Evening star., 1926-05-24

Will Reynolds, who helps keep this
column posted on what's going on
along the Potomac. says he has not
seen what he calls a real catch OF
perch this year. OF course. there have
been some catches of 20 or 30 perch,
but not so long ago the anglers came
back with market baskets full OF
perch and only kept the larger ones.
Formerly it was hard matter to get
hold Of a boat when the perch were
running, and the river was dotted
with fishermen's craft.
But. alas, today everything is diff
ferent There is no difficulty In pro
curing a boat and the angler can go
any place on the river without inter
fering with other fishermen. The
writer has seen the time when 1t was
a very difficult and sometimes danger
Gus matter to get a boat anchored In
the place he wanted in the upper
river. because of the swift water ana
the many other boats.
One river front man reports that
last Wednesday night. while on the
river in front of his boathouse, ne
noticed a school of fish going up
stream. He thought they were rock
from the wav they jumped out of
the water. He baited his line with
herring but failed to land any. The
next day, he said. a man named
| Wright told him he had landed 30
rock in the vicinity Of Chain Bridge.
| some of them weighing about
pounds This particular waterfront
man said he thought he could not be
mistaken in the kind of fish he had
seen. because, he said. he had been
watching rockfish jump in the water
| for the last 40 years.
hn s1y~o into
| in fishing for the game rock will be
| glad TO learn that these fish have
commenced to strike at both artificial
| and other bats at Solomons Island.
Last Sunday one boat load landed
more than 100 of them, and another
party, out only few hours, succeeded
in catching more than 80. They
ranged in size from the pan rock to
fish weighing to pounds. The
majority of these fish were landed
by trolling.
From Benedict and Rock Point
come reports that the hardheads are
numerous and are biting wonderfully.
At Chesapeake Beach, where they
have been late in starting to strike
this Spring. they are at last taking
bait in active fashion.
in the House and Senate by Repre-
sentative Halves and Senator Watson
in having the black bass bill passed,
the following. signed by a number
of local anglers, was forwarded to
the congressman.
I'VE, the. undersigned, anglers and
lovers of the great outdoors, living in
and around the City of Washington,
express to you our great appreciation
for your deep interest and untiring
work in connection with the bill intro
duced and fathered by you prohibiting
the interstate shipment and sale of
the large and small mouth bass.
THE successful termination of this
bill recently brings you a vote of
thanks from the vast army Of fisher.
men who love the sport and who
feel thrill of joy in landing these
splendid gamesters. We are grateful
to you. all classes, rich and poor,
young and old, as we look forward to
| vacation or an outing with a sport
that is superior to all others in pro-
ducing health, strength and the love
of nature.
May you yourself live to enjoy
many more years of the life with the
pleasures that you are responsible
for giving to others"
While the passage of the black bass
bill undoubtedly will help a great
| deal in preventing the many evils
| that have been heaped upon the large
| and small mouth bass after St,Ydyinp o