Evening star., 1916-08-12

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large perch and few rockfish. trout
and hardheads.
Lew B. Thayer and J. E. Armstrong
/ had George Johnson row them to a
point opposite the steel plant one after
noon last week. anchoring where many
rockfish have been caught. and whore
| they expected they might make a
| killing"
The. two sportsmen and their colored
| helper found the water in fairly good
| condition: much better than bass fish,
ermen found 1t along the upper river.
and they were not doomed to disap-
! pointment.
Nine rockfish was their catch.
! And some of the big ones got away,
| declared Johnson. who assisted in the
| catch of the nine.
John Souder. who probably spends
| more time on the river than any other
/ angler. last week hooked thirteen
| pound turtle.
And that was not ALL" said w. T.
Reynolds. president of the fishing club
that bears his name. "Souder caught
| several sfnall-mouth bass. and any
number of catfish in Little river
The largest Mississippi catfish he
caught weighed eight pounds, a good
! size fish of that variety for this season.
| TueiuOeTS OF tne VIII heynOlQS al 1Sn-
| ing Club were recipients Of the big
| turtle. 1t was converted into a pot of
| soup and enjoyed by more than a dozen
| sportsmen.
And John Souder was the guest of
honor at the dinner" said the club
| president.
Frank Smith, Samuel Defender and
Edward Helmuth made a change from
salt water to fresh water fishing on a
nrtftn fn int nf
Rocks and making a catch of twenty
| two small-mouth bass. Three large
Mississippi catfish were added to their
string.
Water conditions might have been
much better. the sportsmen stated, and
had the water been clearer the fish
probably would have been larger.
EQUIPPED with supply Of mad toms
| upper river and were indulging in the
sport early in the morning.
| 1t Is stated that small-mouth bass
will take crab bait at times, but the
men was not one of the times. The
catfish took the crab bait.
Walter E. Schneider and wife, Edwin
Schneider and wife, Billy Wfthers,
George Wainwright, DIR. T. M. Price,
DIR. Bernard Gallagher and Edward
Boucher composed a weekend fishing
party at Rock Point. The trip to the
urday afternoon. but the anglers did
not go on the river until early in the
| morning.
Their catch included rockfsh, trout,
spots and perch.
Harry K. Duckstien and Harry Ward
spent the weekend at Rock Point with
their families. They tried their luck
Of trout, perch and hardheads.
Austin Savage and John Sieber,
aboard the launch The Nut, enjoyed
a weekend outing in the vicinity Of
the steel plant and other places near
the city.
I'VE located the place where the rock
and perch feed" said Savage. 1T ts
on a mussel bar near the steel plant.
And one who succeeds in locating
the BAR" he added. "is almost certain
to catch fish,.
Fishing near No. buoy one of the
anglers landed a small-mouth bass.
In addition to the bass, they stated,
their catch included a dozen spotted
catfish. a few rockfsh and string OF
white perch.
Harry Dowd,Jack Wilson and Ward
Savage went to the vicinity Of Seneca
for a weekend outing. Ward Savage
had told his friends SO many stories OF
the plentiful supply of bass In the up
per river that the latter suggested he
make good
|. When they reached Seneca, however.
muddy water greeted them, and they
returned without making an enort TO
catch fish. Charles A. Cotterill and ID.
Fulton Harris reached Seneca before
the appearance of the muddy water ana
caught a string OF bass.
Harry Plowman reported a catch OF
a tailor, the first fish of that species
caught this season by local angler
Accompa MED by James B: Evans, Plow-
man spent two days at Colonial Beacn
last week and the tailor was one OF
l150 pounds of fish caught by the sports
linen. They caught numerous rockfish,
Ispots, trout and hardheads
Frank Williamson went to the mouth
IHe made the trip in his launch and did
his fishing single-handed.
Frank is not particular about the
kind of fish he catches" said Austin
he enjoys he does like to catch few
; fish. And usually he gets his share OF
Two dozen rockfsh and few white
, perch made up the string caught on
the last outing.
Tired of saltwater fishing, Mack
Sparrough. William Wynkoop and Ed
ward Littleton went to the mouth OF
Difficult run for weekend outing.
|
job, they stated, but the difference In
the bait turned the tide in their favor
I'VE fshed with soft crabs. said
lsparrough, "and caught twenty-five
Mississippi catfish. nine bass and two
| rockfish. while those using live bait ex-
, Iperienced but little success"
Most of the fish were caught in the
: morning. A change in the condition of
the water In the afternoon ended the
sport, but the three anglers were well
satisfied with their catch. They fshed
from the shore and were able to keep
in the shade.
Al Buchler and Charlie Porter one
, lafternoon this week were able to hnd
, Interesting sport near the city. 1t was
/ latter their days work when they
boarded a boat and went to the vicin--
lity of the steel plant. anchored and
, fought on annoying insects while they
, Ifished for rockfish. They recorded q
catch of two dozen such fish, but none
, |of them was a prize winner.
/ Having rested on his lsurels since his
lreturn from successful trip to Solo,
| lmons Island, Hugh A. Kane Wednees
: -f>rxn A.