Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-07
THEY HOOK THE FISH
SOME WELL-kNoWN PEOPLE WHO
USE THE ROD AND LINE.
Where the Perch, Club. Pike, Carp, and
Rock Abound-The Cohoks Club
Caught q Sturgeon.

Caught q Sturgeon.
And stiIl he nshed
And yet they never knew,
That for each pound caught
He told Of two
These may not be the exact words Of the
poet. but from time immemorial it has
been considered justifable even II not
commendable for deyotees of the pleasure
pisCatorisl to enlarge upon their catches
in describing them TO admiring friends.
Il should be stated, however, that the
above insuendoes," as friend OF the
DIsPATcH has it, do Nos apply 70 Rich
mond fishermen, than whom more truth
full set Of men never existed, the veracious
George not excepted
One glance at the class Of men who con-
stitute the most devoted of Sir lzac's dts
ciples in this yicinage will be sufficient to
dispel all doubts as to the truth of this
First, there is the veteran W. ). Wood,
than whom none are better informed as to
fishes and fishing in these parts, Next
might be mentioned Deputy-Sherif j. ii.
Mike Macon, who handles q member of
the fnny tribe with the same urbanity that
characterizes him in serving q process.
Then comes Captain Maxwell 4. Clarke,
who lands @ fsh in such delightfully."-
scientific manner az to make 1T an actual
pleasure to be caught.
KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT.
Port Warden John A. Curtis is one of
the recognized authorities on fishing IN
this locality. The Captain is the prince OF
good fellows. and when it is said he 10 as
good an angler as be is man mono can
| doubt his prowess.
= ka INNS
who lovingly describes himself as Little
Billy Cullingworth.n 1t has been limited
that il was a acknowledging for a brother
fisherman that led Mr.. Cleveland to be-
stow the honor on him that he did.
And John Bell Bigger-the best-natured
and most accommodating man in the State
of Virginia. He just goes out in a boat
and with that pathos that Pserynadsess o, MS
voice when he calls roll OF the House
asks the fish 10 get on his hook. The re-
suit is inevitable, as the pleading is ire
| sistible.
Councilman Charles f. Brauer is very
| successful angler. His method is very
simple one. He legislates the fish out OF
the water by dint of great " resolution"
and has even threatened them on extreme
occasions with the alternative of an " ordi-
| nance.n
There are hundreds of others who be-
long in this list, but TO specify would be
tedious
WHERE TO FISH.
As TO favorable locations for exercising
| skill in piscatorial directions can be men
toned Providence Forge, Cohoke, Wind
sor Shades. Garlick's Pond (near Prov
| dence Forge, Skldmore's Gin King Will
liam, Captain Il. T.. Lees pond (near
Romancoke), Cosby'S (at Summit. and the
The fsh mogt commonly hooked in
ponds are club and perch, the former
often weighing as high as eight and ten
pounds. German carp, pike, and rock
abound in the Pamunky and Chicahominy
rivers The lsst-named fish always follow
schools of herring.
TIE coHoKE CLUB.
Perhaps one of the bcst-equipped fishing
I clubs in the South is the Cohoke, composed
of Richmond and Manchester gentlemen.
| This organization owns a pond near Co
| hoke station, on the York-River railroad.
| 1t has mill on its property. located just
at the head OF tidewater. The wheels are
equipped with species of scoops covered
| with meshes of netting, so arranged rs to
pick the fish out of the water and throw
| them INTO boxes on either side, from which
| those of desirable kinds are thrown into
| the pond. BY this means more fish areput
| in the pond each season than are taken out.
The facilities of the club are unsurpass-
| ed Live bait is supplied by the mill-wheel
above referred TO. They have boat-house
and several boats, each of which has a
we'll in the centre for the preservation OF
! the minnows.
The York-River trains stop at the bridge
over the pond. letter sent day in adj
vance enables the lucky club-man to step
| from the train into boat all ready for
fishing.
HE CAUGHT ALEwTyEs.
Some time ago one of the club-men who
was more enthusiastic than successful
! tried his luck on the pond. For some rea-
! son the fish did not seem to be in biting
| humor that day. In order not to go homo
| empty-handed recourse was had to the
! boxes at the mill-wheel. As bad chance
would have it dozen or so fine alewlYes
| or menhaden were selected. Now 1t
| happens that this particular fish does not
bite at the hook, so when several other
members who were up on fish lore saw the
| bunch they were not little surprised.
] They said nothing. but allowed him TO
pursue his way homeward in peace. To
| this day his wife thinks him wonderful
fisherman and the club-men are mum.
| Among the members Of the club are
| Nessrs. J. w. Bronaugh, Jr. (presiden),
b. TAYLOR, Grin l.. Cottrell, Ii. A. Nc
| Curdy, G. p. Lathrop, James i. Kearney,
W. Ashby Jones, 4. w. Tignor, II. b.
owen, II. NJ. Smith, Jr., j. z. Robinson,
n. G. Beattie, w. /. Clopton, and l.. ID.
| Fisher.
The Manchester association has
splenddpond in Chesterfield, which isnow
well stocked.
THE RESERVOIR POND.
Three weeks ago yesterday q number OF
gentlemen were telling fish facts in the
| Hustings-Court room.
Much to the surprise of all present Su-
perintendent Boiling, of the Water De
partment, remarked that the fishing in the
| Reservoir lake was very good and that only
! n few DAYS before Mr.. W. Ashby Jones had
caught q Observation-Disclosures club
| there.
Mr.. Boiling then went on to describe
peculiar fish that makes Its home IN the re-
seryor proper. He concluded with the
astounding statement that they did not
breed. ~,
"Do not breed +" exclaimed Davy Rich
ardson. "Then how on earthis the species
perpetuatedi"
"Oh!" said the Superintendent. catch
| Ing on, 81 mean not In still water"
CAUGHT A STURGEON.
did / ever tell you " chimed In Harry
! Smith, "how Taz. Elicit caught the stur-
geon?"
well, il was one hot dsy that Taz.. and
I went over to Mayo's Island to 90 fishing.
| We always kept our tackle at the boat
house, and the fact that both of us had on
our best clothes did not stand in our way:
I'VE went over on Shsrp's island, and
not having much luck soon got tired.
| After awhile / noticed rope tied to
tree, and pulling on it found that some
one had caught q sturgeon and tied 1t
there. / amused myself letting the rope
in and out few times, and then Taz. took
hold of it.
First he let il out little way few
times and pulled it back again. Then he let
the rope out a long WAYS. The sturgeon
must have struck one of the cold streams
in the middle river, for with flip OF his
tail he darted of like lightning.
Somehow or other the rope got tan