Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-18

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recorded the past two weeks. A Mis-
| sfssippi catfish Weighing thirty-two
pounds was the largest fish caught.
and that was caught in fresh water.
| where fishing has not been so good
/ on account of the numerous RAINS. Most |
of the sport has been on salt water. i
chiefly along the lower Potomac and
Patuxent rivers and tributaries and on
| Chesapeake bay.
Numerous large trout hardheads.
| perch and spots have been caught off !
| Chesapeake Beach and near Annapo- |
lis, while anglers who tried their luck
| at Benedict. Rock Point, Piney Point |
| River Springs and other lower Mary
| land points were more than satisfied
| with the result of their efforts.
Bass fishermen are not having much
sport this season. Both rivers at Har-
pers Ferry have been muddy most OF
the time, and the charging of a license
| fee of 81 for fishing in the Shenandoah
| river. 1t is stated, has been the means
of keeping Ihany Washington sports
| men from that section.
! John c. Yost William \. Lynch and
| w. III. fost were members OF fishing
party at Annapolis Wednesday. They
| went to the city recently brought to
public notice by reason of the murder
| of Mrs. Brandon. but did not stop to
| make inquiries about the progress the
| officials had made in the investigation
| of the crime.
Going through the city to the water
| front, the trio boarded launch and
| started in the direction of Thomas
| light. anchoring several miles from
the city and casting their lines. All
went well until storm appeared and
[ then the rough water was the means
1 of driving them ashore, but not be-
| fore they had landed something like
eighty mounds of fish
! And We caught some exceptionally
large trout" remarked one of the
| sportsmen.
| Eight sportsmen left here this aft
| ernoon for a weekend outing at Solo
| mons Island. The party was composed
of Clarence Donohoe. DIR. J. c. McQuii-
! Ian. u. ]. Altman. George Gertnan.
| Walter Smith. Mi1burn Donohoe. Charles
! kindle and Johnson zimmerman: il is
| their expectation to reach their des-
tination in time to give the fish a trial
today. and tomorrow morning bright
and early they will be on the water
headed toward Hog Island and Drum
point. where they expect to land plenty
of large trout. hardheads. spots ana
perch.
Members of fishing party at Rock
| Point Tuesday were MI ana MIS-
Thomas d George MISS Ethei eague'
James Redman and Harry Arminger
| They motored to the resort in the early
morning and by noon had a string OF
"a: fish. consisting of perch. rock ana
caught. and Thomas George was the
victim.
A thirtv-two-nound catfish was land
ed by Frank Howard of so Patterson
street while fishing in the Chesapeake
and Ohio ca nal at Sath street "Wednesday
| evening The big fish was caught with
an ordinary hand line. Bluefish was
used for bait
More than 400 fish. including between
| fifty and sixty trout, rock and perch.
were landed at Rock Point Wednesday
bv four Washin gtonians Those in the
party Were Mack Snarrough. Dr. Walter
| Silliman Bernard Harding and Charles
| Simmons.
Charles Porter and Joe Goldsmith
went to Chesapeake Beach Saturday
night on fishing trip and early sun
! day morning went out on the bay
| They returned 80 Washington with
big string of fish. number Of which
| were trout which tipped the scales
| at about five pounds each.
Reports of good fishing at Chesa
/ peake Beach attracted Perry Miller.
who is ever on the lookout for good
| fishing grounds. Wednesday he in
vited James Miller of Pittsburgh TO
, accompany him to try their luck with
the fish. He also took his two small
sons with him. Reaching the resort AT
! II o'clock. they We're soon out on the
| oyster beds. Although about nifty FISH
, were caught. they Were not the kind
| the fishermen desired. The string con-
| sisted of Norfolk spots I'VE did not
get a trout" said Mr.. Miller. although
| the boatmen declared they had been
running fine for some time"
4 fish which has legs was recently
| caught in tn Iowa river near Bows.
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Scientists there pronounced it a "hico-
| perot isby goshawa~, but others not so
| scientific declared it TO be mud
supply" Anyway. it was stranee-
looking thing. with body SHAPED like
an eel. 1t was twentyfour and a half
inches long. had head like a fish.
With the exception that instead of gills
it had a collar of fur just back of the
head II had four legs and in some
respects resembled a baby alligator, the
report states The little animal put
up a game fight for awhile. but it soon
died when exposed to the air.
J, piece of bacon from club sand
wich furnished bait for H NJ. Fowler
landed a big catfish in The upper Po-
tomac river several days ago
With Miss Gertrude Langford. Mr.
Fowler padded up The river in a canoe.
They tied up to overhanging branch
1t was about O'Clock in the evening
and the canoeists became hungry
lunch was gotten out. Ends of toma
toes. thrown overheard quickly disap-
reared. which attracted the attention of
Miss I.angford ard Ny Fowler Crumbs
Of bread We're Then dropped into the
water and they likewise immediately
disappeared. Believing that small fish
were eating the food. AIR. Fowler
thought he would have some fun with
them. An old fishing line was brought
out. but il wss question whore the
hait would come from. Finally Miss
LanGfoTd remembered she had pat
/ bacon in the club sandwiches \ piec.
of it was fastened to the hook and the
/ lir" thrown overheard.
II hardly had the line in the water