Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12

Sydney Kaufman, Capt Lee Baumgar-
ten and Ike Goodman were the oaly men,
bcrs of the Happy Six Fishing Club who
We're on hand at Great Falls last sun
cay to inaugurate the clubs opening of
the bass fishing season. 1t was early IN
he morning when the trio reached Tram
mes and started out for a record for
the opening day. each man bOasting that
r. would carry of the honors. Soon Ike
Goodman got strike.
And such pulling and Keeling YOU
never saw Syd1ey kaufman commented.
- his friends. There was something big
the end of the line, but what il was
w.u never be known, for before half
.ie line had been reeled in it broke"
Concluding no more luck would be ex-
perienced in that spot the anglers made
change to a place where Capt. Baum
sarten landed two bass while the others
looked on.
Time to move" Goodman suggested
when there had been no sign Of fuSther
fish in thirty minutes more.
Goodman $ suggestion was followed and
the first bass he landed brought forth a
threat from one of his companions that
he would have him reported to the game
warden The fish was restored to the
water. not because of the threat, but be-
cause the angler believes the species
ought to be protected.
sudden clicking of half a dozen reels
caused furry OF excitement in the camp
al dinner time. But il was nothing but
Ike Goodman's line dragging the other
lines as he rowed down the river 20
rescue his hat.
Each of the three sportsmen landed
three fish None Of them weighed more
than two pounds. but the anglers say
they Were game.
While scores of sportsmen are not con-
tent with catching anything but bass and
rocktish there are hundreds who are more
than satisfied to land salt water fish. and
Just now salt water fishing is attractive.
Louis Hart, John Mellon. William
Lewis. Frank Roche and George Jones
were among the many fishermen who
helped lessen the fish supply in the vicin-
tty of Colonial Beach on a weekend
outing
1t may have been because We had
good teachers. said John Mellon. "even
II we did beat the record of the in
structors."
The I'VE fishermen made the trip to the
river resort aboard the launch Bohemia,
where they let DIR. Randall Parsons and
Warren Reed. DIR. Parsons whispered to
his friend Mellon that he would teach
him how 10 land the fish. and as he had
plenty of bloodworns the young fisher
man gladly accepted the offer.
Soon the Bohemia was anchored off
Swans point and seven lines We're In
the water Mellon, claiming TO know very
little abcSlt how 10 catch the fish, soon
was able 10 explain TO his instructors how
he did ii.
Il caught many as both my teach
ers." Mellon stated when he reached
home
Something like coo perch We're landed
and the fishermen were happy. The only
scare OF the day was when William Lewis
got a dogfish on his hook Its teeth did
not appeal TO William and he abandoned
line and FISH
trip 10 i point midway between
Washington and salt water proved ar
ENJOYABLE outing for Frederick Schafhirt
wife and daughter and Arthur Kenna. II
was expected that bass enough TO supply
friends would be caught, but luck was
not with the anglers and less than 3
dozen such fish were landed.
Arthur Kenna says he was more thar
paid for the preparations made for bias:
fishing by his successful efforts with 8
two and one half-ounce fly rod to catci
smaller fish.
III was surprising" he said, Ito see thu
yellow perch take the flies, and il wa:
fine sport getting them. Occasionally
managed 10 get two at a time.
The anglers were disappointed at being
unable IL catch larger number OF bass
They went to creek where bass fishing
usually is fine. The fish refused to take
the bait. however, and they are hoping
for better success next time.
Hugh A. Kane and Charlie Portel