Evening star., 1924-05-11

During the past week some very nice
perch were caught, many OF them weigh
ing in the neighborhood Of pound. or
course, the muddy condition of the
clears up, but according to those who
know, this will not be for very long.
Snagging herring is a favor1te sport
for many these days, and In this the
condition of the water does not make
much difference, as there is no bait used.
Providing today is clear there should be
great number on the banks or the
river.
The larger Of the perch landed last
week were caught on minnows and crab.
OF course, the bloodworm played an i'm
portant part in the catch of many OF
the perch, but those weighing from
three-Quarters OF a pound TO a pound
were caught on the other bats. One OF
off the black buoy opposite the Lincoln
Memorial. This proves the contention
that the swift waters of the uprlver,
while a favorite place for many nsner-
men, are not the only good places TOT
angling.
VIII Reynolds, known to all anglers
along the Potomac, gives the encourag-
ing news that when the present muddy
condition of the water clears ne ex-
poets to see the rockfish in the river.
In fact. one rock weighing niue over
a
island near the mouth OF the Little
River. When these fish start running
the best fishing of the year IS 70 De mao
in this vicinity, and it is to De nopeo
that this season the water Will remain
clear for a week or so to allow followers
of the rod and reel to engage in some
real sport
These fish can be taken with va
riety of bait. Bloodworms always
prove to be attractive for the small
IAI
ranging from one to two pounos.
Crabs, shrimp and live minnows come
next as tempting lures, and the DIG
ones. from FIVE pounds up, are usu-
ally landed on cut herring; Particu- ,.
Those desiring to obtain live pait
can do so from two or three boat
houses along the river and from the
"old man" at the Virginia END OF tne
Highway bridge. Reynolds boat
house always has a good nds supPlg of f,sberl On
men and his charges are very reason
able. For bull and pike minnows the
cost will be SO cents a nunoreu anu
for smelt minnows the cost OF 81 a
hundred is. charged. Rowboats all
along the river are rented for a
nominal charge Of so cents or week
days and 81 on Sundays. The law or
supply and demand affects the price
on Sundays. According to these ne
ures two or four persons can spenr fr
Sunday on the river hshlng TOT
s1.50, which Is a very cheap 11p' es.
pecially considering the TACT tnas
they may return with a Dig punch OF
perch, which would cost them tnree
or four times as much IL tne! Went
to market to make the purchase
just a word OF warming FOR those
who are not experienced boatmen
and who pick the swift waters of the
river near Chain bridge for tneir
days outing. First OF all, let SIe
the oara It is not 50 very difficult
to capsize a boat in sw1ft-running
water, especially IL those In the BOAT
get excited if anything goes wrong.
When anchoring your boat upr1ver
see that you have enough , anono.
to allow the boat to ride w1thou.
any undue strain on the rope IL
two anchors are let overboard, one
from the bow and stern, as Is done
drop them one at time-first from
the stern when the boat Is headed
upstream and the other when the
bow is turned around by the current
and the boat is in a position to al
low lines to go downstream.
1t is also a good policy to have
knife handy in case the anchor gets
caught in a rock and does not allow
enough play for your boat to ride
at ease. And be sure when taking
up your anchors not to drop them
in the bottom of the boat. Lay them
in gently. It takes good sized
rock or weight to keep a boat from
drifting in swift-running water, and
sometimes in your efforts to free
Yourself of a heavy load, especially
after dragging 1t over the side of the
boat, one is apt to drop it on the
bottom boards This has been known
to knock a hole in the bottom OF the
boat with disastrous results.
Caution should be used at all times
when in rowboat, unless you do
not care whether you are thrown un-
expectedly into the water or not A
great many people who cannot swim
seem to take a delight in doing all
sorts of foolish things in a rowboat.
Whether this is born Of ignorance or
whether they are just foolhardy
makes no difference. When they are
n