Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
ROD AND STREAM
By Perry Miller.

The Potomac River today is muddy
and not fishable except to those an
clers who delight in landing the cat
fish. large or small, but there seems
to he enough of these to supply All
who seek them. And they can he
found in any part of the river. When
properly prepared they are good
table fish, preferred by some to the
large and small mouth base.
With the approach of September
the real fishing season may he said to
be at hand. This applies to salt as
we'll as fresh water. During the
Summer months large and small
mouth bass are landed in the fresh
water rivers. and in the bay and salt
water streams hardheads, spots. trout
and rockfish are caught. But with
the exception Of the hardheads, the
other fish do not appear In rs large
numbers and do not put up as game Il
fight when hooked as they do when
the water commences to cool off
little. The same is true of the mem
bers of the bass family. which seem
to take the offered bait more readily
during September, October aud NO
vember and until the water gets so
cold that it makes them sluggish.
Fall also is best for the angler. be-
cause in the Summer he is exposed to
the blistering rays of the sun, while
in the Fall the suns heat is not so
intense as during July and August.
Zeal anglers who visit chesapeake
BAT for their fishing expeditions wait
until September and October. This is
especially true of those who troll. II
is rare that many schools of fish are
to lie seen breaking i'm the bay during
the Summer months. hut during Sep
TENDER. October and November they
are seen breaking all over the bay.
In the opinion of this column A lot
of time is lost fishing by those who
get an early start. OF course. fish
break in the morning. but not to the
same extent they do in the late after
noon. The early morning fishing
parties lose lot of good sleep in or
der to reach the fishing grounds
around tlaybreak. Undoubtedly they
catch a good many fish, but it Is a
safe bet to say they do not catch any
more than the late afternoon angler.
IT is known fact that salt water
game fish do not break during the
early forenoon and afternoon. There
fore. the anglers have the same
chance To bring home. fish by visiting
their favorite places i'll the bay and
Sa water streams late In inc AFTER
noon as they would by going early in
the morning. and at the same time
not lose Il lot of sleep.
With the exception of Solomons
Island there is no place hereabouts
that cannot he reached in a drive of
two hours by automobile. Leaving
Washington a noon would enable the
angler TO reach the majority of places
by . o'clock and he on the fishing
grounds by 3. At least, depending. of
course. on the distance to be travelled
by boat.
The good housewife always wants to
prepare something for her husband to
eat either before starting or to take
with him on his early morning trips.
II she is joining him on his "trip all
right and good. but if not. her rest is
disturbed by having to arise early.
The late afternoon fisherman can have
his breakfast at the usual time, go to
his office and work at least half n
day, get his afternoons fishing and
return to the city by or o'clock at
night.
Charges that streams in Howard
and Mont con,ory ('ountipc bo 70 heep