Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-20

II is not thought that the heavy ram
of Wednesday night will have bad effect
on the water in the upper Potomac. and
unless more rain falls before tonight
many fishermen from Washington will
try their luck with the bass
Reports from the vicinity OF Harpers
Ferry. Pennifelds. Weverton and Knox
Vile are that a number of good catches
have been made during the past week
Several good catches have also been
made at Great Falls and as far down
the river as Little Falls.
Howard Brooks and John Hurley had a
novel experience while fishing about a
mile from shore off Chesapeake Beach
recently. In spite of the fact that both
these veteran anglers have fished every
plate within a hundred miles OF wash
ington many times il was the first time
either had ever hooked a founder. Brooks
got the founder and hauled the nsh IN
the boat.
Now every fisherman and almost every
one else. too knows that founder is a
good for nothing fish that looks like a
big sheet of cardboard with a paper
weight in the middle of one of the sides
Very few anglers. however, know the
habits of the founder
Ii seems that just few moments be-
fore hooking the founder col. Hurley
had pulled i'm a big tailor. tailor has
sharp teeth. This one got its ivor.es into
the middle finger of Hurley's right hand
and held on with the proverhial bulldog
grip Hurley is still suffering with a
sore finger and had a narrow escape
from blood poisoning Naturally. neither
of the two was willing to take "A chance
with the founder after the experience
with the tailor.
For five or ten minutes Brooks held
the founder at arms length by the line.
Then IL was decided to put the fish in
the bottom of the boat. Mr.. Founder
commenced 1oundering and Hopping in a
way that would have done credit TO a
bass Hurley and Brooks tried to step
OH 1t. but they might as well have tried
to hold an eel with creased gloves
Finally they hit upon an idea. 1t was
Hurley's suggestion Getting out their
pocket knives. they stuck one through
each of the founders fins. and by this
means pinned il to the bottom of the
boat Without much difficulty the hook
was removed. The founder was assas-
sinated with few blows on the head
with an oar So. after an hours delay.
the two fishermen got down to business
again and no more founders got on their
hooks To mar the days sport. They came
home with one founder and a good mess
of tailors and rock.
That's enough for me-" exclaimed a
Washington angler at Chesapeake Beach
the other day, when. after endeavoring
for four hours to catch taller. he saw
Sam Milton. a beach resident use Il dip
net and apparently bring UP big tailor.
Sam was sitting on pile at the end OF
tho big pier and having but little luck.
Ths Washington angler was nearby and
had not landed a fish a manhaden
chasing some small fish went by several
times and Sam decided that he would
try to land ii with his dip net. lie did
SO.
The other fisherman believed Sam had
landed a tailor with the net.
Here j have been fishing for four hours
and can't catch one and yet that fellow
dips big one in his net. he moaned.
Y number of big catches of rock and
TAILOR have been made during the past
week at Chesapeake Beach. Capt Freed
ley and Supt. Donald went to the rocks
below the beach several DAYS ago and re-
turned with good string Of fish.
John RUPERT j. getting his boat in
trim TO take il from Anacostia to the
fatuXent river Rupert is also plan
ning several trips to the Patuxent this
fall and expects TO not only get some
good strings of fish, but TO bag some
birds
Louis NJ Thare has returned from A
some good luck. He is contemplating
another trip there while the rock, tailor
and perch are biting
Members OF No engine company
nave for the past few days entoved
good fish dinners. due TO the courtesy
OF their captain. Andrew H. Wolter
capt Wolter. with Matthew Myers
ana another fisherman. went to Piney
Point They made their Headquarters
there. in 10,
tornfeld harbor The party had good
luck and landed many members of the
hnpy tribe. box OF iced rock and
tailor was shipped TO the members OF
oughiy enjoyed. Capt. Wolter is being
urged 10 take similar trip again.
We are going to make "a record for
catches this season., said Howard
Brooks the early part of this week be-
fore he. Lum Harper and William
Madigan left Washington for Irving
ton, Va. where they We're TO fish in
the Rappahannock river
Whether or not they are breaking
any records is not known. but Col
John Hurley said he had not received
any fish from Brooks.
Ten days of the worst fishing they
coald possibly have had. after receiv-
ing glowing reports OF the big catches
In the lower Potomac. were encounter
ed by Samuel Dodd, Roe Fulkerson
L. +. Allen, James Mullowney. James
Hollander and John Hollander at st
Georges Island
THE biggest catch we made in on,
dsy" said Sam Dodd. was three fish
and il was a shame TO pull them from
the water" The first four days schoo
after school of porpoise came up the
river and drove the fish away. After
that there came FIVE or six big fish
ing schooners and what they did with
their big nets was a shame. The,
seemed To dip all OF the fish out OF tn.
river.
Something ought to be done abou
such fishing" he said These boat.
come up the river above ST. George.
Island and put out big nets GOVERNS
the entire river. They then draw then
together and dip the hsh out with big
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