Evening star., 1913-11-22

IncIement weather the past few Sun
days has been the means of putting
damper on many local anglers, causing
them to conclude that. the season IS
about over.
Such is the conclusion reached by the
dry weather sports" commented John
W. Hurley. "but take it from me. the
full-fedged anglers are not going to
give up until the fish stop taking the
bait. Last year we had fishing most
| Of the winter" he added. "and it's pos
| sible that the fish will be with us again
| this winter
! Indications are that the Potomac and
Shenandoah rivers about the vicinity of
| Harpers Ferry will not clear in time for
| fishing tomorrow. but scores Of bass
| fishermen are anxiously awaiting a IA
vorable message from that section. and
| soon as even cloudy water is reported
| they will be on the job
| 1t has been many years since fishing
| was as good on the Chesapeake bay as
Annapolis and Chesapeake Beach are to
the effect that rockfsh are still taking
bloodworms.
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| the fishing we've had this season" W. +.
Buckingham said, "and the successful
catches Of rocktish have been remarkable.
Although they have been SO p.entiful,
he added, Il have not been able to dupli-
| cate the big catch made at annapolis last
year. Fishermen can rest assured that
the bass season is not yet over. With
| water in good condition and a little cool
weather there ought to be fine sport on
| the upper Potomac
| Going to Aqua creek a week ago, just
ahead of the storm, c. r. Holman and
Edward Strachan made the fishermen sit
up and take notice. They landed fish
enough to supply hotel, and surprised
others who were about the creek trying
their luck, and those who returned from
| the fields in the afternoon with their guns
| and dogs.
Aqua creek" remarked Holman. 'is
accessible, and is one of the few places
where fishermen are able to get bait
without the trouble of nursing 1t, on the
trip"
mile or two outside. the anglers landed
| attractive strings of bass, pike and yellow
perch. Strachan landed fifteen bass, the
| largest weighing four and a half pounds,
while the largest of his five pike weighed
about three pounds.
| The largest If the nine bass Holman
caught weighed three and three-quarter
pounds while his largest pike tipped the
| scales at TWO anu nail pOuHuSr ana UOln
| anglers landed a number Of perch weigh
| ing more than one pound. Their bass
were alive when they returned.
'"Smelts furnish the best bait at this
season." Holman remarked. and the
bigger the bait the bigger fish one is
| likely to catch. Even the yellow perch
take the biggest of the smelts.''
Met by a delegation Of friends upon
their return from a cunning trip to the
| Shenandoah valley. J. w. Burkholder
and Conrad Mergner were able to present
| substantial evidence Of their good luck.
| Ninety-nne rabbits. fourteen quail and
one turkey We're in the count.
| Some shoot" commented Frank *.
Raymond, member of the receiving
party.
I'VE thought we would prove what We
| had DONE" chorused the gunners. ''and
not return and tell about what we kill
ed without being able to make show
ing"
The gunners did their shooting in the
vicinity Of Newmarket, going as guests
| of C. G. Rice, father-in-law of Burk-
holder. and the latter participated In the
shooting.
RABBITS and birds are plentiful in the
valley, says Burkholder. but it is neces-
sary to have good dogs Turkeys are not
scarce.
Mergner says he had the time Of his
life. His only regret was that he had
to come back home. but he hopes this
peated before the close of the season.
Five days shooting in the vicinity of
Lakota, Va, netted T. c. Malone. f. T.
Sterick, Austin Savage and their coun-
try friends 123 rabbits and "a quail. and
had it not been that much of the ground
was posted against hunters, says Saw
age, they would have killed game enough
to have supplied all the residents OF
Lakota and their friends at home.
But we didn't shoot all the rabbits
down there" Austin Savage said. admit
ting he had missed the easiest shot of the
five days.
lnear a big tree at noon to enjoy some
thing to eat and rest and while there he
was SO quiet that even a rabbit came
close enough to partake Of his food.
Would you believe It." said Sterick,
"when Savage turned and his hand rested
upon an inoffensve bunny a nervous chill
took possession of him and he was unable
to raise his gun until bunny was in a safe
zone"
mo" said Savage "and I hardly be-
lieye il myself, although it happened"
| Henrv Achterkirchen, August Schmidt,
Karl Achterkirchen and August Thurm
were members of party that recently
went To the vicinity of Sterling. Va, on
guests of two families, killed all the game
thew wanted and returned with twenty
seven rabbits and two birds.
"But we killed more" said Karl Ach-
+ark;rchen. "You know a rabbit break
fast in the country tastes better than one
at home.'
The gunners did not have the best dogs
in the country, and they, therefore. did
not expect to make a record The first
day they killed eighteen rabbits. shooting
in the morning and afternoon.
"It was the finest days sport I ever
. had" Karl Achterkirchen said, but the
next day we walked nine miles and got