Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-24
HUNTING AND FISHING.
Angiers Report Great Luck-The Shooting
Season.

season.
Fishing is better this season than it has beer
for many years, so the anglers say Black bass
they say, have been particularly plentiful and
many large catches have been reported. In the
Potomac about Harper's Ferry bass fishing was
good all the summer and some good-sized fish
were caught there, while at most piaces where
such sport 10 INDUCED in the fish have been IN.
usually small; but now there is an improve
nent and fish Of larger size are being caught
In the Potomac river about this city and a. ia,
down - Glymont small black bass are being
caught in large numbers by anglers with moth.
ing but the ordinary angle worm for bait A,
Four-mile run lately Mr. Jesse Middleton
caught number Of bass. Mr. Rich.
ard Sylvester has probably done
as much bass fiahing this season al
any other angler, fishing in the Potomac abou,
Harper's Ferry most Of the time. In , single
day he has caught a. many as two dozen fish
and among them many that weighed more than
pound each. The first Of this week, with Mr.
Dan O'Brien, he fshed at the mouth Of the
Monocacy, and together they caught thirty-twc
hsh. eleven Of which weighed over two pounds
each.
Last Sunday Mr.. Thomas Barry tried his luck
In tho river near Sycamore Island and sue
ceeded in landing ten bass.
The 6:30 train from the Baltimore and Ohio
is known as the fishing train from the fact tina,
1t runs to 80 many points where there is bass
fishing, and IL the train in which 20 many
anglers go when of for Sundays outing.
While the upper Potomac Is the place for
black bass the lower Potomac affords good
sport for those who are satisfied to catch other
kinds Of fish. There Is good perch fishing all
along the line, at Four-mile Run, Woodbridge
and Quantico, which places are reached on
trains over the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
railroad as well as at points reached by steam
ers The 7:45 train on the road mentioned IL
well patronized by fishermen. Last Sunday
Messrs. John L. Steward, R. H. Brooks and
others went down to Quantico and succeeded In
catching some large rock fish or striped bass.
The largest Of them weighed nearly Ave pounds.
A number of fishermen spent the day at Wood
bridge and with success.
The Mount Vernon electric cars also run to
several places where fish are to be caught. The
cars cross Hunting creek just south Of Alexan-
dria. where, it is said there 10 elegant rock aad
perch fishing, and further down tho road Is
Little Hunting creek that makes inland some
distance from the river. Further down the
cars near the river, where there are said to
be several places where fishermen have enjoyed
a days sport.
THE SHOOTING SEASON
This is also the season for those who derive
sport in the country with gun and dogs, and
many persons spend their fall holidays in that
wav. Thanksgiving day is the holiday above
all others that the huntsman looks forward to
In anticipation Of good time. The prospects
for good season were never brighter, and,
although the season has not yet opened for
some birds, the gunners have begun to slaughter
them. Such Is the case with cartridges or
quail. The season for shooting them opens the
1st day Of November and closes the LIST of
February. Nearly all other kinds OF birds
found in this vicinity are now in season, as are
rabbits. The supply Of rabbits is large for SO
early In the season.
Quail. the people from the country say, are
going to be particularly plentiful, and some OF
them are complaining that gunners are killing
them before the opening Of the legal season.
Last week gunner went on the place Of Mr..
J. NJ. Fowler, IT., at Deanwood, and killed ten
partridges and one rabbit in the afternoon.
Mr.. Fowler says he does not object to them
cunning on his place in season, but he intends
to prosecute persons for slaughtering birds GU.
Of season.
Last Sunday some trainmen, who went to
Quantico, went ont in the woods while the train
was laying over at the station and killed ten
rabbits In that part Of Virginia, 1t is reported,
game Is very plentiful and gunners are not
much annoyed by the residents. While the law
in the District makes November / the
opening Of the season for shooting quail diff
ferent dates are provided in the counties of
Maryland and Virginia, but in most Of them an
earlier date is fixed.