Evening star., 1917-01-13
ROD AND GUN.

Cant. T. Brooke Amiss. who was IN
command of the first police precinct
for many years. was visitor 10 the
c,tv one day last week from his home.
at Front Royal Va. The captain Is
an enthusiastic angler who has caught
many large bass in the two oranches
of the Shenandoah river near his valley
home.
"I,m afraid there are very few large
fish left in that vicinity" he remarked.
There was very little sport there last
season. and mainly because Of the work
Of pothunters,' who are willing to take
asb from tho river any way they can
get them.
.1n The winter season." said the
|captain. .the big fish are speared IN
their hiding places and taken without
being given the slightest cnance 10,
| their lives. and dynamite has been usea
| in some sections both in violation OF
| the law
The sportsman thinks a few arrests
and prosecutions probably would 90
more to conserve the ish than the
residents He said he thought there
should be a larger number OF game
wardens to protect the fish.
UNLESS something is done to put a
stop to the slaughter, he said. 1T VIII
| be necessary TO STOCK tne river III ehe
near future"
the river several times. One day he
caught several small bass. Most OF
them were SO small. however. that ne
returned them to the river. he said, and
| he caught less than a dozen fish that
| were large enough to be taken from
the water.
landed the largest fish that was caught
| in that section last season. 1t weighed
I, four and one-quarter pounds.
William Zell and Charlie Porter made
preparations for a weekend outing on
| the upper river.
"At Fletcher's. Vests or any other
place" said Porter. What we wanted
\ was to get where there were big Mis-
sissippf catfish.
he added. "but the fish are where they
| were when we started, SO far as we are
concerned"
i Equipped with a, supply Of shad bait.
the anglers went to favorite places
along the river. The coves were cover
ed with ice. however. and 1t was Inn
possible for them to get away from the
| shore.
AS a final resort. the anglers went to
4
| from shore as possible. Then they sat
| in a protected place to enjoy the
| warmth of the sun while waiting for a
! fish to come along.
| at the bait on Porter's tackle and came
near drawing the rod across the ice
into the river. but the angler managed
| to save 1t.
Shad entrails will be in great demand
| as long as the weather remains open.
The entrails furnish the most seduc
tive bait for Mississippi and Missouri
catfish at this season. sportsmen say.
and dealers in fish have no trouble in
disposing OF them.
Along with the high cost of living"
said John w. Hurley. comes the high
cost of fishing. Imagine shad entrails
being in demand at dollar to two
gallon. when formerly they were
thrown away"
A number of anglers. anxious to get
| such bait at reasonable prices. are dis
cussing the question of getting supplies
from Baltimore. Early in the season
the bait is so scarce here, 1t is stated.
that many anglers are unable to get
supplies, and it is partly for that rea-
son that Baltimore dealers may be ap-
pealed to for shipments of the onal.
f p Hazleton. one of the most en-
thusiastic saltwater anglers in this
city, and Mrs. Hazleton. also an enthu-
prospects Of early sport this season.
I'm ready said Mr.. Hazleton to
friend one day this week.
1t is said that Mr.. and Mrs. Hazleton
probably participated in more trips to
Benedict, Rock Point and other places
on salt water last season than any
other couple Of Washington enthusi-
asts.
work on the state road between La
Plata and Rock Point has been com
pleted and that the road is in splendid
condition all the way. Anglers are now
anxious to have the Charles county au-
thorities get rid of some Of the heavy
sand between Hughesviile and Bene-
dict
Stewart. residents of Aqua creek sec
tion. and Charles r. Holman, consfd-
cred a resident of that section by rea-
son of the fact that he occupies
bungalow there and indulges in land
and water sports. participated in an
outing for upland game shortly after |
the holiday season.
Bill Knoxville" as one party Is SO
familiarly known by scores of sports
men who fish and gun in that part of
Virginia. is the bridge tender, posi-
ton which enables him to get ac-
quainted with most of the visitors.
The three sportsmen took positions
in the woods to await the arrival of
turkeys and when the turkeys ap- |
peared Holman was the only one who i
did not get a shot at them.
"They had me planted in the wrong |
place" he said. telling of the two tur-
KEYS bagged by Knoxville and one by /!
Stewart.
A great big gobbler. thought to |
weigh something like twenty pounds, /
has won the admiration of many gun |
ners in the vicinity of Aqua creek.
1T is thought to carry at least four !
pounds of lead" suggested Charles II. |
Holman. who admits having seen the ;
king bird and says he has been unable |
to get shot at it.
1t is reported that the gobbler has
been seen and shot at dozen of times. !
Some gunners report having made its .
feathers fly, while others admit they
had no such sport Only few days
ago the big gobbler appeared in a
flock of four turkeys, the others. fat
hen turkeys. falling victims of sports
men.
Lew Thayer. enthusiastic angler.
thinks some of his detective friends
should prove their sleuthing ability
and make it possible for him to 60
fishing in the near future without the
expenditure of small fortune.
'Thayer loves to go fishing. COM