Evening star., 1916-08-19

Harry Evans, Theodore E. Craig and
Linton Evans were amcng the numer-
Gus Waltonites who this week enjoyed
| the sport near Piney Point, where they
| made their headquarters at Swann's.
Fishing in Herring run one day. the
| six anglers made a catch of sixty
pounds Of Norfolk spots.
And when l returned home learned
that they were sold at a dollar a dozen
| in Norfolk about the time we made the
.. CATCH" remarked Evans.
While on the river two days they
species of fish. They enjoyed the sport
very much, some of them stated, but
the most enjoyable sport came when
they went to the "trouting grounds"
Our Our trip to the favorite trout
eighty-seven pounds of fish,"
Adam A. Weschler. James A. Rich
mond. Harry A. Hegarty and John j.
Sullivan last week participated>in an
interesting trip to Benedict. where
Capt. Shorter looked after them and
took them to place near Sheridans
point. Fish were. plentiful and more
than willing to take bait. Bloodworms
proved to- be the best bait for all va
rieties Of fish. the anglers stated. soft
crabs and peeler failing to attract them.
1t was early in the afternoon when
the quartet got started. and they reach
ed their destination in time to give the
fishing game trial before sundown.
Early in the morning they gave the fish
second trial. but high wind inter-
fered with their sport and they return
ed home with a supply of fish in time
for Fridays dinner.
I'VE got about a hundred trout and
half as many spots and perch" said
Hegarty. and the spots were large
enough to make them well worth
bringing home"
The sportsmen were delighted at the
absence of the annoying eels and did
not find the troublesome toadfish so
plentiful.
Detective Robert Hewlett has re-
turned from a trip to Piney- Point Md.
where be spent part of his vacation at
his bungalow with his family. Accom-
spent several days on the river and
made numerous catches of splendid fish
Large spots, he said, were particular
ily plentiful and the large trout were
Just running well when he returned
early in the week.
There was no difficulty experienced
In the matter Of bait" said the sports
man; Soft crabs and peelers were
plentiful and cheap"
Hotels in that section he stated were
hlled with Washingtonians and most
Of the men enjoyed rod and line sport.
He returned home over the road from
Leonardtown, reaching here early in the
evening.
Frank Williamson and Harry H.
Galley enjoyed a weekend outing near
the mouth of Broad creek.
: There is hard bottom near the
mouth of the creek" said Galley. land
1t Is d natural feeding ground for rock
fish and white perch"
The anglers flshed in water about
eight feet deep and landed a string of
the two varieties of fish that are so
plentiful in that part of the creek
Joe Sanburn and Austin Savage caught |
ffty-two rockfish on a weekend outing. |
They left the foot of 7th street early in
the morning and made stop opposite the |
steel plant. succeeding in dropping anchor |
on hard bottom. and remained long enough |
to land a string. of fish. = - !
And when the tide changed said Saw |
age. we made a change in location and |
continued to catch. fish, :. =,
Their catch included number Of large |
spotted catfish and number of white |
perch. The perch were not very large, |
they stated, but were large enough to eat |
Sanburn spent two days in the vicinity |
Of Quantico later in the week fishing |
where anglers made, large, catches years |
ago, and landing string Of bass and
white perch. Many of the perch weighed |
as much as a pound each.
James Maloney and James Mcdonald
went to Matonkin shoals, lower Potomac,
On a weekend outing and had remark
ably good success. 49,
Caught eighty-five pounds Of rockfish.'
one of them remarked.
When they returned in the evaning and
displayed their catch at the home of the
National Yacht Club. said a member OF
the club. it looked very much like a sup
ply for wholesale fish dealer.
The fish weighed from one to five
pounds. 1t is said that MatomlSin shoals
IS regarded as being one of the best fish,
ng grounds on the lower river.
John Diggs. an enthusiastic fisher
man, surprised persons who were
spending a quiet afternoon at the home
Of the National Yacht Club, foot of >7th
street, Wednesday, when he engaged in
an exciting. struggle with fish in the
basin. ~ - go
Spectators watched the anxious an
gler as he tugged at what was on his
line SOME of the onlookerss suggested
that Diggs probably had hooked a
shark. but the fisherman was satisfied
that he knew to the contrary. .,.,
i've seen a big carp flirting about
here in the basin." he said, land at
last I've got him. -
Diggs landed a twenty-pound carp.
T.. T. Moffett last week entertained
members of his family at Giebe Club on
The Patuxent Included In the party
were his wife and son Raymond, Miss
Florence Moffett, a sister, and his
daughters. Mrs.sD. B. Shreve. and Mrs.
g. H. Handy, and their husbands.
Fishing for yellow perch }is flne
sport" said the enthusiastic angler and