Evening star., 1911-06-03

and ''Col-" Hurley thought they were
rock.
As the city angler approached the vir-
ginia side OF the river the colored man
disappeared over the hill, paying no heed
to repeated calls to wait. The angler
was not to be outdone by the colored
man. however. and finally he came up
with him at campfire. What appeared
when they were put in the pan the odor
proved so enticing that he remained and
partook of some of the fish.
Has anybody here seen Hurley?" was
repeatedly asked at the place where he
was to deliver the fish.
Somebody saw him later than the ap-
pointed hour.
Couldn't go fishing" he explained,
because IL took too long to get tho
bones out Of the herring.
channel catfish are still plentiful In this
vicinity. Many of the anglers who FISH
for rockfsh are well satisfied when they
land large Mississippi catfish. A Mis-
sissippi catfish weighing four or flve
pounds puts up fight. enough to afford
the angler plenty OF sport.
George Fletcher went to the vicinity Of
the Chain bridge one afternoon this week,
with string of more than two dozen
fish, Weighing from one to seven pounds
each. One four-pound rockfish also was
caught
Fishing in the Patuxent river is afford
ing anglers plenty sport. The lower part
Of the river is not easily accessible and
1t is In that section that big white perch
are being caught In large numbers. Near
Mount Calvert where the bridge OF the
Chesapeake Beach railroad crosses the
river. big yellow perch are being caught.
Sunday William A. Hettinger went IN
his motor boat as far as Benedict Charles
county. Md. where he saw number oe
anglers taking good pan fsh from the
water. He reports the perch AZ being
plentiful.
william Wagner tried his luck on Black
Walnut creek. near Mount Calvert. one
day last week. He used live bait ana
caught sixty yellow perch. The Ash were
well worth landing.
Last Monday J. z. Buckingham ana
Col" Hurley tried their luck on the
river near Chain bridge. They had bait
Of every kind. but the fish would not
come their way. Each angler caught one
fish and they were good sized ones. The
rockflsh caught by Buckingham tipped the
scales at a little more than four pounds.
while that Of his companion was about
one pound lighter.
who lose very few opportunities to wet
their lines. are arranging an interesting
fishing and hunting trip to the Hudson
bay country in Canada this season. They
fish that is to be captured in nearby
waters and now they are going far away.
In the Canadian streams they expect to
find the biggest kind Of bass and trout
and will give the game q trial. They
have not completed their itinerary. II
is probable that they will leave here the
latter part of July or early in August
and return in September.
John A. Rupert and Frank p. Mad
igan are giving some thought to their
annual outing at the Glebe Club. on the
Patuxent river. near Mount Calvert,
this summer. Members OF their families
will be included in their two-week out
ing and they also will entertain friends
during their stay at the club.
Big-mouth bass are being caught In the
tidal basin. The season opened May %.
having closed April 1. Fishermen report
several good catches in the basin. Many
rockfish and perch also have been caught
there.