Evening star., 1909-08-28
UP-RIVER WATERS.

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Tailors and bluefish are to be seen in
| immense schools from the pier at Chesa-
peake Beach, many of them coming close
enough to fall victims of the thousands
4 of anglers who are casting their lines at
this season. 1t is not an unusual thing
for an angler to return from the pier or
a trip to the deeper water with string
of two three dozen Ash to his credit,
and fish that are actually big enough to
enjoy.
i +. A. Wickersham, who has held the
record for catching the biggest fish and
greatest number of them. it is said. has
been deprived Of his laurels this year by
John E. Donald. Paul Y. Waters, also
a record breaker in the angling line. says
Donald made his big record this year be-
cause he knows just when to fish and
does not cast his lines when wind and
| tide are unfavOrable.
The result is he says, that when
Donald goes to the pier and fishes he re-
turns with string.
One day early in the week Mr.. Waters
went to Plum point for an outing. Mr..
| Wickersham and his brother-in-law,
James Bonnie of Louisville, KY, and
4 Oscar Marshall accompanying him. Plum
point is where Mr. Wickersham caught
II such a record-breaking bunch of rock
last year. On the return trip Of the
quartet Mr.. Waters amused himself troll
| ing, not expecting to make a strike.
4 short distance from Plum point the
anglers sighted school of buehsh and
| it was but short while before he felt
Fearing he might be deceived, he said
nothing to his companions until he saw
the fish jump from the water. There was
nothing left for him to do but call their
attention to his success and he soon had
a two-pounder in. the boat. Between that
point and the resort the boat passed
more than d dozen schools of bluefish
i and the visitor from Louisville was de-
lighted with his trip.
/ One day this week a fisherman from
/ the eastern shore was in a small boat
near Chesapeake Beach. having his perch
net in his boat When he saw he was in
a school of bluefish he dropped his net
overheard and had an exciting time of it..
as result landing $50 fish. while as
many more managed to get over the net
and disappear. The next day he caught
300 fish. Two successful anglers at the
| resort are Thomas Carpenter and r.
Ireland. They are employed there and
spend much of their spare time on the
i pier.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyons Mr. and Mrs.
James r. Roots. Edward Long and John
/ Hartman composed an automobile fishing
j days ago.
The story told of the trip is that the
anglers made an early start in their cars
I taking with them all kinds of bait and
4 were on the river early enough to land
i some of the biggest fish In the river. but
the water was not just what 1t should
have been. the anglers declare, and the
weather conditions were against them.
/ When the afternoon arrived and no fish
4 were in sight, SO the story goes. one Of
the anglers made purchase-a live bass
and managed to get hook on the line
OF Ed Long through its mouth. This was
done during part of the long lul in the
| proceedings. and when the angler heard
the clicking Of his reel he reasonably con-
cluded that he was the subject of con-
| gratulatiofs.
| While the men labored hard and un-
successfully to land single bass. Mrs.
| Roots and Mrs. Lyons were content to
remain on the bank and cast their lines
for small fish. They returned with a
| good-siZe string of them, but Ed Long
was not told OF the joke that had been
perpetrated upon him.
| number of persons from this city are
| enjoying week or two In the vicinity
| of SOlomons Island and Drum Point,
catching plenty OF salt water fish.
Solomons Island is at the mouth of the
| PatuXent river. and commands beautiful
view of the Chesapeake bay, the water
| about Drum Point being deep enough to
afford a splendid harbor for Uncle Sans S
| big war vessels
| Almost within sight of the island are
Point Lookout, Point Lookin, Point No
| point and Point Again, and it is with
much pride that many of the oystermen
| and fishermen locate the different places
of interest for their guests. Solomons
Island is near where the much-talked-of
electric road is to be built froma this
city, and persons acquainted with that
] section think it Is destined to become q
popular resort
Among the Washingtonians who are
enjoying themselves on the island are
Frederick Mersheimer and wife, w. III.
Gibson and family and Pickering Dodge.
One day this week they went to Town
| Point with the Rev. Father Otterbein of
Benedict Miss Mcnamara of Baltimore
and Miss Condiff. daughter of Capt.
George Condiff. and engaged In fishing
I'VE caught eighty OF the finest fish
ever taken from the water wrote Fred
| Mersheimer to friend. land we were
not great while catching them, either
He tells of the immense tailors and blue
fish caught by the party. and also of the
kingfish that were landed. great many
kingtish arc caught in the vicinity OF
SolomcnS Island. They are inclined to
be game, and the anglers enjoy the sport
of landing them.
4 John Hartung and I. III. Hoover spent
an enjoyable day on the river near Tus-
carora about three miles from the Monoc-
acy, last Monday, and when they returned
home they had a bunch of bass which
would have delighted any person fond OF
the rod and stream sport They caught
but eight fish, but they averaged four
pounds each.
Waited cloudy" was the bulletin from
the river front Monday. but the informa-
tion did not cause the anglers any alarm.
They recalled that the clear water had
affected the catch recently and the change,
they thought. might mean better sport.
They had been on the water but q short
| while before one of them landed a big
| fish. and they were well enough pleased to
remain there a week. 1t was with a
feeling of extreme satisfaction and an
ticipation of a repetition of the catch that
the anglers worked harder than ever and
l their efforts were soon again rewarded.
| Mad toms were used by the anglers and
they returned home with their eight fish.
| feeling it had been the best days sport
they ever enjoyed on the upper Potomac.
| Or. J. w. Taylor's recent experience
| with mad toms may result in a change in
the method of taking the bait to the fish,
| ing grounds. The physician was anxious
TO make an early start to a point on the
Shenandoah river and i'm order that there
might he no possibility of delay his mae
| toms were sent to his home and put in
the bathtub. When morning came and
he ct, Ia l,-tl>