Evening star., 1915-01-02

Ernest Loffler, Herbert Bohnke and
lections of their last cunning trip to
the 1914 season
Ernest Lof1ier points to a picture OF
thirty-eight rabbits, fifteen birds and
three squirrels that the trio and Mag
istrate G. B. Spindle, their host, killed
on an outing that lasted less than two
days.
Magistrate Spindle's home is not far
from Centerville, Va, and he had the
trio there as his guests. They were
cunning practically one entire day and
the morning Of the following day.
Occupants of sleighs that crossed
Benning bridge last Sunday were sur
prised at the sight of several colored
men fishing with hook and line.
You men must be crazy" remarked
a woman who was referred to by one
of the anglers as being willing to
ride in the cold for nothing and not
willing to fish for something"
One Of the fishermen pulled a long
string of catfish from the river and told
of what feast he would have with his
Hot waste water from the power
plant near the bridge prevents a coat
ing of Ice from sealing the river near
the bridge.
''1t keeps the catfish and carp lively
enough to furnish sport for the fisher
men who are willing to brave the
weather." said Joe Baur.
While the several colored men were
fishing near the bridge Sunday two big
mallard ducks appeared in the warm
water and swan within a few feet of
their boat.
1T certainly is scanlous," said one of
the anglers, ito have such things come
SO close when you can't shoot
Hundreds of Washington anglers
were disappointed when they learned
that nothing had been done by the
bureau of fisheries this eason in the
matter of saving the fish from the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
In past years the canal was Seined
and from 100000 to 100000 fish saved
The fish were mostly bass, crappie and
suntisl. They were taken from the
canal and put overheard in the river,
and, it is stated, the saving of so many
fish was of immense benefit to the sup
ply the following spring.
This season. it is stated, the freeze
came so suddenly that ice formed on
the canal before the water was drawn
off. The result whas that the fish COM
mission did not get the fish from the
deep holes in the canal.
Il suppose the people residing along
the line of the canal are eating fish,"
remarked one of the veteran anglers.
Mack Sparrough and William Wynn
koop watched the disappearance of the
snow carly in the week, and thought
of the good fishing they expect to en-
joy in the spring.
only two weeks before Christmas
we caught two Mississippi catfish" re-
marked Sparrough. "and unless there is
decided change in the weather
there's no reason why We should not
January.
January IT of last year, he added,
"the two of us fished in the deep water
near Fletcher's and caught nine fish,
the largest of them weighing eleven
pounds, and unless there is ice on the
river there is no reason why we should
not duplicate the catch this year"
The day the two anglers made the
earlk catch last year the weather was
SO Cold that their shoes froze to the
bottom Of he boat.
But that makes no difference" said
Sparrough, 80 long as fish are
caught"
Nellie, Brownie and Fannie, bird
dogs of Ernest and MARITIME Loffler, had
a run in Maryland a few days before
the close of the cunning season. DR..
Wade H. Atkinson, Edward Fletcher.
John Bender and MARITIME Loffier were
members of the cunning party.
Port Tobacco, Charles county, Nd,
one of the historic places of that part
of the state, was their destination, and
the dogs had as good time as the
gunners.
They seemed to realize that it was
their last outing of the season." COM
mented MARITIME Loffler, land worked
harder than usual to Hush birds"
The gunners realized that it was
rather late for birds, and only two
quail were killed. They managed to