The Black Bass of the Potomac River E73 
thusiast, and it is seldom that he re- 
turns in the evening without a big 
string of fish as the result of his day’s 
work, almost invariably bigger than 
that of any of his companions. Al- 
tough, as a rule, he prefers live bait 
fishing, he is not a novice at casting the 
fly. In September, 1893, after fishing 
with bait for half a day with no success 
whatever, he rigged up his fly rod, and 
before nightfall he had captured sixty- 
two bass. 
The name of Mr. S. H. Kauffmann 
has always been coupled with Wade 
Hampton, when any one asks who is 
the most expert fly caster in this sec- 
tion of the country. Mr. Kauffman, 
who never fishes with bait, probably 
has the record for fly fishing on the 
Potomac. At Woodmont, several years 
ago, he captured fifty-six bass in an 
hour and a half, many of them weigh- 
ing two and three pounds. It isalways 
claimed by bait fishermen that only 
small fish can be taken with the fly. 
This instance, as well as others, when 
three and four pounders were caught, 
tends to disapprove the claim, although 
it is unquestionably true that, as a rule, 
bait flshermen catch the biggest fish. 
The fly fishermen say, however, that 
they do not have as much fun. 

