Evening star., 1914-07-25

Dr. Thomas A Utz. Shipiey Brashers,
jr.. Dick Peed and Robert Martin ex-
perienced such success on bass-fishing
expedition to the Shenandoah river a
week ago that they have planned another
trip for the near future.
"Modesty forbids telling who caught
the largest fish, said DIR. Utz, but the
gamester weighed fully three pounds
The quartet reached /Rileyville Saturday
morning and f1shed in the south fork of
the river that is so plentifully supplied
with bass. On their way to their desti-
nation they saw that the north fork of
the river was muddy. they stated, and
| considered themselves fortunate when
clear water greeted them in the south
fork.
Bright and early Saturday morning the
sportsmen were on the river in their
boats. They fished as far as Compton s
| that day and when darkness overlook
them they had string of something
like eighteen attractive fish.
Overall was the objective point the
next day, and the anglers had been on
the river but few minutes before the
fish were in evidence. Scarcity OF bait
was blamed for the failure to return
with a much longer string of fish, but
at the end of the second days sport the
anglers had a count of thirty-two fish.
And none of them was SMALL said
DR.. UtZ.
Where can a fellow catch some good
fish," was the anxious inquiry made
last week by Joe Baur.
Earlier in the season the enthusiast
had landed number of long strings of
perch and rockfsh. Fish were not so
plentiful later on. however. and last
week the angler almost concluded he
would put away his fishing parapher
MALTA for the season.
Rock Point" was the answer to his
anxious inquiry. He took advantage
of the information and returned home
delighted with his trip.
Accompanied by Bob Susan. Will
Meyers and Percy Windsor the enthu-
in the morning and motored to Rock
Point. reaching there before o'clock
and starting fishing before Z.
1t was about o'clock in the after
noon when the quartet reached the
city and displayed more than one
bushel of fine trout, spots and perch.
we caught only one big rockfish.' -
stated Baur. we were told that it
was little early for rockfish and that
we probably would not catch any.
You can take it from me-" the angler
concluded. Rock Point is great place
for fishing"
Its a paradise for fishermen" was the
Ringgold Hart. who has often broken
fishing records and shown older sports
men how to make 'killings.'
Hart has done a considerable amount
Of bass and rock fishing. but not until a
few days ago did he indulge in the sport
| in salt water. and his experience was
such a pleasant one. he says. that ne eX-
poets to repeat 1t a number Of times be-
fore the close of the season.
Accompanied by E. W. Andrews and
Nra And io hraf in -1ar Il iC
ter. and Mrs. John Cameron. Hart made
| the trip to Solomons Island by boat from
Baltimore, and when he found 1t neces-
sary to return home in a hurry he came
on an automobile with the mail carrier.
The party sailed to a place a short
distance off Drum Point one morning,
tished until dinner time and caught 13l
fish. Some of the trout weighed as
much as three pounds Capt Martin
Bowen was their sailor. and he explained
that school of porpoise in the vicinity
of the point made the fishing poor.
G. w. Slater. his son, A. G. Slater, and
| Miss Alma Roughley. niece. spent a
pleasant week end at Piney Point. where
catches of fish this season have been
measured by the bushel instead of by
| number. and had an easy time getting
their share of the fish.
Capt. Bill Taylor was selected as being
the boatman who ought to know where
to catch the big fish, member of the
party said, and he soon had them where
the tempting bait could not be resisted by
the fish.
The younger members of the party were
more than able to keep pace with the
more experienced anglers. and when
anchor was hoisted they were well salts
fled with the showing they made. Trout.
croakers and spots were among the fish
the party landed. They had hoped to
get a few rocktish, but none of the rock
came their way.
Charles W. Cooksey was the leading
spirit on a fishing trip to Rock Point,
Md. for a weekend outing. R. H. Hem
derson, Jules Henderson and Mr.. Kelch-
ner accompanied him. and the party met