Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24

| William Ring. Eugene II. Sanders, Au-
| gust Schmidt. W. o. Short, Max Schmidt.
! Robert Smith, Mack Sparrough, r. r.
Stewart. Oscar Schleichert. John A: Tim
| berlake, Gus Noigt j. r. Wilson, William
i Willig and two guests.
| j. E. Buckingham and Charlie Fletcher
have Eeen in the habit of trying their
| luck together three or four times each
season while the rockash are biting. and
| they made their first trip of the year
| Tuesday. They fished from Bush Cove
| to Little Falls, paying more attention to
the fish near the falls. however, than
! they did lower down.
| 1t happened that very few anglers had
much luck that day. but the two sports
/ men went to point where power
/ launch is necessary to reach 1t, and had
/ a successful outing.
I'VE caught plenty fish. said the vet
eran angler. but no very big ones. The
] largest of the catch weighed eight ana
| three-quarter pounds.
| The string of fish caught by the two
/ anglers weighed 143 pounds
I'm satisfied Charlie Fletcher missed
| the biggest fish of the season Tuesday.
his companion said. He was fishing
| two pounds, and the fish broke 1t. He
/ did did not get the fish. however. and It
| is Impossible to tell just how large 1t
| was
| William H. Frey and John w. Hurley
were the first anglers on the river Sunday
morning.
IF we can only get to Flat rock be-
| fore others get there conf1ded Hurley
to his friend, I'VE will get some dan
| dies"
We got there all right" the angler
| later stated, but got left on the big
| ones.
Getting a start shortly after O'Clock
| in the morning. the two anglers toured to
Chain bridge, finding the path with light
from an automobile lamp. They reached
| the river after climbing over the rocks
and were on Flatrock ahead of all others,
| although several followed shortly after
daybreak.
| breakfast time. Then the fish stopped
| biting and nothing more was done. Two
| fish averaging nine and half pounds
! were caught there Saturday by Hurley.
| Joseph f. Parnin, recently transferred
| from Indianapolis to this city in the PEN
sion service, an ardent bass fisherman,
learned this week that there. is some
| sport to be enjoyed catching rockfish.
Accepting an invitation of a friend, the
Indiana man went to the vicinity OF the
Chain bridge prepared for any surprise.
| Joe has some big black bass to his
credit said his friend but. when he got
mixed with rockfish weighing eleven
and quarter pounds it was a new expe-
| rience."
| Shortly after the anglers cast their lines
| the fish took the bait and tried to get
away with hook line and sinker. Parnin
| held firm grip on the rod until 1t snap
ped, and it was then necessary for him
| to take hold Of the line.
!! His friend suggested that it was some
/ thing lighter than the bottom of the
river. Presently the big fish reached the
surface 1t weighed eleven and a quar-
] ter pounds.
| "A fishs a fish," says F. NJ FEELS,
land the sport is in the catching and not
| In the eating Anybody can eat a fish.
but it sometimes takes a good angler to
| land big one
/ While scores of anglers were struggling
hard to catch few rockfish one day not
| long ago, Fielis went to Great Falls. He
| felt certain he knew where he would be
a bile n q nd fep la .cya lie oil o.