Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24
UP-RIVER WATERS.
HARPERS FERRY w. Va, May 24-Potomac river clear and
Shenandoah slightly cloudy

Mack Sparrough's seventeen-pound rock
fish is no longer the prize fish of the sea
son, S. j. Held of the Chesapeake ane
Potomac Telephone Company and Charles
D. Murdoch having outdone him. Not
only did they take the record from Spar
rough. but, it is thought, they hold the
District record for the biggest fish.
Anglers who were a. Fletehers boat
house at Bush Cove Wednesday afternoon
when Charlie Fletcher piloted the two
fish had been caught with rod and line
they being like those caught in the big
nets In the lower river.
Guesses as to the weight of the fish
were made. some of them being as high
as thirty-five pounds. but it was not until
they were placed on the scales at Rob
erts' that the actual weigh. was known
The largest of the catch tipped the scales
at twenty-three pounds: another weighed
seventeen and half pounds and third
weighed sixteen pounds. The eight small
er fish weighed twenty -seven pounds
Some CATCH sighed an onloOker, re-
calling the number of small fish he had
caught.
The largest fish. of the bunch was caught
by Held.
Il was about fifteen minutes landing
Ii" said the angler, land several times
thought 1t would be necessary to lift
the anchors and drift down stream.
managed to keep the fish fighting the
current. however, and finally landed 1t.
Murdoch had similar experience with
the fish that weighed seventeen and
half pounds. When the second big one
had been caught the fishermen thought
it about time to pull for the shore. but a
slight delay resulted in Held getting the
sixteen-pounder.
Concluding there was luck in odd num-
bers. the anglers continued batting with
bloodworms and it was not until they
had caught more than eighty-three
pounds of fish that they left the river
The fish were caught in the deep water
just below Little Falls.
Bright and early last Sunday morning
the Runaway Club members started or
their first down-river trip of the sea son
Members of the fishing club always look
forward to the initial trip of the club
This years event eclipsed similar outings
in the past
The winner of the prize offered for the
largest fish was 7. E. Krake.
Glymont was selected by the Runaways
as an attractive place for their planked
shad dinner and also as one of the best
nearby places for the angling contest. As
soon as landing was made preparations
for the shad dinner We're started by
those who had been designated to look
after the dinner. while the expert rod
and line contingent went to work for the
prize.
Gus Weight, known to club members as
the clam chowder man." got busy about
the fire and soon had the steaming chow
der ready. others plankins the shad.
Mack Sparrough caught only five little
perch" declared John Hurrler, land they
did not amount to enough to change the
odor OF the grease in the frying PAN
Twelve of the largest white perch OF
the season were brought ashore by T
E. Krake, one of them weighing one and
one-quarter pounds. Raymond Albrecht
John Hurrler and Max Kahler cast their
lines In catfish holes and made kill
ing" but catch of several members OF
the snake family ruined their chance OF
getting a prize.
Those who participated in the outing
were Raymond Albrecht, A. F. Broker.
Jacob Dougharty, julius Duehring, John
Hurrler. A. j. Joyce, Max Kahler, H. p.
Kimmel T. f. krake. r. III. Ogle. Ii. I.
Owens, Louis Raymond. Harry Reed.