Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-06

1t Is at this season OF the year that
camping parties Of anglers begin to en-
JOY their vacations, and all along the
upper and lower Potomac white Cities
soon will be in evidence. Not only will
the tenting parties be there, but the
houses Of the fishing clubs along the
Potomac, Shenandoah and Patuxent rivers
will shelter hundreds Of anglers between
now and cold weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Rupert are host
and hostess at a house party at the
Glebe Club on the Patuxent, having gone
there Wednesday and made preparations
for a two-week stay. The guests include
Judge and Mrs. Isaac D. Porter and
daughter. Frank P. Madigan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh A. Kane, Mrs. Julia Geier.
Miss Mary Geier. William S. and Leo
Madigan.
Because Of the muddy water it was
found necessary to delay the fishing trips
about the river
ever. commented Leo Madigan, the
youngest member Of the party, land we
are sure to get something
The clubhouse is accessible to the trains
on the Chesapeake Beach railroad, and
1t Is also an easy matter to get necessary
supplies with but little Inconvenience
Arrangements are being made for the
establishment of Camp Lewis at Lodge,
Va, about the middle Of this month.
George, Fred, Sam, Henry and Frank
Lewis, brothers, take turns in seeing that
nothing is lacking about the camp to in
sure q good time to their families and
friends. Two Of the men will precede the
others who are to camp there this sea-
son. and when everythingsis in readiness
the women and children will journey
down the river.
are expert fishermen, and most Of their
time while In camp is spent on the water
They are always careful to abandon fish
Ing long enough to get soft and hard
crabs however, thinking the outing would
be incomplete without few crab feasts
The campers will have a motor boat at
their disposal, SO that they will be able
to visit their country friends along the
creeks and river without any trouble
Moonlight trips in the boat help make the
outing enjoyable
'Non-residents must obtain license
similar to the hunting license, the fee
for which Is S." This is the informa-
ton contained in notice recently sent
out by William F: Keyser. common
for the benefit of anglers who fish in
the Shenandoah river in that county.
For violation of the fish laws" the
statement continues. there is fine Of
not less than $40, and Jail sentence of
not more than thirty days.
The fish wardens and other officers
have explicit instructions to see that
there is no violation of the fish laws,
and the same will be strictly enforced"
Rileyville and Overall. favorite places
OF many local anglers, are in Page
county. and most of the fishermen prob
ably will be surprised when they learn
OF the act of the last legislature impos-
ing the license tax
It's a good thing" Mai p. H. Neu-
meyer, expert with rod and line, said Of
the new law. The river is well supplied
with bass and some restriction is needed
for their protection. fish IN that part
of the river q, couple of weeks each year
and will willingly pay the tax"
Bass fishermen have had to take a
rest the past two weeks because of the
muddy condition Of the Potomac and
Shenandoah rivers. There was clear
water in the Potomac two days during
the two weeks. and" wrote fisherman
at Catoctin. the bass fairly ate up the
bait when the water was clear"
Fishermen are looking forward to clear
or fair water in one or both rivers to-
morrow and have made preparations ac-
cordingly. Despite the muddy condition
Of the water. many anglers went away
the morning Of July 4 with supplies of
bait and tackle. but not many of them
returned with bass.
Some Of them went to saltwater fish
ing grounds and had luck, especially
those who went to the vicinity Of Norfolk
to spend their holiday. Until the water
in the upper river clears the anglers will
have to depend upon saltwater fishing
for sport.
Maurice Collins returned today from a
trip on the st. Charles with the Potomac
Fishing and Cunning Club to the mouth
of the river, business reasons having
prompted his return ahead Of the others.
Then, too'' he said. II had to come
back to make preparations to receive the
fishermen and their cargo Of fish,
Capt. Charles Sanford and William T.
Garner, first mate. had in their party
Leonard Kuikhart Samuel Maddox,
Harry Warner, Albert Ferrall and Mau-
rice Collins when the st. Charles steamed
from the boathouse at the foot of 9th
street Wednesday afternoon. Dick" the
chef. who has accompanied them on
many simila rtrips. being in charge Of
the kitchen.
Thursday morning found them off the
shore of Virginia not far from Colonial
Beach, where the noise of exploding fire.
crackers greeted them. After partici-
pating in the Fourth of July celebration
at the Beach the fishermen steamed off
in the direction of the mouth of the
river
Plenty fish and crabs were caught. and
crab feasts and fish frys were enjoyed.
Tomorrow night the club members will