Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

Numerous orders for madtoms ana
bloodworms booked by local dealers the
past few days suggest that good weather
tomorrow will take many fishermen TO the,
waters about this city and on the Chesa-.
peake bay in the vicinity of Annapolis
and Chesapeake Beach. The creeks along
the river within twenty-five miles below
the city and up the river as far as Har-
pers Ferry will also be visited by scores
OF anglers. 80
From all sections comes the good news
that fishing is good. Never before have
the old-timers known fish to be so plenti-
full. Thursday afternoon word was re-
ceived from points along the upper Poto-
mac that the water was getting in splen-
did condition and that big small-mouth
bass were being landed.
Fishing at Chesapeake Beach has been
particularly good the past month and
many good catches have been made.
Rockfish, spots and trout have been plen-
tiful enough to afford sport. while tay-
Tors and white perch have also been
caught.
The beauty of the saltwater fishing"
says, Charlie Porter, lis that bait is easy
10 handle. No trouble is. encountered in
keeping live bait,
':All that is necessary he continued.
Els TO take along few crabs and blood
worms and then catch shrimp when you
reach the bay. apd If the fishing remains
rs good as IL has been the past few weeks
it's the 'fsherman's fault If he does not
eaten good string"
Last Saturday night rain and Sunday 9
high wind and rough water interfered
with a trip to the bay shore of a party
that included Charlie Porter, AL Buechler,
\, S. Bargcr. j. B. Stack. III. s. Barser.
Dare r. ssumsey and Harold III. Moye.
Stack had invited the party to spend
Saturday night and Sunday at his cottage
at North Chesapeake Beach, Charlie Por
ter having been chosen to make arrange
ments for bait and boat. II was thought
that night trip on the bay would net
the anglers a bunch of trout. but the rain
interfered
What happened to Rumsey the next day
is related by his companions. An early
start was made for the fishing grounds. A
high sea was running and the launching
of the boat reminded all of life-savers
trying to get boat in the ocean to 20 to
the assistance of persons in distress.
"Rumsey was the sickest man you ever
saw" Charlie Porter said. He had a
genuine case of seasfckness and 1t was
almost out CT the question for any of
them to remain on the rough water and
have much enjoyment"
After dinner the anglers went to the
long pier at the bay shore resort and
tried their luck while waiting for the
train to start. Strings of big spots and
number of trout were caught from the
pier.
Probably the most successful bass fish
ing trip this season, was that taken to
Rileyville, Va. about fifteen miles from
Luray by water and ten miles by wagon
road. by George Doane. Frank ShaTman
and Charles King, jr.
When the three anglers returned home
they brought forty small-mouth bass
with them. Many of them were still
alive and the string was envied by many
sportsmen who saw the gamesters. The
first Few days of the outing the water
was anything but good. but good
weather was followed by favora BILE
water, and the fish took the spoon and
live bait fast enough TO satisfy any
sportsman
Charlie King, batting with madtoms,
landed the largest fish, a gamester that
weighed a trife more than three and
one-half pounds, while the largest fish
caught by Doane weighed three and one
quarter pounds.
''Rileyvillss is a great place for Wash
ington fishermen. commented George
Doane- ut is an attractive spot on the
Shenandoah, and some of the largest fish
ever taken from Virginia waters were
caught there"
The sight of the string of forty-one at
tractive bass put many other anglers in
the humor of fishing, and orders for
madtoms, smelt and other bait were
quickly placed with local dealers.
The forty-one fish weighed sixty-fiye
pounds" said George Doane, and We
caught a great many that weighed more
than two pounds EACH
When you go fishing" said Detective
&. q. Wise of the fifth precinct. you
simply have to get fish. and il they won't
take the bait it's up to the fisherman to
use a net and that's what We did," he
added confidentially.
George Totten had the detective and
q. V King ID. o. Hayes and j. C.
Smith. all members of the command at
the firth. with him on memorable trip
TO Occoquan. Totten had been at Deco
guam years past. and made a number of
successful catches with hook and line.
but recently when the five fishermen
reached the river the fish did not come
their way,
Got to get enough To give rs a fry"
suggested Smith, and soon the fishermen
made friends OF one of the natives who
was owner of net
''And the fish We did CATCH" said Wise.
There were bass. pike, perch and other
species of fish that are to be found in
the Potomac and its tributaries. but we
were so green at fishing the nets that
we had trouble keeping the fish in it
after we had caught them"
A second haul was made the following
day, and fish enough for dinner and
enough to bring home We're landed.
"But we did catch some with our
Ines" Wise declared.
Nothing short OF a cyclone will pre-
vent great events tonight and tomorrow
on DIR. G. Barnwell Robinson's planta-
zion known as Camotop. Ii is down in
Virginia in sight of a railroad on one
side and mountains on the other, al
though the mountains are some distance
away, and IL Is there that the doctor is
Going to entertain w. III. Holmes,
private secretary to Commissioner Sid
donS; George Watson, chief clerk of the
tire department.; o. r. Monkey. soon to
be lieutenant in the department; Fred
erick >Sehaffirt and A. l.. Kenna.
A pOSSum hunt is scheduled for In