Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-26
GET OUT YOUR LINES.
WITH THE DAWN OF SPRING COMES
THE FISHlNG-FEvER.
weii-Known Richmond Anglers and Some
Of Their Ysrns--where TO Enjoy
the Sport

and sunshine, and already bright fish
hooks and silken lines. with painted corks.
are bobbing up in many shop-windows. Al
the anglers homes the old cigar-boxes
which for many wintery months have shut
from view the fancy tackle are being
opened and aired. and ere long the disci-
Piles of Walton will seek the idle sport
which delights their souls.
Soon will the boats of these. sporting
gentry be hauled up. scraped, and painted.
The usual tales of woes and hshing yarns
a la Kunctdusen will be told. These will
arouse the sympathy of the friends OK
those who meet with the sad fate which
often overtakes the anxious anglers. ana
animate and enthuse the acquaintance OF
others who bring back affidavits OF tie
measurement and weight OF their catch OF
the fnny tribe.
SOME OF IsAAC's DISCIPLES.
Just meet John Powell and Buck" Mil
Ter on a sunny day, and the great interests
of the nation. involved In tarlf reform
and Sandwich-Island annexation, are
trihes compared to the anxietles which
encompass them when tiny minnows and
big-sized mullets are safely ensconced in
big tin buckets ready for the slaughter.
and when the click Of the iong-silent reel
awakens them TO the pleasures of the pond
and rlver. Meet Tom Christian and Billy
Cullingworth. The former no longer talks
of glue that " sticketh tighter than bro
Their" His glistening eyes are turned to
Providence Forge whore at Holly land
ing or the old pine he fancies he
hears the strong rock-fsh rubbing
their striped backs against the green
bushes or wallowing IN the bottom sands.
"Uncle Billy forgets for time the plea
SAINT reflection that soon be may be Rich
mond's Postmaster, dealing out the new
Columbian stamps, which look ike po-
rous- plasters as they prepay mlsslves TO
love-siek swans, many OF whom may
yearn for tho soothing influences OF a
counter-lrritant to draw out the deep signs
which blister their aching hearts: Where
are Tom Tignor and Or. j. +. Harrison
The former. surrounded with fsherman's
ammunition. is doubtless selecting some
Virginia patterns OF hooks upon which the
deluded aquatic deni1ens may wriggle'
and the latter will become impatient with
his patients il they have long spells OF
sickness which keep him from the royal
sport OF angling.
COLONEL BIGGER AND HIS sOS-IS-LAw.
Where are ]. Bell Bigger and his son-in-
law. Hay I. Thornton. both of whom have
risked their useful lives by falling in the
ChickahOminy IN their reckless searching
after bites q little too far from their
reach2 Poor Ned Fisher. lover OF the
sport, now gone to his rest, once rescued
these two youngsters from q watery grave.
HAY is mighty enthusiast on this fish
question and trusts with his daddy-in- law
to End the way to favorite spots where
bites are apt to come quick. One day be
wandered far away from the place where
he was seeking, and the elder walton
shouted loud and long for the lost boy.
Hoarse with halloolng the ColoneFs voice
could only DO heard IN whispers, and
when lectured az to his indscretlon he
responded that sons-in-law at his house
were too scarce to lose the only one no
had. and IIay was restored 10 his tre%de.
Fishing IS enjoyed by moro than one OF
family. Look at Mr.. William +. Har-
wood and his son john S.. the former with
reputation for being thoroughly scien-
tIic IN the vocation and the latter doting
on the pastme. John :. is president OF
the QuintOr Fishing Club. and the organl-
cation has trm boats named after pretty
girls. and pure white troughs with wire
tops. within which the lively minnows are
ready for the hook.
ONE OF JOHN S. HARwooD's YARNS.
But John s. can tell whopper.
There was an old club which had inhabit-
ed their fish-pond for 10 these many years.
SO tremendous were his proportions
that attempts were made to land
this monster, but he always refused
the tempting bait. One day a squirrel on
beach limb which hung above the place
where chubby sported in playful glee
was seen TO be attracted to the spot below
Charmed as this squirrel must have been
by the fascinating chances of the fish, be
fell into the water and soon was seen no
more. The wide-open jaws of the de-
vOurer had closed upon him.. An idea oc-
CURED 70 John =. live squirrel he must
I Ill Gab f,,o ct h.r
ayOcatiOn than angling, be would not hunt
for one, but providing himself with few
roasted peanuts he HE'D himself to the
Capitol Square aud captured one OF MAJOR
Gainess pets. Returning to the shore of
the pond, he lmpaled poor bunny on
eighteen hooks and into the water went
the squirrel live. After an hour of Hound
ering he landed this royal club, weighing
l3s pounds.
Next.
WHERE WE MAY F1sH.
Go fshing-where erywhere-Rox-
bury and Providence Forge. Dlsacund
creek, Old Point, Hampton, and Phmbus,
on the eastern division OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Mill Ponds. Aqua creek, and
Quantico, on the Rlcnmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac railroad Cohoke, Bob
Lees. White House, and West Point on
the York River Division of the Ricn-
mona anu DduNlilt' Daluth hu'CH"
ture, Bosher's Dam, and Balcony
Falls. on the Lynchnutg division OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio. swift
creek and Appomattox, on the Richmond
and Petersburg. In oil the grand rivilets
that whirl and meander through the
passes in our grea: mountains does the
pretty speckled trout catch the fly.
EVEN GROVER CLEVELAND LOVES THE SPORT.
Who doesn't love the sport? Our Presi-
dent-elect. who, on tho 4th OF March, Will
be the monarch of all he surveys. when
looking upon the mighty multitude OF up
turned faces. would rather then be land
ing a black bass upon the shady shore OF
some llmpid stream than looking upon
thousands Of those who are preparing bait
to tempt him in their fishing for Office.
Ashby Jones, not mighty in statue, but
a giant IN love of fishing, was happier IN
landing that tremendous tarpoon IN Flori-
da waters than will be Billy Ryan IN
branding whiskey-kegs and cigar boxes
with internal-revenue stamps when he
comes into his kingdom. Even Bob Mum
ord-dignified and amiable Robert B.
would rather ride III his boat and see ms
cork bob down serenely than witness
ballon ascension from tina dry earth.
SOME OF RIcHMoND's GREAT FISHERMEN.
Among those in our midst who are fond
of angling are Charley Epps. Harry Smith.
Charley CHM. Mac Thornton, Russell
Norvell, Rev. DR.. Carmichael, Roscoe ID.
Chesterman. Captains jim Bailey, George
Wright. and Thad. Foster. of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio; Tom Hulcher, Tom
Hicks, Dan Talley, Roddv Tenser. Mike
Macon, Bill Wood, Clayton w. Lefobvre
George Bldgood, W. Ii. Cowardin, and
John Il. Preston.
One of these sports. extravagantly and
profusely provided with tackle, went fish,
ing and nary bite did he get, but buying
a pound rock-ish for quarter he
carried 1t home IN triumph to his credu-
lous better half. The Mir. Chesterman
above referred to IS not Dallas the editor,
but Roscoe d., the efficient policeman,
who had rather wet line IN the pond
near Dispatch station. on the 1ork-River
railroad, where the late Alexander Moseley.
editor of the Wig. used to fish so often,
than to write leaders for the paper which
bears this name.
One of the most energetic and persistent
of the fishermen is Thad. Foster. No day
is too long for him when he paddles that
fat bottomed skin which bears the name OF
his friend, J. Bell Bigger, In search OF
feeding-grounds for hog-fsh and trout.
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