Evening star., 1916-12-16

FOUNDER. while the other weighed six
pounds
John Souder has not stopped fishing
because of the appearance of wintry
weather. He was caught in the snow
and wind early in the week and had
to abandon his boat on the fiats.
Glad in his rubber boots" said Will
across the fats to the shore. more es.
pecially for the reason that he had
string of fish to take along.
The all-year sportsman has caushs
number of carp. catfish. cells ana
yellow perch this week.
Thomas Cole. who is comfortably
quartered in small house just above
high water on the District side of tae
river above Aqueduct bridge. where
he is able to fish from his veranda
at high tide. this week succeeded IN
landing one big Mississippi cathsh
He baited with 4 live smelt and was
making an effort to land bass, IL
was explained. when suddenly some
thing took his bait The enthusiastto
sportsman enjoyed the sport OF play
ing" the fish and finally got 1t In signL.
When he saw what he had on hts
hook he almost feared he would be
unable to land it. He succeeded. now
ever and had six-pound MISSISSIPPI
catfish, plenty for chowder. g
william Ward and his wife had q
pleasant outing at Catoctin, Md. the
latter part of last week. Ward Is an
enthusiast with rod and gun and, hA
companions say is an expert with both
.During the spring and summer he
keeps his family and friends suppileu
with fish," said Charlie Barteman.
while in the fall and winter II Is an
easy matter for him to get game. -.
On the trip last week the sportsman
managed to bag eight rabbits.
The law in that section of Maryland
does not permit the shooting OF quail
said the gunner. "and there are no tur-
keys there"
Ward explained that the law passed
by the legislature protects the birds
for period of several years.
George Turvey and a narty of friends
last week went to Mattawoman creek
aboard a launch and participated in z
coon hunt They were in the woods
two nights searching for game. -
But not a coon came our way. ne
said
Turvey and his friends did their own
cooking They took a supply of bacon
to cook with a coon. but when they
failed to get the coon they got out
their fishing tackle and succeeded In
landing fourteen bass.
Bacon and bass form pleasing
combination" said one of the sports
men.
to Great Falls and tried his luck for
bass.
"I guess the bass were there" he said.
F, ''but they failed to come my way. =
! Returning from his unsuccessful trip
| to Great Falls, Reynolds visited the
| marsh off the Virginia shore. set his
| traps and caught some of the largest
muskrats ever seen in this section.
I'VE call them marsh rabbits. he
said, "and the new name makes them
more appetizing."
A stew was served members of the
Will Reynolds Fishing Club.
Charles r. Holman was in evidences
at his bungalow at Acuia creek on a
week end outing. Usually he is In
evidence on the water, but his last out
ing was spent on shore.
"Chinking the cracks to keep out the
cold air this winter" he,,remarked.
"and getting ready for a holiday gum
ming trip" =.
Charlie Sanford, president of the Po-
tomac Rod and Gun Club. spends many
evenings at the home of the club par
t;cipating in story telling of the nu-
merous trips in which the club partici-
pated last year.
tener to almost imagine some of the
clubmen landed whales the past sea-
son." remarked Wash Sanford. -
fishing. and sitting about the fireside
pass away the time.