Evening star., 1915-05-22

Craig has caught a number Of rock
fish, He landed the first fish OF that
species caught this season, and Few
days ago he landed one that weighed
hfteen pounds and eight ounces.
S. J. Held. who came here when he
learned that rocknsh were biting. and
sent for Baltimore and Philadelphia
friends to Join him. has not abandoned
success when they were on the river
with him
Three years ago Held landed the
| largest rockdsh that has been caught
enorts this week were not crowned
with success, however. although he
managed to get few small fish
George seits has tried his luck on
the river several times this season. He
made many good catches OF perch and
catfish and the past week he gave
rockfish trial.
George managed to get few fresh
herring for bait. He baited with the
gills and succeeded in landing two
fairly good-size rockf1sh. and when his
rock bait was exhausted he fished Tor
perch He caught plenty perch and two
Mississippi catfish.
Il thought the r9ckfish were after me
when 1 hooked tn CATS he said. The
two fish weighed fourteen pounds. big
enough to give me fine sport.
Frank H Huseman. T. E. Edmonston
and DR.. E. s. Ford have planned a trip
to Coltons. st. Marys county. Md. to-
| morrow. 1t is the intention of the trio
| to make an early morning start and go
to the lower river resort by way OF
Leonardtown.
Should conditions be favorable" said
Huseman, I'VE may give the fish a trial,
but our object is chiefly to enjoy the the
trip and look over the prospects for
sport later In the season."
Soft crabs and peelers are plentiful
about the lower river, 1t Is stated. and
the problem of getting bait is easy to
solve.
L. c. NJ Siebel, Mrs. Siebel and John
Odum visited the river in the vicinity
of Fletcher's and enjoyed a pleasant
siast and frequently visits the river.
"And I'll have to admit that she beats
me fishing" her husband said.
The trio caught string of perch and
catfish. Mrs Siebel landing the greatest
number, her husband managing to catch
an eel.
Charlie Fletcher has been on the river
a number of times since the day the
first rockfsh of the season was caught.
He accompanied S. J. Held the day the
latter made his big catch three years
ago. 1t is stated. and was with him last
week when he made a good catch.
1T is only when nth, there ga are o big hsn to
Charlie Fletcher Is in evidence"
Charles largest rockfish this season
| was a ten-pounder.
snapper stew" was tho word passed
among the members of the Metal Fish
| ing Club last week, and early Sunday
morning a number of them were on
| hand at the clubhouse on Little Hunt
| ing creek, near Mount Vernon.
Its easy enough to have snapper
stew when the snappers are bought in
market" commented one OF the mem
bers, but it's an entirely different
| proposition when one wades over the
marsh and gets the turtle"
| Two large turtles were caught by
club members last Sunday. They did
not have to do any wading. getting the
| snappers from boat, but it fell to the
lot of John Webster to go overheard
accidentally while taking a big one
from the water.
Most of the club members are en-
thusiastic bass fishermen. but, owing to
| the closed season, they were unable to
do any such fishing last week. Those
| who enjoyed the stew were J. W. Car
| ner. R. L. Mayhugh, J. P. Stuckert. Ma
| poleon Brown, J. w. Mckee. jr.: c. P.
Eichman, Samuel Calvert, W. ]. O'Brien,
B: Waddy. John s. Wood and Alfred
Woodcock.
W. T. Reynolds and Harry Tennyson
| Frogging is greater sport than fishing.
| says Reynolds, more especially when
! the frogs are plentiful.
There are plenty of them in the
nights have been SO cold that they re-
| manned beneath the water.
I'VE only got ten the other night"
he added. but they were exceptionally
large ones for this section"
Reynolds said that ono Of the frogs
weighed one and one-quarter pounds
| and 1t furnished a meal for friend.
| near River View, was literally Allied
with plymouth bass last week, while
word from creeks on the Virginia side
of the river told of an absence of such
fish in them.
He was also told that q number of
| shad weighing twelve pounds each
were caught in Swan creek. It is his
intention to visit the creek and try
his luck as soon az the bass season
opens.
Sam Hoover says he does not blame
fisherman for eating the clam bait
after a long wait for fish to begin
biting. He was on the river one after
noon with DR.. S. wrenn Howard and
fishing proved to be rather slow sport.
he said. but when a change of tide
brought the fish along he discovered
that the clans were gone.
His first impulse was to communicate
with Maj. Pullman to have one Of his
sleuths trace the CLANS
Il didn't eat the CLANS" declared the
doctor, land Hoover said his hunger
and thirst would have been appeased
had he eaten them
And the question of what became
Of the clans remains unsolved." said
Dr. Wrenn.
Rockfish have made their appearance
In the river near the steel plant and
places for such fishing during part of
the season.
George Martin tried his luck there
several days ago and caught six Ash.
None of them weighed more than two
pounds.
]. P. Hodges, F. N. Thomas, W. M.
Fisher and j. F. Duff were members of
a weekend party at Rock Point. Con-
ditions for fishing were anything but
favorable. 1t is reported. but the quar-
tet tried its luck for a couple of hours.
They caught q string of large perch
Ave rockf1sh and several cells.
DR. Robert c. Fowler promises to be-
come a full-dedged rockfsh angler
The dentist has been particularly lucky
on his perch fishing trips this season,
returning each time with large fish.
On the occasion Of a recent trip he
surprised himself by landing a rock
fish that weighed five pounds. and now
1t Is his intention to try for tho big
fish. DR.. Fowler and John b. Schroth
are going to tho vicinity Of Bushwood
and Rock Point in few days and fish
with Capt. James Dingy.