The Washington times., 1925-07-11

them as scrappers, the rockfish al
There is little tilnidity about the
trout when he happens upon your
lure he takes It upon the jump,
with no unnecessary fussing. But.
always remember his cunning, for
ne is a foxy fellow and when
hooked win invariably swim boat
ward. If hooked only in the
cartilege Of the mouth and the
slack in the line is not Immediately
taken up he will gain his freedom.
The trout is considered by many
anglers to be the handsomestt fish
that swims. His colorings seem
To comprise all the hues of the
rainbow. He is & sporty fellow
and might well be termed the pea
cock of the deep
Het may be shy the power OF
some of our fresh-water gamesters,
but when fished for according to
the sportsmen's creed, on light
tackle, he can put up a fight that
will leave q lasting imprint In the
anglers memory.
His tender mouth has given
him another name and along the
Atlantic seabOard he Is only
known as Weakfish.
The angler should kesf this ever
m mind and never horse or
force his trout, for unless hooked
deep. he viii Invariably tear
through the transparent gristle.
Adopt the tirne-worn slogan when
trouting. Handle with care.
Now in regard to his feeding
time. The writer would say that
the trout has no fixed time, as
this is affected by the tide, light,
wind and water conditions
You may make a killing one
day on a certain tide and on the
morrow. on the same tide, in the
exact same spot, never nave q
strike; this no doubt you have ex-
perienced.
II IS said by some Of our lead
ing authorities on saltwater fish
ing that the best time to fish
for tie gamesters is on the first
Of flood tide, as that is when the
fish are. making for the feeding
grounds. Then TOO, they VIII
Oftimes feed when the tide -
running out.
Trout are taken with la bottom
bait and on the surface. For still
fishing no bats are more relished
than bloodworms, shrimp. cut spot,
peeler and soft crabs. For trolling.
menhadens and healthy strips OF
cut spot make attractive bats, also
artificial lures.
All fictitious bats should be kept
moving very fast, as fish. inclined
to- be gamey do not like a dead
bait. The best way to accom-
plish this is to give. the rod a
slight jerk or quick upward move
menf with every few turns of the
reel when retrieving, this gives the
lure an active darting movement.
With the sinking lures, the bats
should be given time to settle
near the bottom before starting to
retrieve. If there Is trout in
the neighborhood 1t will surely at
tract him.
Remember, it's always the big
gest fish that gets away. To help
overcome this dreadful sensation,
provide yourself with a landing
net. The weight of the fish,
WHHcH UCtHE DO61bCO OAbAAAACS UCNA .
itself free of the hook.
The local bassing fraternity Is
hard pressed and the chances or a
let up looks mighty slim. Muddy
water in the old Potomac continues
to roll on, although . the Shenan-
doah is reported to be In hassable
condition. The lower creeks. while
in fairly good. shape offer little in
ducement during the hot weather.
The gamesters taken thus far have
all been of the undersize variety.
After many unsuccessful at
tempts at bringing home, the bacon,
Charles v. Belt, Mat. Yerger. Percy
Sutton, Otis Lawrence, r.. D. Will
son and the writer, of this column,
scored hit on an all-night fishing
trip last Sunday, at Chesapeake
Beach. The sextet were the guests
of Captain Noah Hazard and he
proved to them that fishing was
the best in years. Over IT'S fish
were taken during the moonlight
night.
The Potomac Anglers Association
gather on next Wednesday even
ing. at Musicians Hall, Tenth and
E streets northwest. for their mid
summer. meeting. Final arrange
ments will be made at this time
for their first annual visit to Lake
land, Md, to view the Government
fish hatcheries. The outing will
be under the personal direction of
Mr.. Leech, chief fish culturist, Bu-
reau Of Fisheries.
One of Americas best known
writer's on the great out of doors,
Hal G.. Everts, recently said
when discussing conservation, rel
alive to marine foods and fish:
We would take it as personal
affront il suddenly told that
some certain species had been
wiped forever from the menus"
He continued on by saying: NOW
the fact that many of those vaTi
cites are still available lis directly
attributable to the efforts OF the
conservation interests. through the
activities of the Bureau of Fisheries
and various regulations effected by
States. There have been many re-
strictions placed upon the manner