Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-03

hardheads. They caught few perch
and a number of cells.
And said Deal. I'VE had fifteen
large cells among the catch. The
small ones were not counted"
A rockfish weighing fourteen pounds
last week was entered in the Roberts
contest by N L. Pulliam. 1t was the
largest fish of it's species caught here
this season. it is stated, none larger
having been entered in the contest.
Pulliam. 1T is stated. holds the rec
ord for the largest rockfsh and
the greatest number of them thus
far this season He has been. on
the river practically every day there
was any chance to get fish. fished
early and late. and made many catches.
The successful angler has not aban
doned hope of getting twenty
FOUNDER before the close of the season.
promises to become an ardent Walton
lite. He already manages to get as
many FISH as his father, it is stated, and
incidentally he has an eye to business
in the matter of selling bait.
What are you going to do with that
can of worms" was the inquiry made
of the youngster by an angler who saw
him with a supply of such bait.
Catch fish" was his quick reply, ''or
sell them for a dime
He got the dime.
Fishing on the Virginia side of the
river with his father a few days ago.
the youth landed one of the largest
crappie ever caught near this city.
Austin Savage was disappointed
angler a weekend outing near the
Virginia end of Highway bridge. He
anchored near the first pier, favorite
place. and expected he would get
string of large perch.
II believe | caught the same SIM
perch twenty times he said, land
when finally kept the fish for luck 1
caught nothing more"
Some distance from the bridge he
caught number of cells
John r. Murrell has caught a seven
pound rockf1sh and is satisfied. He was
a long time getting the fish. and he
went to considerable amount of trou
BILE to get 1t.
ut was a case of early and late fish
ing" said one of the older sportsmen
on the upper river who him put in
appearance early a m, go away
and return and remain until dark.
Following his success the upper
river. the sportsman went to Benedict
for an afternoon outing without max
ing any extensive preparations and
was fortunate enough to get a long
string of hardheads.
"Eels and toadf1sh didn't count" he
said
His largest hardhead weighed three
and a quarter pounds.
Wade H. Coombs this week found it
necessary to purchase a line,
monster rockfish having taken part of
his old one and caused him to expe-
rience a slight attack of heart trou-
BILE and disappointment. Frank Kane
and William Towers were with him
when the disappointing incident hap
pened.
I The trio had been on the river many
times this season and had caught a
number of fish.
But never before had any Of them
hooked such a monster" said George
W. Boyd. who happened not to be with
them on that occasion.
ut must have been twenty-pounder.
broke the line and got away"
Forty smaller fish were landed by the
three anglers.
James A. Richmond and Adam A.
Weschler participated in pleasant
trip to Benedict Wednesday. They mo-
tored to the Patuxent early in the
morning and were surprised to find fish
| SO plentiful. Their catch included MANY
hardheads. cells and perch.
AL Reynolds anchored in the deep
water opposite Cisselrs mill Thursday
afternoon and caught seven rockflsh
though they furnished good sport Rey-
nolds baited with cut smelts and blood
worms.
Eugene Reggie and f. w. Boyle were
among the anglers who spent the week
end at Benedict. They had great sport
catching hardheads, cells and perch,
and a few toadfish came their way and
caused annoyance. The anglers got
drenched on their way home through
the storm
D. Hinkley Lyman and James w
Eubank were two successful fishermen
on the Potomac above Chain bridge
this week. landing thirty-flve pounds
of Mississippi catfish the largest
weighing three pounds.
I'VE would have caught MANY more"
said Mr.. Lyman. had it not been for
the fact that we We're forced to take
shelter from the storm at the time the
fish were biting best"
Mr.. Eubank said it reminded him of
years ago. when he was a fisherman
on the James river near Richmond, his
home