The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-20
BIG CATCH OF FISH
Over 700 Pounds of Spanish
MackereI Landed.
A ecord-Bfeaking Trolling Day at Morehead.
A Spirited Contest Among the
SporSmen.
Especial to News and observer.)

Morehead City. n. c., June 19-This
has been a glorious day for the knights
Of the trolling line at Morehead and three
fishing parties went out this morning
and broke the record for Spanish macker-
ell catching.
1t was q delightful day to fish. no rain
bat clouds enough TO shut out the sun
from morning till night. The wind, moon
tide and everything else was in the right
place and old ocean out beyond the sea
buoy was teaming with the mackerel
the gamest and best of all the finny tribe
Early in the morning Messrs w. L.
Kennedy and r. II. Martin. in their
sharkie, the Susannah, started out across
the breakers. IN an hour or SO Col. w
A. Dobbitt and Mr.. Finley, of Kinston
and Messrs. Arnold and John Borden, OF
Goldsboro. followed in the Mamie Daniels
and a little later Mcssrs E. b. Barbee
T.. b. Arendell. Senator e. L. Travis
Col. Williamson, of Asheville and Mr.
Poland glided forth with Capt. Willis in
the Nellie Bly,. Soon the surging, reeling
foaming, rolling home of the ocean
cavalier-the Spanish mackerel-was
reached and the trolling lines thrown out.
IN moment every man in every boat
was hauling in the finest specimens of
the great family Of fish The mackerel
is a gladiator; he fights to the finish
and he dies game. lie pulls and flirts
and bounds from billow to billow, and
with anybody but pretty strong man a
full grown mackered will make the con-
fiict for moment exciting, if not doubt
full.
In little while today after the sport
began it looked like a spirited fishing
contest between the boats named. They
g!ided along over the rolling waves and
each could see TIE OCCUPANT Of others
half mile away pulling in the fish.
The members of each party were
glorously and intensely enjoying the
fun and sport, and each knew that the
others catch was going to be numerous.
SO there was soon n sort of 4 friendly
rivalry as to which party should catch
the most. For several hours the sport
kept up and finally when, during the
afternoon all the boats had returned TO
the Atlantic Hotel wharf there was
spread out on the grass in front of the
Atlantic Hotel a sight fit for gods to be-
hold-four hundred and twenty one OF
luc uueSl VI tHe uHHy lliDt, NclShlHS III
all TAP pounds actual weight.
Col. Bobbitt and party had caught lis;
Mr.. Barbee and party 116, while Messrs.
Martin and Kennedy had run their num-
Der up to 1877, the largest catch Of the
day.
Each party. however was entitled to
special honors. Messrs. Martin and Ken
neGy for the greatest number; Col. Bob
bitt and friends for the greatest number
Of pounds. and Mr.. Barbee and his party
for the greatest number caught, as we'll
as the greatest number Of pounds based
upon the number of hours that they had
been fishing
It was a record breaking catch, even
for Morehead. the great storm centre of
historical sport
II is glorious here this season, not only
the fishing, but the sailing, bathing, dane
ing, hotel service and everything seems
TO be better and more enjoyable than
ever
1t is a great place for fun, frolic, sport,
health, rest and pleasure, and is growing
in popularity every year.