Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-09

Saltwater fishing resorts are at
tracing the rod-and-reel sportsmen.
Occasional showers and a few heavy
storms have managed to keep upriver
streams in such condition that bass
refused to take the bait. but rockhsh
furnished splendid sport when the
river was not real muddy.
Many catches of rockfsh were made
in the vicinity of the city by persons
who were out for the week end. some of
the fish weighing as much as nve
pounds None of the twenty-pounders
has been caught this season. SO far as
has been reported the largest fish that
has been caught being Henry Graue's
big Mississippi catfish.
It's reported that herring still are
plentiful in the river above Highway
bridge, and while they are In evidence.
said Joe Fletcher, rockfish are not far
away. A short spell of hot weather.
however probably will be the means of
driving the big rock, better known as
herring rollers" TO salt water.
W. w. Price, John W. Hurley and LIE
Row Rogers, on A week end outing,
probably landed the first string OF fish
that has been caught at ROCK Point
this season.
"Ill admit I was not in the contest"
said Rogers. after his companions had
caught the big FISH.
A two-pound rockfish caught by Price
was the first of the large nsh caught
Nv anv member of the trio. He held
the la,rels for an hour or more, and
then Hurley made a catch of a fish of
that snecies that weighed nearly four
pounds. - 49, 49,,
nnnnder If is stated. persons on shore
were excited by loud shouts on the
,iyar There was no cause for alarm,
however. IS the noise was made by the
excited sportsman VINO landeo tne Dig
fish. A number OF large hardheaos ana
few nerch were included in the days
catch.
Iosenb Royau and Edmund Royal.
father and son, spent peasant ana
nrofitable outing on the Day at Cnes-
apeake Beach. over the Week ena;
E!nuinned with supply OF tackle ana
hlaod,ror,ns. father and son boarded
tataam and rowed two or more miles
srnn, shore and tied to one OF the many
stakes found there
..rowed to the place where we
49, ond returned five hours later
mSitb !, catch of three dozen hardheads.
the smallest weighing one ana tnree-
oI,arter hounds and the largest tipping
the scales at four anu ono ,h t ..J
There was the usual -
fish in evidence
NJ. aud Mrs. y. P. Collins. Charles
,ti.i,,sbaad and Nicholas Grove were
.lnt Of n week end party at
I It.,s II was their first trip of the
rauin and because Mrs. Collins was
sS.,so member of the party to score,
eiie tatad other members of the party
s s,i,.'.,,1ated a report that nothing was
.I taught two cells" she said. and
-, 80 said they didn't count
nat they counted more tnan the
80 they caught she added, the
va, esh they were able to catch
Addison Davis and Herbert McProuty
80 mong the piscatorial sportsmen
to snent the week END at beneoict
Thsy renort a decided Improvement IN
tho snort since the previous Week Wnen
= dozen hardheads were regarueu as pc
~ bie catch and when the troublesome
tnadfsh we're plentiful enough 10 keep
I'M interest in the sport
Three dozen hardheads. punch o.
,.1s and a string of white percn mace
tba anglers feel that the trip was wen
,rnrtb while. 1t is reported that pai'
is Getting more plentiful at the resort.
Charles Middleton. Austin Savage.
Matt Ridden and Johi no =, 1I;u.s
members of a week end party az hiii
IneiiLpe,n attractive spot on the Patuxent
riveS about three miles peyoho mari
boro. a short distance
80 ,be bridge attracted the attention
Of the anglers. and investigation Oh 'he