that’s not how shad were caught in rivers such as the Potomac ... estimate how many fish were in that river.” Said Jim: “It wasn’t a sport-fishing thing. It was a fill-my-larder kind ...

Stanley "Sebby" Brock III poses with an enormous catfish found in the Potomac River near the Chain Bridge (courtesy of Stan Brock) A 20-year-old Arlington man out fishing near the Chain Bridge ...