Evening star., 1915-01-09
Copyright, 1914, by ". Werner.)

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Hundreds of cases Of fever were re-
ported throughout this city THURSDAY
! morning when the warm weather re-
called thoughts of spring.
But it was fish fever" said John w.
| Hurley. getting his tackle IN readiness
| for emergency use.
While John W. Hurley, Mack Spar
| rough. Charlie Porter, Dick Peed.
Charlie Simons, Ringgold Hart. Hugh
A. Kane and others were discussing
| the weather and prospects for an early
| fishing season, Al Warner. one of the
| most enthusiastic of the anglers. was
actually on the river trying his luck.
AL Warner and VIII Reynolds were
discussing the seasons prospects and
both suggested that the mild weather
| might be conducive to fishing.
| mississippi catfish ought to bite.
| said Warner, land I think I'll give
| them a trial"
Procuring quantity of chicken bait
and cut fish. Warner entered boat
and dropped anchor a short distance
below Reynolds boathouse. His time
was limited and he was unable to re-
| when he returned to the boathouse he
brought the cheering news that he had
several strikes
But didn't get the fish, he added,
mournfully.
viii Reynolds says that big Missis-
sippi catfish ought to take the bait as
soon as the ice leaves the river. Boats
have cleared much Of the ice from the
river below Aqueduct bridge, but there
| still is some of it above the bridge.
J. r. Reynolds acted as chef at
coon dinner given in Will Reynolds
boathouse a few days ago.
Il stuffed and baked Mr.. Coon" said
| the chef, land then put him in a pan
Of sweet and white potatoes, and talk
| about your Christmas turkey-well, the
| boys about the boathouse ate SO much
| that they were hardly able to move
| for day or two"
Will Reynolds, Amos Donaldson and
Al Warner were members of the COON
hunting party. They went down the
| river as far as Piscataway creek, an
| chored and went ashore. They spent
| a day and night in the country and
| returned with two coons and four
opossums.
| "The two coons." said J. R. Reynolds,
| weighed twenty-three pounds heavy,
and the possums were heavier than the
| coons."
The three sportsmen are rated as be-
ing among the best coon hunters in
this city. 1t is stated, and they had
good dogs on their last hunt.
Capt. 7. b. Amiss, retired, who was
! in command of the first police precinct
for number of years, and who has
resided at Front Royal. Va, since his
He is one of the most enthusiastic
anglers in the Shenandoah valley. and
much OF his time is spent on the Shen-
andoah river.
We expect to have fine sport on the
Shenandoah the coming season." the
captain said. Last year fishing was
not SO good, although bass were
plentiful enough to furnish sport
enough for most of the anglers.
"The largest fish caught last season
weighed four and one-quarter pounds"
he added. "and the best catch I made
| any one day. was six fish that averaged
three pounds: I caught two smaller
| fish that day."
The captain has covered his boat
with galvanized iron to prevent leak
ing. Fishing from a leaky boat, he
said. is calculated to make an angler
lose patience and make the sport un-
pleasant.
Capt. William J. Seitz of No % en-
gine company says he is going to show
John w. Hurley and some more Of the
enthusiasts where and how to catch
rockf1sh.
Lots of anglers think they have a
great secret when they go fishing, and
| make a good CATCH" said the captain.
'They will tell of their catches, but
| never mention where they made them.
There's nothing to such secrets" he
added "There are fish enough in the
river to accommodate all the sports
men and more. and when a man finds a
good place why not tell others?
Capt. Seitz says the place where he
made splendid catches last season is
| off Nomini bluff, about eight miles be-
low Colonial Beach, and every time he
| went there he was able to return with
Its the easiest thing in the world
] to catch rockfish there the captain
| said, 'and about the middle of August
seems to be the time when they are
| most plentiful. One afternoon last Au-
| gust 1 took a trip there, leaving the
beach about o'clock and returning
about o'clock, and caught thirty-one
| rockfish averaging about two and one
| half pounds, and nine trout weighing
| more than six pounds each.
The Good Ship Conger" is fast in
| the Ice above navy yard bridge, and
members of the Wounded Knee Fishing
| Club have paid number of visits to
the craft to make sure it was all
right ,,na b.nnens +o tho s,,, j..
said George A s., Totten; nI;a,o one Sc. of I.e the
| clubs enthusiastic anglers, Il don't
know what we'd do.
sergt John Evans. Archie Auran, A.
T. Sides and George Totten are mem
bers of the club who already are CIV
ing considerable thought to the early
| opening of the fishing season. They
will be on the river at the appearance
of the first run of perch, if not sooner,
| although the first regular outing of
+, the club will not take place before
July 4. ,
| success" said Totten, "and we have
everv reason to believe that the annual
outing of 1915 will be just as enjoy
| able"
Enclosed you will find a few fish
hooks" was part of q New Year greet
ling Ward Savage received several days
after the first day of the year. "and
hope YOU will get a five. six or eight
| nounder on each one"
THAT'S an easy matter to do In mar
lket remarked the recipient Of the sur
prise that came under q fictitious name.
"Some joke; but SO long as such jokes
are perpetrated I can supply my friends
with hooks.
Unfortunately, said the angler, 'the
hooks are large enough for sturgeon.
but I suppose some fellow will come
iaiong and suggest way to make two
hooks out of each one.
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