Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17

the preparedness cOmmlttee OF the Iy- |
pothetae of Washington. to capture a ma
jority of the prizes offered for record |
catches. It was reported that Thayer |
had promises Of capturing the bait bucket |
offered for the catch of the largest eel.
And that prize will come in handy |
for him if he gets it, commented one |
of his stay-at-home friends, ''for Lew
will need it during the bass season."
Members Of the organization giving the
outing were on hand at Pennsylvania ave- !
nue. and 18th street this morning in their
automobiles ready for the start. and
about two hours later they reached their
destination, a place where anglers re-
Gently made big catches and had fine
sport.
Lew Thayer had as members OF his
committee William John Eynon and H.
C. c. Stiles. A trip to the resort on the
Patuxent last week was with satisfac-
tory results. one feature arranged being
an oyster scald on the shore, arranged
by residents of the town.
When the party reached the resort
today there were motor boats in readf-
ness for those who expressed desire to
participate in the fishing contest, the
with supplies of bait-peelers and soft
Grassland an early start was made
for the oyster Jumps where, the cap
tains, stated, the fish usually feed.
Prizes offered for fishing records in
cluded a silk umbrella for the largest
rockfish. rod and reel for the largest
hardhead. bait bucket for the largest
eel and prize for every trout. trav-
cling case is to be given the holder OF
the lucky numbered ticket and ther-
mos bottle is the prize that will be
given for a contest to be announced at
Benedict.
Rain and hail storms last week made
the Potomas river take on the appear
ance of duck pond.
And put a crimp in bass and rock
fishing" said Hugh A. Kane. who had
hoped to try his luck for horses" in
the vicinity of Fletcher's and Copper
thite's this week.
But l got seven small rockfsh last
week." he added. land ought to be salts
fed
anglers were having the finest sport of
the season angling for the large rock
fish. Joe Fletcher's eighteen-pound rock
fish gave many sportsmen the fever. and,
it Is stated. the day before the heavy rain
and hail storm affected the river a num-
Der of large fish were caught.
Members of the VIII Reynolds Club are
confident they will be able to eclipse
says they have done very little in that
direction thus far.
eliminating William Whites eleven
FOUNDER" he said, "a cotton thread
would hold what the club has caught
in the line of rockfish."
Opinions differ as to the probability of
the large rock being in nearby waters
after the disappearance of the mud. Some
think they will return when the water
clears. while others venture the predic-
ton that they have dropped back to
salt water.
The bass season is in full blast in both
Maryland and Virginia, however. and
anglers expect they will furnish splendid
sport this season. A number Of large
catches already have been made along
the upper river. and reports from the
principal fishing places tell of large num-
bers of fish in the river.
Frank Baur. Joseph Goldsmith. Louis
Abrahams, Albert klocvewski and David
Villa were members of party of fisher
men on weekend trip to Benedict The
five sportsmen had read about the splen-
did catches of hardheads made in the vi
cinity of Benedict they stated, and they
concluded they would go and be con-
WINGED.
But I'm afraid it will be case of the
fish biting some other day." remarked
of the anglers. before starting.
When he returned he had a different
story to tell.
Never before did l enjoy such sport
he said
Expressing desire to get out of sight
of the village, their boatman steamed
down the river distance of about five
miles. anchored on an oyster bar, and
quickly convinced his passengers that
he was in the right place.
1.-The only trouble with the fishing"
commented Baur. was that the fish came
too fast
salt water bath was enjoyed by the
sportsmen, and they started for home be-
O'Clock. arlI
200 pounds Of fish. Capt Bertram Higgs, |
they stated, was their mascot.
A Weekend trip to Benedict was
participated in by John w. Hurley. J. |
f. Armstrong, Henry Friedman and |
Mr.. Harris. 1t was feared that the |
severe hail and rain storm had affected |
the sport, but the quartet had their |
arrangements made. and when clearing
weather followed the storm they de-
cded to participate in the outing, fish |
or fish.
The immense amount of water that !
fell the night before had not affected
the roads other than to clean Them |
and on the sandy stretch the rain had
improved the road very much. making
the going easy.
A supply of peelers was received on
the morning boat from Solomons Is
land. the anglers learned. and there
Of persons who were On the river that !
day.
1T was a case of moving about to
find the hardheads." said Hurley
But it was not necessary to do much
moving to catch the toadfsh," added
Armstrong. land Hurley displayed his
ability in that direction. and to be fair.
I will admit he also landed more than
his share of hardheads.'
The catch made by the quartet was
not as large as that of the previous
week. they stated, although they had
no reason to complain.
Ten days ago James J. Mccarthy took
Junghans and William Hunt on fishing
trip TO Rock Point. Mccarthy was there
several times last season, he stated and
experienced such good luck that last week
he suggested the trip to his friends He
thought it probably little carly in the
seasons, but his friends were willing to
take the chance and so they went.
1.-The fish showed for themselves" sa id
Mccarthy. telling of the numerous hard
heads. rockfsh and perch the party
caught.
I'VE got enough to fill barrel" he
added.
The show of fish prompted weekend
fishing party. and William Foster, John
Noon. John Widmayer, Edward Brosnan
and Thomas Brosnan Accompanied those
who participated in the first outing
1T was merely a repetition of the big !
catch of the week before" said a mem
Der of the party, but not a repetition |
of the pleasant homecoming. A mis-
hap to our auto truck twenty-five miles |
from home made 1t necessary for us to |
wait on the roadside until McCarthy'a !