Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20

on a week end trip. HIS catch consisted
of three large trout and numerous spots,
and 1t was explained that rough water
prevented the catching Of an additional
number of trout.
Others in the party were James Mey-
ers. Mack Sparrough. William e. Dulin,
John w. Hurley and Fred Hail. When
the sportsmen reached the resort the wa
ter showed no signs Of being rough. but
soon after anchor was dropped the waves
disturbed the anglers and interfered with
their sport.
Octave Bigoness, Mrs. Bigoness. Pierce
Darlington and Ned HUMPHREYS last week
visited Benedict for the first time. and
had delightful outing. Reaching tho re-
sort late in the evening. three members OF
the party participated in a game Of night
fishing. Mrs. Bigoness carrying OF the
honors with largest and greatest number
Of fish.
Early the next morning. long before
sunrise, the three anglers Of tho party
were on the river catching trout and
perch. their night catch having included
a number of rockfish- - second trip to
the river between breakfast and dinner
dinner they went grabbing in the creek,
where they got six dozen soft craba
Capt. I. D. Porter. Charlie Porter and
Al Bucheler were members of q fishing
party at Chesapeake Beach the last
week end.
Had it not been for the rough water
and some members of the party getting
SICK" said Charlie Porter, I'VE prob
ably would have made a killing. When
the boys got sick, however. we had to
come ashore and the sport was spoiled
Rough water win do the work"
he added: "The fish were there. but
our handicap was the means Of their
remaining there"
Numerous anglers who have made
early morning automobile trips to Ben
edict, Rock Point and other points and
seen an unusually large number OF
rabbits on the roads and heard many
quail in the woods and fields.
TT is an interesting sight to SEQ rab.
bits on the roads early in tho morn
ing" commented one of the sportsmen.
They seem to delight in moving about
the roads early in the morning as II
to get out. Of the wet fields to sun
themselves"
On recent trip to ono Of the resorts
members of an automobile party saw
nineteen rabbits. Last fall q red fox
crossed the road early in the morning
Plata and Rock Point
Several good catches of large-mouth
bass and rockfish have been made In
the vicinity of the city during the past
few days. Sam Kendig. who disposed
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he was done with the sport. returned
to the game this season. and the past
week he managed to land a four-pound
bass. That was only one of a number
of such fish he caught in the tidal
basin.
Reports from the head of the wioom-
leo river tell of large numbers Of ducks
proach Of cold weather. say sportsmen.
1t IS reported that a few wild geese
also have appeared there.
George Havell believes In prepared
ness and protection. On a recent trip
to Harpers Ferry he took his bucket
of catfish-not madtoms-to the bath
room and kept them alive over night.
Why did he take the bait there I'M
stead of leaving them in the riverT'
another sportsman inquired Of tho hotel
clerk.
Bait is scarce" replied tho clerk.
land Havell knows he's not the only
sportsman here"
George caught three bass. but they
were SO small. he said. that he returned
them to the water.
J. T. Ochsenreiter returned from .
week end trip to Pennifield's with what
he thinks may prove to be prize win.
ner. 1t was a small-mouth bass thae
weighed four and three-Quartef
pounds, the largest bass that has been
caught near Pennif1eld's this season.
The large fish attracted much atten-
tion among the numerous sportsmen
who were on the river that day. and
many of them envied Ochsenreiter. but
none of theW was able to duplicate the
catch.
Il was alsing an ordinary country rod
when made the CATCH" remarked the
sportsman. shaving left my rod 1t
home and being compelled to borrow
one from q country resident"