Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-15

Brandon motored to Coltons on a week
end outing, reaching there early in the
morning and becoming so much en-
Unused over the glowing prospects re-
lated by Capt. Frank Herbert that they
neglected to appear at the breakfast
table.
1t was said by the captain that there
were plenty big ones only a short
distance from shore awaiting the
tempting morsels of soft crabs and
was breakfast time for the fish.
Boarding the craft, the five members
of the party soon reached the place the
captain told about, anchor was dropped
and the exercise obtained in landing
fish made it possible for the anglers to
more than do justice at the dinner ia
BILE. Their catch included hardheads,
spots. perch and cells.
Fishing was done near Blackistone's
island, and catching fish two at time
kept the anglers busy Mrs. Bradley, a
novice at the fishing game, carried off
first honors, for the largest and great
est number of fish, while Mr.. Cornish,
expert fisherman, won the BOBBY prize
for his catch of toadf1sh.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Schroth, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. T. Garrison, Miss Rose Lash
and c. r. Schroth were members of a
weekend outing party at Solomons
Island, making the trip in a big tour
ing car and reaching Capt. George Con-
diff's in time to partake- of shore
supper.
were experiencing taste of hot wealth
err" said member of the party. I'VE
were enjoying cool breezes from the
Patuxent and Chesapeake bay"
With the exception Of stretch of
four miles. members of the party
stated, the road was all that could be
desired. although the failure of the
road commission to oil certain parts of
the road promises to make the upkeep
rather expensive
proved Saturday night attraction on
the island, while the next morning the
suggestion of fish attracted the male
members of the party to the river.
ut looks like an off day for fishing"
said Capt. Kelly when his patrons were
ready to return ashore with a short
string of hardheads, but trout will be
plentiful in a week or two, and earlier
catch two hardheads at time"
Mr.. Schroth established a record for
catching toadfsh.
Lew NJ. Thayer. Charlie Porter and
Ringgold Hart spent an afternoon on
water was far from being clear, the
anglers stated. but they had become
| tired of waiting for clear water and de-
cided to cast their lines in the cloudy
water.
What friends of Thayer term Lew
Thaye's size," particularly small fish,
was caught by Thayer, and 1t was some
| time before he knew there was another
fish in the river.
And he then caught a ur-pounder,"
remarked Ringgold Hart. the largest
of the seventeen rockfish caught that
afternoon"
Hart caught eight rockfsh and Porter
seven. A number of the gamesters
-f. trUYo ND nV1o h a
pounds a piece. Later in the week
Charlie Porter and Henry CarteI(Hugh
A. Kane's colored assistant, tried their
luck and Porter landed six-and-one-
caught several other fish. Kane fol-
lowed the party and made catch of
twenty fish, probably the largest
catch of rock made by lone fisher
man this season.
do and Mr.. and Mrs. L. d'Antin were
among those who spent the week end
at Rock Point. They participated In
the fishing game there several weeks
that they returned and made another
catch. In the morning they caught
long string of white perch.
About noon the members Of the party
returned ashore and had dinner. ana In
| the afternoon their boatman took them
| in a different direction from that In
which he took them in the morning.
The change proved entirely satisfac-
! tory they reported. for they not only
caught another string of perch, but
added number of hardheads and rock
| fish to their catch.
Members of another party at the re-
sort on the Wicomico were c. j.
Brooks. J. b. Green, Joseph H. Shipley.
Joseph H. shipleya jr.; ]. L. Risdon and
William Leary. They caught all the
! Ash they wanted Mr.. and Mrs. George
C. Havenner and son participated in
| the sport three days last week.
A catch Of seventy -fve hardheads.