Evening star., 1912-11-09

Wild ducks and geese on the Potomac
and Patuxent rivers are claiming the at
tention Of many of the anglers who spend
their spare time on the water. The due IS
are SO plentiful that anglers are carrying
guns and ammunition with them on their
outings.
Sunday fishermen are denied the privi-
lege of shooting. however, as the laws
Of the District and Maryland and Virginia
make such sport on Sundays unlawful.
Bass fishermen expect to enjoy outings
until Christmas unless the weather gets
too severe, and even then the fishermen
who are fond Of sport at the basin Will
try their luck should there be mild
break in the weather.
Last winter fish were caught in the
basin long after the Christmas holidays,
and 1t is stated few big small-mouth
bass were caught in deep water along the
upper Potomac. The water has been
rather clear for fishing during the past
two weeks, although some big fish were
caught.
.All that is necessary to make fishing
good,' said AL Warner, sis cloudy water.
The water has been entirely too clear for
the sport
Capt. Billy Hettinger. Capt 4. T.
Schrotn, William wagner and Charles >.
Wilson cast aside their lines on a visit
to the Patuxent river in the vicinity or
the Glebe Club this week. the ftocks OF
ducks and geese having proved more at
tractive than the fish.
The weather got little too warm for
shooting although we got a few ducks,
Capt. Hettinger said when he returned
home.
Capt. Hettinger and Mr.. Wilson killed
ten mallards, one goose and three blue
wing ducks, while Capt. Schroth and a
companion had ducks enough to Till a
large basket. The ducks We're in splen-
did condition, the sportsmen said, al
though little cold weather will improve
them and make the sport more attractive.
John E. Buckingham, Wade H. Rabbit.
Frederick Schafhlrt. Ollie Cumberland
and Andrew Dumaine boarded the yacnt
Tramp last Saturday afternoon. and
sailed down the river to enjoy combina-
ton fishing and cunning trip.
I'VE encountered weather that was too
stormy for fishing" said Buckingham,
the veteran with ROD and gun, but condi-
tions were favorable for ducking, and We
brought down a lew"
Sunday morning the weather was still
a tribe blustery, and the anglers feared
there would be little sport. although they
had started out to make a record eaten.
They had been on Mattawoman creek but
q short time before the bass fell victims
to their seductive bait.
And all We could do" remar Led the
veteran angler when he returned home,
was to fill a washtub with bass"
Corp. Ike Goodman was not the Jonah
of the Happy Six Fishing Club on the
occasion of the last outing Of the club.
The week before his cornRanions had the
laugh on him, but on the occasion of Inc
last outing he caught the biggest nsh-a
five-pound bass.
And not only did he get the largest
fish, said Sydney kaufman, 'but he
caught two of the five gamesters landed
by the club"
Sydney Kaufman. Capt. Lee Baumgar-
ten and Joe Kaufman each landed a fish,
while Edgar Kaufman, who the previous
week had landed a ave-pound bass, fail
ed to score. Early in the day the weather
became so chilly that the fishermen went
ashore and started fire.
Two big mallard ducks were killed by
Sydney kaufman.
Al Warner conducted a party of an
glers to Little Hunting Creek in VIII
Reynolds motor boat recently. Big
mouth bass bit freely and his companions
had great time, but the fish were not
big enough to furnish Warner the right
kind of sport and he threw many Of
them back in the river to grow.
Twenty-Five bass were taken from the
water by Warner, the others landing
about twenty.
Little Hunting creek is literally filled
with bass" the angler remarked, land
many of them are too small to make
their catching worth while"
John w. Hurley and his boatman en-
countered a number OF outlines last Sun
day while fishing near Sandy Hook. The
outlines, it is stated, are reSpOns.b BILE for
the taking of great numbers of small
mouth bass from the waters.
The two fishermen thought the water
was too clear Sunday and the weather
was a little blustry. but they were on
the river most of the day and landed
eleven fish.
Henry T. Offterdinger and Will B. Da-
Wis made the most interesting catch of
the weekend fishermen. Saturday morn
ing when they reached Catoctin they en-
countered cold weather. They went on
the river, however, and landed only three
fish.
Being good sportsmen. they remained
over night and tackled the game Sunday
morning. The weather was even colder
than it was the day before. but they
braved the unfavorable conditions and
caught few fish.
After dinner they went out to give the
with an attractive smelt, while his COM
panon tried a goldfish. A five-pound
bass fell victim of the smelt and fur
nished the angler fine sport, and thirty
minutes later a bass that weighed four
and a quarter pounds took the gold fish.
Feeling that they were Well rewarded