Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27

He surprised himself as we'll as the naS.
tives with catch of twenty-eigh bass.
The longest string of bass that haA
been seen about here this season.. COM
mented j. Z. Buckingham. the veteran
angler and manufacturer of things that
interest fishermen.
They were all good big fish," added the =
veteran. and some of them were really
line ones, The small ones he threw away
would have brought his catch up 10 fifty.
not a very satisfactory one" said J. F.. a
buckingham. whose string OF rockish :
numbered twenty-eight.
Il had hoped to get some large fish. a
ne added. but practically no big ones
nave been caught about the vicinity Of.
Annapolis this wear" .
The angler caught a number OF fish
that were too small to keep out OF tho
water, and such fish were returned to
the river. (
The trouble with Friend Buckingham
Is that he was spoiled two years ago,
when his party made killing at AM
napolis.' was what John W, Hurley said :
about him. and now If he catches any =
thing short of whales he thinks he Is
doing nothing" =
John r. Early. sole occupant OF this
so-called ''leper camp hopes he will be !.
able to do some fishing in the near flu
| ture. especially If he is to remain in this !,
| jurisdiction as the occupant OF the bricks
structure on the bank of the river :
1t VIII be a great help to me-" said a
Early. and will make me forget my all =
ment. l used to be something of fish,
erman years ago and would like to be
| able to enjoy the sport again
And then too he added. lit would
| give me supply of fresh fish for food {.
Early is just now interested in the ap- u
preaching birth of a family OF turtles 4
big turtle deposited its eggs and buried
them only a short distance from tho
| home of the patient. and Early is expect
/ ing them to hatch in the near future. :,
The mother turtle was caught by o..
| neghbor.
| Patrick Eordan and Charlie Mills. ems !,
| thusiastic anglers. left South Washington
mobile and followed the Conduit road to :.
/ Great Falls. where they entered a boat !,
! and went in the direction of Black ripples :.
i Charlie Mills spends so much time with :
/ rod and line that his friends know linn az
| Angler" and, 1t is stated. he seldom fails .
to get string of fish when he makes the :,
| effort. I.
| Mad toms were so scarce last week that
| the two South Washington anglers had to :
/ go without choice bait. but with their :,
ordinary bait they managed to get seven /;
| fish. Angler caught three and his com. !,
panion four. .
| G. B. Eager of New York city was q .
guest of George Vass on a weekend out
| ing at Dickerson's. They made Capt.
| George Walters home their headquarters q
| and were compelled to use white bait" ~
mad toms not having arrived in time for d
| them ~
| Capt. Walters is known to many Of the :
| older bass fishermen in this city and tho 8
! two anglers found the place as attrat Nye>r
as usual and bass We're in evidence. They
! landed nine fish with the bait they were
| able to get. -
'I was surprised at catching big perch :
l lpto IL
G. Esarteman when he returned FRI mI
F1etcher's with a string OF -ocktish and q
| large perch. i
! Accompanied by Louis Barghaussn. q
Barteman went to the river early in the
morning expecting to land a few rockilsh. :
They had been on the water only a few :
minutes before one Of the sporfsinen land
ed a rockfish. Several other Ssh Of thati
! variety were caught and then the large
| white perch came along
and Harry A Hegarty were on the river.
at Seneca two days and their catchs
totaled score Of bass
THE river was SO clear, said Mr..
some distance away. The water was low.
! and the fish were rather sluggish ',
Hegarty and Richmond stopped ats
Penniield's on the return trip and fished ;,
The fish in the swift water. they stated.
showed more life and took the bait moro
| freely than at Seneca They landed nine
fish at Pennifleld's.
|
]. T. Moffett has returned from :
| Atlantic City, n. j., where he went for !,
| the benefit of his health. He went fish =
| ing two days and enjoyed the sport OF r
| catching number of large king fish. !,
| Before returning to duty he fished tho :
Patuxent in the vicinity of Mount CAL ),
| vert and caught plenty of large perch. ).
I A twenty -three-pound rockfish furnished :
sport enough for M. NJ. Fieles for one .
day Fieles went to Fletcher's and tried
| his luck and when he caught the twenty
three FOUNDER he was satisfied to return
| home.
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