Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-16
ROD AND STREAM.

Miller landed fve-pounder two weeks
ago.
Procuring a supply of madtoms. the
two anglers proceeded to the place
where George Miller waded the river
and made catch.
A Ash that weighed three and one
half: pounds the largest Two
other large bass were caught during
the morning.
The stringer to which they were at
tached became caught between tn.
rocks and boat. The fish are at large
in the river awaiting the appearance
of other sportsmen.
Ringsold Hart has returned from a
trip to Atlantic City.
Il saw fishermen come in with hard
heads about one-third the size Of those
caught at Benedict. and some small
sharks We're caught" he said. But
who wants to catch sharks" he asked.
He remained at home over night and
motored to Benedict the next morning.
! Michael Gray and Lafayette Devers.
on a week end trip to Hunting creek.
made "A good catch The anglers caught
twenty-five bass and three large perch
in an hours fishing. Bait gave out
and the sport had to be abandoned. \
magnet two and one-half inches long
| was taken from one of the fish that
Gray caught.
d. J. Mccarthy. Harry Hurley. Tim
othy Casey. Charles Miller. William
| keene. Frank Priestley and Timothy
+, Casey. jr.. were members of fishing
party at Colonial Beach several days
| ago Perch were plentiful. Hurley
caught the only trout-a two-pounder.
| w. w. Price and John W. Hurley.
each trying to Guido the other. were at
Rock Point on weekend outing.
Wednesday they were at Benedict At
Rock Point all the morning it was a
| case of Poor Hurley" but in the after
noon he had better luck. although he
did not get a trout anything like that
caught by his companion.
The fsh come according to the size
of the man who catches them" remark
ed the more successful angler.
/ On the trip to Benedict there was an
other story to tell. What Hurley did to
his bait his companion was unable to
tell But Hurley caught thirteen of the
| fifteen trout.
! Spit on the bait and kiss the FIRST fish
caught" was Hurley's explanation. land
you are sure to make a catch"
Sam Dodd and John Rudy went to
| Trammelrs on a week end outing. To
convince friends of fine c-tch Of bass
they were certain they would make.
| Rudy took his camera along.
Several small fish. but not bass. were
caught during the morning hours. IN
the afternoon Rudy got strike. 1t
| was another case of the big fish getting
| away. Dodd said. Each took a photo
graph of the other. with only the small
fish to show for their efforts.
! al Reinberg. Edward Burrows and
Charles Beveridge have returned from
fishing trip to Catoctin, Nd. where
they made their headquarters at the
Sharp Shinn Fishing Club. A two-day
| trip Melted the trio thirty-five bass. AL
Reinberg leading with the catch of 4
| gamester that weighed five and one
/ quarter pounds. Burrows scoring second
I -.t1~
| half pounds
| I've been fishing on the upper Poto-
mac for the past twenty-one years." said
Reinbers. 4 believe large bass are
| more plentiful this sea son than at any
other time during that period"
Nine of the thirty-five bass the trio
caught weighed between two and three
pounds They returned q number OF
small fish to the river. The big fish was
| presented to Ward Savage.
| Henry Smith served as cook when he
| went to the lower river with a party
of friends aboard the launch Aline, Con-
rad Smith. captain. Other members Of
| the party were r. E Painter and B. T.
Davis. They spent two days on the
river. and did most Of their fishing near
Nos. 10 and IL buoys.
We returned with a string OF 11s
pounds Of trout hardheads and perch"
reported a member OF the party.
A trout weighing five pounds. the
| largest fish caught. was landed by Mr..
! Painter.
W. w. Deal Harry Anderson. Mack
Sparrough. Hugh A. Kane. Charlie Por-
ter and E T. Stunkel were members OF
night fishing party at Chesapeake
Beach This week. They motored to the
resort Tuesday night and had Capt.
James Lee take them to the oyster beds
off Marinellfs
! 1t was about o'clock when the anglers
reached the fishing grounds. It was
about that time in the morning when
| they reached home with a catch of nine
| ty trout. One other fish. spot. was
| caught by Kane