Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26

Saltwater fishing was never better
than It is this season.
I'VE caught so many fish that we didn''
know what to do with Them" many o.
the sportsmen are heard to remark.
IF they would take along little salt
when they return home' it was sug-
gested, "the fishermen would have some
thing worth eating next winter"
But" 1t was added, "they are all alike
All they think about is the question oil
having sport. and although some Of them
remember their friends. many more OF
them pay no attention to any moro fish
than enough to give them a breakfast"
Fishermen who have taken trips to
places on the salt water in the past
month report having enjoyed great sport.
Numerous parties OF automobiles are
enjoying such outings at places within
a radius Of seventy miles Of the city. the
good roads in Maryland proving attrac-
tive to them.
In order to reach some OF the places
where good fishing Is found 1t is neces-
sary to pass over some stretches which
make the going a trifle Objectionable.
but some other places are reached with
out such Inconvenience. Although there
Is a stretch of sandy road between
Brandywine and Benedict, where the
Patuxent Is affording sport, many auto
mobilisrs are going there. Last Sunday
more than fifty motoring parties were at
Chapel Foist. Charles county. and a
num6er went to Rock Point. P.ney Point,
seventy niles away, was the objective
point for few others. At Colonial
Beach and Chesapeake Beach, and the
vicinity Of Norfolk, anglers have been
Industrious recently and many good
catches are reported to have been made.
Anglers have not been able to do much
In the fresh water In the last two weeks.
Muddy water has greeted them almost
everywhere. The Potomac river above
Harpers Ferry has been in good condi-
water coming from the Shenandoah and
smaller streams has kept the water be-
low Harpers Ferry in bad condition.
The. river is clear part the way
day from Weverton, and it is highly
probable that some of the enthusiasts
from this city will be on hand tomorrow
to make an effort to land a few small
mouth black bass.
John s. Button Of La Plata, Md. had
with him at Chapel Point last Sunday
w. NJ. Howard and W. E. Wetherald.
neighbors. and Thomas Wright. John w.
Hurley and Mack Sparrough Of this city.
He took his friends on combination
automobile and fishing trip. starting from
this city Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock
and going to his home and remaining I'M
til after breakfast.
It was shortly after o'clock when the
party reached Chapel Point and boarded
q covered fishing boat. Going to the deep
water near Matthias Point beacon, the
fishermen were soon enjoying the sport
80 In Grl
catfish. Several moves were made during
the day and the fish bit SO fast and fu-
riOus that the fishermen feared they
would leave nothing for those who fol-
lowed.
Early In the afternoon the party re-
turned to Chapel Point with a sack con-
tanning three pecks of fish. They were
entertained at supper at the Button home
on the return trip. and reached the city
shortly after 8 O'Clock.
returned from an interesting weeks out
ing at Rock Point. Anxious to 60 where
they would catch fish, the pair selected
Rock Point as the place, and they were
that they more than exceeded their ex-
pectations.
Zone OF the pleasures OF a fishing trip. -
said one of the anglers, lis cooking the
them. and that's what We did,
The fishermen took possession of q
bungalow belonging to a friend and did
their own cooking. 1t was an easy mat
ter for them to get chickens. butter, eggs,
milk and vegetables fresh from nearby
farms.
And as for fish and crabs" Dominic
Grove remarked, they were too plenti-
Early morning trips to the fishing
grounds afforded the men all the sport
they wanted on the water, and enabled
them to enjoy 1t while 1t was comfort
able. Rockfish and trout weighing from
one to four pounds simply refused to
fish and other species found in that part
Of the Potomac were plentiful.
Thomas o. May, with his family, went
to Benedict Sunday morning. and while
the members of his family enjoyed them
selves about the river shore, he accom-
panied Martin Fraas, his chauffeur, to the
river to try his luck at fishing. It was
about the middle of the day when they
did their fishing. the very time, fishermen
Luck was with them. however. the fish
taking the peeler bait thrown to them,
and when the anglers returned ashore
they had q string Of fish that attracted
attention. The hours fishing netted the
two men about forty large white and a
dozen big trout
Had they been on the river early in
the morning." remarked an admirer of
the string. there's no telling what they
would have caught
The record catch made at Piney Point
thus FAR this season was made Saturday
by a party OF Washingtonians who mo-
tored to the popular resort that morn
ing Those in the party were George
vass, Mss n. e. Sweet, Miss Ruth VIII
hams Mrs. Williams and w. H. Cooper.
From this city to Piney Point, a dis
lance OF about seventy miles, was made
IN FOUR hours and twenty minutes. some
little time having been lost on the re-
ssen.ay oiled roads. On the river Miss
SWEEP cas- ly proved herself the champion
angler, catching the greatest number
ana the largest fish
Despite his fine tackle says Billy Coop
er, George Vass was winner of the BOBBY
Der OF fish and the smallest fish that was
caught. The party landed more than SOC
nsh' many of them large trout.
Ward Savage and W. D. Barry, having
sent their families to the seashore yes.
teroay went to Leesburg, Va, and drove
to the vicinity of MasCns Island. They
are pass nsnermen. but their trip yester-
aay was not Tor the purpose of landing
any gamesters. Ward Savage just want
ed to show his friend where to catch the
| fish, he declared
incidentally Ward went to the river to
Chasing It I Is b, ne , has an idea Of pur.
| on the farm VII provide water enough
Tor nsh preserve. there being fruit
enough on the place for other kinds OF
pastsrs IN an h,s When he has plenty Of
be able to invite some of the niscatoriai
experts 70 participate in the sport,
| Whl!e tne pair had not the slightest
aea os 'ry W their luck yesterday. they
supply of tackle in his pocket, cut a pole
and soon was casting about for bass
| Suddenly something carried his line