Evening star., 1927-10-02
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller

! The Potomac again is clear. which
! should he cheering news for the large
! and small mouth bass anglers. The
warm to cause the bass to commence
! biting, but some of them are being
landed both above and below Little
! Fails About the middle of October
! the water should be sufficiently cooled
to make the bass more active. and
when this occurs anglers for the big
mouth bass Will find that there are
many "big ones" in the Tidal Basin
waiting for them.
When these gamcstcrs in the Basin
commence to bite anglers will find
boats ready for their use If they de.
sire them and others will have plenty
of space to cast from the scaWall sur
rounding the Basin.
The second OF the series of Fall fish.
ing excursions to Chesapeake Beach
will he held today under the auspices
Of the Potomac Anglers Association,
a branch of the Izaak Walton League
of America 4 large number of fish
ing enthusiasts. including both men
and women, are expected. 1t VIII be
the eighth annual outing of the or
ganiZation.
4 special train will leave the Dis
trict line at $50 am. y large fishing
fleet will carry the anglers to points
in the bay. Fish will be weighed in
on the boardwalk al pm.
Ten prizes will he awarded: $40
from The Evening Star for the woman
landing the largest fish; $40 from the
Times Herald to the man landing the
largest fish. Bristol steel rod for the
1..r IDHnnTpT fYpR- gnO0I
reel for the second largest trout: 100
wards of linen line for the third larS-
est tro1ls: q I.anceWOod saltwater rod
for the largest hardhead; a PfuSer
Tampico free-spOol reel for the second
largest hardhead: a combination bait
bucket for the third largest hardhead;
a Penncll reel for the largest rockf1sh,
and s. of fishing tackle for the largest
tailor.
If no fish of a named species Is
caught. the prizes will be offered for
the next largest fish in another class.
No prizes will be awarded for cells,
toadfish, skates. sharks or turtles.
officers of the association are Paul
Mckinney, president; 6. III. Burmei-
ster. vice president: f.. ID. BarstOw,
treasurer: f. a. Wilson. secretary.
and John s. cole, chairman of the eX-
cursion committee.
The committee announces only those
having the return coupon of the CheS-
aDeake Beach Railway excursion
ticket. or coupon which, may be OBJ
tanned for % cents from the commit
tee, are eligible for prizes.
The Potomac Anglers Association
prints in it's circulars advertising the
excursion the following: The objects
of the association and chapter shall be
to promote and to protect the interest
of anglers in the Potomac River and
its tributaries: to cooperate with the
Federal and State authorities in the
enforcement of the fish protective
laws; to aid in every legitimate man.
ner the conservation and increase of
game fish in the Potomas River and
its tributaries: to secure the enact
ment of license laws for anglers: to
support the objects of the Izaak Wal
ton League of America and work for
their accomplishment. and to cooper.
ate with the American Game Protec- |
tive Association in its work" The
association prints the above to show
why every one should become mem
Der of the local orga MIA ton.
William e. Fowler. local fishing on