Evening star., 1934-07-15

~ ASS anglers will have their in
- nings today with the Potomac
and Shenandoah Rivers clear
IL at Harper's Ferry, and the
river around and below Wash
ington also clear Shenandoah River
bass continue to display peculiar char
acteristics with respect to taking bait.
They either let it alone, or 60 after
minnows and mad toms ferociously.
Thursday afternoon a party fishing
near Castleman's Ferry didn't get a
strike until they were about ready to
call it day, when the fish commenced
10 strike as If starved. Within an
hour they had caught nine small
mouth bass ranging in weight from a
pound and a half to three pounds
They landed several others, which
were trifle over 10 inches legal min
imum, and these fish were returned to
the water. Bass fishing around River
ton, Va, is said to be only fair these
days, but farther upstream on the
South Branch of the Shenandoah at
Overall these gamesters are reported
to be furnishing excellent sport.
In the swift waters of the Potomac
around Chain Bridge small-mouth bass
are being landed. according to a re-
port from Julius Fletcher He said
the water is in good shape Capt.
Aubrey Shepard at GunSton Cove tells
us that very few bass are being landed
and that II is practically waste Of
time for the anglers to visit this cove
at the present time.
As previously stated, there is no bass
fishing frcm the Maryland side of the
Potomac in tide water until August /.
Above tide water the Maryland season
opened July /. No license is required
TO fish in Maryland tide water. only
above tide water. but on the Virginia
side Of the Potomac a license is neces-
ssry to fish either in tide water or
above tide water
Record catches OF hardhesd we're
landed on the GooSes last week One
party fishing Wednesday night re-
turned with ass hardhead averaging
two and three pounds. the largest tip
ping the scales at four pounds, and 81
trout running from one and half to
two pounds. Many of the FISH were
landed two at time and shrimp was
used exclusively as bait. Those in
this party were Ernest Phumphre. Ben
Henderson. Al Rswlinson and his son
Carroll. Frank Scheer Biff Johnson,
Tommy and Dave Thomas and Harry
Scott
r0pHE 2 wENTZFI. headed A
II party to the GooseS last week
and engaging one Of Capt
Philips boats at Kenwood Beach
landed l56 hardhead 40 of them
weighing 4 pounds each, and one
landed by Clarence E. Kefauer
weighed A. pounds, They fiShed
hours and IS minutes
In this party were J. A. Black ano
son Frank. George c, WentzeL w. h
Saunders. Frank w. Loefler, C. E
Tyreu, Gustave Bovgren, Ernest
Shaw and r. D. Smith.
Friday. the 18th, was lucky day
for lS anglers-Frank Mcdonald, DR.
Homer A. Hall, John D. Gilmore
Hugh BIRD. Tom Hind, Ferris Paulk
Newman Sudduth. Harry Rideout
Jack Cleaves. Gus Chinn. Bob Isaacs
and Russell EntwiStle. This happy
crowd went across the bay to Goose:
in one of Capt, George North's hoat'
from old Governors Run and flshinG
three hours made catch Of close tC
500 hardhead and trout They re-
ported all of the hsrdhead were bis
'sfellers" with the exception OF one
the rest weighing from to 81:
pounds with one weighing a. pounds
The trout weighed pounds Newman
Sudduth and Gus Chinn Of The Star
In telling Of their experience on thi
trip. said they never caught so man!
fish before In their lives. and Gu
proudly showed me his bliStered fin