The Washington times., 1924-06-28

MS har0headS by TINS method.
All sorts Of bait have been Of.
fered the migratory tribe during
the week. from the lowly angle
worm to the s. per dozen soft
crabs and one lure has been ~ e.
fective as the other.
Then what Ii the difficulty?
Water conditions. should say.
The rivers and bay are in muclSy
and muddy shape caused by the
record rainfalls, and their recovery
WIN take some little time.
The big catches made so far this
season can be attributed to anglers
being fortunate enough to land
into schools Of travelling fish.
These fish are now separating and
the angler to make any sort Of g
chewing must be on the move to
pick up the wanderers.
Last Sunday party Of Us,
which included #. A. ID. Seeyle,
manager Of The Herald; Norman
Bull, advertising manager Of the
Same paper, and his son: James
advertising staff: Doe Wagner,
VI Bhh0s CURAOS AEUk 6bU4O8e 0AA0
myself, tried our luck ut Benedict.
Leaving the city about 3:15 q. M,
we arrived at the Patuxent town
Just as the sun was beginning to
peep. Autos were parked every
where. including the faithful taxi.
The scene reminded one OF q
country fair grounds. Hundreds of
anglers coming the night before
were already on the water. Every
rOWbOat and motorboat that be.
aOnged in the neighborhood, It
seemed, was engaged.
Our chances for water tranSpor.
tation began to loom very dark,
although arrangements for a motor
boat with one of the towns most
reliable captains had been made
days before.
We waited for developments and
an hour passed. This watchful
waiting was beginning to tell on
some Of the party for they paced
up and down the beach, thinking
aloud thoughts of the captain that
had failed to keep his word.
Doubtless other anglers. at Olle
time or other, visiting Benedict.
have, gone through with the same
experience, for / have been told
that several Of the rivermen In
that locality cannot be depended
upon for Sunday engagements.
First come, first served and the
party making the biggest bid gets
the plum.
remember q few years back, a
crowd of us visited the fishing VII
lage on a busy Sunday morn.
Every craft, except one, which had
= dead motor, was either out or
waiting for hotel guests.
We entered into an agreement
with one OF the waiting captains
to tow us out In the powerless
craft. It was not until after we
had gathered together the required
number Of ten, at 50 per head, lid
be consent to the contract.
The understanding was that we
were to be anchored until the
change, Of tide when he was to
CAN for us and shift our position.
When the tide receded we discover
ed that we were all but on a bar
We weighed anchor and drifted
into shallower water where we re-
NAMED until 6 o'clock in the even
ing when our trusted captain came
70 our rescue and led us to
harbor.
You talk about raying bunch
Of anglers. Were you ever in ear
shot Of fellow whose luck fit
was to catch one toad fish after
another? Well. he would be q
mere piker compared with some
Of MS when we opened up ON our
captain, who had left us adrift
Tor fully twelve hours with only
one jug Of water.
I. was relating this story to a
friend Of mine only this week, for
Il came back anew after last Sun.
days treatment. and he wanted
TO- know II We paid the contract
price Of 81. Why, say, we gave
took It without a murmur.
/ It has been said that every
knock Is boost. I hope so and
chat the rivernnen OF Benedict, who
have disregarded their appoint
ments, may see the folly Of their
way and reap a rich reward that
viii tide them over the dull spells
that always happen when fishing
becomes slack.
Going back to our protracted
wait we found an old darby pulling
anchor far out in the stream. We
hailed him and other awaiting
anglers followed suit. Our party
was blessed with luck for he made
straight for the little pier at which
we were stationed. Ten dollars
was his price for up until high
twelve, thus allowing him to make
another trip In the afternoon.
At 6:1B we pulled out for the
middle Of the Patuxent 90 mlngle
with the other crafts at anchor.
The river was found TO be I'm q
milky condition and anglers fish.
Ing since early dawn had only q
fish or two ON their stringers.
Our first two stops were non.
productive and Captain Charley, as
he was called. suggested that we
try mud bottom. This proved the
solution to the tune OF one hard
head that fell to the lure of Melli-
champe. Two or three more moves
and Seeyle. who was handlining
under the boat. wac leading the
party with three hardheads. the