Evening star., 1914-08-15


noon. said the angler. but bright and
early the next morning he was on the
river and saw SO many bass breaking"
that he was convinced he would have
good luck.
1T was not long before we We're string
ing fish" Mr.. Sahdalia stated, and when
Joe hooked a big fish l had to hold him
to keep the fish from pulling him from
the boat.
THE fish were so plentiful and were
jumping so high" he added. that l
though some of them would actually jump
into the boat. We had a dandy time. and
Col. Hurley and Ward Savage are going
with me the next time l CO."
A f1ve-mile ride over the road in an
automobile or trip down the bay is being
reach Plum point. where the fishing is
said to be fine and where the country
is attractive.
Rockfsh have been caught in abundance
off the point this season, anglers say,
and trout and tailors are also much in
evidence at this time. Anglers are get
ting their share of hardhead and spots.
r. H. Chapel. A. l.. McMillen and F. l..
Skinner spent three days at Plum point
last week and caught so many fish that
they have not finished telling their
friends of their success.
1--WE were there four days" said Skin
ner. and had count of more than 800
large fish. although we were not on the
river many times during our four-day
stay.
"On one trip, when the tide was against
US. he added, I'VE made remarkably
good catch. 1t seemed that the tide had
nothing to do with our sport"
Included in the long strings of fish they
caught were many exceptionally large
spots. as large as those that are so
plentiful in Norfolk. Capt. Mason Guriey
was on the river with them one night
and caught five-pound rockfish. the
largest of several fish of that species
landed that night
John w. Champion, George W. Holland,
Henry P. West, Robert Hughes. Richard
members of fishing party that spent
two weeks at Piney Point. and returned
home a few days ago.
Fish and crabs were plentiful said
Champion, "and We had an ideal outing.
Never before did l see fish bite SO freely.
pie of hours on the river and land more
than one hundred big fish,
The sportsmen caught hundreds of large
trout, hardhead and spots, and a few
little early for the rockfiSh season. Every
night the anglers were invited to a dance
or outing of some kind. Occasionally a
country dance was given. and one night
a masquerade party furnished amuse-
ment.
Crab feasts and oyster scalds were in
cluded in the enjoyable features Of the
outing.
Every member of the party regretted
the arrival of the time to board a steam
er for the homeward trip Champion re-
marked.
J. Walter Hurley, son of the veteran
angler John W. Hurley, is following in
the footsteps Of his father. not only in a
business way, but in the piscatorial sport
Walter grew tired of his father bringing
home an attractive string of fish every
few days and telling of the sport he
had, and last week he rented a bum
galow at North Chesapeake Beach for
a month
Since he established his home at the
bay shore with his wife and baby. the
son of the veteran angler has made his
father take a back seat.
"How's this for fishing?" he inquired
of his father when he returned from the
exhibiting a string of big fish, The
father had to admit that he felt uncom-
Portable in the city. :,
Come down and spend day or two,
was the invitation the son extended, and
the father quickly accepted. and now
other anglers on the bay are watching
every move of the veteran.
R. H. Kaiser of Washington Grove.
Md has interested his fellow-workers
in the District building with stories Of his
first effort at bass fishing. He went to
TrammelTs last Sunday and landed
string of five bass
..And l was so excited over the catch
and have talked about it so much,' he
said, that l dream of fish almost every
When Kaiser reached Trarhmelrs he
was anxious to employ a boatman TO
h o.
before tried his luck at bass fishing, ne
told the boatman. and when he returned
four hours later with his string OF nsn
he surprised the onlookers.
II go cunning very often and nave
shot a great amount of game" stated
Kaiser, ''but no shot ever thrilled me as
did the experience Of catching the first
bass"
John w. Hurley and Patrick Riordan
were at Trammells last sunday ana were
not far from where Kaiser was fishing,
but the novice beat both of the older
and more experienced anglers.
TT was too hot for fishing" was what
Hurley said when he left the river with
his bait and tackle and no bass.
Patrick Riordan gave no thought to the
weather 1t was a question of fish with
him, he stated and he succeeded in land
ing three of them.
While trying his luck from Bad
Luck" rock he had a strike. 1t was
big fish, but he did not succeed in
it and the angler says he will
keep away from that rock in the
future.
Frank Linthicum of this city has
gone to St. Patrick's creek. near Blak-
istone Island, on his annual outing.
Baltimore members of the party are
William de Huff, James Smith. Jacob
Shafer. Joseph Hunter Abe Smith and
William Jackson.
A feature of the outing is the dis
tribution of a pool for the first catch
of trout and tailors. The campers
make their headquarters on the upper
end of the creek and do much of their
fishing near Blackstone Island.
The first of the annual outings of
the party was held in st. Marys
county six years ago and each year
good fishing has been enjoyed Most
of the fishing Is done early in the
and the afternoons are spent
beneath the shade trees in camp.
Capt Lucien Davis last Sunday had |
Fred W. Kosack. Patrick Ward, Julian |
Morales and James A. Springmann as |
his guests aboard the launch Comus. |
All are enthusiastic fishermen and all |
expected to bring home fish enough to |
make a showing.