Evening star., 1918-08-03

there this season, while the catch of
the party included three dozen hard
heads. seventy-five perch and spots.
four trout and four large catfish.
Five. South Washington boys have
established camp ON the Maryland
shore near Marshall Hall, where FISH
is their principal diet. all being fond
of the sport. They are George Kidd,
Leroy Dietz, George Mullen. Robert
johnson, and Walter Sykes.
! The five young anglers made the
trip to the Maryland shore in a motor
boat taking bateau along to hsh
from. They took with them tents, a
plentiful supply Of cooking utensils
| and food of the various kinds that
would keep.
Tents were pitched as soon as they
arrived. and while camp was being
established by some OF the camper.
others were on the river making
catch of fish for their first meal
| Fish. oysters and crabs served hot
from the stove appealed to members
of the Optimist Club. on their an
nual outing at Benedict. more than
was that very little fishing was in
dulged in. Much of their time at the
shore was spent in athletic contests
and distribution Of prizes.
Paul Grove carried off the first prize,
a $50 liberty bond Other successful
contestants and the prizes they won
were. George Hebbard, war savings
stamps: Joseph Berberich. box Of CT
gars; H L Phillips. Graphophone rec
ords; B. P. Evans. kodak; q. H Halc,
cigar case; +. T. Parsons. pair of shoei-
and A. Pamintuan, fiashlight.
! Members of the party. who wer"
piloted by Frank Sherry, were: g. NJ
Foote, A. w. Evans. DIR. Elmer Sotho-
ron, Frank Pierce, Samuel Coomcs, S-
E. Williams. H. d. Haizlet OF Roches-
ter, N. y; Frank Sherry, George Heb
bard, S. NJ Gleason. P. 7. Parsons, Paul
Grove. w. D. Murray. w. J. Staub.
Joseph Berberich, Harry Grove, George
Killian, Charles Columbus, H. l.. Phil
| lips, T. S. Sergeon, B. P. Evans, T. r:
keane, G. H. Gale. Ernest Herrell and
Lee HerelL Florentino Pamintuan.
Josse NJ. Pamintuan and A. Pamintuan
of Manila were guests
| Dinner was served at Messicks.
H. r. Eberle and wife. George
| Eberle, William Stark and wife and
Miss Stark. ]. L Bfaden and Edward
Eberle were members of week END
fishing party at Rock Point, havinS
participated in several previous out
ings there.
Capt. Paul Frederick took them to
| the outer river near the lighthouse.
but fish were not much in evidence.
A change of fishing grounds was
made and a fairly good string of hsh
caught.
Members of another week end party
! at Rock Point included c. J. Clark.
+. r. Bell. L. ]. Cross and F. w. Fen
drick. Others who were there for the
| week end included Col. Stewart of
the Canadian army. w. R. Humphries,
| G. L. Edick. DR.. Bronaugh, John
Reeder. Charles P. Fender, DR.. and
Mrs. Linton. ]. o. Muir. d. v. Baxton.
r. H. Gray. R. H. Rankin and Henry
Rose.
| An eighty-ive-pound tarpon. attrac
| lively mounted, has been brought
home by NJ P. Bazzuro as a souvenir
i of a fishing trip to St. Petersburg,
| Fla, where the successful sportsman
was a guest of Col. Eaton. aboard III"
yacht Lotus. Four other friends OF
Col. Eaton were in the party.
The party cruised about the Gulf
of Mexico and Tampa bay, the Wash
ingtonian being the first member to
score. Two other tarpons, one weigh
ing seventy-five and the other fifty
bers of the party.
Jack Speaker. one of the most pop
ular locktenders along the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal. is doing a lit
Capt Jack" as his friends call him.
has picked out a few bass, but his
wife has beaten his record.
"One day last week." according to
John Martin, "a disappointed angler
| gave Mrs. Speaker two madtoms he
had left when he started home. She
baited her hook and dropped it over
board, and as soon as the bait toucn-
| ed the water a fish grabbed it.
the FISH," he added, quickly returned
it to the canal and caught a bass
weighing one and one-half pounds"
That was only one of many bass she
has caught this season
AL Reinberg, enthusiastic bass an
gler, who entertains many friends
| aboard his houseboat at Catoctin, this
| week received unwelcome information
from E. Lee Le Compte. state game
warden. 1t is to the effect that the
law requiring payment of q license
fee of IS for the fishing privilege IN
Frederick, Carroll, Allegheny and
Garrett counties will be strictly en-
| forced.
| The sportsman was on the river Il
few days ago, catching a string OF
i sma11-mouth black bass, when Louis
| C. Etchison, deputy game wardea.
called and left note advising him
of the proposed enforcement of the
Law.
81 don't want to give you or your
1 1r1SnQS any MS HeSSd-t
read, "but the law will be enforced 10
the very letter. and the fine is from
SO to $25."
Clerk VIII Issue Licenses
The deputy warden explained that
licenses for the fishing privilege may
| be obtained from the clerk of the
court Of tho county in which the
fishing is done. Frederick county on
the Potomac is between the Monacacy Y
river and Brunswick 80
Reinberg has notified his friends. He
\ thinks persons who have been ac-
customed to doing a little fishing in
Frederick county will hereafter do
their fishing in Montgomery and
Washington counties, no mention be
| ing made of license laws applicable to
| them. .
| The enthusiastic sportsman has been
| in communication with the fish COM
mission and has been promised ten
thousand fry for stocking purposes
this fall. He expects to receive them
in October. he stated. and VIII put
them in the river at Catoctin.
Harry Evans has taken his family
on an outing to Piney Point, Md.
lwhere they will remain a week or
ten days Harry expects to make rec
ord catches Of trout. perch and hard