Evening star., 1918-06-01

Mrs. Lee, wife Of Representative
Gordon Lee Of Georgia. was the most
successful member of a party of
anglers at solomons Island. mouth of
Patuxent river. recently. Her hus-
| band. William ]. Staub. Eugene S.
Cochran and Paul Black made up the
party.
mot only did Mrs. Lee lead the
party in the biggest CATCH" remarked
Staub. but she also caught a big
trout. something that only few anglers
have done this season."
Eugene Cochran landed the frst
trout Of the season, and four fish Of
end outing. The party registered at
Locust Inn and had Capt. Tom Martin
pilot them to the fishing grounds.
where they had a successful and de-
lightful experience. landing more than
200 hardheads and the four large
trout.
Part of the time the anglers were
on the bay near Drum Point light and
part of the time on the Patuxent.
They motored from this city to the re-
| sort in three hours.
A case of mistaken Identity while
Benedict meant the loss of rockfish
the kind that. usually gets away.
II know It was a whopper. as long
| as this" said John w. Hurley. the vet
eran sportsman, indicating about fear
feet.
"But was not thinking Of rock
| fish when 1t took my hook" he added.
"and didn't give it the proper play"
Hurley had been catching hardheads.
he said. and when the rockfish came
along apd took his bait he tried to
land 1t in the usual way Of landing
hardheads. and when ne realized the
difference it was too late.
Accompanied by c. c. Kenyon, j.
Harry Cats and William Clarke. Hur-
ley motored to the Patuxent river re-
sort. reaching there in tine for ar. an
in the morning they returned to the
river. having spent the night at Jim
Thomas. The largest perch that has
been caught at Benedict this season
was landed by Hurley. and the quartet
caught a total Of nearly hundred
'T have found place where bait is
obtainable and f1sh PLENTIFUL" was the
remark Of John b. Schroth on his re-
turn from a week end trip to solomons
Island.
"Boatmen had plenty peelers and soft
crabs" he added. making 1t unneces-
sary to drag bait over the road to the
fishing grounds. but 1t Is well to order
boat and bait before going there"
C. R. Schroth and Benjamin B. Hunt
made UP the trio Of sportsmen. They
were on the water early in the morn
ing, Capt Rode Langley taking them
out in the vicinity Of Hog Island light
house. where fish were plentiful, but
rot SO large.
Only one move was made. and that
carried them to a point near TIE. south
east buoy. Here hardheads came so
thick and fast that the anglers grew
tired Of the sport. and their catch was
large enough to feed many families on
the island. and plenty for home con-
The only disappointment Of the day
was the loss Of . large trout by Hunt.
He hooked the fish and had 1t almost
in the boat. when suddenly 1t made a
quick move. and dropped back in the
IT believe It was five-pounder." said
Schroth.
| Opening Of the season for bass and
crappie. May 20. meant nothing to local
sportsmen. The already muddy water
was made worse by tho storm Tuesday
night. and the wind and rain was a
means Of preventing few Of the more
faithful ones from walking the wall at
tho tidal basin.
The species Of bass known As North
Carolina club or plymouth bass ap-
peared in the local markets the opening
day Of the season. however, having been
caught in nets down the river. Several
anglers braved the water conditions,
being tired of waiting for an oppor-
tunity to engage In the sport, but very
few fish were caught.
4 r. l~SA xf,A 20 ~ at
Ing does not open until June Is, and
sportsmen who enjoy the sport in the
numerous creeks that empty into the
| Potomac are anxious for that time to
come. Those who have done fishing
in the creeks the past month or more
have caught only yellow and white
perch.
May 50 was a gala day for hundreds
of anglers. Because Of the closed sea-
son and muddy condition Of the water.
places on salt water-chesapeake
Beach, Colonial Beach. solomons Is
land, Benedict, Rock Point. Annapo-
lis and points along the river between
the city and Point Lookout. Reports
heads, rockfish and perch and a few
trout.
| Numerous owners Of launches
opened the season with trips to the
of automobile parties were in evil
dence at them. Many Of them left the
city Wednesday afternoon in time to
have several hours sport before dark.
while others waited until morning.
Because Of the large catches re-
ported made by those who partici.
pated In holiday outings. several hum
dred anglers signfned their intention
Of taking such outings today and to-
morrow.
"Hardheads are moving In full
l1orce," was the message received from