Evening star., 1917-09-08

to the right long before reaching An:
napolis, the motorists kept going until
they reached West river.
1--WE were at Galloways when we
reached the river" said GeyeI: .o and that II
proved to be an attractive place tha'
Procuring a boat, the trio went on
the river and soon cast their lines. All
went well until storm clouds appeared.
Then there was wind and rain, causing
a curtailment of the outing.
I'VE were only on the river about
one and one-half hours" said Geyer.
but we succeeded in landing good
string of trout and hardheads."
Geyer led the catch with three
pound trout.
Harry Budesheim still finds more
sport at Chappawamsic than at other
places. Muddy water has greeted him
on many occasions. he stated. but when
the river is muddy there is a place
far from the channel where clear or
only cloudy water is to be found.
And it is in this place." said Charles
R. Holman. that Budesheim usually
locates fish"
The enthusiastic angler was at Chap
pawamsic two days. Water conditions
were better than they had been and
the fish gave every evidence of being
hungry On the occasion of his first
days outing the sportsman landed
score of large-mouth bass weighing
twenty-eight pounds, while the second
days catch netted thirty fish that
weighed thirty-dve pounds.
One hundred and eighty-hve trout
weighing from one and one-half to five
and one-half pounds. were caught by
party of seven anglers on n night trip
to North Beach. The party was COM
posed Of George Land, Harry Deckman,
A. Daoud, Mack Sparrough, Carl Nor
lafne. Grafton Coleman and Charlie
Porter.
TT was one of the most delightful
fishing trips l have ever experienced"
commented Sparrough. one of the most
enthusiastic of the local sportsmen.
Equipped with eight dozen soft crabs
and other paraphernalia necessary to
enjoy the sport, the seven men boarded
a launch and motored to the vicinity
of buoy near Holland point. five miles
distant, and dropped anchor. The
sportsmen reached the fishing grounds
shortly after o'clock and returned at
5 o'clock in the morning.
THE bright moonlight made the con-
ditionS all that could be desired" COM
mented Charlie Porter, and it was
almost light enough to read a news
paper"
Thirteen small-mouth bass were land
ed by John w. Hurley on 4 week end
trip to the vicinity of Harpers Ferry
Come up; the waters fine" was the
message from George w. Leopold that
tempted the sportsman to abandon a
trip to Benedict and go in quest of the
gameSters.
Il fished from Bullring falls to
Weverton." he said, "and the number
of strikes 1 had fully convinced me
that the river is well filled with bass. -
He found the Potomac low and in
good condition, but the Shenandoah h
was high and muddy. The thirteen
fish weighed from one and one-haIf to
two and one-half pounds.
Using No. 90 bass hook and batting
with peeler, c. +. Rabbit fishing on
the PatuXent at Benedict, landed a
drumf1sh that weighed fifty pounds
Ine drum was one of several fish of
that species caught near the Patuxent
river resort this season. When the fish
took his bait the sportsman had not
the slightest idea of the size of the
monster, and when he got glimpse of
the fish he felt certain the small hook
would not hold it,
After play of some minutes, how
ever. ne managed to land the fish, which
attracted much attention among the
sportsmen who gathered on the pier to
greet him.
Fishing in the Tidal basin Tuesday
night, w. c. Adams of COZ eth street
southwest, landed seven bass. all of which
weighed more than two and one-half
pounds. He took another trip there We'd
nesday night and when he returned home
mad bass which tipped the scales at
six and one-half pounds Mr. Adams
fished from the sea wall and used a snoon
bait.
George Wilson. Michael BOYLE. Jerry
Sullivan and Timothy Anderson were
members OF party who went to the
lower Potomac early in the week: They
! landed near Blakistons Island and early
Tuesday morning got out on the water
After fishing for three hours they returned
to shore with good catch
More than 400 trout were caught at
Rock Point Sunday by John Weightman
of Gaithersburg, Md: Joe Weightman of
Mount Rainier. Md: William NJ. Angelo of
Front Royal, Va, and Fr. NJ. and DR.. S.
NJ. Angelo of this city.
| Capt. Anderson of the eleventh police
precinct. Karl Schearer, Mrs Laura Far
quhar and George w. kidwell are on a
| fishing trip to Benedict.
| A ten-day fishing trip is being spent It
Ridge. Md, by Norman Goode, Frank
Baur and Lum Harper.
Eleven small mouth bass, weighing
twenty-five pounds, We're caught at
| Whites Ferry. Va, Monday by L. Neal
Mckinney, his brother, Baxter Mckinney.
and his father. The largest weighed
three and one-half pounds and three and
one-fourth pounds each. The elder fish
ernan hooked the biggest fish, but Just
!