Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Georgetown Canoe Club on an outing to
the lower Potomac tonight.

Residents of st. Patricks creek Thurs
day morning welcomed party Of Wash
ingtonians and Baltimoreans, who are
there for a ten-day outing.
And what we will do to the fish, re-
marked Clarence Linthicum, will de-
pend entirely upon the fish coming our
way.
st. Patricks creek is reputed to be one
of the most attractive places along the
lower Potomac and the fishing there is
usually fine. Those in the party that
reached there Thursday are Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Linthicum, John Cockley and Clar-
ence A. Linthicum Of this city, and Mr..
and Mrs. William De HUH, Miss de Hun,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Shafer, william
Jackson and Abe Smith Of Baltimore.
Last year the same party spent two
weeks there and were so much pleased
with their outing that they returned this
season.
Z. p Sterick, unable to coax black bass
with choice bait at Great Falls week
ago. found new bait for Mississippi
catfish and made an attractive catch. He
made the catch before the storm ap-
peared and drove him to cover.
Taking only live bait for bass and see
ing plenty OF fish. but unable to coax
them with the bait. the angler searched
for mussels and tried the small bivalves.
Il saw the bass in the river" stated the
angler. land put the bait almost against
!,
and had to try for Mississippi catfish"
Eight big catfish were landed.
Capt. Lee Baumgarten and Ike Good
man. members of the Happy Six Fishing
Club. were on the river above Great
Falls theree days recently. apd they
succeeded in landing thirteen fish.
The last OF three trips was extended
! late in the afternoon to break the hoodoo
number, fut the fourteenth bass would
not come their way, and they gave up
the effort.
Sunday each angler scored one fish
before they were driven ashore by the
rain, Ike Goodman getting a beauty that
weighed four and quarter pounds.
while his companions followed with one
weighing a pound lighter.
Tuesday they landed seven bass and
Wednesday they were lucky enough to
get four Most of the fish weighed over
two pounds.
r. c. Wheeler of the Agricultural De-
partment. an ardent fisherman. found
the fishing at Plum point. Md. this sea-
son well worth the trouble Of reaching
there. Plum point is the first steamboat
landing below Chesapeake Beach, and
is only short distance from the bay
side resort.
One of twenty rockfish landed there
one afternoon weighed fifteen pounds.
pounds. The angler found the fish were
exceptionally plentiful. and they put up
a strong fight. The big fish measured
thirty-fve inches In length.
Howard Topham was with tne angler
the day the big fish was caught. Mr.
Wheeler expects to give the fish another
trial at an early date.
Tomorrow the Wounded Knee Fishing
Club will leave on its annual outing
aboard the launch Conger. owned by
Clyde and Lewis Conger. The club Il
and the owners Of the launch will &C.
company them on their outing.
| Sergt. ]. r. Evans. known on the fish.
| ing trips as Capt. Dick. has conducted
the outings the past four years. ana a. ne
| Others who will be In the party are >
| B. Sanders. j. ]. Donovan. ]. X. Ed
| wards /. Sheetz and A. Auran
]. E Buckingham, regarded as an au
thority on fishing. gives local sportsmeI
another run Of big rockfish In this vicin
/ lily the coming month
| There are some rockfish here now,
he told Star reporter, but they ART
not the big kind. All that Is necessary Il
induce the big ones to come here Is good
| water"
| The veteran angler Is planning what hi
i hopes will be q record-breaking trip te
Annapolis in the near future.
"Our last years record OF 334 pounds OF
rockfsh In two hours" he said, ''stil
\ stands
Chesapeake bay In the vicinity OF
Chesapeake Beach Is affording anglers
some fine sport. Fish are plentiful and
crabs are more than plentiful.
Anglers who have tried their luck al
| the resort returned with interesting
stories OF big catches Of trout. tailors
and spots. They also caught a few rock
| fish.
| Mrs. Theresa Leonard, Miss Clara
Adamson and John A. Kane were among
the many persons who were at Colonia
Beach spending their vacations last weel