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 bass
| 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 ana
spoiled the chances
Last Sunday in the vicinity Of Lmeton,
Va. the Shenandoah showed signs OF
clearing. the first time since June 10, ana
| anglers were soon on the river trying 10
| hook 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 TO
| go after the fish Labor day.
But the rain came and the water was
soon muddied," was the information re-
ceved from there. and those who hest
/ tated lost the fish,
and William Updyke, both experts with
! rod and line. were among those who
sought the bass Sunday morning. They
went to Sunset camp and landed eight
fish before breakfast time. and after
| breakfast they returned to the river and
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 Sparroughs inability to land
the first prize Mack is the reputed star
fisherman Of the club. and usually there
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 catch OF a
| two and one-half-pound trout about five
minutes before quitting time
A loud shout was heard when the big
| fish was caught Everybody had ex-
pected Sparrough to carry of the honors
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
that of Herrler's trout.
| The contest was waged at Riverside,
where fishing is generally good, 1t being
one of the best places along the river
| for white perch fishing. Sparroughs
biggest fish was a spot that weighed a
little short of a pound.
| Among those who participated in the
| outing were Mack Sparrough. Harry AL
julius Duehring. Gus Herrler, August
Schmidt, Max Schmidt. r. Smith and
Messrs. Owens, Raymond. Reed. Sanders
Joyce Kahler, Krake, Stewart, Schlei-
ebert, Undertake, 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
ed a Saturday afternoon train for a
weekend outing, where they thought
they would be able to land a 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.
| ITO hear the clicking OF the reel and
| enjoy that second run OF the fish" says
| John Hurley, lis something to which
an angler can look forward with a great
amount Of satisfaction
/ Leaving the train at Washington juno
| ton. the anglers We're soon on the river
angling for the gamesters. Drawing the
bad condition Of the water. Early the
next morning they were again on the
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 bad job. when something
/ took Dulin's line.
| Its not going fast enough for a bass"
| said the prospective lucky fisherman.
hoping he was misjudging what was on
his line, ''but it certainly is something
big;
rushed to the end OF the boat where Du-
lin was seated and caught hold OF the
line.
LET me just hold the lire to get an idea
how 1t feels" requested the veteran, and
he admitted 1t felt good.
/ Presently up bobbed the head Of q six
pound snapper Before leaving the river
the anglers caught two Mississippi cat
4 fish.
| Patrick Riordan accompanied Hurley
and Dulin on the train as far as Wash
lington 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 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 WoYlberR
| was told Sunday when given his second
initiation into the mysteries Of the Happy
/ Six Fishing Club. A 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 hay
ing accidentally spilled q jar Of the con-
diment on his head"
| The captain insisted that his condition
| was not such that q mustard plaster was