The Washington times., 1934-11-17

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southern Maryland pond or
blackwater stream, with minnows
as the best bait. This fishing
will continue on through the win
ter. 1t takes cold, Snappy
weather to overcome the lethar-
gic condition that settles on
them during the summer months.
One party of four Washington
anglers, after finding it too
windy to fish Gunston early
Sunday morning, went to a
nearby pond. Out of nearly so
strikes they took a dozen, of which
six fair7sized ones were kept.
Another angler down near Solo,
mons Island got six nice ones.
An odd thing about this fresh
water fishing is that when you
ask just where they were caught,
all you get is a wise smile.
Everyone has their own pet place
and the angler new to it must
find his own.
AS to putting them on the
table, we can't say much for
them. The flesh is firm and
white, but rather flat and with
out much taste.
At Gunston Cove the water is
clear and yielding fine results in
largemouth bass, crappie and
yellow perch. All last week
George Triebler reported his
boats as averaging eight bass
with the largest four and one
half pounds. Sunday morning
wasn't so much. 1t blew so hard
it was impossible to fish, but
later in the day it dropped and
the few that were on hand to
take advantage of it had some
nice fishing. One woman at the
Big Maple got IL fine crappie and
a four and one-half pound bass.
Should Be Good
This fishing should be good un-
til the season closes on December
81. All it requires is warm
clothes and a lot of fortitude,
bought and otherwise. The best
and what seems to be the almost
universal bait is a shimmy wig
gler, No. 6, with yellow bucktail
or a Johnson silver minnow.
AS this is the only fishing
around Washington, it seems to
be an opportune time to again
call your attention to conditions
as they are today and what they
might be.
We could and should have good
fishing right here in the District,
At one time the Potomac and
Anacostia literally teemed with
fish of all kinds, but due to the
hindsight of our forefathers con-
ditions have become so bad that
no selfrespecting fish will stay
around here. They either stop
many miles below or go on up
above Key Bridge. 1t is only in
a few creeks and coves with a
pure supply of water that you
will find any fishing worthy of
the name.
Work that is pending and some
that is under way will greatly
change existing conditions, and
to some extent give us hack the
heritage that is ours. There are
other conditions still to be fought
and viewpoints of the powers that
are, to be changed.
Sewage pollution in the Poto-
mac will be corrected by the
building of a disposal plant with
PWA funds. This is the largest
and most important problem. 1t
will allow a large and natural
breeding and spawning ground for
largemouth bass and crappie to
again become productive.
Will Help
The large storm sewer now be-
ing constructed in the N. w.
section will help Rock Creek to
the extent that it will prevent
the flooding over of sewerage in
that area. Here there is addi-
tional work to be done the whole
length of the stream. It can and
will one day be a fine bass
stream, with a few proper safe
guards.
Reaches Run, just below the
highway bridge on the Virginia
side and included in what is
called our National Parks. is the