Evening star., 1915-06-19
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COULTER WITH FIF'TEEN-POI \
\ two-hour automobile ride Thurs
day morning landed Martin Schneider,
Karl Achterkircheu, John W. Hurley
and Frank p. Madigan at Benedict,
Charles county. Md. in time for break :
fast and also in time to catch the
morning tide for fishing. The trip was
made over the Leonardtown state road
as far as Hughesville, the last short
lap being over a road that was more
or less sandy, but Achterkirchen. wh"
was at the wheel. piloLed the ear
through the sand without any trouble.
Capt John c. Springfield, one OF the
older river captains. who is SAID TO
know the location OF every oyster har
and hole in the PatuNent river witnlh
many miles of Benedict and capt.
Thomas L. Chappelear OF d younger
generation, did the boating for The
party.
Long Point was the first place wnere
the anglers made stop. Ihey had
hardly made landing before Achter-
kirchen shouted hsh, landing 4 large
hardhead or sea croakef lhal put up an
interesting fight.
The anglers had splendid sport during
the morning, ana were able TO dlsplas
a long string OF fish When theN Went
ashore. Martin Schneider $ sport was
spoiled by Z tish nook becoming I'M
bedded in his finger, but the accident
did rot spoil his appetite wnen ne ap-
peared at the dinner Ia BILE.
After ,.iauer three members of the
party returned to the river and dupii-
Gated their catch made IN the mo- hlHs'
and the big tish were numerous ehoush II
TO I'LL . hail Il bar- tl-
sounds like a tlsh story from
Florida" commented John r. Murrei,
speaking OF the biz eaten made o., the
ou.rret at Benedict. eaten saIu by
the river captains To be the lar sest
one ever made there with hook and
line.
Nr. Murrell has fshed in FLORIDA
waters a number OF times ana aPpre-
cIates what II pig eaten means ne
also has nshed in all parts OF the foto-
mae and other rivers IN TINS sectio.''
Last month he made TWO sood catches
of big-rnouth bass on the eastern snoie
of MARYLAND. and two weeks ago he
moved the sport AT Rock Point.
on his last Weekend outing he Weht
to Ocean City. Md, where he hshed
from the pier and had fine sport.
Il fshed there Two mornings ne
said, and caught about lofts ;n'e {
hounds OF kingfsh. The Aingtish is a
good. strong bitter and puts up fight
enough to make their catching inter-
eStinE.
1t is the intention of the angler 10
give the hardhead at Benedict IL trial
before the fish leave that part of the
PaluXent.
MANY sportsmen We're on the river
last Sunday afternoon, trying their luc n
for rockfsh. catfish and peTch. Wheh Inc
heavy storm appeared and drove them
To cover Fully 200 anglers were on
the river between Aqueduct and chain
bridges, many of them in the Nicinity
of F1etchers, and some remained on
the river late enough for the STORM 10
overtake them on their way u the
shore. , !.
The river was in fairly good condl-
tiou before the rain, it is stated. and
a number of rocktish were caught, but
after the storm the river was 100
muddy for fishing OF any knd.
One of the successful! anglers s'uhoa!
morning was john ". Hurley He
landed four rockfish Weighing thirteen
and a half pounds, the largest or Inc
four weighing six and a haif POUNDS.
Preston Jones landed the largest fish
caught in nearby waters during the
week-a rockfish that weighed hlteen
pounds, only three pounds lighter tnan
the largest fish caught IN the upper
river this season. William White causn'
the largest one entered IN the EoheiiS
contest.
Jones caught the hig fish near the
point below Fletcher's. batting WIN
bloodw orms, and his only other eaten
was an eel. Victor .Gaui and ttarry
Coler were with him when he caught
the big fish.
a weekend outing 1T Rock pon;
was participated in h. Frank M"Teh'l.
Dick Peed. enjamin Harding, Mack
Sparrough and Charles Simons The
sportsmen were on the Wicomico river
early in The morning. and il was dur
ing the early hours of the morning that
the fish bit hest. said Sparrough.
One croaker that weighed three
pounds was the largest fish caught by
any member of the party, and 1t fell to
the lot of Sparrough to get it. He
caught one other croaker and two
rockfish. while Smons was fortunate
enough to get one croaker and rock
fish.
Fully $50 white perch we're caught.
and the anglers left the resort in time
to reach home about dark.
The Runaways had ihcii first outing
of the season at Glynont. They made
the trip aboard the Gamble, Capt. Ma
rion Gamble in command. and there
was so much doing that very few OF
the members tried their luck with ROD
and line.
Gus Herrler looked after the culinary
department aboard the craft and saw
that members of the club had no rea-
son to complain of hunger. Those who
participated in the outing were n. u.
Albrecht. James Bobee, A. b. IiarR'
Julius Duehring, A. c. Herrler, b. X
Humrickhouse. a. J. joyce, waiter
Keeton. William O. Kiernan. J. r. NC
Keon, DIR. Randall Parsons. u Schleu-
ebert. r. +. Stewart. NJ. Sanders. r. "
Fouz. i. r. Wilson and A. Wurdeman.
Detective w. j. Barbee of the second
police precinct left Thursday for five
day fishing trip. The ofilcer usually,
each snrine. takes several days vaca-
ton to enjoy fishing on the upper Poto-
mac.
: William Crocker and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jules Henderson spent Sunday at Rock
Point. Considerable of their time was