Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-07

Charles Jacobson is a full-hedged
Waltonite. Never did he think he
| would enjoy tho piscatorial sport. but
/ on q trip to Benedict last Tuesday he
| made catch OF trout and perch and
willingly admitted he would be on the
river again in the near future.
w. H. Frey. F. II. Geyer and son,
! John w. Hurley and Arthur Dunlop
l. were members of the party with the
novice They motored to the Patuxent
river resort in Dunlop's car. reaching
there in time to fish the early tide and
remaining long enough to fish the
afternoon tide.
During the morning and early after
noon hours attention was directed toward
Hurley, the veteran, and his friends
had much fun at his expense. Jacob
son had caesht the largest fish. two
and Lone half pound trout, and the laugh
was on the veteran.
at was case of the man laughing
last" said Hurley. telling of the trip and
relating a story of his landing a four
and lone half-pound trout. And the
laugh was turned.
More than one hundred fish. including
two rock and twentyseven trout, were
! landed.
George F. Campbell and R F. Frank.
two fishing enthusiasts at the bureau of
engraving and printing. spent pleasant
vacation at Rock Point They caught nu-
mcrous trout, perch and other fish, and
kept many of them alive until they were
ready to board a steamer on the home
ward trip.
DR.. Frederick Repetti. DIR. Frederick
Yates. Chester r. Samson and Virgil II
Fookes motored to Rock Point a week
ago to participate in the sport on the
river A storm greeted them and made
it so uncomfortable that they enjoyed a
shore dinner and returned home.
Adolph Felix surprised his friends when
he returned from a fishing trip to the
vicinity Of Chain bridge and exhibited
twenty-pound turtle. He baited with live
bait and was fishing for a bass or rock,
he stated. when suddenly he felt some
thing Juggling at his bait. 1t proved to be
the monster turtle.
Having experienced such luck on the
up-rivcr trip. Felix suggested a trip 10
Mattawonan creek, and Al Warner. Al
Gensler, Seth Schell. Charlie Reynolds
and William Birkgt followed his sugges-
ton.
And he beat his five companions"
said VIII Reynolds, landing eighteen
bass. more than all the others caught
John Souder. who seldom misses q day
on the river, has made preparations for
winter fishing. Last winter he fshed al
most every day. said VIII Reynolds, and
seldom returned ashore without some
thing to show for his trip
One day this week the veteran fisher
man landed catfish that weighed eight
pounds. That was one of number Of
FISH of the same species caught. He
caught a yellow perch that weighed
twelve ounces, and a number of smaller
perch. He made the catch in Little river.
Mack Sparrough, John F. Murrell
a week END outing at Aqua creek,
Va. and caught twenty-five bass nine
teen pike and thirty yellow perch.
Everybody on the river caught fish
that day said Sparrough, and the
number of anglers and fish on the
homeward bound train gave the train
the appearance of fishermens spe-
cial."
The three sportsmen baited with live
smells and the fish were plentiful
enough, Sparrough said. to have some
thing doing almost every minute.
William T. Reynolds, president of
the fishing club that bears his name;
Schell enjoyed an outing in the vicinity
of Seneca on the occasion of the club
presidents annual bass trip.
Bass were not plentiful Reynolds
said. but we got as many as we could
eat"
Reynolds boosted of the chicken din
ners the quartet prepared.
The first day we cooked an old
rooster and had broth" he said, and
the next day we cooked the fowl until
1t was nearly tender.
Chicken goulash was servci the
third day" he added, land the fourth
day we added noodles to have a change
of food"
William Halfpap, George Wells, Mat
thew Ridden. James Waddy. Edward
Halfpap, Oscar Oehler and Joseph
koehler were members of a weekend
party OF anglers at Hunting creek.
We had heard about the great
catches OF bass made there" said Rud-
den, and thought we would be able
TO make killing, but all we were
able to Kill was the food and the bait"
Matt said that they did catch few
perch and one eel They saw nothing
of catfish or bass.
Camp Sanburn. so called because Joe
Sanburn prepared it, an interesting
spot on Loswan Level, last SUNDAY at,
tracted the attention of many persons
VINO VINO tramped along the towpath on
fish. 4NeS' u
Austin Savage, John sievers. C. r
,Wlthauer and William Gass were mem
LET'S OF Sanburns party, and while the
spor tsmen were trying to catch fish
"he ~ was chiefly trial, they admitted
S ThaH IVA. was looking after the camp
1a,n an. but we had a fish dinner.
.ook along few smoked fish for
emergency use and used them"
not corn bread. roast corn and pota-
soes, cooked on an open fire, were
served with the fish
waiter Scott took his wife and two
t tTys 70 solomons Island on a fishing
~ Iney motored to the resort at
a sie mouth of the Patuxent river and
ISL the oyster beds near Drum Point
a some distance up the river.
ha ui scott surprised his father when
n nc ianded big trout, while his brother
eaught big eel Father expe-
nshing trips because Of the loss of an |
arm IN the civil war, participated in |
Two hshing trips to Rock Point during |
the past ten days
MS handicap did not prevent him from
mating big catch, however, a catch |
enat outnumbered that made by his |
suaompanions. the combined catch of |
9nn 9 members of the party aggregating |
Eeorge Ratherdale, Fred Williams and |
nopert Ratherdale spent the week end |
near Whitehouse landing, place |
mat was noted for fishing many years i
ago, and made splendid catch. The |
srlo went to Accotink creek and fished |
Tor tor bass, and when they flshed during |
me me morning without getting strike |
they went to place near Whitehouse !
landing and fshed on the rocky bottom. |
Three of the forty white perch they |
caught weighed three and one-quarteri
pounds, an average Of more than onet