Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

watched their companion enjoying the
sport of landing a big fish that put up
a pretty fight.
And" said one of the sportsmen. 1.-The
hsh weighed six and three-quarter
| pounds"
Gunners have put away their shooting
lparaphernalia for the season, the season
ior duck ShotihS having ended the last
DAY OF January. and not until Septem-
| Der will they be given another oppor-
tunity to enjoy such sport.
Dealers in wild ducks disposed of the
| last OF their stock the closin" day at
prices much lower than those that pre-
vailed earlier in the season.
Just think of getting q. pair of
ducks for so cents" remarked a sports
man. Something of a snap"
Anglers who this week tried their
| luck along the Virginia shore report
having seen many mallard ducks.
| And they seemed as if they were fat
and heavy one of the sportsmen re
| marked. but fellow can't get ducks
with fishing outfit. Hard luck, but l
had to pass them by.
Bernard West this week started the
seasons fishing before the snowstorm
made conditions uncomforta BILE the
river.
And the next day it showed" said
Will Reynolds.
West was fortunate enough TO land
fish, fishing near Hens and Chickens,
and the largest of his catch weighed
nine pounds.
Five bass that weighed eleven pounds
We're landed by James Mutchler fish
ing at the tidal basin this week. The
sportsman made his catch on live bait.
doing better than those who tried
spooning.
Its rather remarkable that the bass
q freely a
this season of the year." remarked one
of the veteran sportsmen. but. then.
fishing conditions have undergone
change in the vicinity of this city the
past several years.
Dealers say that live bait has been
in greater demand this season than ever
before so early in the season. Such
thing as an angler wanting smeits
or minnowS in January. they say, was
not heard of until recent years.
There has been fair demand for
them this winter" said a dealer, "and
the catching of bass in the tidal basin
has served to increase the demand"
I'm not in the lucky class COM
mented Will T. Reynolds, exhibiting
small catfish and an eel.
"All ! could CATCH he added. "but
some of the boys up the river caught
good strings of Mississippis."
The eel and catfish were caught on
trotline, the angler explained, and he
said he expected better luck when he
makes an effort with rod and line.
mississippi catfish are plentiful he
said. land there is no reason why
sportsmen should not have good luck
The river is literally alive with them
in some places
Howard Jones this week tried his
luck ON the river off the foot of 34th
street at a place where rockfish and
catfish are caught in large numbers
later in the season.
and where thousands of them were
caught last season." commented one of
the sportsmen.
Jones succeeded in getting enough
Mississippi catfish this week for a big
fry.
William Wynkoop and Mack Spar
rough probably had the largest catch
of Mississippi catfish made by any of
the weekend sportsmen.
Forty" said Sparrough. as he step
ped ashore at F'letcher's and pointed to
the catch.
The largest fish on the string was an
elght-pounder caught by Sparrough
although his companion landed num-
Der of large ones. None of the catch
weighed less than one and half
pounds.
Tuesday the anglers returned to the
river and caught eleven fish.