Evening star., 1927-11-27

T HERE are still a few days re-
naming for the smallmouth
bass anglers to try their luck
in Maryland waters. Under
the new Maryland law bass
ii.,,ing stops on December ] and
opens on July ].
The Potomac ia still muddy. but is
earring rapidly and ought to afford
several days of good angling before
the close of the season in Maryland.
E"Iow Washington the best reports
ohtainablp state that the mud has
extended as far as Gunston Cove.
hut the largemouth bass angler has
>. + advantage of those angling for
e smalimoutn variety. in that the
=. axun for the larger mouth bass in
t. ir,y;;ter docs not close until next
! rrl.
Eut there arr some nice sm1llmouth
i ,es in District waters. II fact which,
was disclosed last week when Al
I'nnrp FISHING this side OF the Chain
Bridge landed three of these game
s'ers for y total weight of 10 pounds.
Pnort. used Smelt as bait aud WAS the
nio,d3St man imaginable when h"
displayed his catch upon his return
10 the city.
The net results from the seinins
operations in the Dnlecarlia keser-
,oi- were very disappointing. After
much hard labor in preparing the
D.g l.5U0-foot Sein and Transporting
il to the pond on the Conduit road,
to.rther with oW boats and other
necessary equipment to complete the
work. only Il hundred and some odd
iar.:omUuth bass and rrappieS were
nettcd These fish were transplanted
n the ridni f:as:n Some Of the bass
..a,isht were of good size and the
others ranged from l to , pounds.
~ The - or so tlarpics cau@nt. tn"
largest weighed CLOSE TO pounds.
The work of seininG the Da'ecarlie
Reservoir was made rxtremely diff
cult hy the deposit OF mud on the
bottom. 1t was stated iy those in
charge of the reservoir that ii had
not been drained for 80 years. This
is easy to believe hy The depth of
mud discovered on the bottom. 1t Is
believed it was i or feet thick.
Glen &. Leach. chief of the division
of fish culture of the United States
bureau of Fisheries. who was in
direct charge of the SeininC opera
tions. said he thought his mon" had
the reservoir. and that in his opinion
the reason for not netting a large
number of carp and catfish was due
to the fact that these fish burroWed
deep into the soft mud and thus es-
capped the encircling net. Anyhow.
the cats and carDS were not wanted
for the Tidal Basin. but from reports
about the big fish in the reservoir
it was fully expected that the big
net would be taxed 10 lis utmost to
hold the mass of struggling fish.
Over 100 game fish is not so bad.
but the catch was disappointing.
With the close of the fishing season
almost in sight it might he we'll 10
remind anglers how to- take care of
|, their tackle and have it in good shape
for next year Don't place your rod
in warm closet or near a heater. as
the heat during the long Winter
months will cause the rod to warp.
The line depends entirely on the care
given it as 40 how long il will last.
+, See that it is thoroughly dry before
placing away, because if you don't,
next year it may be sufficiently weak
ened to cost you the loss of a prize
fish. Also. few drops of good oil
on your reel will prevent rust form
ing Just a thin covering of oil over
the entire surface will keep away
rust ard allow YOU to have a real
good reel for next year.
During The Summer and early Fall
the purse netters in Chesapeake Bay
rob the rod and reel anglers of the
hest part of their sport by netting
tons of rock. trout and bluefish.