Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12

! 1.-The fishing season for 1914 is practi-
cally over" remarked Dick Peed, one
of the most enthusiastic anglers in
this city, although a few more fish
probably will be caught"
! Dick was discussing the season with
a party of friends one afternoon this
week and he recalled the landing Of
a thirty-two-pound st!ngaree, or cow
fish, by r. A. Martin as being the most
remarkable catch of the season.
and" he added, II saw only one
string Of bass that I would like to have
had photographed. That was made up
Of forty-two fish that were caught at
Rileyville. Va. early in the fall
Dick Peed and r. A. Martin reached
Rileyville with supply of bait in
splendid condition, while the bait car
ried by DR.. Thomas Utz and Shipley
Brashears, jr., was about gone.
I'VE divided the bait" said Peed, "and
started at the game. and when we fin
ished fishing we had total of forty
two fish. DIR. Utz and his companion
caught a dozen of them.
And" he added, "twenty-three of
them weighed more than two pounds
each"
The trip to Rileyville stands out as
one of the most successful trips of the
it was not accompanied by the excite
ment that characterized the landing
of the big stingaree by Martin.
1T was most remarkable feat that
Martin accomplished" said Peed. He
was fishing with a twelve-ounce rod,
an ordinary silk line and small hook.
and the monster put up fight that
lasted three hours and twenty minutes.
| 1.-THE fish was strong enough to pull
| a sailboat through the water, and a
man in launch had to go to Mar
tins assistance. Martin thought 1t was
a big rock that he hung, but as soon
as it was drawn close to the boat he
saw 1t was something else.
| "And the sad part of the CATCH the
angler added, was the singing of
Lester Martin, young son of the an
gler, by the monster"
| 1t was feared the youth would lose
his hand, but a trained nurse at Nomini
bluffs, near where the fish was landed,
rendered first aid and saved the hand.
| William E. Dulin and John w. Hur-
black bass to the collection of Ward
Savage. The two anglers were on the
river last Saturday in the rain and
caught fifteen fish.
Rain fell most of the day and
there was such a strong wind blowing
that we had to keep well wrapped up
to keep out the wind and water.
| But we caught nsn' ne a0oeo, ana
that made excitement enough to keep
our blood circulating"
| Hurley and Dulin were the only an
glers on the river near Weverton that
i day. They received word that fish were
| biting, they said. and early Saturday
morning they were on the river. not
giving any thought to the question OF
| probable rainy weather.
I'VE were there ahead of the rain.
| however" said Dulin, and we were
| RI although
| went ashore several times and en-
| joyed a campfire"
The anglers missed fully two dozen
| strikes, they said. and Hurley missed
| what he thought was the biggest fish OF
the season. Two anglers on the river
| at Catoctin and two at Tuscarora
caught several fish the day Hurley and
DuIin caught the fifteen.
Desk Sergt Sylvester Murphy of the
| sixth police precinct, John ]. Kelley OF
the War Department and Tom Breslin
spent three days on the Potomac last
| week and returned thoroughly dis
gusted with what they saw
I'VE saw two gunners with big gun
strapped to a boat for shooting ducks.
said Murphy, 1.-The kind Of guns that
| boat had the audacity to complain about
| Washington people enjoying the sport
with guns that are fired from the
shoulder"
1t was late in the afternoon when the
three sportsmen reached a place known
as Big Marsh and ran across two men
trapping muskrats. The men. the
sportsmen said. kept secluded that aft
ernoon, as they looked upon them az
being officers. but the next morning
they were on hand with their big gun
and engaged in the slaughter.
Something ought to be done to stoI
that kind of shooting" said Sylvester
Murphy. Such guns not only kill many
ducks. but they also wound many 9th
ers that are not picked up by the gun
ners and they go off a short distance
to die
The three sportsmen killed a few
mallard ducks and several crow ducks
They saw number OF anglers on the
river catching fish. but they had left
their fishing tackle at home and were
unable to participate in the sport
Il. \. o. Garfield and l. 4 Allen have