Evening star., 1915-01-23

Many sportsmen are sorry that the
cunning season is fast drawing to a
close. Hundreds of others are glad
that the spring fishing season is ap-
preaching The season for duck shoot
ing in the District of Columbia closes
| April l, and the law of Maryland ex-
tends the season until April II. Ducks
killed in Maryland after April l can
not be disposed of In this city. how
ever, as the law here provides pen
atty for having game in possession
during the closed season.
Ducks are coming by the hundred"
was the message received by w. p.
Bowie from F. y. Stonestreet at Rock
Point, Md, and the sportsman made
hasty preparations for trip to the
Wicomico yesterday, his companions
on the trip being Bernard NJ Bridget
and w r. Wilson. the latter resident
Of Riverdale.
Rufus S. Day and his brother steve
have returned from a successful duck
ing expedition to Rock Point. They
| killed fifty-four ducks Tuesday.
I'VE had such good sport. SAID
Rufus Day, that we expect to return
to Rock Point before the close OF the
| season"
| Both brothers are experts with rod
and gun. having enjoyed sport on river
and in fields since their hoyhood days.
and when they go in quest of hsh or
game they are well equipped
I'VE found a great variety OF ducks
on the wicomico river near swan
point" said one of the sportsmen, and
brought back coot or crow DUCK,
beautifully marked bird resembling
millionaire mudhen.
' raI
one hour, finally giving up the pursuit
in order that he might join his brother
and boatman in an oyster feast
1.-The loon suddenly appeared within
| but no man can eat bivalves and
shoot looms at the same time, ana all
1 was able to do was to throw an oys-
ter shell at the loon"
William White and Al Warner were
on the river in the snowstorm Wed
nesday trying their luck for Mississippi
catfish.
The two sportsmen braved the storm
long enough to land one fish and TO
get a number of nibbles. They were
not strikes" said Warner. "and not
even bites, but were just plain nibbles."
Mack Sparrough and Will Wynkoop
were on the river in the rain last sun
day.
This iS the time 10 get lte ois
Mississippis." said Sparrough, and
there Is no use staying home because
of little rain.
The two anglers started from the out
let lock. There was not much doing
near the lock, they said. and SO they
rowed through the swift water to a
protected place near Walker point.
where perch fishing is good later IN
the season and where many large rock
fish have been caught.
Wynkoop was first to score. and his
fish was big enough to furnish dinner
for two families. 1t was Mississippi
catfish that weighed eleven pounds.
Sparrough followed with nine-pound-
er, and three smaller fish were caught
before the pair gave UP the sport for
the day.
Rainy weather last Sunday made q
change in the fishing plans Of Austin
Savage and resulted in his enjoying
dinner of chicken livers and mush-
rooms instead of feeding the livers to
the fish as bait.
- little sunshine is all that is needed
to make the big Mississippi catfish fur
nish good SPORT" commented VIII Rey-
nolds There also is every reason to
believe that there will be good perch
fishing later
big perch will come with the her
ring" he said, "and they ought to be
here about March 20, ana the rocknsh
should begin biting the latter part of
May. although they may come earlier"
Jim Jeffries, George OBrien and
Charles Poulton were three Of the num-
erous anglers who were on the river
this week trying their luck for what
Patrick Riordan calls horses. Six
fish were caught.
AL Gensler started from Will Reynolds
float one day this week in a small