Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-16

black bass spread on the counter at the
Hotel Engel one night the latter part OF
last week attracted the attention OF
number of patrons Of the hotel and others.
Some of the fish were still alive, and the
dead ones had been taken from the water
only a short while before they were ex-
hibited.
IT didn't think there were so many bass
in the river" remarked the proprietor Of
the hotel. 81 have been fishing many
times, but never before have I seen SO
many fish,"
Luke Kearney, one of the anglers. who
And we caught EN-" He pointed to his
friends. George H. Cooke and Daniel MUIR
ply. as the other two OF the we, and
was frank to admit that they had out
classed him.
Friend Murphy caught the biggest one
in the lot" Kearney said. at weighed a
trif1e under six pounds, while Cooke
caught one which weighed only about one
pound lighter, but the biggest one !
caught was only a three-and-a- half
FOUNDER"
The trio had fished early and late in the
Potomac near Weverton and Catoctin and
made the fine catch.
Anglers who try their luck in the East
ern branch from the Benning bridge are
still as numerous as they were during
the summer months, and they are nav
ing good sport. Although most OF them
perch, an occasional rock or carp and
sometimes big EEL
ITS great sport fishing out here at
night" said an old colored man who has
past six months. when the weather
was hot mosquitoes made things little
uncomfortable, but now I can button up
my coat and keep warm. and when I
have good luck have to take off my
coat
'It's mighty hot sport" he added,
when you can land big fish every
few minutes, and I guess | d stay here
if didn't have on any clothes
changing the subject remarked a by
stander, shooting has been better here
this season that it has for many years.
Reed birds and ortolan have been more
plentiful. and during the past three days
great many wild ducks have been kill
ed; more than for number of years."
Maj. E. H. Neumeyer has been away
from the city just one week He went
to Harpers Ferry on a fishing expedi-
Dick Fertner: Don't get fish appe.
title on you, fish not biting and am
only resting"
Message didn't sound very good.''
but 1 believe the major was joking
II he hadn't caught some fish he woult
have returned home before this
Maj Neumeyer has a host of friends in
expects a bunch Of bass when he re-
turns from his trip. They are all labor
ing under the belief that their angler
friend has live box filled with big fish.
and If they knew the time he expects
to return it is certain some OF them
would be at the station to meet him.
Although most of the members Of the
clubs along the Patuxtent river are spend
ing their spare time cunning at this time
of the year, there are some who are
still enjoying fishing. Many OF the gum
ners have been on the marshes this week,
and returned with bags well flied with
game. There are plenty ortolan and
some reed birds still to be killed. but a
few cold nights. it IL believed. will drive
the reed birds away. William Hettinger
has the credit OF killing the greatest
number of birds this week.
William Wagner and John A. Rupert.
experts with gun and rod. were on the
Patuxent this week, and each succeeded
in catching a lot OF large yellow perch.
while the latter also killed few birds.