Evening star., 1914-08-22


a package of fishing tackle.
'T knew John Hurley would get him,
added the mutual friend.
Sunday Savage and Hurley were to-
gether at Sandy Hook and Weverton.
and on their way home were able to dis
play basket of thirty-three small-mouth
black bass to other anglers who were on
what is known as "fshermen's train"
'Well," remarked Patrick Rfordan,
looking at the basket of fish, Il see
you've got 'em again.
And no babies" said Hurley, pointing
to four-pounder.
Ward Savage had caught the big fish
and had caught SO bad a case of the
fish fever that he was almost willing to
remain at Sandy Hook as a guest OF
George w. Leopold for the remainder OF
the summer.
The two anglers We're on the river
early in the morning and their boatman
took them to the holes where bass usu-
ally spend much of their time in hot
weather. The fish were in the holes, said
Savage, but they did not renal nthere.
| Having made a score or more fisher
men envious, the two anglers returned
home, put away their fish and sent out
invitation to their friends to meet them
at a fish dinner at Amans the next day
The dinner was a great success, one OF
the anglers stated.
A. H. Sahdala, who claims the record
for deepsea fishing off the Atlantic coast,
was on the river at Sandy Hook and
Weverton, not far from Hurley and Saw
age, and when he returned ashore in time
| to catch the train he had a string or
nine fish.
"Sahdala is a splendid fisherman"
commented Hurley. He fished against
odds last Sunday, and in spite of the
| unfavorable conditions was able to land
nine gamesters.'
The anglers were enjoying such fine
sport in the middle of the day that they
manned on the river and had hot dinner
served them.
A few miles down the river in the
anglers tried their luck Anglers in five
boats managed to get eleven fish.
mot much luck remarked Charles
Macnichol. who was unable to join the
anglers. The fish in that particular sec
ton had an appetite for crawfsh Sun
day, but the anglers had no such bait.
Each fish opened WAS found to contain
a crawfish.''
! W. G. Kent, who seldom misses week
end at Point of Rocks. was one Of the
anglers on the river He did not have
any crawfish, however, and was able to
land only one fish. Patrick Riordan,
whose piscatorial ability is undisputed.
was unable to land a fish. while w. p.
Dulin was able to take home two fish
| for Monday breakfast.
| An early morning trip to Rock Point,
Charles county, Md, last Sunday was
participated in by party of eight DR..
William E. Whitson arranged the fishing
trip, and those who accompanied him
| were George A. White. Frederick White,
| Edmund Whitson, Edmund Whitson, jr.
Master William Whitson. Lester Black
snrnd
| It was shortly before o'clock when
the party, in two automobiles started
| in the direction Of the salt water section
and three hours later they pulled up at
anglers were coming ashore with long
strings of trout, spots and other fish.
| Capt Ben Slime had the party on the
river soon after breakfast, taking them
! to where Capt. Jimmie Dingy is said to
catch more fish with hook. and line than
some fishermen get in small nets, and 1t
was not long before fish were being pulled
into the boat.
early in the morning and late in the
afternoon is the time for trout" explain
ed Capt. Stine when no trout were caught
Many perch and spots were caught. an
occasional crab was brought in and Fred
lierick White landed the only rockfish that
was caught. The anglers started home
| ward early in the afternoon and reached
the city before dark.
John Dolph, William N Beahm and W.
H. Parsons were among the early morn
ing anglers at Rock Point. They motor
| ed to the resort the night before, Mrs
Beahm and Mrs. Dolph being members
of the party. and were able to be on the
river at sunrise. 1t was shortly after 8
o'clock when the three anglers returned
ashore, each having a string OF large
Others who were registered at Rock
Point were Robert Elliott, Robert Elliott,
jr.; Mrs. sybill Elliott and Misses Cath
crime and Kate Elliott of Braddock
Heights, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Cragg.
| Ed Sterick, Sam Banks and Tom Ma
lone made a catch Of fully seventy-hve
| pounds of fish near the Maryland side OF
day.
I'VE fished near No. IA buoy" said
Sterick. ''and had great luck"
| Capt. Hundley piloted them to the fish
ing grounds some time after sunrise, and
| the anglers fished until about .. When
| they returned to the beach with a long
string of trout. croakers, spots and
! rockfish they attracted the attention OF
hundreds of excursionists.. Some of the
| trout they caught weighed as much as
four pounds.
| DR.. Charles A. Wells of Hyattsville
Md, former member of the state senate.
| says that any angler can catch fish, and
some are able to catch two at time, but
he has a record for two fish and num-
| ber of oysters caught at one haul Of his
| line.
The catch was made on the occasion of
trip to the lower Patuxent river few
days ago aboard c. A. M. Wells cabin
launch Dixie. Those who accompanied
Dr.. Wells were Mrs. E. A. Fuller and
daughters, Mrs. Alfred H. Wells, Stephen
| Clements and w. c. Carroll.
Starting from Mount Calvert, the party
went down the Patuxent as far as Bene-
dict, stopping from time to time to try
their luck They had had much better
| luck on former occasions. but they man
aged to get fish enough for fry. and
! had DR.. Wells luck at catching oysters
continued the party would have had an
oyster fry.
| Eleven members of the Deep Water
! Fishing Club are at some point down the
river between Maryland point and Blaki-
stones Island, aboard the launch Gam
| boil Anchor was lifted late Monday
afternoon, and it was the intention OF
those ahoard To run as far as Malta