Evening star., 1917-09-22
ROD AND GUN.

ed club member-and all returned
with their gamebags well filed.
| Probably because of business and
| financial reasons the number of Wash
ington sportsmen on the Patuxent
| marshes this season has not been as
| large as usual. Many of them have been
there for short periods. however. and
were more than satisfied with the result
| OF their efforts.
william A. Hettinger. J. T. Moffett,
Preston King and Charles Wilson are
| among the members of the Glebe Club,
| who have done shooting this season.
| Hetunger and Wilson were on the
marsh Monday morning long enough to
XIII eighteen dozen reedbirds.
| Matt Rudden and Jack Harper have
| returned from a trip to Breton bay, near
Leonardtown, where they made large
! catches of trout and smaller fish. They
| bait was supplied by F. J. Owens. an
elderly resident of that part of south
ern Maryland. who hopes he will be able
| to visit the capital in the near future,
never having been here.
The two Sportsmen fshed near Heron
Island, where number of large drum =
| hsh have been caught this season. but
slX-pound trout were the largest nsh
! they were able to land.
Matt Ridden is planning a repetition
of the outing for the purpose of making
an effort to get some of the larger fish.
Patrick Riordan. William E. Dulin and
John w. Hurley took advantage of the
clear water in the upper river on
week end outing. Hurley and Dulin
participated in numerous salt water
fishing trips, but Patrick Riordan re-
fuses to fish for anything but the small
mouth gamesters that are found in the
upper river.
Whats the use?" he asked. There's
| no sport in anything but bass and
brook trout
! The trio went to the Harpers Ferry
nefghborhood with a supply of mad
| toms. a bait that is scarce this season.
and returned with fifteen bass.
! Our largest bass weighed only 21z
pounds" said one of the trio, but there
are plenty of big ones in the river
| Catching two Ash on one hook was a
feat performed by Fritz Roessler on a
! trip to the Wicomico river
There can be no question raised
about the truth of the statement" said
! Gus Thurm. for there were four wit
| nesseS to it,
with Roessler and Thurm when the
| feat was accomplished, and not only
did Fritz catch two fish on one hook,
| his friends stated but he caught the
| largest and greatest number of fish.
| John F. Murrell and Alvin J. Lank
| enthusiastic Waltonites, will not for
get an experience they had on a recent
nshins trip to Ocean City. Nd. where
| they went to get some of the big
ones" Boarding launch. the two
| sportsmen and a Baltimorean were
taken several miles distant to place
known as the flats They landed
some big and little fsh-trout. kingfish
and several other varieties-and all
| went well until the homeward journey
| was well under way.
| Several miles from the ocean resort
it became necessary for the boatman to
replenish the supply of gasoline. There
was fiare-up. and quick action be-
! came necessary. Thanks to Murrells
was sculled toward shore to a point
where there was only four or five feet
| of water.
Life belts had been adjusted. and the
| anglers and boatmen were forced to
| abandon ship and go overheard. Boat
| men several miles distant, attracted by
| the light. soon reached the flats and
| rescued the sportsmen.
Aqua creek is furnishing sportsmen
a place for fall fishing. Good weather
and clear water greeted those who
went on the early morning train and
when they returned they had interest
ing stories to relate.
| w. D. Wood. one of those who par
I ticipated in week end trip. would
| like to know the size of the big one
| that got away His line was tested at
| twenty-four pounds. his friends state,
| away. fifteen feet of line, hooks. sinker
and float. suggests that the fish must
! have been monster.
| Arthur E. MacKnight was his COM
! panion on the trip. The two sportsmen
succeeded in landing a. long string of
fish before the mishap temporarily in
! terrupted Woods sport.
| l.. c. Stephens and William w. Taylor
participated in an interesting outing
| at Rock Point, where Harry A. Ander
son and Bernard l.. Stringer Joined
| them one day. The quartet succeeded
| in landing number of trout and white
perch. the spots that took their bait
| being only large enough to furnish
supply of trout bait.
| Fishing from another boat that day
were G. l.. Prescott and wife and F. F.
Kimmel and wife. Master Jerry Lud-
| sort by his father. w. w. Ludlow, also
| participated in the sport. and all oc-
cupants of the two boats caught fish.
Scores of sportsmen are anticipating
| a plea SAINT outing on the "fshermen S
| frolic' at Chesapeake Beach, Septem-
| Der 80 Pink" Bowie has consented to
| engineer the outing and see to provid-
! ing boats and bait for the participants
| "And in order to make the outing in
| teresting," he stated. prizes are to be
distributed to the persons catching the
| largest and greatest number of fish,
| and the boatman carrying the success
| full anglers will come In for a reward
| Matthew Cook. Charles Smith. Frank
| Bell. Robert Bray and Frank Symanos-
| kie were among the gunners who par
| ticipated in snort on the Benning
! marshes the past few days. They made
big killings of reedbirds.
| Capt James Lusby and John N. CIin-
| gan were week end guests Of Charles
| r. Holman at Aqua creek They
reached their hosts bungalow before
| sunrise and were prepared to go on the
river as soon as the smoke ceased go
| ing up the chimney. time that is sug
Breakfast over. the three anglers