Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12

f. c. Gummers fishing trip to Blacki-
stones Island and COltons last Saturday
night proved a decided success. SiXtyfive
enthusiastic anglers boarded the steamer
Angler Saturday night. enjoyed a mid
night supper and spent a pleasant time
aboard the boat until morning. Cots were
provided those who wanted to sleep on
the way down, while others sat about the
boat and found amusement enough to
keep them awake.
Rea ching Coltons between and
o'clock in the morning. the three score
and more anglers went in different di-
rections. some to thc fishing grounds and
others on expeditions into the country.
English walnuts. chestnuts and persim-
mons were gathered by some of the ma
ture lovers. while the rod and line sports
men soon found their way to the river.
Gus Forsberg led the fishermen. He
went to S.. Fat:icks creek and found
Capt. Palmer Bannigan, VINO is said to
know every oyster bar in the river and
creek and who is reputed to be one of
the best fishermen in that vicinity, and
when he returned to the steamer Charlie
Biondi regretted that he had not accom-
panied him.
I'm afraid we are a little late for the
morning tide said Capt. Bannigan. but
we will not come back empty-handed.
Sailing to a bar off the point of Blacki-
stones Island. the captain dropped anchor
and soon had peeler bait ready:
Its rOckfish." shouted Gus Fors-
berg. as he pulled in his line. Il can
tell from the way it took the bait
The angler had made no mistake. He
had caught big rockfish. and it was not
the only one he caught One after
turned and then the fish stopped biting.
He was able to return to the boat and
exhibit string of nearly two dozen fish.
Other fishing parties returned with
strings Of spots and a fcW rock. Among
those in the party were E. G. Gummel.
Samuel Bensinger, Gilbert Bensinger. r.
II. Gummel. l.. J. Merchant. w. S. Bos-
well, A. Yznasa, Gus w. Forsberg, Frank
Lee Parkhill. Theodore schondau. NJ
Holzbeierlein, Charles Pitt. W. E.
Brown, T. A. McCady. J. S. Sorrell. Fred
Stratton. Fl. c. Alto. j. r. Johnson. VAL
Palmer, George Bean, Benjamin Thomas.
George Blair T. j. MCGEE. Thomas Nor
rill. A. Hildebrandt. James Simonds. f.
Howard Brooks. William Spaulding, Wal
ter Henderson. j. w. Johnson. Alexander
Pitt. John Gotthardt. John Collins. II.
r. Mann. ID. J. Bradley Alexander Pitt
James McWilson and Thomas Murray.
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Another interesting weekend trip of
anglers was made to Rock Point, Md. in
a touring car. those in the party being
John Grove. Daniel p. Collins Nicholas
Grove, Frank Reed and Joseph Grove. So
enjoyable and profitable was their trip
that they made arrangements to dnpli-
cate it this week, hoping they will lind
fish plentiful as they were week ago.
Not member of the party had before
Rock Point. and it was necessary to
make that part of the run in easy stages.
making the running time more than four
hours
On the way to Rock Point the anglers
saw sixteen rabbits. One of them got
in the way Of the automobile and was
killed. The five anglers were On the
river soon after Rock Point was reached
and the fish came SO fast that us were
landed.
1T was Dan Collins first trip to Rock
Point one of his companions remarked,
land his success was more than he could
stand. He has been talking fish all the
week and tomorrow he expects to put
the rest of us in the background.
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John W. Hurley thinks there is sport
enough in catching few small-mouth
black bass to justify any amount of
trouble. Last Sunday he went to Har-
pers Ferry, walked two miles down the
river to do his fishing and then drove
six miles to railroad station to return
home.
Other anglers saw him trampng from
Harpers Ferry to Sandy Hook Sun
the reason.
Not much reason explained the vet
eran angler, only that the West Vir-
GINA law means trouble for the Sunday
fisherman.
1t was explained that a fisherman
might catch fish in the river at Harpers
Ferry, the water being in Maryland but
taking the fish ashore would be another
proposition, the law imposing penalty
for having fish in possession.
Thirteen bass were landed i'm the Vi
c:nity of Sandy Hool. and Weverton
and II was necessary for the angler to
drive all the way to Brunswick to board
a southbound train for home.
David Poole, James ID. Raleigh and
Charles Hartman are enjoying the recol-
lections Of one of the most successful
fishing trips they have ever had on the
lower river. 1t happened only a few
days ago, Cornfield Harbor being the
place where the catch was made.
Years ago hundreds of persons on their
outings down the river sought Cornfield
| Harbor as a place where it was thought
good fishing was always to be had, and
| the anglers were seldom doomed to dis
appointment.
| The three anglers landed 3OS fish on
the occasion OF the recent days outing
A. w. Marks, f. Miller, jr.. and w. E.
aSh h. oSt Dol