Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03

rough caught cells enough to serve a din
ner to the party.
Those who participated in the outing
were Oscar Schleichert. John Timberlake,
Mack Sparrough, Harry Maynard, J. r.
Wilson. Charles Matthews. William Will
lie. August Herrler. Harry Albrecht,
August Schmidt, Charles Speiss, Gus
Noct. Louis Raymond. William Short,
julius Duehring, Robert Ogle. Harry
Owens, William King, Gene Sanders. Carl
Saul William Thomas and Robert
Stewart.
Capt Jack Peyton dropped anchor from
the Iork-Spit on the Jumps" at Mamie
and found fish plentiful. Those in the
party with the captain were Marian Toll
son, Daniel Orrison, p. W. Edelin, and
John 3. Peyton. The five anglers landed
a string of about go biz. white perch.
'Peelers are looked upon as being the
finest bait, and We used Them" said John
Il. Peyton. but hard crabs are better. All
that Is necessary with hard crabs is to
know how to cut them. The small crabs
make the best bait. being easy to keep on
the hook.
The perch caught by the five anglers
weighed from eight to twelve ounces each.
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Adam A. Weschler, his son, Ralph. and
Ralph Cusick tried their luck at Colonial
Beach few days ago. Mr.. Weschler is
1oili VI pdsS ISiiiiiS, Dut IlhC many OliSI
anglers, he became tired of waiting for
the upper Potomac to clear, and decided
to try saltwater fishing.
His experience was a pleasant one. He
ing tailors and perch that there is landing
the black gameSters along the upper
rivor. but catch of 100 fish during a
mornings outing. he thought, was good
sport.
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julius .Albrecht has solved the mystery
of the disappearance of an alligator from
fountain in South Washington. he says,
explaining that members of the Speedway
Club had caught the alligator in the canal
near their clubhouse.
John Kapp. Doc Wright, Charles Her
man, Fred RupertuS and John Becker, he
says, are the only other persons who are
able to tell the story.
II know it,, he says, 'for l was there
when it was caught.
'They We're not expecting to get the
alligator" he added, but when it came
along there was no way out of It. and
the skin will soon adorn the wall OF the
clubs reception ROOM
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Frank Huseman has tried his luck at
saltwater fishing in the vicinity OF Black
istones Island several times this season.
Great times catching rockfish,' Frank
told his friends when he returned home.
BASS fishing is great sport, but catching
rockhsh at Blackistones is not such a
game of watt
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DR. Randall Parsons and julius West
made the fish at Colonial Beach know of
their visit a few days ago. The two
anglers caught 167 white perch and
tailors.
And Mr.. West caught the biggest fish,"
admitted his companion. 1t was a trout
and ii weighed three pounds.
Jesse Veihmeyer is anxious for the time
to come when the water will clear enough
to catch rocktish. He caught 113 of them
one week near the Chain bridge. He
thinks there will be a run of big rock
fish in the fall.
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F. c. McCathran, George +. Strobel,
Samuel HaisIup and F. V Longonetti
have arranged their annual outing at
Chincoteague Island to start next week.
The fall roundup of the ponies on the
island and the goose farm will no longer
prove an attraction to the anglers. Their
first outing there, last year. was SO sue
cessful a one that they did not hesitate
to select the place for this years fishing
trip.
Capt c.. f. Mumfords yacht will be
used by the anglers during their stay.
and they will endeavor to make record
catch. They feel confident they will beat
the big catches made earlier in the
son on the lower Potomac and in the
vicinity of Norfolk.