Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08

place that he wants to stock with
brook trout.
Some of the streams in that country
already are stocked with the game
session Of the farm I intend to COM
pete with my neighbours"
Mr.. Kittlebrand, an enthusiastic ang-
Ter from Baltimore, was at Copper
thite's for weekend outing. He is one
of a number of Baltimore enthusiasts
who enjoy fishing in the Potomac. and
on the occasion Of his recent trip he
had splendid luck.
THE white perch he caught were not
especially large" said Copperthite, but
he landed seventy-two Of them. His
catch included seventeen Mississippi
catfish. Six of the catfish weighed
from four to six pounds each"
DR.. w. B. Hoofnagle, Mrs Hoofnagle,
Miss Dorothy Hoofnagle, Mr.. and Mrs.
members Of an automobile party at
Rock Point for a weekend outing.
Fish were not much In evidence that
particular day, and the visitors salts
and a shore dinner.
AL Buchler had a successful trip on
the river one afternoon this week. He
usually manages to get at least one
big fish when he goes angling, friends
say. and this week he hooked the big
one, but did not succeed in landing it.
He brought back a string Of perch.
Robert Price, J. c. Mattingly, Walter
Abel and A. E. Hayden were among
those who enjoyed an outing at ROCK
Point last week. They tried their
luck on the river and managed to land
a string of perch.
caught off the point Of Analostan Is
land this week. Years ago that was
considered a favorite spot for big perch
and rock. Big fish were caught there
when only small ones were caught at
other places.
A number of rockfsh are being
caught in the deep water between
where Rock creek empties into the
river and Aqueduct bridge. Parties
fishing for perch made the catches. 1t
Is believed by. many sportsmen that
some big rockfish are in the river In
the vicinity of this city.
F.P. st. John had a string Of ninety
six large white perch and ten Missis-
sippi catfish when he left the river
one afternoon the past week
He had some Of the largest fish
that have been caught this season"
said Joe Fletcher. Some of the perch
weighed as much as a pound
Some of the largest of the perch
were caught on cut smell" Mr.. st.
John said. Il hung a big Mississippi
catfish, but did not succeed In landing
it."
John B. Schroth and Conrad Zeller
were among the more fortunate sports
men on the river the past week. They
were lucky enough to land moro than
100 large perch one afternoon carly in
the week, and yesterday they returned
to the river and landed another long
string of the same variety.
Capt. A. T. schroth. who went to the
Toxaway section OF North Carolina
for the summer. Is expected here
Tuesday with a party of friends. The
captain was anxious to return In time
to get a few trips on the river during
the perch and rockfish season. 1t is
said. and his North Carolina friends
are coming with him to enjoy the
sport
R. B. Campbell fished near the High
way bridge Thursday afternoon. He
was equipped for perch and tried his
luck on the Virginia side OF the chan
mel. No perch came along. he said,
and he made a move to deeper water.
He had ished in the deep water for
only a few minutes. he said, when he
had q good strike. The fish proved to
be a four and one-half pound rock.
TT was the only fish I caught" he
said. 1T showed me they were there.
however, and I'll be there again before
long"