The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-10

be zero as far as the perch tribe
Perch fishing has been good.
bad and indifferent so far this sea.
son, according to the different
fishermen. The angler fortunate
enough to be on the river when a
school was passing or the perch
were feeding win say fishing has
been good" 8
Now, take the fellow whose hard
luck it has been to be on tile
water when the perch had Just
passed the day before or when the
river was crowded, with herring
and no bait would tempt their APP
petites. Ask him If fishing has
been good and he will more than
likely laugh in your face and reply
Rotten, the worst we've had In
years" ,re ~
To get the real meat Of the nu,,
ask the angler who fishes with
consistency, one who Is on the
river day in and day out, weather
permitting. His view as to white
perch fishing is entirely different
and win run something like this:
II have seen better seasons,
then again / have seen worse,
but taking Il as II comes, / don't
suppose we've any room to com.
plain. OF course. SO far this
schools Of exceptionally big perch,
occasionally a FOUNDER has been
taken, but the fish have run to
medium size."
Personally, the best luck Of tho
season came my way last Monday.
In company with Don Whitman
we arrived ON the river about 2
o'clock in the afternoon and by
dark we had to, our credit som .
sixty odd keepable perch. Some
Of the fish measured eleven inches
in length.
Our bait consisted of bloodworms'
and soft crabs. For the benefit
Of those who have not as yet
used the latter, I would like to
say they are way high. The re.
tail market price on soft crabs is
$3.50 per dozen and they are Of
the smallest variety and might
easily be termed spiders. But, they
are fish getters and if the angler,
is fortunate enough in keeping the
bell ringers" or small brethren
away from the choice. bait ne il
sure to land prize winning perch.
Another excellent lure and one
that proved to be a fish producer
last Monday was live bait. Anchor.
ed just a few hundred feet below
Walkers Point sat Lew Perron
and Sid Atlas, using pike minnows,
along with bloodworms. They had
as fine a split basket full Of perch
as has been taken from the Poto.
mac this season.
/ noticed a very familiar face
among the many 'piscatOrs that
lined the river on Monday. Alone
and COntented sat "the Lady of
the Lake." Mrs. Halsey. II goes
without saying that she had her
share Of perch and then some.
Her favOrite fish food, soft crab,
had resulted in being q gO-getter.
was told by Joe Fletcher that
Mr.. Burke, Of the President Thea
ter. had been on the river the same
day, but had left early in the
forenoon with his best catch OF
the season.
Dale Sheriff, hearing of the fire
catches made during the early
part of the week, tried his luck
last Tuesday afternoon, but found,
to his disappointment, that the tide
was not right. This. was quite a
setback for his daughter, who &C
companied her dad, for she hal
promised the neighbors a treat Of
real fresh fish.
Dutch Miller, of the Times
staff, was on the river Wednesday
morning by o'clock and picked
!, up a few Of the perch tribe. He
was forced to give up the game,
just as the fish Were at their
best, in order to get to work at
the appointed hour.
The, Potomac as she runs today
Is discOlOred and trifIe high, but
1t will only be q question Of q
couple Of days before the water
takes on q clearing complexion,
that Is Of course II the skies
stop weeping.
The tides for the coming week in
the upper river are as fellows: