Evening star., 1918-07-13

Detective Weldon is one Of the
few sportsmen who seldom miss a
day on the river, tide and wind per-
mitting. and he also is one Of the
few anglers who. in the words of
Way back In the seventies. when
Weldon was a youngster. he fished
the Severn and Chesapeake bay at
Annapolis, Md, and occasionally wet
his lines in the Potomac, but It is
only the last year or so that he has
become genuine disciple of Izaak
Walton
lice headquarters. where the angler
sportsman is in charge at night, are
only sorry he did not interest him.
self in the sport years ago.
Its great to get some of Weedon's
fish," said one of them, brushing
aside the few bones he had picked
from a fish and eating the last NOR
sci of cornbread the night chief Of
detectives had spread before him.
Weldon not only takes delight in
catching fish, his friend explained,
but he also takes delight in cooking
them and remembering his friends.
1t is not an uncommon thing for an
angler to send a friend a string of
fish when he returns from a river
trip, he added, but Weldon is the
only one he has ever known to fry
them and serve them to his friends
steaming hot.
Several nights each week Weldon
takes a package of fish to headquar-
ters, reaching there shortly before
duty, and the fish fries are thorough
ly enjoyed.
r. B. Harbaugh and Jesse Vein
meyer are two Washington anglers
who do not always fish for the big
gest fish in the river, as 1t Is ques-
| ton of quality rather than quantity
| with them. On a recent trip to An
napoiis they surprised boatman by
! taking large hooks from their lines
! when they were catching hardheads
and trout. substituting smaller ones
=: and batting for white perch.
There's nothing like the blackback
| white perch" remarked Harbaugh
telling of how he and his companion
| caught them two at time.
The sportsmen reached Annapolis
| late in the afternoon on a week enc
| outing and were on the river bright
| and early the next morning; early
enough to land the first trout OF the
season. and to make anglers there Sit
up and take notice.
$50 skeptical were they about this
fish," said one of them, that they
had to examine them before they
would admit they were trout"
Having landed a dozen trout and a
string Of hardheads, the anglers went
to an oyster bar off Hackett Point
found a shell bottom aud soon caught
a string of the large perch.
| Judge Alexander R. Mullowny last
week started on an interesting nike
| Virginia, Maryland and West pir'
| sinia. Attired in a regulation hiking
| costume. he started out for a two
week vacation. tramping over the
| Virginia hills to Bluemont. the
terminus of the Bluemont electric
line. and from there to Castleman's
ferry.
| ard a supply of artificial bait witt
! him. but the Shenandoah was in II:
| usually muddy condition and the
! sportsman could find no valid ex'
cuse for opening his fishing kit Dur
| ing his five-day stay there. he wrote
!
fishing. and he started on anothel
| lap Of his trip to Harpers Ferry
passing through Berryville.
At Harpers Ferry. the popular
| mountain town. clear water in the
, Potomac made him feel more at home
but he failed to disclose the numoeI
| of gamesters he took from between
| the rocks, and at last accounts ne
was following the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal on his way to Seneca
! where he expects to take a Few
beauties from the river.
country home of Mai. E. H. Neu.
| meyer, several miles above Grea,
housewarming and bass fishing triI
| on the river.
| Three men on a week end trip tc
| Hunting creek, an attractive trfbu'
| tary of the Potomac short distanct
| below Alexandria, left their outfft OF
a car and feared they would be dis
| appointed when they reached tht
| fishing grounds. knowing boatmei
| willing to share their hooks ant
lines. the trio proceeded and enjoyet
| what they termed perfect day.
! The trio was composed Of William
! D. Wood. John w. Casey and Edward
Randolph. Inquiry of the crew of the
car elected the information that &
claimant for their property had ap'
peared. but they did not succeed ir
| locating him. Equipped with borrow.
ed lines and hooks, the trio procured
a quantity of bait and soon were or
the river. They landed an exception
| ally Tong string of perch and two
pike.
And would have caught a thirt
| pike" commented Wood, had not
that one changed it's mind at tht