Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

A LIS well along the Potomac, In
~ tidewater and above tidewater.
n but the Shenandoah is muddy.
G. Z. Marriott in his tele-
gram says: Potomac River clear and
Shenandoah very muddy. Both rivers
are filling up to normal gradually
Fishing is good as bass are beginning
to come out and bite. Some very good
catches made last week, several bass
landed weighing pa pounds. No heavy
rain for several months, only occa-
sional light showers. Weather cool last
several days and partly cloudy, ideal
for fishing"
The cool nights we have been en-
ioying evidently have lowered, some
what, the temperature OF the water
and caused the small-mouth bass to
bite. Anglers after these gamesters say
they have had great sport.
Edw. c. Kemper, well known local
angler and conservationiSt, at Seneca
recently landed q smalf-mouth bass
weighing pounds 9 ounces and entered
it in the Rod and Stream contest. 1e
presented the beauty to your correspond
ent and, oh, boy, 1t was dedciousl
z w. GOODWIN and Grandon Ben
Il. nett. fishing in the Potomac be-
tween Cabin John Run and Great
Falls. caught Is bass weighing from
lh to 312 pounds. These two anglers
said they returned many small fiSh to
the water. They used artificial bait,
mostly flies, and waded about the river,
at times being in water up to their
necks. Bennett, who Is a real true
angler, says bass are more plentiful in
the Potomac this year than for years.
He has been fishing this stream for 20
years.
And our correspondent over in Vir-
ginia again reports that Goose Greek
is furnishing excellent sport for anglers
after the small-mouth bass. plymouth
bass in the Lower Potomac are report
ed to be numerous. One angler in par
ticular, who goes downstream several
times each week, says he has never
seen so many bass. OF course, the
clearneSs of the water this year makes
this possible, but these plymouth fell
lers have not commenced to strike
During the remainder Of the bass fish-
ing season, or until the weather gets
too cold for comfort, bass anglers, II
not interfered with by muddy water
may expect great sport.
MORTIMER KING and George Null
WI ligan, local anglers, visited Rock
Point last Sunday. Mortimer Is
a regular visitor to the Point, spending
almost every week end down there. He
reports that last Sunday, after a more
or less uneventful day fishing in the
Potomac and Wicomico Rivers, he anc
Mulligan went into the hotel for theil
supper. While eating, Tommy Steir
rushed in and informed them the flsf
were breaking on the bar right off the
hotel. They hurriedly left the table
got q motor boat and, trolling, landed
~ fish in IS minutes. Their catcf
consisted of rock, blues and trout The
largest trout weighed 512 pounds, the
largest blue tipped the scales at az
pounds and the rockflsh ran from 1k
bounds to 8 pounds. King informed u
that last year his largest catch at thu
Point was II fish, for o total weight
Of over 800 pounds.
And here's another proof that thu
fish are biting In the lower Potomac
Bob Kidwell, D. H. Bellauf, Peter Hit
Robert Kidwell, ST., and j. Dickinson
fishing of Colonial Beach, caught 81
large hardheads in two hours.
p. B. Hartford and H. MawSon, fish,
ing of Deals Island, Md, on the East.
ern Shore. landed so trout, 80 hard
| heads and three sand sharks, besides
numerous King William perch. The!
say that Capt. Charles Whitelock Is I
perfect guide.
Charles Lemler. Earl Flood. JOhr