Evening star., 1915-06-05

sAHDALA,
ds Of rocknsh caught at Fletcherss.
plenty of fish there One morning we
caught fully fifty skates. They were
large and strong and furnished fine
sport"
Trout, kfngfsh, .croakers. spots and
hogfish were plentiful, the angler said.
ana the four sportsmen landed many
of them.
Joe Williams Of the War Department
is said to be the only Washingtonian
who was pulled overheard by fish this
with Hance Hill, oaretaker OF the home
of Jackson Landing Club, and was en-
5oylng the sport Of spearing carp when
he had the moist experience.
Spearing carp is great sport" said
John Peyton, one of the older members
of the club, Especially when they are
large, and 1t undoubtedly was a big
board"
The men were in skin, Hill pad
ding and Williams spearing. Suddenly
big fish came along and was stopped
by the fisherman. but the fish did not
do as most big fish do when they are
speared, said Peyton, and overheard
went the two men.
Williams conceived the idea Of con-
structing new contrivance for catch
ing carp, and the next time he went to
the Patuxent he managed to get thir-
teen fish that weighed more than 125
pounds.
Charles Kengla, jr., Elmer Scroth
and Robert Robinson went to the vicin-
1ty OF Bushwood and Rock Point one
day last week. making the trip In a
motor boat, and reaching the Wicomi-
co early in the morning. Capt James
Dfngy, who has the reputation of being
one of the most successful anglers on
the lower river. met the trio at Bush
wood and accompanied them to the
fishing grounds
It's well known in that section that
no use for others to try said Elmer
Scroth. "and soon after we anchored
on the fishing grounds We were salts
fled we would have luck"
The trio and Capt. Dingy did their
fishing almost directly in front of Rock
Point, and the fisherman who earned
an enviable reputation landed the larg-
est fish, rock that weighed six and
one-half pounds
That was only one of long string
Of rockfish we caught" said Scroth,
who said the party also caught seven
ty-tWo white perch and number of
eels.
DR.. William E. Whitson, one Of the
enthusiastic Waltonites who always
carries fishing outfit in his automo-
bile. returned, from Rock Point Monday
night with fish stories that interested
many anglers, and which induced
number of them to arrange weekend
trips to the Wicomico.
I didn't go down there Monday with
any idea of fishing" said the doctor,
had caught I couldn't resist the temp
tation to do a little fishing from the
pier.
And" he added. II caught some
large perch. but what attracted my at
tention most were some white perch
and long strings Of rockf1sh"
Dr. Whttson says he saw more good
fish on that trip than he had seen on
many trips to other places.
And" he added. that's why Tn
going to take weekend trip there to
try my luck"
He made the fifty-mile trip with two
gallons of gasoline.
Able Rice, Keefer Devine and Leo
Rice went to Benedict for a weekend
outing on the Patuxent, and fearing
they might be unable to locate the fish,
they took with them detective-E. w.
Boyle.
And I delivered the goods" said
Boyle when he returned.
The quartet left the city at 4 o'clock
IN the morning and motored to Bene-
dict by way of Brandywine and
iiic, gong tnrouSn the HNe.
mile stretch Of sand on the other end
and reaching the river at $50 o'clock
Inc water was in splendid condition,
while the rain and wind made things
uncomfortable for the anglers
But We had raincoats," said the de-
teetive. "and the. bad weather did not
interfere with our sport, and we got
the fish,"
Three dozen hardheads, a string Of
perch and number of cells constituted
Lew Thayer. AL Buchler and Ring
soid Hart motored to the home OF the
Anglers Club one afternoon to try
their luck for catfish. 1t was just be-
lore the opening of the bass season,
and they would not violate the law.
The going was all right" comment
ed Hart. but engine and tire trouble
mace .atI the coming slow"
hart got quantity. Thayer, quality.
and got. what was left" was the
comment of Buchler, telling of a string
OF sixteen fish that the trio landed
hart was at one end of the boat ana
Thayer at the other. and the middle
hooks OF his compa MONS. or end men;
but he got a few of them, however. and
was satisfied with his catch.
nate cough to be on the river Tues
day. the day before the rain brought
high tide and muddy water, and were
able to return with some fine specimens
of rockfish.
Wednesday morning the water pre-
sented the appearance of a mud puddle.
and some Of the older fishermen VEN
tured the opinion that 1t would be at
least ten days before there will be any
more rock caught.
Joe Fletcher was one of the fortunate
ones. He managed to get a ten-pound-
erst that day, his biggest dsh in thIee