Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
WEATHER.
CONDITION OF THE WATER.
h moderate temperature tonight

Wash Williams, Mike Griffith and VII
liam Stanton returned to Colonfai
Beach a few mornings ago with
string of fish that attracted much at
tention.
Did you catch 'em in a metz" asked
| a skeptical angler on the shore.
IAN expert might have made net
OF our. lines had one been with US,
The anglers had 400 white perch. two
rockfish and one trout. 1t was ex-
! planned that they had gone to place
noted for white perch fishing. although
| they were perfectly willing to land
rockfish, trout or taflOrs.
They were well satisfied with their
catch DR.. Parsons and Warren Reed
are among the experts with rod and
line, both having made splendid catches
on the upper river earlier in the sea-
son.
H. Eyler Spiker Of Lewinburg, Pa.
came all the way to this city to enjoy
bass fishing trip with William J. Won
derheide and William c. Domer. Mr..
Vonderh eide was away on a trip when
the Pennsylvania reached here, and
Mr.. Spiker accompanied Mr.. Domer to
Black Rifles.
1t was unfortunate for the anglers
that their bait died on their way up
the river. but they did spooning and
had successful outing, landing dozen
bass.
TIE exciting incident OF the trip was
the catching Of a fifteen-pound carp by
Spiker. When the angler hung the big
fish he could not imagine what was on
his line. 1t did not make the run that
a big bass would ordinarily have made,
and he was satisfied he did not have a
rockfish, but 1t was not until the head
of the monster showed itself above the
water that he knew he had carp.
Sam Kidwell and Harry Chick spent a
profitable two days on the river in the
vicinity of Seneca this week Concluding
they would not be troubled with live
lat. the anglers took with them only
spoons of the latest pattern and, they
| reported, they had fine sport.
Live bait is all right. one of the
men continued. but in hot weather it's
trouble keeping the little fish alive unless
they are mad toms. and we decided to
make the trip an easy one without lug
ging bait up the river
The afternoon Of the second day. when
the pair were ready to return home. they
investigated their live box and found
they had count of thirty-seven small
mouth bass. and many Of them were big
ones.
Mack Sparrough and William vynkeep
We're at Glen Echo Sunday to get a
string of bass. Both are expert rod and
line anglers and usually they are sue
cessful but bass did not come their way
IN great numbers last Sunday. and they
string.
I'VE had the wrong kind of bait Spar
rough sad by way of consoling himself
for the small catch. IF we had had
some big fish. The fish were willing to
take soft crab but they seemed to give
the smelts wide berth
Several small bass. few catfish and
a dozen Sunperch where what they had
on their string when they left the river.
Joe Parnin and Dick Peed tried their
luck near Glen Echo Sunday. 1t was
stated. but the fish were in evidence.
although they caught only three small
bass. They, however. landed fve Mis-
s.ssippi catfish weighing from IL to 8
pounds each.
Members of the City Post Office Fish
ing Club are getting their fishing tackle in
readiness for their annual trip TO Plney
Point. The club will leave here August
% and will remain at the point until Sep
TENDER .
Several recruits have been added to
the ranks Of the fishermen this year,
Simmons. assistant superintendent OF
j station G; Frank Baxter and Carl Weber
of the same station. and John II. Nolan
OF terminal station.
Capt. "Det' Matthews will again be in
command of the party and George Bishop
will attend to making arrangements.
Jim Gordon and '.Waddy' Fogarty are
busy preparing some new stunts for the
amusement of the crowd.
Trout fishing is said to be very good
at Piney Point this year and the club
! expects to have plenty of sport. Capt.
Bill Jones has been engaged to carry the
! fishermen to the fishing grounds. and. &C
cording to the members. it is safe to say
| that Il the is any good fishing in that
| part of the Potomac this year the CLUB
will have its share.
When not fishing the members will
have crab feasts. oyster scalds and
watermelon feastS
Among those who expect to make the
| trip are Eddie Cox, ]. E. Nyman, Gus
| Frederick, Leonard Washington, James
Ferrier James Gray, John Fogarty. J. B.
! Woodfield, T. B. Kelley and George Win
, kleman.