Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
TUNAS, JUST LIKE CATALINAS,
MAY BE CAUGHT OFF JERSEY COAST
Sport Anglers and Little ProfFb Running
Well Nou After Severe Northeaster-Ocean City Club
[tens-SaLt and Fresh Water Fishing

used Saturday for the first time, whe
the Rev T, y. Shore hooked into tn
hrst game fish caught of the pier.
was ably handled by Mr.. Shore, and
with much ceremony and wet feet,
was brought TO gam by Churchill Hun
gerford, the president OF that orsanizo
tlon.
W. e. Cooke. Of Philadelphia. caught
| 5-pound black drum, which gave him {
splendid battle and an excellent meal
George Long. Of Philadelphia, last Sat.
urday caught IS large kingnsh of the
clubs new pier
Frank Martin, OF Philadelphia. had un-
usually good luck with the kingfsh last
weekend, and the members Of the club
have Installed fshboN on the pier for
Mr.. Martins exclusive use
Fred Wright, also a member Of the
Ocean City Fishing Club landed 35 king
fish, the largest Weighing pounds 8
ounces.
Churchill Hungerford Of Philadelphia,
passed UP tho fishing for the big ones
and devoted his time to catching some
FISH for the table and landed 30 kings.
Other catches made were: Walter sIb-
son. %; Mr.. Allen, OF Philadelphia, u:
Charles McGlnnls, of Ocean City, Is;
Doctor Weston, Of Ocean City, "a king
FISH and a four-pound weakflsh. Mr.. Scott.
Of Philadelphia, landed 20 on Saturday
last
u. G. and C. p. Popp, Of Philadelphia,
last Sunday went to Townsend's Inlet
and returned with a nice mess of tnugs,
founders and a few kinBfsh.
J. G.. Craig and wife will spend 49,
weekend at Corson's Inlet, where Mr..
Craig will comb the beach for channel
bass.
Tom Brown, Ern Brautigan, Dick Alley
Henry HOtyianr nnprUa GaafriaI nd Tnn
Binns, of Philadelphia, spent last week.
end at Fortescue Beach. where they
landed S25 kings. croakers and weakflsh.
Four black drum were landed by the |
party. the largest Weighing Il pounds.
Henry s. Jacobs, Of Philadelphia, while |
fishing off the boardwalk at wildwood |
caught 35 klnEflsh and landed a si-pound |
black drum that gave him fierce battle. |
Captain Nichols at Avalon last week, |
landed 10 black drum.
DR.. p. j. O'Harra, OF Philadelphia,
landed four drum last week and on Sat-
lrday caught two Weighing 25 and 4S
pounds.
Gus 'Bergner, Of Philadelphia, caught
;hree black drum while fishing in the
turf at Avalon and will again try it this
Weekend, for channel bass, he believes,
ire now running in the surf
Reports from New York indicate that
he lonB-delayed bluefish have at last
Irrived In Great South Bay and fisher
men were catching 100 two-pound blues
o man In the channel at Saltaire, near
Fire Island.
warren Shelmire, Max Kaufman. John
'elscher and Harry Clausser, OF the Ger
nantown Avenue Business Mems Asso-
iatlon, journeyed to Fortescue Beach last
'eek and landed s6 weakfsh, croakers
nd hounders and one I6-pound channel
ass.
FRESH WATER NOTES
Dr. and Mrs George Fales Baker. Of
'hiladelphia, will leave Monday for their
amp, Hepburnwood. at Paul Smiths, the
dlrondacks. Doctor Baker, one OF Phlla-
elphia's noted anglers, is considered one
the best fly fishermen in the East. He
I'LL be accompanied by Charles e. O'Hal-
'ran. who will whip the nearby streams
Or his fnvorite trout fishing. This region
bounds in bass, brook and lake trout.
nd for dry fiy fishing these waters are
leal.
George 81. Earle, Jr, will shortly open
Is palatlal camp on the upper St Regis,
dirondacks.
Mauritius Leefson. OF Philadelphia, will
ave Monday for Toms River. n. J..
here he will devote his time to pike fish,
g and casting the fly for bars.
w. r, Bradford, Philadelphia newspa-
er man. has just returned from Clemen-
m, N. j., together with C. E. Webb, hay
e caught u large-mouthed bass. He
5ed the Gristley King and Rube Wood {
les. and the largest bass weigher 2
)unds ounces.