Evening star., 1918-08-31

Sportsmen have made extensive prep
araions for week end outings to IN
clude Labor day and Sunday. Not only
have the hundreds of anglers arranged
trips to numerous resorts at various
points on the Potomac. Patuxent and
West rivers and Chesapeake bay, but
gunners are ready to attack birds on the
marshes early Monday morning.
Gunners are not quite SO enthusiastic
this year as formerly. however. because
under the provisions Of the migratory
bird treaty with Great Britain they will
be unable to shoot reedbirds and only
twenty-five ortoian on a days outing.
at probably is just as well that well
remarked one of the enthusiastic sports
men. "There are so many gunners here
that the marshes would be overcrowded
and some OF them might get killed. and
on the other hand. there are not many
reedies here at this time
Reports from the Patuxent river
marshes also tell Of scarcity OF reed
birds and not SO many blackbirds as here.
tofore. Blackbirds are fairly plentiful
on the local marshes, however. and
many Of them will find their way to the
QlnneE tdOle MONUdy dltefuOON
There is no ban on fishing. From the
numerous places visited by Washington
anglers reports have 1t that sport prom
ises to be exceptionally good for those
who participate in river outings the
week end. and SO many persons have
arranged to remain over the Monday
holiday that hotels probably will be un-
able to accommodate them
Washington sportsmen who were at
Rock Point the last week end found dsh-
ing conditions much improved The
high wind of'the previous week end in
terfered with the sport and drove many
of them from the river. but no such
conditions prevailed the last week end,
and many long strings Of fish were
caught
Capt. Nick Stonestreet boated
Thomas E. Petty. B. A HERMAN, Ed
ward Sievers. Arthur s Sievers and
Frank Rabak on the Potomac and WI
comico rivers. and stopped at feeding
grounds, where fish were much in evil
dence. Following suggestion of
conservation of the fish supply. mem
bers of the party returned the small
fish to the water.
"And when we finished the days
we had fish enough for ourselves and
Their catch included fully 800 large
perch and a string of trout and hard
heads.
That's the biggest hardhead Of the
season." commented a Benedict boat
man, referring to such a fish that tip-
ped the scales at five pounds three
ounces.
The prize fish was caught by c. E.
Bright, members Of party of anglers
who spent the week end on the Patux-
ent river between Solomons Island
and Benedict. Others in the party
were F. B. Clarkson. John A. Kapp
and s. Parson.
Leaving here late Saturday after
noon, the quartet motored to Bene-
dict, and early the next morning were
on the fishing grounds at solomons
o'clock and caught fully a hundred
trout, spots and hardheads. In the
afternoon they went below and oppo-
site Benedict and made a good catch.
Henry l. Streb has been a week end
visitor at the cottage of his brother
in-law, Joseph Royal. North Beach, q
number of times this season. and each
week the men were on the Chesa-
peake bay in an effort to locate big
fish.
And last Saturday we succeeded"
remarked Streb, telling of-a catch of
thirty-eight trout that afternoon.
The next afternoon John W. Hurley
anu I1dfTy WdtSOHs .. NOW 1oEA
visited the resort and accepted an in
vitation to accompany Streb and
Royal to the fishing grounds. Royal.
at the wheel, succeeded in dropping
anchor where the fish were caught
the day before. and three hours later
the party returned with a string OF
trout and several large founders.
1t was the New Workers. first pfsca-
torial effort in this part of the country
and the landing of big trout made him
an enthusiastic sportsman.
"I'1l come again and give the sport
another trial." he remarked.
MI. Pul1iam thinks there are plenty
of big trout in the waters Of the Chess-
peake bay and Severn river near An
apolis and all that is needed to catch
them is water in good condition and
proper bait.
Almost every time rye been there
this season." he remarked, "I've en-
countered high wind and rough water.
Last week the sportsman landed
eighteen trout. the largest q four
FOUNDER, but on a more recent trip
with a party of friends he participated
in a catch of only Ave trout, eight
hardheads and a string of spots. Rus
sell Bean and w. p. Howard were with
and Charles Caldwell were his COM
panions on the latest trip.
"Theren come q. time when the tide
and wind will be favorable. said Pull
liam. and wen make killing.
Tho appeal Of the fuei administra-
ton against sunday motoring promises
m greatly interfere with nersons whO