The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-21

men have picked up quite neat
sum selling their catches to local
dealers. where there is always
ready market.
Lack Watts. SO far, leads all
anglers i'm the way Of bigness IN
the catfish class. His latest con-
fYfbutiOn to this arm Of the sport
was a seventeen and One-hah
n0IInSier. which measured q PER
feet Thirty-six." The fish was
taken near Walkers point and
was Iured to its doom on the
ever.pOpuIar bait, shad CUTS.
Frank Sirnonds and Fred Neitzey
aoualed their luck of last week on
Sunday. eating at Seven LOCKS
they landed fifteen fish for q
poundage well over the fifty mark.
They were troubled. continually
throughout the day by small cat.
fish and according to Simonds
they had been successful in landing
all the fish that stripped tner
hooks they would have had TO
come ashore to keep from sinking
the boat.
Rass fishing in the Tidal Basin
has been more than popular during
baiters have had shade the best
over their brothers Of the casting
game. Reynolds, foot Of Thirty
fourth street. says that he WAL
continue handling emelt through
out the balance OF the bass sea
son, which closes on the last Gay
of the month.
Norman N. Mock. 1925 New
Hampshire avenue. is again on the
trail of the gamesterS and declares
he Is out to defend his title OF
champion, which he earned in 1874.
Last Sunday at Pennyfield's, NOT
man landed a two and one-half
FOUNDER that fought every inch OF
the way to the creel.
The fish was taken via the live
bait route, which so far this
wear. has proved more successful
than artificial lures. Bassers
should not get the wrong slant
on the preceding sentence and.
think for . moment thAt the
writer is advocating the live
bait system, but facts are facts.
The Potomac Anglers. Association
have completed plans for a showing
of fishing pictures on next Thurs
day evening. The Interior DepaT"-
ment auditorium, Eighteenth and
F streets, has been secured and
Mr.. Leach. of the Fish Commits
sion, will give a personal talk on
salmon fishing in the Columbia
river.
The pictures, I am told, are
thrillers and deal With bassing,
salmon fishing and coastal activ'
tiles. One angler, 1t has been
whispered, got so excited over the
bass movie when it was shown III
the projecting room that he jumped
up and shouted, Hold him Newt,
he's rarin'.'' Some picture, I'll
say.
The admission is free and cards
may be secured through any mem
Der of the association or from the
majority Of sporting goods houses
This column will also be glad to
furnish any angler with free ad'
mission cards. ~ /
VIII H. dig, president Of the
Izaak Walton League of America,
writes this column in reference
to the great convention that
they are going to hold In Chica-
go. on April to 4, inclusive:
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thing of it's kind ever put over
by any bunch of anglers in the
world"
This year." he says, I'VE have
arranged with some of the leading
sporting goods manufacturers to
display their wares and a large |
room will be devoted to an exhiDl- |
ton of guns and fishing tackle and
all the new kinks in guns and |
fishing lures. This display will |
undoubtedly be the most interest |
ing showing of sporting goods ever |
in America. and while |
it Is an incident of the convention, |
it is, nevertheless, a rare oppor-
tunity. !,
All lzaak Walton conventions
are closed, as you know. with a
great banquet. This year ouc
guests of honor will be the two
greatest orators in America, SEN
ator William e. Borah of Idaho
and Congressman Finis J. Garrett
of Tennessee. These two great
orators, with the help of Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands, the
of baseball, and Hal
G.. Evarts, the outdoor editor of
The Saturday Evening Post will
make our banquet a matter of
conservation history"
c. A. Burmeister. president of
the Potomac Anglers Association.
a Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League of America, is going to az
tend the convention and will report
through this column all activities
worth while to local anglers. "