Evening star., 1914-10-10


The two anglers caught string OF
large perch, one bass, two pike and q
number Of catfish.
Philip J. Rosenberger. who spends
much of his spare time on the river.
was accompanied to Little river Sun
the detective bureau and Robert Mead.
Whats the use going after a few
big fish when you are sure of getting
string of smaller ones?" asked De-
I'VE went after yellow perch" he
added. "and got them. We also got
few cells"
Milton E. Allies. George o. vass and
Thomas l. Hume were among the
anglers who were at Rock Point for
weekend outing. They had such
good luck. it is said. that they ar
trip.
Thornton chesley. J. L. Bailey and
anglers who were among the Rock
Point fishermen. They caught forty
trout and string of fine perch and a
few tailors.
William H Parsons, John DELPHI and
William N. Beahm made the banner
catch at Rock Point on the weekend
holiday trir:.
They were on the river part Of one
afternoon and the next day." said an
other angler. land caught SO many hsh
that they did not know what to do
with them
Their catch included about 100 trout.
Joseph Getz made trip to Malta
woman Sunday morning in q launch.
scale bait. reached the fishing grounds
| In good time and returned In the aft
ernoon with a string Of fish.
His catch included eighteen bass and
number Of smaller fish. He did not
| report the smaller fish as part Of his
catch. however. having gone to the
| creek to enjoy only the bass fishing.
Norman. has for his guest Maj. E. H.
Neumeyer on a trip to Rock Point and
Dushwood. Md. A message from .
resident of Bushwood telling of the
great number of fish that were being
| caught was what induced the anglers
to take the trip
Maj. Neumeyer is an expert bass fish,
erman. his friends say, and saltwater
nsn1ng never appealed to him. but when
ne heard Capt. Schroth's story Of the
| Dig catches made on the lower river he
could not resist the invitation to give
| the sport a trial.
Elmer J. Schroth, P. Karr and H. l.
| Slater were at Chickamuxen for a
weekend outing,
rtn,sal Its all right to fish there Saturday
sportsmen, but it's dangerously close
TO the Indian Head proving grounds
| other days."
Thirty-nine bass were caught by the
trlo' ana Schroth caught one rockfish.
! Louis Lindner, who spends much
| time on the river, Is mourning the
fact that his annual leave is about to
] De brought to close.
| And then, he said, ut will be case
OF night fishing from the wall at the
southeast point of Potomac Park.
| Spoonfng for bass from the wall at
sport
| Andner has caught many rockfsh
and yellow perch fishing near the
fourth pier from the Virginia end Of
HH1ghway bridge. While fishing there
Wednesday afternoon he caught a
small-mouth bass.
William M. wynkoop and Edward
at occoquan. Va. several times durine
tne past month. They experienced
1airiy good luck. they said, but cooler
| weather. they say, ought to make the
| nshing much better
MRS j. F. Bitterman. Washinrton
BARRACKS. 1t is said, has become pro
ncient in casting a spoon for bass and
rocknsh, and 1t is not an unusual thing
roa ner 10 try her luck near home and
l
| the sterner sex take back seat
Mfs Bftterman. II is said, does most
OF her fishing in the Washington chan
mel near the barracks wall, in sight Of
scores OF sportsmen in boats, but far
| enough away for the latter to realize
the extent Of her catches
This is her first season handling the
spoon. said friend OF the fair
angler, and her handling Of the spoon
Is done in manner that would re-
fleet upon the ability Of many Of the
men who have regulations for cast
| ing"
Eight plymouth bass and one rock
fish were landed by Mrs. Bitterman
one afternoon.
| Many large catches Of rockfish and
plymouth bass have been made just
east of AQueduct bridge the past week.
Frank Hutton, one of the successful
| anglers, fished near Cissells mill Tues
day afternoon and landed fourteen
rockfish and one small-mouth bass.
| Across the channel, near the mouth
of Little river, Jim Perry fished for
yellow perch, or '.yaller" perch as Will
Reynolds calls them. and succeeded in
making a good catch.
Fred Ransdel tried his luck near the
mill. He caught a string of pan rock
and three bass, while Thomas Cole
| caught eight rockfeh.
| W. w. Price. DIR. Arthur N Meloy and
| stuart fTlCe were early morning ISL
ermen near the south end of Highway
bridge one day the last week. They
succeeded in getting q string of yell
low perch.
Fred Ogle spends many afternoons on
the river near the red buoy below the
point of Potomac Park. Fred is a sue
cessful angler. his friends say. and he
usually catches from dozen to score
| of rockfsh when he tries his luck.
! A. j. Sahdahla was on the river near
Weverton Sunday. He did his best TO
| get a string of bass, but was unsuc-
| cessful.
"Friend Sahdabla is salt water fish
erman." said John w Hurley. He
has not become accustomed to catch
ing small l-mouth bass, but when ne
fully understands the strikes and runs
he will make some OF the experts take
| a back seat"
C. Long and A. j. Whitaker OF
the Treasury Department have re.
turned from a trip to the vicinity OF
IDickerson's, near the Monocacy river.
Thev caught more than two donen
bass. which, 1t is stated. was splen-
aid catch when the low water 10 con-
sidered.
Mtnnows, madtoms and soft crabs
were used as bait. Mr.. Long was for
tunate enough to catch the largest
Ash, a bass that weighed two and a
half pounds.
w. w. Stewart. H. F. Cunningham
land c.. B. Everman were on the river