Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

ing of the nuisance the early morning
fisherman makes of himself in arousing
the whole household Is now pr prep rea.e Go
through the woods all nigh. to gather a
few possums or coons. having INDUCED
in the sport a week ago.
And there's one good such trip ac-
complishes," he confided to a Star re-
dyspeptic qualities.
Accompanied by DR.. w. A. Apologize.
p. c. King. Mr. Newman. George W.
Lynch and Mr.. Midget, he went to Neg
Frank schaffer and William Cumberland.
known as the best hunters about Negley.
met the party and acted as guides. taking
them through thickets. underbrush, some
swamp land and over a few hills.
When midnight came the hungry gun
ners stopped in the woods, built fire
and heated coffee. DIR. Apologize looking
to the preparation of the beverage. while
Moffett broiled sausage over the hot coals
and made sandwiches for the party.
who is anxious to repeat the experience,
sausage sandwiches and conee ana no
sign of dyspepsia - -tI.
Three coons and four possums were
caught by the seven men, who refer 70
their organization as the washington
Coon Hunt Club.
John w. Hurley's faith in casting
bread upon the water was greatiy
strengthened this week by the receipt OF
a string Of thirteen fine small-mouth pass
from Knoxville. He had recently given
his big fish to DR.. Hugh Smith for breed,
ing purposes at the fish commission, ana
shortly after he had commented on ms
aquarium being without tenant the
Knoxville bunch arrived.
my boatmen caught them and sent
them down on the train" said the an
gler. without giving thought TO the
question OF saving them. They were
thrown carelessly into box and shipped.
the box being a trife shorter than the
biggest of the fish-a five pounder-but
most of them were alive when they reach
ed me-
The entire bakers dozen went into the
cold water i'm the aquarium and eight OF
them survived the trip over the railroad.
Arrangements have been made by Mr.
Hurley to give the bass at Knoxville an
other trial during the next day or two.
DR.. william Fl. Wunder will accompany
him.
John B. Peyton and his son Jack are
enjoying a trip along the lower river in
their launch Yorkspit. They left home
for the purpose of enjoying duck shoot
ing, although they will probably do some
fishing before they return. both men be-
ing enthusiasts with the rod as well as
with the gun. NanJemoy creek is IA
vorite place for the two members of the
usually good fishing and ducking there.
And when We get tired of boating"
says the elder Peyton, we know we can
go ashore and be well taken care Of"
Upon the occasion OF a recent trip down
the river the older member of the family
made record shot, killing twenty-efght
ducks with the two charges In his gun:
ut Is true they were crow ducks. he
admits. "but they are not the worst ducks
in the world"
Mr.. Peyton is a firm Deliver in obeying
the laws relating to hunting and fishing.
and he has even gone so far as to offer
the use of his boat to county officers who
say they would like to arrest gunners for
shooting from motor boats.
William Wagner needs no introduc-
ton to huntsmen about this section OF
the country He returned home Thurs
Quehanna flats with the information that
he and Lynn Worthington, the latter the
representative OF the Winchester Arms
Company. killed seventy-two ducks
They went. to Havre de race with the
intention Of shooting during Monday and
Wednesday, the law permitting shooting
only upon alternate days. but the first
the mud. ard Il was so late when they
;'ot IN position that they killed but forty
ducks.
Wednesday there was scarcely wind
enough TO make Snoot1ng q lively sport,
but the two gunners stuck to it and
went ashore with six dozen various kinds
of ducks.
IT rever saw so many gunners in
my life as I saw on the Susquehanna
fats" commented Mr.. Wagner. 1T real
ly sounded very much like our Inde-
pendence days before the sane and safe
idea was inaugurated."
Edward Droop and Louis II. Ely had
fine sport at Occoquan Wednesday,
spending part Of the day on the water
and returning home at an early hour
with sixteen bass. averaging one and
one-half pounds each. The anglers did
not have an early start. getting out on
the water about IL o'clock. and then
they found the fish not anxious to take
the bait
But about 2 o'clock in the afternoon"
said Mr.. Droop, the fish came along
ard took the smelt. 1t was not case
OF pulling out a Ash every minute. but
it was q case of landing them just
about often enough to afford good sport"
The two anglers fished up the creek
to the drop OF the falls, those caught
nearest the falls showing the most fight
and appearing a little darker than those
caught in the weeds. 1t was not until
shortly before nightfall that the bass
showed any disposition to take the
spoon. Then darkness came on and the
sport ended. The largest of the sixteen
bass weighed two and a quarter pounds.