Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

astic anglers in this city. is anxious to
repeat part of the experience Robert
A. Martin and his son Lester had near
Popes Creek week ago.
Tt is the story of a thrll DILL s ana !,
father and son at one end of the line
and stfng-ray at the other.
According to the story related by the
angler, Martin and his son were on the
river enjoying an outing and had been
there but a few minutes when along
| came the sting-ray and took bait, hook
and sinker. At times father and son
but the skillful handling Of the tackle
enabled them to remain in the boat.
And after fight which lasted three
hours and twenty minutes. said the
fish was gated and landed in the boat
| Young Martin came in close contact
| with the fish and was stung.
| The fish weighed more than forty
| pounds, stated Peed. and was forty-one
inches long.
Thomas Morrill,. D. s. Pool H. A.
Hegarty and ]. A. Richmond formed a
quartet of fishermen who were among
| the many Waltonites at Rock point the
| past week. They made a catch of more
than fifty trout and number of other
| fish: A. D. Burr and w. N. Burr also
made good catch.
Prince Georges county Md, was repre-
sented among the ANGLERS at Rock roint
by Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Harrison
and Judson Harrison. They made a
SPLENDID catch of fish, it is reported. but
their live bag became unfastened from
| the boat and most of their fish were
lost.
REPRESENTATIVE E. s. Gambler of the first
Mississippi district was able to take a
| days outing at Rock Point and try his
luck at fishing. He found fishing in the
Wlcomico SO pleasant a diversion that he
poo ,I,<
before the close of the season
William Xander, Gus Hartig and his
son Fred and Gus Horning were on the
river at Rock Point one day this week.
They experienced such good luck that
| they arranged another trip to the fishing
grounds.
Commodore Billie Mills of the Eastern
Power Boat Club was in command of the
launch Mary Esther when anchor was
lifted today for start to Naniemov, a
favorite fishing place below Maryland
point 1t 10 the intention of the fishing
party to catch fish enough to fill all avail
able space on the boat with fish and re-
turn next Saturday
BIZ Snort h going along to wet few
new lines. he says, and help swell the
number of fish for the winter supply.
Before sailing time he handed in a list of
those who compose the party as follows:
x.
who has the distinction of catching a
pike with a bell around its gi1ls; Bob
Greenwell. who talks fish, but never
fishes; Dennis Hagan. who goes as valet
to Greenwell; Andy Atchieson, the cham
pion bird shot of Alexandria, who never
used more than one shot in his shells
when shooting ortolon; B. NJ. Atch;eson.
new follower of IZaak Walton but so
far advanced as to be able to give one
nearly as well as John Hurley or Max
Sparrough: JEFF Atchieson. who claims
he has his brother beat in more ways
than one; and last but not least is the
chef. o. G. Slater who the party thinks
Is the greatest Individual on the boat,
when it comes time to eat
Harry Fremont and Bob Susan are so
busily engaged on the marshes that they
have no time for fishing. Just before the
opening OF the cunning season they went
to a point on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal and baited for bass, but no such
fish appeared.
I'VE changed our bait said Susan,
land thought we'd be satisfied with a
few catfish and sure enough, We got a
dozen of them in less than one hour"
They were Of the Mississippi variety.
Hundreds Of anglers left the city today
for points on the upper and lower Poto-
mac and Chesapeake bay. Many of them
will spend tomorrow and Monday trying
their luck for fish, while many parties
expect to remain away the entire week