The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-06
GUESTS AT LONG KEY FISHING CAMP
ARE BRINGING in SAILFISH DAILY:
MANY OTHER VARIETIES IN CATCHES


LONG KEY, Fla, March g.
Large catches of game fish of
many species were reported at the
Long Key Fishing Camp, Long
Key, Fla, during the last week.
as the season reached it's height
and numerous guests arrived. Sew
eral of the newcomers were no.
vices, but their success in fishing
was marked.
A total of twenty-five sailfish
were caught, many of them by
persons who had never before at
tempted Gulf Stream angling.
This is the largest number of
sailfish taken in, a single week
since the opening of the camp this
winter, and brings the total for
the season to 95, which is consid-
cred very high.
Included in the sailfish catch
was a beautiful So 1-2-pound
specimen landed by James r.
Offield, Chicago sportsman, who,
with Mrs. Offield, is visiting Long
Key for the first time. This fish
was seven feet seven inches in
length.
Mrs. w. E. Shrewsbury, of New
York, took two sailfish in one
day, one of which was seven feet
three inches long, while at the
same time Mr.. Shrewsbury land
ed a 33-pound WHO'D, the, largest
of the season. tE 4r..f.H =
Mrs. Charles Walbridge, of
Philadelphia, who had never be-
fore taken a sailfish, also caught
two in one day. Her feat was
duplicated by Charles Peckelis of
New York, who was likewise new
to sailfishing.
Arrivals of the week included,
besides Mr.. and Mrs. Offieid and
Mr.. and Mrs. Shrewsbury, the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Whitfield,
of BurnIeigh Manor, Middleburg,
Va, and their daughter and SON.
in-law. Captain and Mrs. H. Bid
strop of British Columbia; Joseph
M. Cudahy, of Lake Forest, I'll. /;
E. T. H. Metcalf and H. Gardiner
Martin, both of Providence, r. L.;
DIR. and Mrs. Fritz Fenthol, of
Berlin, Germany; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank H. Lee, of Danbury,
Conn.
During the week Robert Mer-
rill, eight. son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
d. Merrill of Ridgewood, N. j.,
took a sailfish without assistance,
his second of the year. He is a
capable angler and has previous
~ accounted for a 28-pound bar
racuda and 15-popnd Jack Gre
vella.
Following is a partial list of
the catches of the week:
Sailfish
James R. Offield, Chicago, H.,
Z feet. z inches long.
]. Shuman. New York, N. Y.
z feet, 6 inches long.
Mrs. John Oldrin, Darien, Conn.,,
Z feet, 5 inches long.
Col. E. H. Teall. Little Falls,
N. ", Z feet, 8 inches long.
Mrs. w. E. Shrewsbury, New
York, N. Y, z feet, 8 inches.
Charles Peekelis, New York, N.
Y. z feet. 2 inches long.
Charles Peckelis, New York,
N. Y, z feet, 1 inch long.
H. L. Snyder, Montclair. N. j.,
7 feet long.
Mrs. w. E. Shrewsbury, 6 feet,
9 inches long.
Joseph Turner, Ridgewood, N.
j., feet, 8 inches long.
Mrs. Charles Walbridge. Phil
adelphia, Pa, 6, feet, . inches
long. )
II. Gardiner Martin. Providence
r. l., 6 feet, s inches long. s
Geo. G. Schutt. Jr., Haines
Falls. N. Y, s feet, I inches long
w. Sullivan, New York, N. Y.
6 feet, 6 inches long.
N. JerIaw, Chicago, ILL.,, s feet
6 inches long.
Robert Merrill. Ridgewood, N
j.. 6 feet, 6 inches long.
Mrs. Joseph Turner, Ridgewood
n. j.. 6 feet, 5 inches long.
Mrs. Z. H. Tean, Little Falls
n. Y. 6 feet, 4 inches.
Henry C. Barthman. New York
n. Y, 6 feet. 8 inches long.
Mrs. Charles WaTbridge, 6 feet
l inch long.
Joseph Turner, / foot. liber
ated.
n. Jerlaw, foot. liberated.
Wahoo
W. f. Shrewsbury, SO pounds
Mrs. John oldrin, II 1:
pounds.
Amberjaek
W. E. GOLDSMITH, Pittsburgh
Pa, Is pounds.
II. L. Snyder, Montclair. n. ].
50 pounds.