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


Members of the party motored to the
resort in three cars, Fred Stein pilot
ing them, and Jack Grey served as
commiSSary.
And Jack was popular man on the
outing" commented a member of~the
party.
Israel the amateur of the party, was
credited with having caught the larg-
so large fish. his companions stated,
that he had to Call on Lieut.. Ely to as
sist in landing it.
Capt. Charles T. Peck, Miss Helen
Fries. Miss Virginia Peck and H. A.
Cole spent the week end at Colonial
Beac and made an interesting catch
of fish.
fishing" said Cole. land the fish are
plentiful. The number of fish caught
depends upon the supply Of bait"
Leaving the resort on the Virginia
shore early in the morning, they went
to Swan point, one of the favorite
places in that section, and 1T was not
long before fish were being landed two
at time. When the supply of bait
gave out and the party returned ashore
they had a count of more than 200
white perch. one rockfish, one trout and
four hardheads.
To the tune of I'VE Are Sailing on the
Ohio six Washington sportsmen on a
to paddle their own canoe" 1t was
just another one of those annoying in
stances of boatman having neglected
to get his engine in trim before start
ing. one of the sportsmen explained,
and the absence of oars made it nee
essary to use broom, shovel and piece
of plank as the propelling force.
But the distance was only three
miles," suggested a member of the
party, and it was fine to see the haw-
ser fastened about pile at the end of
the Journey"
Members of the party were W. W.
Price, dean of the newspaper CORPS at
the White House; DR.. Arthur N. Me1oy,
John w. Hurley, Richard Campbell,
Charles E. Marsh and Carl H. Smith.
They motored to Fairhaven; fishing
shore several miles above Chesapeake
Beach. but the water was SO rough
that there was no sport to be enjoyed.
Leaving Fairhaven. the six anglers
motored to Annapolis, and went to the
they were trying to learn if there were
any fish to be caught that engine trou-
Bile made the return under dfhicult1es
earlier than had been intended
and not a fish," was the sad COM
ment of one of the more enthusiastic
members of the party.
Capt. Andy Shymansky, said to be one
of the best fishermen on the Potomac
and Wicomico rivers, had Mr. and Mrs.
c. Meredith, Mrs. NJ. Rutherford and ].
e. Ernshaw on weekend nshfng trip
at Rock Point. The captain suggested
fishing on what is termed the middle
ground" because of the condition of the
tide.
"And SO fine catch was made" said
member of the party, that we de-
cided to return and participate IN the
sport In the near future"
Their catch included more than zoo
white perch, two strings of rockf1sh
and five punches of hardheads.
Theodore Delavigne. one of the sew
eral piscatorial members of Maj. Pull
mans office force, has not enjoyed
many fishing trips this season because
Hunting creek and other small streams
in which he does his fishing have been
muddy most of the time. Almost Civ
ing up hope of catching large-mouth
bass and catfish before the fall season,
Delavigne last week concluded to try
his hand at catching frogs.
II caught six beauties last night, he
said when he appeared at headquarters
one morning. "And put them in a tub
and covered them to keep them until
they got enough for a dinner"
But that day his children's curiosity
got the better of them and the frogs
got away.
ITS easy enough to catch fish IL the
fish are to be caught" remarked George
johnson, when he returned from the
lower point of Potomac Park one aft
ernoon this week
But it is necessary to have the right
kind of bait" he added.
George had heard that saltwater
trout would attract Mississippi and
channel catfish. he said and he gave
that bait trial. He reported that
the bait proved attractive enough for
him to land fish enough to supply his
own table and send some to his neigh
bors.
Mr.. and Mrs c. D. Pennington were at
Rock Point on a weekend outing. In
the morning they enjoyed fishing and
In the afternoon they took dip in
the the . "bsiny deep p; Mr.. an, and Mrs W E.
ers spent their week end at the resort
on the Wicomico and had their usual
good luck.
w. F. Wiley, managing editor of
the question of suitable reward for
the best fish story. He says the best
story he has heard deals with how
the small-mouth black bass. one of the
In the Potomac.
Mr.. Wiley has been informed that when
the Baltimore and Ohio was completed
TO wheeling, In 1852. young civil en-
return locomotive 'deadhead" to Bal
timore. conceived the idea of filling its
tender with fresh water and as many
bass as the capacity of the tank would
permit. and transporting the Ash across
the Allegheny mountains to point
near Cumberland, Md, where they were
planted In the eastern stream
Carl Waller, Mrs. Waller, Master E.
Wahler of this city and Miss C. Car
roll Of Nashville, Tenn, were among
those who spent the week end at Rock
Point, and caught many fish,
Mrs. Sylvester. wife of Maj. Richard
Sylvester. former superintendent of po-
lice of this city. has followed In her
husbands footsteps as a disciple of
Saranac. N. Y, one day last week. she
made a catch of forty brook trout.
Miss Helen Ramsey, Miss Kitty
B B; Miss Ester Ramsey. J. c.
Flood. C. c. Carter and J. H. Higgins
motored to Rock Point on q weekend
outing. Part of the day was spent with
rod and line. while the other part was
spent in bathing.