Evening star., 1916-08-12

splendid sport on the Patuxent river
and Chesapeake bay during the past
three weeks, and. 1t is stated, the sport
shows a marked improvement each day.
Most of the fishing is, done within
radius of a few miles of Solomons Is
land, an attractive place at the mouth
Of the river and in sight Of the bay.
some sportsmen trying their luck in the
waters of the river, while others do
their fishing in the bay.
| A weekend party of Washingtonians
who visited the island and put up at
| Capt George Condin's included ]. 3.
Schroth and wife. Sauuel Saks and
wife, Myer Loeb, Maurice Solomon and
wife, Jerome Saks, Miss Agnes Nc
Kenzie, DIR. r. C. Tyler and wife, Miss
Rose Lash and c. r. Schroth.
r The party motored over the road to
| Solomons, going by way of Upper Marl-
boro and Owings station and unable
| to escape the bad stretch of road be-
yond Hills bridge.
"Never again over that road until
| repairs are made" said ]. B. Schroth.
MY next trip to Solomons will be by
| way of Leonardtown and across the
| river in boat. Not only will that
route give better road. but it will
be much shorter"
Members of the party who participat-
! ed in the sport on the river and bay
were pleased with the result of their
! piscatorial efforts. In the vicinity of
] place known as Hawks Nest, they
] said. they found trout, large spots and
hardheads particularly plentiful.
The spots" said one of the anglers,
were of the Norfolk variety, and the
hardheads were as large as had been
caught there this season."
1t was learned at Solomons Island
that there ought to be exceptionally
good night fishing for trout on the full
moon this month. The fishing is done
with rod and line and without the use
Use a large bait" said Capt Condiff,
"and throw it as far from the boat as
possible, and plenty two and three
pound trout ought to be caught"
John W. Hurley won the laurels on a
weekend trip to Rock Point, Nd, with
a party of friends Other members of
the party were DR.. Arthur N. MeIoy. w.
w. Price, DR.. Joseph J. Mundell, Will
liam Keith. Charles Wagner and ].
| Stuart Price.
An early morning start put the sports
men on the Potomac and. Wicomico
rivers shortly after Iaybreak. Luck
was tried at buoys and 10, near the
|
a few fish were caught at each place
during the early morning hours.
Except by that noted fisherman
Hurley" remarked one of the Price
brothers.
| Hurley" he added. certainly knows
how to catch the fish. and think it is
not merely a matter of luck with him -
About II o'clock the thirsty and hun
cry members of the party went ashore
for supply of water and food, but
| Price hn IL
the rather fish than eat" class, returned
to the river. anchored at favorite spo,
and started the sport of pulling in the
Hurley repeated his success of the
morning hours" said his companion
land l was able to land an occasional
fish"
Including the catch of the veteran
in landing something less than 200 fish
land the outing was voted a decided
success.
Bruce Branson. one of the more prom
iinent anglers. member of the Washing
ton Anglers Club and other similar or
lganiZations, has returned from a two.
week stay at Piney Point. Ordinarily
1t is stated, Branson would prefer catch
ling q few small-mouth bass to landing
scores of large trout, hardheads ant
spots.
But there comes a time in every
mans life when he wants a change
said one of his companions. more espe.
lcially when the water in the bass
streams gives promise OF remaining
muddy all the season, and so Bruce wen
to salt water"
Sailing to a place on the bay from
iwhere 1t was possible to view Poin
Lookout, Point Lookin, Point No Point
IanI Point Again, it is stated the sports
imam detected school of porpoises hav.
ing good time in the water. and MOI
far behind them was a shark
Branson. his friends state did not dis
play interest enough in the shark to de
| termine If 1t were of the man-eatine
variety. During his stay at the st
Marys county resort, the angler caugh
many large fish.
Capt Charles T. Peck. who has fshet
at almost every place from the mouth
Of the river to Harpers Ferry, says h.
thinks the vicinity of buoy No. 10 is thu
place that furnishes the best sport il
salt water.
TT is across the river from Colonia
speaking. around the corner from Rocl
Point"
Anglers who go to both resorts ar,
well acquainted with the location of tn,
buoy. Capt. Peck and Michael Griffir
were at Colonial Beach as guests of w
W. KimmeI. who also is enthusiastic,
angler. and the trio were on the wate
practically every day during their stay
speaking of fishing at No. 10 buoy,
said the captain, "It seemed almost i'm
possible to cast a line overheard with
out hanging q couple of fish,"
Capt Peck is credited VT in the catcf
| OF the largest hardhead caught in tn,
lower Potomac this season. The fisl
weighed more than three pounds ant
gave the captain such a fight that h,
almost concluded he had hooked one o
: the big sharks that have caused con
sternation along the coast the pas
month.
) r. B. Crovo. ]. W. Dyer. Joseph Crovo
A. r. Lawrence and Dominick Crow
; participated in a weekend fishing tril
to Rock Point.
: EFT was a pleasant midsummer trip
said John Crovo. but the absence O
| an awning or other covering on tn,
boat made the going rather warm par
. of the day."
The nve anglers got an early start
leaving the city Saturday afternoon II
time to enjoy a nights rest near tn
water before participating in the sport
land in-time to participate in shor'
breakfast" said one of the number.
Early in the morning the sportsmel
were on the river. They made severa
. moves during the day and returned
with . string Of fully 400 nsh. man,