Evening star., 1914-07-18

seore of big croakers. a few trout and a
great many white perch
Perch are SO plentiful" stated Thayer.
that We didn't count than"
Charles A. Cotterfll. C. S. Snyder. W. F.
Snyder, W. F. Winter and E. c. Snyder were
members Of a party that went to Benedict
before there was any scarcity of bait. They
spent an enjoyable day on the Patuxent.
success they had. They landed eighty
seven pounds Of fish, including trout.
croakers. rockfish and spots.
Joe Hunter. with his pork bait. was
much In evidence at Millville. on the
shenandoah river. Monday. His artistic
casting won the admiration of a number
of persons on the river who had never
seen him before. and his success amazed
them.
Hunters display consisted Of enough
small-mouth bass to fill a split basket.
and the fish were topped with five
pounder.
People often hear of hve-pounders
being caught remarked a Shenandoah
boatman. but don't often see the fish
saw Joe Hunters big one, and know
what it weighed.
But" added the boatman. every
body knows he can catch bass IL there,
are any to be caught
Mr. and Mrs Harry F. Kennedy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Loveday made
killing" on a two-day outing in the
vicinity of Piney . oint and st. Georges
Island. catching enough large fish to
supply a hotel.
The party motored to Piney Point in
Harry Kennedy's car, sailed to st.
Georges Island and engaged Capt. Tom
Pilkerton to take them on a trip to 50.
Marys river Capt Pinkerton is con-
MIR d<aV-p tt.nw, ~xt~<
says. and he enjoys fishing as much as
he did when he was young
And to tell the TRUTH" he says. ''rd
rather fish than eat, although I must con-
fess 1 am very fond of fried fish"
Many of the trout caught by the marty
weighed more than three pounds. Hard
head. croakers and spots were included
in the big catch. The anglers were dis
appointed at not catching any rocktish
or founders.
Hard crabs were used for bait Peelers
were plentiful and cheap, selling at the
rate of 12 cents a Dozen
Mr.. Kennedy says that earlier in the
season while at Piney Point he found
are known along the lower Potomac as
oyster worms.
Hugh Stirling. Rexford Smith and =.
A. roster were members of a fishing
party on the Patuxent river from Mouns
Calvert to the Chesapeake bay. They
were away from the city three days and
nshed at the more important points along
the river and in the bay near the can
Suoy S. on Drum point, and about two miles
Inc interesting trip was made in the
motor boat Dixie. a forty-foot craft own
ed by Archie Wells and Rexford smith.
and stop was made near Benedict early
Sunday morning long enough 10 get n
supply of fish for breakfast,
proceeding down the river the anRiere
stopped at Battle creek and enjoyed two
hours sport, leaving in time to reach
Solomons late In the day. Two hours
spent near the can buoy resulted In n
catch of eighty-nine large croakers and
trout and fair string of spots and
perch.
The severance of several hooks from
the lines" said Mr.. Foster. ..surres,eS
the presence of tailors"
What residents of the island call ocean
croakers or hardhead, they stated are
nelng caught near there this season for
tne nrst time In twenty years. and they
nave every reason to believe fishing viii
be fine later in the season.
Ihere must be something doing when
fishermen wire for an additional sumo
OF 900 bloodworns.' remarked William
r. Bowie yesterday, after he had re
ceived a message from ]. X. Jett and :
]. Held. who are on a rockfish hunt in
the vicinity of Bay Ridge
Mr. Held. il is stated holds the record
lor catchlng the largest number Of big
at Fletcher's this season. and
when he heard of the fish that were beine
caught near Bay Ridge he journeyed
there from Pittsburgh to try his luck.
Ihe two fishermen landed fiIty-two
rocknsh one morning this week il is re-
ported. the largest one weighing twelve
pounds and the string Weighing IN,
pounds.
Matthew NJ. Olcott, fishing near RIoodv
Point light. not far from Bay Ridge and
Observation-Disclosures, landed eighty-five
rockfish and croakers one day this week
He Is still enjoying the sport
J. A. Frazier is spending a month At
North Chesapeake Beach. visiting the city
twice week for a supply Of bloodworme
He reports many interesting catches Of
spots large perch and croakers
John Bischoff caught fifteen large trout
1t Chesapeake Beach Sunday. He thinks
nsning at chesapeake the coming month
Will furnish all the sport that an angler
;an expect to find in nearby waters.
Patrick Riordan was one Of a number
Of fishermen at Point of Rocks last SUM-
lay. He caught seven big fish. and. he
he would have equaled the big catch
made by his friend Hurley
Representative W. s. Howard OF
Georgia is a member Of a party of an
slers who are trying their luck for bass
1t E1kton. Va He wired a local dealer
'or a supply of bloodworms. and anglers
ire anxious to hear the result Of his ef-
fortS with such bait.
Karl Achterkirchen, fishing at Sandy
Hook Thursday, had the unique expert
.nce of having bass take bait from two
ines. He had two lines out and was
loing justice to a sandwich. 1t is stated.
when the clicking of the reel made him
lit up and take notice.
He was having a good time with the
ish on his line." said his friend Hurley,
when the reel on his other rod suggest
ID second fish,.
Both lines were hauled in, and II was
ound that the one fish had taken two
,ait.
T. C. Dulin reports catch OF nine
mall-mouth bass. He is staying at Blue
mont Va and the catch was made near
,astlemans Ferry on the Shenandoah
John \. Nalle. spending his vacation at
Mountain View. Harpers Ferry. was In
luced to give bass fishing trial We'd
,esday. He accompanied Wilder p.
to the river and caught a
,ass weighing four pounds. The fish was
= inches long. with 121z-inch girth.
And now Nalle Is a confirmed discf-
,le of Walton remarked W w Martin.