The Washington times., 1925-08-29

1lSn were taken WITH regularity.
Since that time only the smaller
brethren have been caught. along
with medium-sized trout and rock.
Norfolk spots, while being plenti-
full, have yet to reach their zenith.
Tailors have been Of the scarce
variety. although big schools have
been sighted In nearby waters.
But, the best IL yet to come.
With q full harvest moon begin
ming next Friday and big fish
starting to show, some records
should be smashed during the com
ing weeks.
The waters Of the upper ,PO-
tOnlac and the creeks Of the
lower river ara In excellent con-
IifiOn for bassing. Some fine re-
ports have been received during
the week.
Three big fishing excursions will
be held at Chesapeake Beach iris
fall, according to plans now under
way. The first will be staged on
Sunday, September 20, under direc-
ton OF the French Sporting Goods
Company. j. J. Ernst, the manager,
will be in charge.
Tho Potomac Anglers Association
will follow on October 4. II. J..
Medic, of 742 Ninth street north.
west, is in charge. The third ex-
cursion will be on Sunday, October
IL. under direction Of the National
Military and Sport Shop,
q THESE excursions have steadily
grown in popularity from year to
year. Each now draws more than
800 fishing enthusiasts, both men
and women. Special trains VIII be
run to accommodate the crowds.
Captain Noah Hazard, the veteran
beach boatman, will have fleet OF
fine fishing boats in readiness TO
take the anglers to choice fishing
grounds in the bay. On all OF the
excursions prizes will be awarded
for the best catches.
Trout, rock, spots and hard
heads now are being caught IN
gOodly numbers ut the beach.
The resort win cater especially TO
fishermen from now until real
cold weather sets in.
The following fresh and salt
water tides for tomorrow are fur
nished by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey:
High Tide Low Tide
Washington -. 4:53 pm. 1920 am.
Piscataway -. Alb pm. 1910 am.
Gunston Cove. 4:03 pm. 1880 am.
Ches. Beach. .11:33 am. 6:07 pm
Annapolis 80. 1923 pm. 7:fT pm.
Solo. Island. .10:54 am. 4:ol pm.
Benedict ..... .11:59 am. $50 pm.
Rock Point. !. .1O:53 am. $50 pm.
One of the unexpected thrills
I'd
yacationists may enjoy during the
coming fall and winter in : Florida
is catching the big mouth black
bass that abound in the canals,
lakes, streams and rivers that
thread the State. A vast new f1sh.
ing grounds has been opened up by
the roads into the once impenetra-
BILE Everglades. One of these roads,
the new concrete Corners High.
way, leads into the very heart OF
the ancient Seminole faStness.
LITTLE has been said Of this
form Of sport which has been
overshadowed by the great game
fishing in ocean waters. But
it has thrill all its own.
The black bass fishing is pro-
nounced by sportsmen to be the
finest in the world. Several va
rieties are caught. One OF them,
scientifically known as Micropterus
salmoides, is the hugest OF all big
mouth black bass and makes an
ordinary four or seven FOUNDER
of Northern waters look like a
minnow by comparison.
According to Doctor Hugh NJ.
AIaA n1HrooN ~ Ei0hAFfAS.
''It reaches it's maximum weight
in Florida, where specimens weigh
ing as much as twenty or twenty
five pounds have been taken. 1t
inhabits more sluggish and warmer
waters than the other species and
thrives under more extreme condi'
lions of environment and tempera'
ture."
Wonderful bass fishing can be
had in the canals that have been
excavated to drain the Everglades
The bass work up into the drain
age bitches. When the water Is
high, numerous small inlets and
ponds are formed along the sides
of the canals and back from the
canals. In these waters the black
bass fairly swarm!
Six great canals run from L"Ao
OkeechObee to the east coast OF
Florida and the mOtOF1St along
the Dixie Highway between Jack
sonviIIe and Miami. can turn IN.
land on q number Of roads and
enjoy a thrill every minute, be-
ginning with the moment MS
plug touches the water.
Fishing for bass in the New
River canal back of Fort Lauder
dale last season, Commodore A. II.
Brook stood in his boat and made
twenty-four casts into the mouth OF
a small drainage stream that flowed
into the mouth of the canal. He
caught a large bass at every cast.
In bass fishing In the canals
and bitches you never keep any
thing weighing less than three or
four pounds. There are too many
old grand-daddies of the bass clan