Evening star., 1916-07-01
supply of "nightliners" at the last min
ute. They caught three small rockf1sh,
few perch, a catfish and two eels.


David Leeman. w. R. Wood, William
Wells and Burton Cassou participated
in weekend outing at Benedict.
I'VE had no idea of making a record
CATCH" said Wood, land consequently
We were not disappointed"
Fishing usually is not so good d.
rectly after a storm, Wood stated, and
members of the party were well salts
fed with a catch of fifty pounds of
fish. chiefly hardheads.
"Of course" he added I'VE got our
usual number of toadlsh and eels."
J. A. Ainge. Richard Curtis, George
Ellis and Richard Ellis motored through
the storm to spend the week end on the
Wicomico at Rock Point. The quartet
reached the resort early in the morn
ing, and were on the river soon after
breakfast.
1--WE had a good outing" said Ainge,
fish,"
Their catch included more than 200
white perch. seven rockfish, few
hardheads and a remarkably small
number of the Objectionable toadf1sh
Will T. Reynolds. president of the
fishing club that bears his name, says
he thinks the large rockfish have not
left this vicinity. He was on the river
between Aqueduct and Chain bridges
about daybreak one day this week. he
stated, and many large fish were break
ing.
And the splashing done by the fish"
he said, Suggested that they were
rock"
He is satisfied that there are plenty
herring here. Ordinarily. he stated.
herring do not remain here so long.
but the continued cool weather and
water detained them later than usual
Reynolds and other members of the
club will take their annual trip as far
up the river and canal as Point of
Rocks next week if the water is clear.
John Youth and John offutt, Balti-
moreans, last week were guests of w.
8. Justh and Herman Marsgraf on a
weekend outing on the Patuxent river
at Benedict. The Baltimoreans had an
enjoyable time catching hardheads,
perch and eels. and the Washington
members of the party always enjoy
the sport. Thirty hardheads were
caught.
Some Of the largest hardheads that
have been caught this season were
taken from the Patuxent river at Bene-
of anglers composed of Frederick H.
Geyer, Frederick H. Geyer. jr.: w. H.
Frey, Ralph Crayke and John w. Hur-
ley. The five anglers left here about
fishing from Capt Tom Plater's boat
about two hours later.
One. of the big fish put up so strong
fight that the sportsmen fully ex-
pected to see big rock when the
gamester was landed. 1t was a big
hardhead. however. and several other
equally large ones were caught later
in the day.
The party reached the city about I
o'clock with a catch Of four dozen
hardheads, a number of large perch and
spots and string of cells.
John Souder, fishing near the mouth
of Little river Wednesday afternoon.
caught a two-pound small-mouth bass,
the second gamester caught there this
week. 1t is stated that many of the
gamesters were caught three years ago.
but during recent years. it is stated.
not many sportsmen have fished for
them.
Souder caught the lone bass late In
the afternoon. He had caught string
of perch and eels and was on his way
home. but il was so early when he
reached the mouth of the river that he
dropped anchor, baited with a pike
minnow and caught the bass.