Evening star., 1915-03-20

Joe Fletcher told the anglers he had
received inquiries about the season
for rockffsh. \ number of anglers who
are fond of catching rockfish are anX-
ious to get on the river as soon as the
big fish get here.
'They will hardly be here until the
middle of May" said Fletcher.
There should be some big perch here
next week.
G. D. Heltzel took advantage of an
opportunity for weekend outing at
Fletcher's with William PAUL. He had
caught a string of small fish the week
before. but was satisfied that there
We're larger ones to be had.
1t was not until late in the day that
he had much luck. Then lively sport
was enjoyed, and the two anglers re-
turned ashore with q string of twenty
seven Mississippi catfish. The largest
fish weighed eight pounds. and several
of them weighed more than five pounds.
Will T. Reynolds and j. Il. Reynolds
soon will make arrangements for their
annual trip up the canal in quest OF
frogs
"Frogging is great sport. said one Of
the sportSmen, "eSpecIauE Nheh the
frogs are plentiful
On last years trip the brothers
caught thirty-eight dozen frogs. and on
the homeward trip they made stop at
Seneca to give the bass trial
TT was the greatest bass trip We
ever had" said viii Reynolds. wv e
fished less than three hours and caHS ut
thirty-seven bass, and ! hope We VIII
be able to repeat II this season.
Thomas Donaldson enjoys the distinc-
ton of having caught the first white
perch of the season. He was fishing IN
the deep water near Reynolds early IN
the week when he landed three or the
attractive fish. all of fairly sooa SIZE.
The three perch were caught While the
angler was after big fish, and he also
caught some Of the larger fish: the
largest being a catfish that "elsneo
about ten pounds. A four-pound eel
completed his string.
Dick Mullett and William White
fished the river from the schoolhouse
to Aqueduct bridge one day this week.
The experts went on the river for the
nlrpose of getting Il few of the
'horses." but there was high water and
it was impossible to anchor IN the
deep water where the big hsh are
caught 4 three FOUNDER was their
biggest fish. but they got dozen OF
them
Archie Lightfoot. member of No. %
engine company. took four days holl-
day last week and was on the river
each day. He is one of the numerous
fishing enthusiasts in the fire depart
ment, and. IT fs stated. mas as niaht
long strings of fish to his credit as
soms of the captains who boast of
their big catches.
Last week he tried the game alone.
He went to Fletcher's and balted Tor
Mississippi catfish. and when he left
the river at the end of one day he had
a catch of twenty. Capt. SeitZ admit
ted that the. catch was a good one.
Six anglers visited Flctchers Thurs
day afternoon and went OH the river.
two in boat. each boasting of the
record he would make. Charlie Porter
and AL Buchler were in one boat, Lewis
NJ Thayer and Ringgold Hart in an
other. while Hugh a. Kane and his col
ored man Carter were in the third.
1t probably never will be known who
caught the largest fish. Every member
Of the party is willing to admit that
Kane hooked the biggest fish. but as
he failed to land the monster no count
was made of it.
Gee, I got a whopper." said the ex-
cited angler when the big fish took his
bait
"A moment later it broke my rod"
Fully Il dozen fish We're caught by
the occupants of each boat, and some
of the fish were large enough to sup
ply an ordinary family for Il meal.
Mack Sparrough and William Wyn-
koop We're on the river part of one day
the past week They tisbed in the par
places, trying their luck in both deep
and shallow water. and succeeded Ill
landing twenty eight fish.
A sf~-pound Mississippi catfish was
the largest of i string of nineteen fish
caught by Warren Reed and DR.. Ran
dali Parsons on the occasion Of a week.
end outing at Fletcher's.
Samuel de Binder took home six live
, fish from u Weekend outing at Fletch-
er's. His largest fish weighed four
pounds.
John Sebastian. one III the upper
river .hthuSiasts. WAS not wholly sat
lsfleu y ith :. s;tril.: oi eight fish that
he caught one day til. past week He
i.opeu he would be able To get one of
The "norses. but Il tivc-pounder was
his heavics fish.
Tommy Wright was on the river a
little late in the day. Had he known
most Of the big fish were being caught
al night. he said, he would have re-
mained until after dark. He had not
been told OF the after-dark luck, how
ever. and when he went ashore he had
only fish enough for breakfast
William Hunter. another Of the faith
Tul followers of the sport was salts
fled that he had his share Of fish when
| he returned from the river with eleven
Mississippi catfish.