Evening star., 1914-07-18

Gleason: 1T attracted the attention of a
hog and made a fine morsel for the ami
NAL"
Gleason went in pursuit of the hog.
The animal outdistanced him. however,
and enjoyed the fish, while the anglers
looked on from distance
W. P. Bowie says that anglers fre-
quently complain about conflicting reports
as to the condition of the river He has
he has arranged to get the condition Of
the north and south forks Of the Shen-
andoah at Riverton.
Not long ago." he stated when The
Star gave the condition of the rivers at
Harpers Ferry as being clear anglers
who went to Great Falls encountered
muddy water and were unable to UNDER
stand the situation.
1T happened he went on to say, that
muddy water from the Monocacy muddied
the river below Dickersons. and fisher
men who were above the Monocacy that
day had good water and experienced
good luck"
Lew Thayers advice to anglers is that
supply of bloodworms.
know they are considered a rock
fish bait" said the angler land 1 also
know that other fish will take them. and
because we had no bloodworms on a trim
to Benedict Wednesday our trip came
near being spoiled
Bait was scarce on the Patuxent that
day. he stated. and after a long wait
we managed to get six peelers for a
dollar, rather expensive bait, but We had
to have it,
S. 3. d. Rollins accompanied the en-
thusiastic Waltonite. They caught a
score of big croakers. few trout and a
great many white perch
Perch are so plentiful" stated Thayer
that We didn't count than
Charles A. Cotterill. c. s. Snyder. w. F..
Snyder. W. F. Winter and F. c. Snyder were
members of party that went to Benedict
before there was any scarcity of bait They
spent an enjoyable day on the Patuxent
and We're more than satisfied with the
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 a five
FOUNDER.
People often hear of five-pounders
being caught" remarked a Shenandoah
boatman, but don't often see the fish
I saw Joe Hunters big one, and know
what it weighed.
But" added the boatman. every
body knows he can catch bass if there
are any to be caught
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Kennedy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Loveday made a
vicinity of Piney oint and St Georges
Island, catching enough large fish to
supply 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 st.
Marys river. Capt. Pinkerton is con-
siderably more than sixty years old. he
says. and he enjoys fishing as much as
he did when he was young.
And to tell the truth" he SAYS. I'd
rather fish than eat. although 1 must con-
fess am very fond Of fried fish,
Many of the trout caught by the party
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 rockfish
or founders.
Hard crabs were used for bait. PeeJers
We're plentiful and cheap, selling at the
rate of II cents a dozen.
Mr.. Kennedy says that earlier in the
season while at Piney Point he found
bloodworms. He thinks they are what
are known along the lower Potomac as
oyster worms.
Hugh Stirling. Rexford Smith and F.
A. Foster were members Of fishing
party on the Patuxent river from Mount
Calvert to the Chesapeake bay. They
were away from the city three days and
tished at the more important points along
the river and in the bay near the can
buoy off Drum point and about two miles
from Solomons Island.
The interesting trip was made in the
motor boat Dixie. Il forty foot craft own
ed by Archie Wells and ReXford Smith.
and stop was made near Benedict early
Sunday morning long enough to get a
supply of fish for breakfast
Proceeding down the river the anglers
stopped at Battle creek and enjoyed two
hours sport, leaving in time. to reach
Solomons late in the day. Two hours
spent near tho can buoy resulted In d