Evening star., 1916-11-25

AL Reinberg and Ed BurroWs VI uAe
bureau Of engraving and printing. MEM
bers of the Sharp-Shinn Fishing Club.
are among the bass enthusiasts who are
willing to try their luck on the upper
river until a coating Of ice makes 1t I'M
possible for their bait to reach the fish,
Incidentally" remarked friend. the
two sportsmen last year punctured the
claim that gamesters will not take oait
during the winter season when there Is
freezing weather or snow.
"It was the 21st of February" he said'
"and there was varied assortment OIL
rain, sunshine and snow at different times
during the day. Reinberg procured a
smelt, the only one that was left from
the fall season. and succeeded in landing
a two-pounder."
Reinberg, who is spending his vacation
on the clubs houseboat at Catoctin, carry
this week sent Ward Savage pass tnas ma
weighed five pounds and nine ounces; one
of the largest fish caught In the T1clnity
Of Catoctin this season.
"I received the fish," said Savage, 'but
that was all it was sent to have piaster
cast made Of it and did not find its way
back
Reinberg caught number Of bass TINS
week. He encountered splendid water ana
weather conditions, the early part OF tne
week being warm enough to remain on
the river without wearing heavy over
coat 1t is probable he will try ms nano
at cunning before he returns.
Fishing is fine when the weather Is
comfortable" was the significant remark
of Lew Thayer. recalling recent fish
dinner.
And in cold weather it's quite soft to
have friends contribute string Of live
bass"
The sportsman referred to string OF
plymouth bass that was caught in Occo-
guam creek by S. B. D. Rollins and Bob
McElroy on a week outing When the
anglers reached the creek in their power
boat they were disheartened by the report
that a dredge working in the creek had
kent the water SO muddy for two or three
weeks that there had been no fish caught
But we are here" said one OF them,
land why not try our luck?"
One fish every ten minutes was the
result Of their first hours sport. They
fished until late in the afternoon, tied
up for the night and were at 1t again
in the morning.
"And returned that afternoon with a
string of forty-six live fish," remarked
Thayer. THE fish weighed from one
and a half to three pounds; a good
catch even if the dredge was at work"
F. Marion Goode and NJ. Emil Yobst
went on a proposed record-breaking
hunting trip to the Bryantown. Charles
county, Md, neighborhood shortly
after the election excitement had sub
sided.
Rabbits are as thick in the fields as
chinquapins are in the burr" Goode, a
former Marylander, told his compan-
anticipation rather than one Of realiza-
ton.
Gold and blustery weather will force
the rabbits and birds to cover" said
-rI,, 4
in wind and rain storm, suggesting a
return without trying to kill game.
Yobst and Goode were at the house
of George P. Goode. brother of one of
the sportsmen. as his guests and the
host insisted upon a trial with gun and
dogs.
And much to my SURPRISE" said the
sportsman who thought he was DOOM
ed to disappointment, I'VE got fourteen
rabbits, one quail and a woodcock."
The visitors partook of a rabbit din
ner before their return.
Hog killing time is not the season
for bass fishing OF any other sport in
the country" remarked John Hurley,
when he returned from a weekend
trip to the Harpers Ferry neighbor-
hood.
TT is time when the country peo-
pie celebrate" he added. "and while
the celebration lasts there is little
chance to get boatman."
Hurley encountered the hog killing
season. Had he known the season had
opened, he said. he would have remain
ed at home or gone to nearby place.
where a boatman would not have been
necessary. He got boy to boat him
about the rocky places near Weverton,
however. and managed to get two
gamesterS.
There's something the matter with
the sport that I don't understand" said
the angler. Some say it is the pres
ence of SO many carp and catfish in the
river. and others blame it on the refuse
FROM pulp mills.
There's some reason for it," he
added
An exaggerated report of a big
catch preceded the sportsman, and
when he reached Union station friends
besieged him with requests for fish.
The joke was on the friends.
w. H. Cross, one of East Washing
tons enthusiastic gunners. was in
Philadelphia early in the week, and
when he entered Broad street station
to board a homeward- bound train his
attention was attracted to a woman
and man returning from a cunning
trip.
They had at least three dozen
grouse" he said. land the sight of the
game put me in the notion of trying
my luck"
Cross is now at North Keys. Prince
George county, Nd, as guest of
George Cross, cousin. He expects to
return with a gamebag filled with quail
and rabbits.
John A. Rupert last week went to
lower Prince George county as a guest
of Frank Tippett. He took his dogs
along and the two sportsmen enjoyed
splendid luck. Ruppert's visit to that
section is pleasing to several residents
who. own large farms. but who do no
Their places are posted, but
Rupert is told that the warnings are
not intended for him.
I'm SO glad to see you." said an
elderly woman when he stopped at her
house.
Il haven't had a rabbit since you
were here last year.r
shouldering his gun and going a
short distance from the house, the gun
ner killed six rabbits in less than
thirty minutes. he stated, and present.
ed them to the woman. who had given |
him a hearty welcome.
Fifteen rabbits and twenty-one quail |
in two and one-half hours" remarked |
the sportsman, telling of the result |
of an afternoons sport.
The two men were in the fields part /
of the next day, and their two short |
outings netted them three dozen birds |
and forty rabbits.
Billy Burdine. one of the older and |