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

II a. - /&dShI SolNiiouSN, D.
demanded and proceeded to wash the
mustard from his head.
| Ike Goodman had the hardest time OF
| the party. He was polling through the
rapids above Trammells when suddenly
he lost the pole and 1t was case OF
shooting the rapids.
.. was in the boat. but l feel better now
that we are out Of the rapids
| Troubles being ended, the five anglers
proceeded to give the fish a trial: Six
| bass were landed and they were all large
enough to keep.
Scores Of persons employed in the can
| ming blishment at Benedict, Charles
] return Of a fishing party that last week
supplied them with fish enough for big
| shore dinner.
| Included in the fishing party were Otto
Jacoby and Mrs. .acoby. Mrs Frank P.
| Hall. Marlin NJ. Fieles and Mrs. Fieles
and Miss Evelyn Jacoby.
| Leaving here in the morning. the party
| toured to Chapel point where big picnic
was encountered. The picnic party had
possession Of the grounds and boats and
the automobilists toured across the coun-
try to the Charles county resort, where
the fishing was found to be good and the
sport was enjoyed until the party had a
| long string of fish.
l u,
! were on the string
| "Give them to the people working in
| the cannery." was the suggestion of
young Miss Evelyn Jacoby.
| Her suggestion was adopted and soon
| the fish were in pans being cooked for
! dinner.
| r. M Hicks entertained several friends
| on a river outing for Labor day trip,
| going down the river Saturday afternoon
and returning Monday night. They went
| down the river aboard the Ducal as
| far as Nanjemoy creek, where fishing is
generally pretty good.
Capt. Posey saw that the yacht was
anchored in the place where it was
| thought the best fish were to be caught,
and soon the fish were being hauled in.
The fishermen were fortunate enough
| to anchor on the feeding ground Of the
rockish. seventy-five pounds of rockfish
and as much perch were caught. Mr..
| Hicks guests included Claud Halter, Ar
thur Deininger. Thomas Wright and Mr..
| Lloyd.
Mack Sparrough was at the steel plant
| again last Sunday. He proved two weeks
ago that rockfish had returned to this
| section of the river. landing four fish
| weighing ten and a quarter pounds, and
| last Sunday he had even better luck.
ACCOM- anied by Frank Smith. the en-
| thusiastic angler reached the steel plant
| early enough to catch the tide, and the
two anglers had been there only few
| minutes before one of them had a strike
rockfsh,'' commented spith. land we
| were satisfied. Six other rockfish came
our way and we got them"
| The anglers also caught five Mississippi
| catfish.
| Word has been received here from San
Antonio, Tex, of a capture made by
Warren Hull. eighteen years DID, son Of
nr Theodore " Hull rooi6ont of
| Brookland. The young man landed a
tarpon measuring six feet two inches,
and the proud captor was presented with
| a gold button, prize that Is given an
nually by the Tarpon Club for the catch
| Of the largest fish OF the season.
Members Of the Irish Navy have re-
turned from an enjoyable outing on the
lower river. Two yachts of the fleet
| the Margaret D. and Alterio. anchored off
| Colton's. where the fishermen made some
| interesting catches. and the third boat,
the Augusta. carried down a party to
| meet the returning fishermen.
Among those who were In the navy
were John c. keane. Raymond T. Rogers.
Martin Jacobson. T. S. Hutton. z.
Aschenbach. Henry Ockershausen, E.
Callan 1 uffy and G. Hugh Duffy.
Austin Savage had an attack of heart
trouble Sunday afternoon while fishing In
:! the Chesa peake and Ohio canal above the
feeder. Finding the river too muddy to
be able to catch bass, the angler sought
the clear water in the canal.
Fishing was SLOW" he said. land l
stretched upon the grass to await the ar
rival of a bass. catfish or eel. The noise
OF the reel aroused me and / started to-
ward the waters edge to look after my
| line.
THE singing of the reel continued, and
I felt certain I had a big fish,
i y Hno
saw canal boat dragging my line down
the canal"
| Austin caught Mississippi catfish and
EEL" he says. but they were not what he
wanted, and he returned them to the
water.
William G. Kent went to Chatham.
Mass, week ago on a visit to relatives.
He INDUCED In a little saltwater fishing
| and is now at Lake Sunapee catching
| trout.
Ringgold Hart and Charlie Porter had
a hard time trying to find a place to
catch bass on a weekend outing They
| went to Great Falls, where they found
the water muddy.
up the river we will row." said Charlie
Porter. and off they went.
The higher up the river they got the
muddier was the water. Several bass were
touched with the oars. and they were seen
| to jump from the water. IL
But see them was ALL. remarks Ring
gold Hart. 1.-THE water was muddy and
we did not wet our lines
Cleveland Myers and Philip jenkins
| went to the marshes below Alexandria
Monday to inaugurate the opening of the
fall cunning season and catch few fish
Returning to the city. they stopped at a
hotel and assorted their bunch of birds
-
dozen ortolan.
A string OF eight rockfish was left hang
ing on the back OF chair while the birds
were being separated
Here's what you like said Jenkins to
the clerk, turning to show him the fish.
] He was surprised to discover that the
fish had disappeared. -z