Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

night. and even IL the sportsmen, anna
teurs and Others do not kill Bre'r Pos
sum, Doc" Robinson says they will not
go hungry. for he has a possum already
In captivity and cook who knows what
to do with it.
Chief Clerk Watson says he's heavy
on the pOssum hunt but not very
strong" on the fishing, being water
shy" or uneasy with as many as three
But 1 can catch 'em from Shore" he
says.
The sextet will be kept on the go while
on the outing
when a fellow starts on a possum
hunt, you KNOW" says the sage Of Cam
otop. there's no telling what time he
will get back, but I'll guarantee a re-
turn in time to give fishing trial"
]. E. Donald. Capt: ]. NJ. Freddy and
j. NJ. Rector have made some fine catches
at Chesapeake Beach the past week or
more. Taylors. trout spots and perch
just cannot help finding the bait thrown
to them by the trio.
Capt. Freddy is one of the most ardent
fishermen at the popular resort and when
he is seen on the bay 1t is time for other
fishermen to think about getting ready.
He seldom fails to get the fish when
he goes after them," was what fisher
man said about him on the boardwalk
yesterday, having recently seen the cap
tain bring in a bunch of trout that would
nave done JuSuce to fisherman with a
small seine.
When the water outside is rough the
fishermen do their angling from the long
pier, and at this season of the year the
fishing Is much better than it is earlier
In the season.
And the salt air is more bracing," COM
mented John w. Hurley. who recently
caught long string OF fish in the bay
The trio and others have arranged q
trip for tomorrow. s,.-
Adam A. Weschler, Harry A. Hegarty
and James A. Richmond met q few days
ago and discussed the question Of a fish
ing trip.
where can we go?' asked one of the
trio. explaining that the water up the
river was too muddy for bass fishing.
One OF the party suggested trip to salt
water and 1t was quickly decided that
the 10 o'clock train, the fishermen went
to Marylands capital and soon were on
their way to the bay in a launch
Luck was with the party and they sue
ceeded IN, landing long string of trout.
rockfsh perch and few other varieties
Of fish found in the bay. Their catch
weighed seventy-sx pounds.
nished interesting information to an
glers this week. A trip to the Eastern
branch near Benning bridge resulted in a
catch of big yellow neds" and plymouth
bass.
Some of the perch weighed as much
as 81 pound" said Pyemont. telling of the
trip. land the bass were by no means
small ones
Several rockfish have been caught in
the branch this season, an unusual oc-
currence during the past few years. Sue
cessful catches made there this fall, an
glers say. indicate that the good sport of
years ago probably will be enjoyed in
future years.
John w. Hurley and Patrick Riordan
were at Harpers Ferry Sunday. Col"
Hurley's heretofore good luck seems to
have deserted him. Last Sunday he was
able to land only one bass. And 1 had
only the one strike" he said
Patrick Riordan had him outclassed. He
got several strikes and landed three fish
He was fishing from the shore when he
got h2-pound fish. Trouble was expe-
| rienced with the fish among the rocks,
but the samester was finally taken from
the water.
Ben Johnson Of the first police precinct
is spending many OF his days off trying
thusiasttc fisherman and usually remains
on the river until he hears the train
whistling for the stop below the creek
Five bass, one pike, one eel and some
of the largest ring perch caught this sea-
| son composed the string of fish he
brought home one night last week.
THE biggest ring perch I have ever
seen are being caught at AQUA creek this
season." he stated.
One day last week. the day after George
Lloyd of Indian Head returned from q
trip to the vicinity of Happy Creek, Va,
| his companion, c. r. Sloat. had a sue
| cessful trip to the Shenandoah.
Il had nine minnGws.' he wrote his
friend. land I caught seven bass one
4 weighing three -hal
! another two and one-half pounds"
A mullet or white scale sucker weigh
ng three and one-half pounds was caught
/ by another angler
Maj E. III. Neumeyer and William c.
| Vonderheide have arranged a bass fishing
| trip to Virginia and West Virginia. They
| expect to go to Harpers Ferry tomorrow
I and early in the week they will follow the
! condition.
They may go as far as Overall and
Riieyville on the Shenandoah. and they
| may also go up the Potomac to Williams
port and Hancock.
few plymouth bass have been caught
| In the tidal basin this week. Louis lind
ner, one OF the basin enthusiasts cau1ht
! big fish Tuesday night, and the other
anglers were satisfied to remain and try
| their luck.
No large catches have been made. II
| is stated. but the anglers are satisfied
| that cooler weather VIII bring good sport,
| and they hope the fishing win continue
| through most of the winter, as it did
| last year.
Capt. Tony Schroth and John Ardeser
| are on a trip down the Patuxent ia the
captains launch. They took bait with
them and had provisions enough aboard
will 6o most of their fishing at Benedict.
Mack Sparrough and William Wynkoop
will be on the river at Occoquan tomor-
row to get q string of bass, having q
tine lot OF bait for the trip. Mack Spar
rough always keeps supply OF bait on
hand. He has a large tub i'm his CELLAR