Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
ROD AND GUN

was during the afternoon. when no
boats laden with coal from Cumberland
were in sight, that the popular lock-
tenders wife baited hook and dropped
1t overheard in front Of the family resi-
cence in an effort to get fish for sup
per.
When l went to see if there was a
fish on the line" she told friends. II
was surprised to find the line had dis
appeared"
Walking up the towpath. she said.
she saw the pole going west through
the water at a lively rate. 1t was too
FAR from the towpath for her to reach
il. she explained, and several stones
hurled at the moving rod only served
to make it go faste".
Reaching point near the next lock
Mrs. Speaker succeeded in turning the
fish that was going off with her fishing
paraphernalia, and when the rod was
passing her home she got hold of
il. took the line from the water and
was surprised to find a five-pound Mis-
sissippi catfish had taken the tempting
bait.
Three men in khaki and two civilians
were members of party of sportsmen
at Benedict for the week end. Lieut.
Joel c. Harris. Dallas, Tex; Lieut.. L. ".
DOYLE. Dorchester. Mass; Capt. H. o.
Goodwin and Lewis Freeman of this city
'"
posed the party.
II was early Saturday afternoon when
they reached Capt. lobe ShOrter's and
mall preparations to participate i'll the
sport or the PatuXent. Early the fol-
lowing morning they anchored off the
resort and soon learned their efforts
to catch fish would not J e in vain
Soon after the five sportsmeN had
bated their hooks one of them called
hsh. II was nothing but Il toadfsh.
however. but the boatman assured them
that when the toads appeared some
thing better was sure to follow.
Something better quickly followed.
as the captain predicted. II was an
only fish of that variety that was
caught. One after another trout We're
landed until fully two dozen were on
the string, and the Sportsmen also
got an occasional spot, perch or
founder.
Washington sportsmen who have
returned from Ocean City. y. j.. tell
of wonderful catches that have been
made this season. The keeneSt inter
est was aroused by the appearance
Of channel bass and black drumfish.
Kingfish appeared some time before
and furnished splendid sport. but the
appearance of the larger fish meant
additional preparat ionS part of
anglers.
Chester II. Peoples. all the way
from Muskogee. Okla one of the old
est and most active members of the
Anglers club, found il an easy mat
ter to land two kingfish at a time and
enjoyed the sport. Later he landed a
black drumtish that weighed fifty-two
pounds.
A. J. Sahdala of this city also
caught a number of large fish in the
surf off the Jersey coast this season.
Not only has he the reputation Of
being one of the most successful an
glers. but he has captured a number
OF trophies at casting tournaments.
Angling for big fish is splendid
sport" commented Detective James
f. Armstrong, but SEEMING them is
more fun"
party of six sportsmen who spent five
days at Solomons Island. other mem
beers being Ringgold Hart. assistant
corporation counsel; Lew Thayer, W.
w. Deal. Charlie Porter and Harry
Anderson. They registered at Locust
inn and fished about Chesapeake bay
and Patuxent river. within several
miles of the resort.
lit was one of the most interesting
trips l have ever taken Armstrong
said. We caught plenty of trout.
some large and some small. and va
riety of other fish
WheE time for homecoming was
approaching the sportsmen procured
seine and operated it at several
points along the bay and river.
Just for the fun of it, commented
member of the party. but we got
fish enough to bring home just the
same"
Isadore A. Slyder. John T. Tonnes
son and John W. Hurley participated
! in weekend trip to Benedict. Hur-
ley reaching there Friday in time for
a trip on the water that night, his
- IL . H. f1h fta-
I: noon. Capt. lobe Shorter was their
boatman, while his wife and two able
assistants saw that they wanted for
nothing to eat.
The fish that Hurley failed to
land" remarked one of his compan-
ions. must have been a whaler. We
were fishing at night when Hurley
got the strike, but so fierce fight
was put up by the finny tribesman
that he Won his freedom"
Capt. Shorter suggested that the
gamester was nothing less than a
ten-pound rockfsh. Two five-pound
trout hooked by the veteran angler
tried the game of the unseen fish. but
failed. and they now form part of the
sportsman's winter supply of picked
fish.
Catching OF toadfish was an anus
ing pastime for the anglers. who
also made an interesting catch OF
trout spots and white perch. They
also lanQeO one HdTuHedu
Capt p. Massiot and Capt. Rollet.
members of the French high commits
sion, and Mrs. Massiot and child were
among recent visitors to Rock Point
They were deeply interested in the
outings of anglers and much pleased
with their visit to the Wicomico
river section. Capt NJ. II. Mckellip
and Lieut.. George S. Smith, L. S. A,
and their wives were other guests at
the resort
Members Of a fishing party at Rock
Point were B. l. Vowel and wife.
]. A. Shives. Miss L. Simpson, Miss
Thelma Thompson. A. B. Schuyler
and l. C. Stephens. Capt Nick Stone
street sailed to several points beyond
the mouth OF the Wicomico. dropping
anchor on the perch grounds and
making it possible for the lucky ones
to make interesting catches
Early one morning Mr.. Shives was
missed from the hotel. He was sight
ed in the distance seated in a bat
teau on the Wicomico making move
ments suggestive of success, and
when he returned to Rock Point
Hotel in time for breakfast he was
able to display two trout and sew
eral smaller fish.
William Wood. Edward Randolph and
John w. Casey. a THO OF sportsmen,