Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-06

| Anglers who spent their weekend and
| Labor day holiday on the river Where
they expected they would have good pass
/ fishing were disappointed. The Potomac
| was in splendid condition between this
city and Harpers Ferry the middle OF
| last week. while the Shenandoah was
muddy. and anglers had anticipated
| great sport Sunday and Monday.
| But it was the same old story. said
one of the enthusiasts. Rain came and
spoiled the chances"
| Last Sunday in the vicinity Of Limeton.
| Va. the Shenandoah showed signs OF
clearing, the first time since June 10 ana
anglers We're soon on the river trying to
/ hook a few bass Everybody in that sec
| ton who enjoys bass fishing, 1t is stated.
got busy. Those who objected to fishing
on Sunday made hasty preparations 10
| go after the fish Labor day.
! But the rain came and the water was
| soon muddied, was the Information re-
ceived from there. land those who hest
| tated lost the fish,"
| Former Captain OF Police T. B. Amiss
and William Updyke. both experts with
| rod and line, were among those VINO
| sought the bass Sunday morning. They
went to Sunset camp and LANDED elgnt
| fish before breakfast time, and after
breakfast they returned to the river ana
| landed an even dozen.
The anglers baited with madtoms.
| They missed number Of lively strikes,
but the catch Of twenty fish satisfied
them Several Of the fish weighed as
much as two and one-half pounds, no
especially large ones having been caught.
Great sport was enjoyed by the Run
Always on their recent trip to the lower
river. On the occasion OF former trip
the Runaways did not go as far as salt
| water, and the trip proved disastrous
so far as catching fish was concerned.
but on the last trip they had fish to eat
and some to spare.
One disappointing feature of the trip
was Mack Sparrough's inability to land
the first prize. Mack Is the reputed star
fisherman of the club. and usually there
is something wrong when he does not
score the biggest fish and the greatest
number
"Sparrough was in at the start. and in
the stretch commented a companion.
but Gus Herrler caught him before he
got at the post. making a catch Of a
two-and- one-half- pound trout about five
minutes before quitting time"
loud shout was heard when the big
fish was caught. Everybody had ex-
pected Sparrough to carry off the honors
and they were surprised when Herrler
pulled up the big fish
Go after him, Mack" shouted the sew
eral other contestants. and Mack went,
but the best he could do was to catch
a fish weighing not more than one-half
tndl OF f1eTTler
The contest was Waged at Riverside,
where fishing is generally good. it being
one of the best places along the river
for white perch fishing. Sparrough's
biggest fish was a spot that weighed a
little short of pound.
Among those who participated in the
outing were Mack Sparrough. Harry Al
brecht, John Amoss, A. F.. Broker
Julius Duehring. Gus Herrler, August
Schmidt. Max Schmidt. R. Smith and
n
Joyce. kahler. Krake, Stewart, Schlei-
| ebert, Timberlake. Voigt, Wilson. Willig.
Clark and Keeton. Joe Parnin was with
the club as guest Of Mack Sparrough.
John w. Hurley and w. E. Dulin board
weekend outing. where they thought
they would be able to land few black
bass. They had been on down-river trips
and landed long strings OF salt water
fish, and, while the sport was enjoyed,
they did not get the same satisfaction
| that they get catching bass.
TO hear the clicking of the reel and
enjoy that second run OF the fish,, says
John Hurley. sis something to which
an angler can look forward with a great
amount of satisfaction"
Leaving the train at Washington juno
| ton, the anglers were soon on the river
angling for the samesters. Drawing the
bad condition of the water. Early the
/ HeAt tHcy WcTc dkdut Ou LILO
river, although they feared there would
be nothing doing.
Several strikes were enjoyed by the
anglers. No fish were in sight, however.
| and they were about to give UP their
effort for a bad job. when something
took Dulins line
Its not going fast enough for bass, =
said the prospective lucky fisherman,
hoping he was ,misjudging what was on
his line, but it certainly is something
| big.
His companion, not having seen a fish,
rushed to the end of the boat where Du-
lin was seated and caught hold of the
| line
Let me just hold the line to get an idea
how 1t feels requested the veteran, and
| he admitted it felt good.
Presently up bobbed the head Of a six
pound snapper. Before leaving the river
| the anglers caught two Mississippi cat
! fish.
Patrick Riordan accompanied Hurley
and Duln on the train as far as Wash
ington junction. The water did not look
good to him, he said and he concluded he
would go as far as Harpers Ferry, think
| ing he would find clear water above the
junction OF the Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers
Recalling the exciting adventure of his
| friend Hurley In a boat above Harpers
Ferry the lone fisherman concluded he
would try his luck from the dam.
| Fifteen strikes and only two bass said
the angler when he met his companions.
and he thought his two fish were worth
all the snappers and catfish in the river.
| The larger of the fish weighed two and
one-half pounds, while the smaller one
weighed one and one-half pounds heavy.
Three times and out" Ben Wollberg
/ was told Sunday when given his second
| initiation into the mysteries OF the Happy
| Six Fishing Club. month ago he had
| his first initiation and last Sunday he
admitted things were better than they
| were at the first session.
II only got one-half the river on me
the last time he said
| Capt. Lee Baumgarten was all to the
| mustard on the trip was Joe kauf-
| mans comment. Sidney Kaufman hav-
| ing accidentally spilled a jar of the con-
dment on his head"
| The captain insisted that his condition
was not such that mustard plaster was