The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20

Live bait, maut0uns, - the peSL-
possible lure IL one follows this
arm OF the pastime. They are
easy to carry. that II. Of course,
IL too many are not crowded into
the contafner. Scale bats such az
srnolt and min roach, while being
attractive TO the bass family. are
almost impossible to handle during
sthe hot weather such as We are
now experiencing.
Artificial bait casting Is en- art.
I will admit, but with 8 little.
practice and patience the live bait
best selection Ii the red Ibis,
with the buck taiI' or Colonel
FULLER as second choice. A. for
the surface lures any Of the
bright lined plugs win do, but be
sure they have only one hook; the
n1urderOus many hooked plugs take
the sport out OF craftsmanship
TrammeIIss, just above Great
Falls on the Virginia side, Is the
starting point for all black bass
anglers; the black rifles up through
the breaks at Seneca are at present
the best fishing grounds. Boats
may be obtained at Tranmellss as
wen Is overnight lodging.
Y
PennyfIeId's, few miles above
the falls on the Maryland side,
nay IS reacEled BY automobile
over fine State roads. Meals and
IOdring may bo had It this canal
Iocin known 60 every sportsman
since the days Of Grover Clevc-
land.
II violetts Just above Penny
Holds. the angler may find all
yirIlt accommodate az well as
boafe above and below the dam.
seneca II the next stop. The
renIaI Jack Reilly Ii always on
the grounds with plenty Of boats
and d place to put cEle m Tor
the night.
the Botomac and the ShenandoaliI
fisherfnen can find accommoda lions.
The nearest TO the city being Dick
eraon,s 3. at the mouth Of the Mon
ocacy point of Rocks ana Viewer
ton have been celebrated bass
grounds for generations.
g. A. Burneister fred ibised
four Of the gaEnesters from the
I bfealse at Penny fields on last
Sunday. but his biggest thrills
came when two monster catLAsl
yg8re taken by the same llelai
route. One Of the cattys meas
ured twenty inches e length
Lew Thayer. dean pilot OF all
printers outings. blazed the way
to old Benedict when the Iypothe-
tae ana allied trades went on their
yearly trip. r was the biggest
gathering OF paper and ink men
"a ever visit the Patuxent resort.
Fully $50 were Ia attendance.
TJnon their arrival ct the water
resort fishing parties were formed
and those who remained ashore
participated in numerous athletic
events. The most important Of
which was the annual baseball
game between the Typothetae and
supply naen. The supply men won
by q close margin, . to
Winners In the other contests
were as follows: Fat mems race,
Andrew Rolls. u. P.zW. Nevaker.
Sack race, y. j. Matfare, ]. L.
Mcdonald. Barrel duckpins, a. w.
Ransom, w. N. Shaefer. Nail drfv-
ing. George Beamer, James sulli-
van.
Horseslioes, a. 8. Morrison,
James Sullivan. ShOestring race
n. PackWOOd, James Sullivan.
1OO-yard dash, Frank Parsons,
j. #. Mcdonald. Tnree-legged
race, III. s. Dern, George Stringer.
when the snorting motor boats
docked at the end Of the fishing
period and big fish were weighed
in It was discovered that Clarence
Bright, former champion angler,
had lost his title to no other than
the piscator extraordinary, Lew
Thayer.
Edward Gruver was awarded the
prize for boating the largest NUM-
Der Of fish and Frank Rowzee
was declared winner in eel catchers.
Those in charge Of the annual
gathering were s. Percy Oliver,
chairman; William N. Schaefer,
vice chairman; p. M. Becker, 1r.,
James D. Bligh. Charles F. Crane,
VIII Dunn, W! A. Edelblut,
Charles Edwards, Karl b. Viker, |
Lee e. Eynon, Oscar Fauth. Thurs
ton l.. Ferris, Cornelius Ford,