handled.
/ have Ofttimes been asked the
question, are preserved minnOWs
that one sees in the glass jars on
the sporting goods shelves any
good for bait?
The preserved minnows make
good bait for casting, as the Keeling
in of the minnow gives it the
movement necessary.
Use a small spinner with it. In
what is really the old style Of bait
casting before the advent of the
plugs and pork rind, the minnow
used was always alive and with
the eight-foot bait rod and the up
lift cast, the minnow was tossed as
lightly as possible and allowed to
sink little and reeled in slowly.
It usually kept lively for about
six casts, and was more like still
fishing than the present day bait
casting with the dead minnow or
the plug when a surface strike is
generally the result of the cast.
You can preserve your own min
nows by sprinkling a layer Of salt
in a small box and then a layer of
more salt and then more
minnows. They will keep all sum-
ner when packed this way.
On bright sunny days when the
water is clear, the smaller or me-
dunn spinners in the dull finish
or muddy water the larger shiny
bats seem to have the prefer
ence. Single spinners seem best
adapted for clear water and
bright days, while the double
spinners seem better for rOiley
water or windy days.
The nickel finish seems to be
the best all-around finish. The
copper and brass are good for |
bright days, and the gold is good |
wherever the nickel is. The alu-
Is best for muddy water,
dark days, dusk or moonlight, and |
the black for sunny days and clear |
water.
For flies, usually this rule works: |
The darker the day or water, the |
lighter colored the fly should be. |
White Is a very good all-around |
color, but every fisherman has his
favorite.
1t is very hard to lay down any
definite rule for these bats, for |
the fish themselves are peculiar.
The above are only suggestions.
and If you don't land 'em on one |
kind, keep on trying. Any kind or
color Of fly can be attached, and by |
having q small assortment of diff |
ferent colors and sizes of spinners |
and flies, you are fixed for all |
ordinary fishing.
Pollution, the greatest of all
evils to salt and fresh water, is
not a future possibility, 1t is here
now and according to David M.
Neuberger, president of the Ma
tiOnal Coast Anti-P POLLUTION League,
it is rapidly spreading and stead
lily increasing it's already formula
BILE destructiVeness.
Every twenty-four hours-indeed,
every rise and fall of the tides
brings us nearer the danger Of a