Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-05

of two Washingtonians who narrowly es.
capped prosecution In West Virginia fol-
| fishing on Sunday.
| The two anglers were enjoying theil
vacation at Charles Town, their friend
said, and one Sunday morning they con-
cluded to go with one Of the natives to
the Shenandoah river to get a. few fish
and to break the monotony of country
life.
When the fish did not come fast enough
for them their friend explained. the
Washingtonians went ashore to take a
nap.
II came out here to fish," said the Yves,
Virginia man, land I'll stay on the river
while YOU sleep"
Shortly after his companions had pre-
pared to enjoy a nap along came game
| warden. The West Virginia man was ar
rested. but the Washingtonians were not
fishing and they escaped him A fine OF
Sit was assessed against the lone fisher
man.
when non-residents are caught" the
friend of the Washington men stated,
the penalty is usually much heavier.
W. G. Kent took advantage of the re-
cent excursion to Byrne Island. Harpers
Ferry, and gave the bass a trial. He
returned home fully convinced that there
were plenty of bass in the river, although
he only got four fish.
But he said to one of his fisherman
friends. II got fully forty strikes
Only a few days before the excursion
trip he went to Washington Junction and
tried his luck. and succeeded in landing
eleven fish. The largest of them weighed
more than four pounds.
II. ]. Linthicum recently returned from
short vacation at Purcellville, Va
where he fished for bass in Goose creek
Many years ago, when Jacob Lint enter
tanned fishermen on Goose creek, the
creek was regarded as the bass fishing
grounds in this section.
Linthicum's luck convinced him that 1t
is still a good place to catch the game
fish. He made no particular prepare
tons for the trip; did not get up before
daybreak and disturb the whole house
hold. but he had the fish each time he
returned from the creek.
Ode Bell spent part of Sunday mOrnin z
with his rod and line at the basin, and
caught the biggest rockfish that has been
caught there this season. The fish weighed
three and half pounds. He also caught
one bass and several perch.
When the angler pulled his rockfish
from the water his catch attracted the at
tention of other anglers about the basin.
The latter left their lines and swarmed
about Bell to get look at the fish that
had put up so lively a fight.
B. c. Wheeler, the most enthusia site
fisherman of the Agricultural Department
Ioiee, lieu MS iueh at Nhesa pedhe DcoC u
Tuesday. He made so good a catch the
week before that he felt sure he would
be able to land another string of rock
fish. and he was not disappointed.
Six rockfish. weighing between two and
three pounds each, and four tailors were
landed. Tailor fishing is attracting the
attention OF anglers at the bay resort.
Eugene Beard. who usually goes fishing
twice a week, was on the river at Great
Falls Monday afternoon. He was only
on the water about thirty minutes and he
would have remained longer had it not
been that in the excitement of landing a
big fish his bait bucket went overheard.
Then he returned ashore and surprised
persons at the boathouse by exhibiting six
flsh-three bass and three rocff1sh
THAT was going some the boathouse
keeper remarked. IF you caught six
fish in SO short while there's no tell
ing how many you would have caught
had you not had the accident