Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-14

When John w. Hurley was caught IN
snowstorm on the river at Weverton
Thanksgiving morning he predicted that
there would be no more fishing this sea-
son.
We've seen the last of the fishing
weather." was his comment, land the
weather for the gunners is here to stay"
The falling snow that morning probably
would have dampened the ardOr of the
average fisherman and driven him home
ward, but not so with the veteran. He
braved the storm shortly after breakfast.
although his boatman would have been
satisfied to remain at home by the fire
side. Soon three-pounder started up
stream with Hurley's bait.
Long before noon the snow disappeared.
but the atmosphere was cold enough to
make going uncomfortable. and 1t was
deemed advisable to start a fire on shore.
"And the fire made the fishing all the
more enjoyable" the Veteran explained.
when he returned home and related the
story of his trip.
Six bass were landed by Hurley and his
boatman that day, the largest weighing
nearly four pounds. Since then the an
gler has been forced to change his mind
about the season ending SO early. He
says 1t is difficult to forecast the closing
of the season before the river Is actually
coated with thick ice.
Seventy-four bass caught last Sunday
was the information that staggered
Col" Hurley Monday morning.
Did you say seventy-six?' the veteran
shouted in the receiver, thinking he had
end of the telephone.
.S-e-v-e-n-t-y-f-o-u-r," came from the
other end, land they filled a wash-tub.
Beats me- Hurley admitted:
creek Sunday by ]. F. Murreli, William
N. Beahm, William Halfpap, w. H. Par
sons and Edward Halfpap. Going to the
vicinity of Pennington in William Hail.
their lines where the bass were said 10
be most numerous, and in a few minutes
the minnow bait was being rapidly de-
pleted.
Fast and furious was the biting" was
the explanation Of Fisherman Murrell
land they came so fast that 1t seemed a
shame to stop for dinner"
Murrell and Parsons fshed from small
boat and landed thirty-six fish. while the
other members of the party. operating
from the speed boat, caught thirty-eight
Mr. Parsons experienced the only dis
appointment Of the day. Most of the bait
had been used and he found an extra big
mil roach, such a bait as an up-rtver
land one Of the horses"
Watch me- said the angler. as he
baited his hook.
Soon there was the clicking Of the reel
and the line disappeared fast enough to
indicate that something smaller than a
whale had taken the bait.
The smallest of the seventy-fou bass
had taken the big bait.
low" declared Mr.. Murreii. but it
choked the fish and the latter could not
get rid of it.
Deer shooting in the Alleghenies near
Clearfield, Pa. furnished good sport to
Capt. Charles c. Estes and Edward Ford.
the latter half of last month. The open
season lasts only two weeks. The two
Washingtonians went to Clearfeld as
guests of ]. B. Connolly. clerk Of the
county court, and spent the two weeks in
the mountains far distant from human
habitatiOn.
A tramp of ten miles through blind
ing snowstorm brought the sportsmen.
their host guides and others. dozen in
al to log hut in the mountains. and
it was in this building that they enjoyed
many a piece Of fat bacon and dozens Of
hot corn cakes and biscuits during their
outing.
Cunning about Stony run, Torrent run,
Lick run AMI Moose creek named be-
fore the bull moose party came into ex-
istence, the spOrtsmen saw hundreds or
large mountain trout. but the season for
taking them was closed.
Under the law it is an Offense for hunt
ers to have in their possession any i'm
plement for shooting other tina nthe
regulation rifle, and it is against the law
for sportsmen to have dogs with them
during the open season for shooting
deer, SO that all each sportsman took
with him to the mountain fastness was
his rifle and ammunition
Each Of the Washington gunners got a
shot at a deer. Capt. Estes was the
only one to get his deer, although the
law prevented him from bringing its
carcass home.
Ring, Belle, Driver and Dusty, four
faithful hunting dogs, accompanied
Thomas c. Pollock, James l. simpson,
Clarence Ohm and Ross Pollock to the
vicinity Of lower Marlboro. Md. on re-
cent cunning trip. which covered period