Evening star., 1918-06-22

Anglers who care only for catching
small-mcuth bass are making anx'
ious inquiries as to the probability
of madtoms being obtainable tnls
season. There was time when the,
were satisfied to nurse a bucket Of
smelts on long trips to places where
they indulged in the sport. but since
the advent of madtoms they do not
| care to take the trouble of handling
scale bait.
| Local dealers have sent orders to
shippers for supplies of the bait that
is easily handled and which. 1t is
thought. is superior to all other pai5
Shippers reported that continued cold
| water made it almost Impossible to
| get madtoms and added that lack OF
help also was stumbling block. :.
! iii ship the first that are caught,
was the cheering information received
/ by a dealer from shipper this week.
That's all I can say about the
bait" the dealer told customer.
Patrick Riordan. one of the more
enthusiastic anglers for the small
mouth gamesters, says he thinks
there are plenty bass In the river.
Very little Is heard OF bass fishing at
some Of the upper river points, how
ever. for the reason that many of the
resident anglers , find 1t more nstash pront-
"It no longer Is question of sport
with such persons" the sportsman re-
marked but one of dollars and cents.
I'm sure there are plenty OF bass In
the river, and their catching is who'll
ly a matter of bait"
I'VE got tired Of catching fish early
in the day, lifted anchor and return
ed to the island" said John B.
Schroth, telling of week end trip to
Patuxent river. with Benjamin b.
Hunt.
Having experienced SO much luck
on their several trips to Solomons
this season, many other sportsmen
enyied them and on the oeea;iIn 1n1,nd Of
from place to place.
'They even followed us out as far
as Hog Island light" remarked
Sehroth. "and they found Ash so plen-
tiful there that they remained"
A catch Of fully $50 hardheads was
stated. they could easily have dou-
bled the catch had they remained an
hour or two longer. Schroth says
many anglers complain that they are
unable to get their fish home in hot
weather without spelling. All that is
necessary to preserve them, he stated,
is to remove the entrails and sprinkle
small Quantity of salt inside and
out.
Not only does the salt preserve the
fish, he stated, but 1t improves the
quality for food purposes"
Twenty-six motor boats were on the
Wicomico river at Rock Point the
week end. each containing from six
to ten anglers, and many long strings
1f fch
fishing was not SO good. anglers re-
ported, because the tide was not just
right, but those who flshed in the
afternoon tide were more than sat
isf1ed.
Not only did we catch plenty of
sportsmen. but few. trout also were
caught, showing the favorite fish has
arrived"
H. E. Derbyshire, reputed to be one
of the best trap shooters in the
United States; H. D. Moon. Boston,
among those who tried their luck on
the Wicomico. They did some fine
shooting in addition to catching fish.
and numerous sportsmen at the re-
sort enjoyed their displays Of marks
manship. 1t was their first trip to
sportsmen enjoy outings. and they
were much pleased with their trip.
William ]. staub, Byron Waller
stein. E. H. Neumeyer, jr.: Andrew J.
Boyer Herbert C. WALES and Thomas
week end trip to Curley's, a short
distance this side OF Point Lookout,
the extreme lower end Of southern
Maryland. 1t was their first trip Of
the season.
Fright good rum" remarked Staub,
t,1rf hn io ~
are so many points Of interest on the
lower end that the time on the road
seems remarkably short"
Curley's overlooks the river a short
distance below Miller's wharf. the last
stopping place Of the river steamers,
the Washington party displayed a
knowledge of the location of the Ash
ing spots that was fully appreciated.
So deeply interested were the sports
men in shore activities that they
long enough to land string Of hard
heads and three spots. The spots
were fairly good size. staub stated.
suggesting good sport catching them
later in the season.
Harry Mohler carried of honors on
week end trip to the vicinity Of
Chesapeake Beach, landing q. trout
that weighed two and one-half
pounds.
"1t was the only trout caught there
by the week enders." was the remark
Of a sportsman. land everybody was
pleased to see 1t, showing the at
tractive fish has reached that part of
the Chesapeake bay"
Accompanied by Charles Dieterich,
Mohler went to the bay resort on an
early train, boarded Capt. Noah Haz-
cards launch and went to a point on.
posite Red House. where they an
chored in thirty feet Of water, bait
ed with bloodworms and landed a
large number of exceptionally fne
hardheads.
when the bloodworms gave out"
and caught the trout"
Other anglers in the boat made
large catches OF hardheads.
Early Monday morning, almost be-
fore there was light enough for Capt.
seipp to get his bearings, party Of
Washington anglers left solomons
motored to the resort late Sunday
afternoon. Members Of the party
were I. II. Hall. DR.. Curtis Hall, A. 8.
Henderson and Joseph I. Williams.
When the sounding Of the breakfast
bell summoned the quartet ashore
heads. A second trip to the water
netted as many more. and much fun
was had landing toadnsh. called by
the quartet, mud robins" but there
was no claim entered for honors for
landing such hsh.
There was a spirited contest engag-
ed in by the sportsmen for record for
hardheads. and 1t was admitted that
the score was about even. but II was
not even in the contest for trout and