Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-26

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Arthur Maddox's boat with 1o3 Ash to
their credit.
'It is reported that a scarcity of bait
at Aqua creek is in prospect for fall
fishing" said Charles r. Holman, who
spends much time on the river in that
vicinity.
Il was there on weekend outing,
he added, land was unable to fish be-
cause there was not much bait to be
had. One of the men who usually has
plenty bait on hand predicted it's scar
city
The angler explained that the failure
of boatmen to have supplies of bait on
hand often proves disappointing to
those who make extensive preparations
for outings and when it becomes neces-
safy to carry bait all over the country
said Holman, it makes a fellow feel
that the game is not worth the trouble
Two Fredericksburg, Va. sportsmen
who were at Aqua creek on a week
end outing and brought bait with them
landed seventeen large-mouth bass
They also caught several pike.
Scores of enthusiastic anglers have
found it unnecessary to go far away
from home in order to find good sport.
While some of the fishermen have
made extensive and expensive prepare
tons to go on trips many miles from
the city, said AL Reynolds, Others
have caught almost at the doors OF
their homes
Reynolds told of good catches made
in Little river and other places not far
from Analostan Island this week. Fish
ing with John Lipscomb, he said, they
caught string of rockfish in Little
river They baited with small live and
large cut smelts.
AL Warner came over from Baltimore
one day this week and tried his luck in
Little river. He fished with spoon and
live bait and was well satisfied with a
catch of four bass weighing twelve
pounds. and lone angler flshed among
the rocks off Analostan Island and
caught eleven bass.
Hot weather has no terrors for John
Souder
In fact, weather conditions never
disturb him." commented Will REYNOLDS
Last winter he fished when there was
! Ice in the river. and on one occasion he
a place of safety on the ripraps below
Analostan Island for the night"
rms week the enthusiastic fisherman
made catch Of scores of catfish and a
few bass. No fish is too large or too
small for John to catch
can always find somebody who is
glad to get them" he saws land there
are lots of people who scarcely know
what it is to eat fish that's. really
fresh"
John does most of his fishing at
points along the river from Highway
bridge to the head of Little river
Lew Thayer last week abandoned
,,S lot pass IN the upper river and
wen to Rock Point Accompanyine
him were Charles F. Sudwar4h. Eich-
ard Curtis. Herbert Merillatt and Ches-
ley C.. Curtis. 1t was a case OF motor
ing to the resort the night before and
getting on the river at :; am, Thayer
Ia firm, hall
early bird" theory.
Capt Tom Stein boated them to the
vicinity OF buoy No. s and dropped
anchor at point where he was Ger
tain fish would be found
What we failed to get in numbers. y
said Thayer. was made up in size. We
caught nineteen trout before break
fast and they all were large"
The five anglers were on the river
after breakfast, but, they stated, the
weather was so warm that the fish
probably lost their appetites,
Al any rate said Thayer, 'if there
We're any fish near us only one trout
and a couple of hardheads displayed
a Willingness to take the bait The
toadfish were in evidence, however, and
they proved just as annoying as ever"
DR.. L. w. Glazebrook and J. B. Clark
last week enjoyed an outing at Rocl,
Point. The two ANGLERS were on tine
of trout. perch and spots. Members
OF another party who participated in
an enjoyable three-day outing on the
Wicomico were Mr.. and Mrs w. A
rawlings and Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Cullen
Rufus Day was at the resort long
enough to land string of fish. Among
those who were there for the week end
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. p Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. Hazleton. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Hobson, Mrs. Connell and daughter
Majs. o. c. Pierce, X. w. Walker, l..
Fryerson and F. S. Armstrong, and all
the anglers made successful catches.
George S. Brown spent his week end
on the river near the feeder and Syca-
more Island, thinking Il nearby trip
might prove as successful is one far
distant from the city. He did his Ash
ing in the swift water he stated and
managed to land six bass.
The largest of the six fish weighed
three pounds and four ounces. Years
ago the bass fishing in the vicinity of
the feeder was exceptionally good.
1T looks as ii the good fishing there
has returned" said w. p. Bowie, many
good catches having been made there
this season."
Anglers who have visited Seneca and
vicinity during the present eason and
round water conditions favorable say
the river is literally. filled with small
mouth bass.
When single angler can catch more
than forty fish in one day." remarked
one of the sportsmen in that locality,
its easily seen that fish are lenti-
ful. And he added. THAT'S what one
of them did,
E. A. Pitkin, expert with rod and line,
was at Seneca for few hours on a
weekend trip. He caught five bass
the largest weighing four pounds and
six ounces. His trip was shortened
because his supply of bait became-ex-
hausted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Schneider and
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Withers carried off
the honors for the weekend fishing
parties at Rock Point.
Simply put it all over the others"
commented Withers
The two men did most of the fishing
while their wives enjoyed the cool
breezeS from the oPtomac and Wicomi-
co. Trout were not much in evidence
that particular day, the anglers ad-
but their catch Of the attrac-
tive fish was larger than that made by
some Of the sportsmen who were there
"And the perch and spots" said
Withers, were particularly fine"
William Brkigt and Edward Krea-
mer. two of the numerous followers
of Walton who spend much of their
spare time with members of the Will
r. Reynolds Fishing Club. when they
are not on the river, gave fishing in
Little river a trial on a weekend |
trip.
Making a catch of a few fish near
Island, the sportsmen moved |
down stream and anchored near the