Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11

Surf hShing is becoming more popu-
lar with Washington sportsmen and
each year the number shows a gradual
increase. Charles II. Cecil. who former
ly thought the small-mouth bass fur
nished the only sport. thinks the best
sport in the fishing game is fishing for
kingfish in the ocean. He is at Ocean
City. Md, where there is a large colony
of Washington sportsmen.
Cecil one day last week landed thirty
| three kingfish that weighed fifty-fve
pounds and shipped the catch to John
F. Story. a friend, in this city. He
caught them from the beach, casting
from 1.5 to 275 feet from shore.
And caught them without getting
my feet wet" he wrote The fish are
very game and are fighters of rare abil-
| ity."
The sportsman says that anglers un-
accustomed to surf fishing seem to
think bass outfit is the proper tackle
for the ocean sport.
Such is not the case, however, he
| stated. ''Novices contemplating giving
| the sport trial should equip them
sedves with a stiff and heavy rod about
six feet long, a free spool and small
hooks"
Weekend sportsmen who We're at
Rock Point Md, not only caught hsh,
they stated. but We're treated to cran
| feast and oyster roast. Anglers who
participated in the feast said that
| era bs. were unusually plentiful.
In fact he said. .the place was
| fairly glutted with them. and the ship
| pers there decided to give a feast for
| the benefit of the guests from the city
| Bivalves We're obtained from nearby
waters, he said. and were served with
the crabs. and the affair was a most en-
joyable one. He said hard crabs were
| so plentiful that boys were glad to get
| 10 cents dozen for them.
1t no longer is question of having
to inquire where saltwater fish may
| be caught. Weekend anglers at points
on the Potomac river and tributaries.
the Chesapeake bay and PatuNent river
were able to return with fish enough TO
make good showings.
John F. Murrell. A J. Lark. John W.
Hurley and W. y. Beahm were mem
bers of a quartet who went to Bene-
dict and fished the Patuxent one after
noon and part of the next day. They
| had fished near the village on prior oc-
casions without experiencing much
| luck. they stated, and on the occasion
of the latest trip they went far from
the noises of the motor boats;
Capt. lobe Shorter selected place
six miles away, where. he stated, fish
| usually did their feeding
IF we can't get them there" said
the captain, 4 fear there are none to
be had"
The quartet landed considerably more
than 200 fish, chiefly trout, and also
brought home supply of cooked crabs
and some of Benedict's famous oysters
Nick Stonestreet, Mr.. Stevens. Mr.
Schuyler and Johnnie Shymansky Were
among the successful sportsmen who
| tried their luck on weekend trip to
Rock Point.
Nick and Johnnie are among the
lucky ones on the Wicomico." comment
ed one of the older sportsmen who re-
turned with a string of fish
They are young" he added, and will
keep going until they find the fish. and
at this season of the year there is no
question about the fish being there"
Their catch was SO large, they stated.
that they became tired of counting the
fish
Will T REYNOLDS. one Of the older
boatmen and fishermen in this city, has
returned to the river to give the fish
trial He was penned in by the muddy
water which interfered with the sport
during much of the early summer sea-
son, but when the water got in good
condition this week he tried his luck
near Chain bridge and the steel plant
and landed some fine rockfSh and bass.
1T is nothing unusual for him to land
long strings of fish, commented one of
his club members. but my favorite
among his catch is the big frog that
makes itself heard mile or more
away.
And. he added. that's the kind he
got the past week"
REYNOLDS has added three live coons
to his number of pets. They Were
caught on the river shore several days
ago
Detective Charlie Wise. Mrs. Wise
and Charles Wise, jr.. were members of
a week end party at Benedict, other
members being Ernest Thompson. Hub
bard Thompson, Harry Cockrell. John
Allen and Dewey Thompson. 1t was,
more for pleasant ride and a sea food
dinner that the nine members of the
party went to the resort on the PatuX-
ent, but when they reached there they
could not resist the temptation to go
on the water.
Fishing did not appeal to US so
much" said the detective. although
we caught a few of them. Grabbing
was our strong forte"
Boating to a creek a short distance
below the town, the week end party
quickly got out their crab lines and
set them, and then some of them Went
in bathing.
Much to their surprise, said Wise.