New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-25

feet deep. sccordIne 70 the eurrsut Tbs lotion
clear puIe and perfectly transparent 50 thas any Cd
ject Be f,r three or foor rds very oisncy.
I, Is tinotured with lime and sulphur. us tenpefaa
ut the springs 4o the whole gear ronnd ous uosLs
the creek threequat Of mile, rises IN Tue houes
days IN sumner to $50 by night BUS u "a Gown II
the morning TO $50. In Winter 1t sefass ~ umes 20 We
but generally keeps ut TO $50 or 4oo The tenpersuN
Of the water to Aliens Greek Is very even the year
round but very cold In SUMNER and site warn in tho
winter: never freezing the very coolest weas&er 10
water throagh the whole length of the ceks o. wen az
every stone stick weed and blade OF 9rsss atye $40
literally covered with insects sad lsfv1 OF
nies summer and Winter. so that the troat however
all times Of the year.
There 4. but very little surface water that makes into
the creek nence tho volume Of the water vsy even
and seldom roey. The first settlers of the country
und tie creek literally filed with Treat OF great sizs
ad beauty ana n has remained 70 10 this day notvi;h
standing i has been almost constantly fshed night a.
well as day. from that time TO this. The largest ard
finest Trout are taken in thu evening with large arti-
hcal white or gray miller Dark nights. the banks Of
the creek In Spring ald Summer are often lined WITH
fishermen when they reel In the speckled beauties.
hand hand and often carry them of by back loads
In this way they sometimes take them that weigh four
pounds each. The most ordinary pupil vi Sir Izaak
can take them In the evening when In the mood OF
rising. wiki toe right miller. and with small pice OF
angle the point of the hook to induce tham to
hold on 10 the hook till the novice make his twich
to hook But the day time succeed but
the expert The water 50 clear aud they are so shy
line fine 10 foot leader and very small flies, or hackiss
and those must De upon the water SO gently and
feike to induce them to rise and take tho ny, ane
spit quick that but very few are evsr able 70
so the 1y aud to jerk quick enough to hook them
The Fishermen among the oldest inh btans tell me tbas
at the least calculation there are 1000 pounds of Tront
taken from the yearly and yet they compute ihs
number Of Trout to-day at LOCO TO each rod of the
stream o, 800 600 in the creek OF all slse from four o.
OF this month took no fine Trout In about three hours
with y, from the creek and put them iuto one OF
Mr.. Greens ponds. The day was clear ana the watef
so clear and transparent that had 10 fish with Co
foot line which took the most OF the time to get the
line out 10 this length aud to reel 10 the Trout sganss
the strong current after beng hooked
The next day took IS splendid fellows from one
place. hardly moving from my tracks. THESE iscs
show how plenty they were and how READY tney arr 70
lake the fly in Winter These Trout were as nat active
and gamey as them IN any other stream In
May or June.
seth Green, esq. the celebrated marksn,an an&
hythrower Of Rochester bought this creek yer AFRO
last FALL for the purpose of growing Trout aItfciay
well naturally on an extensive SCALE he has since
prepared ponds races hatching-house and ba'ehing-
boxes and troughs for 3o0e0oO Of spawn. which 10
expects TO fill during the spsu ming season. which Is.
with him from the LIST of November TO tho LIST OF April
Last Winter his two best months for spawn were
January and February, and be expects they VIII %
this year.
he has one pond only rs feet long 10 feet wide and
feet deep that has 1900 Trout in il from inches to ~
inches long that VIII weigh nom quarter OF
as Trout possibly be, all caught with the N.Y. bJ hs
own hand. snce he bought the creek and all can De
seen now any day. at one view, by any person wno
will take the trouble to coll on him. Only think what
sight-90O0 such Trout all in the eye ut once what
gigantic and magnificent aquaruml
am certain that this Ia the largest and hnesc ex-
hibion OF Trout in America. and. probably. in the
whole world. This alone would well pay journey OF
any lover OF Sir Izaak from any part OF the cornty 70
see But this is not ell. lie has another pond riFhs
BY che side Of this 80 by 50 feet which contains ~ zoo
beautiful Trout. mostly and two years old from
six to nine inches long. all taken By his own skill "a
above. He has stHl another pond. filled with loss
Springs fly from tdree to Eve inches hong.
lt seems incredible first thought that such a. ast
number Of large Trout could live IN so small space
but il is all accounted for and made plain. when ono
learns that the water In the ponds are changed every
minute through the day by the large current constantly
pouring IN upon them VI this cold pure spring water
Some OF the Trout produced 600 spawn each, and
from that down 20 300 according to SIZE Last year
Mr.. Green Matched high as % per ceut Ia some In
stancesn Others about 30 per ceut This year lie
poets to hatch nearly all az be has become u
tue business aud knows the right time to take the
spawn 10 insure perfect impregDaon. could see the
hneen days. with the naked eye, so that know bis
perfect so far. With this continued success
be will very be able to stock all the private streams
and ponds in the country with spawn and young Trout
as well az to furnish tuns yearly the table Of this tho
most delicious and costly Of all the funny tribe.
1t costs him but little 10 feed his Trout He tells ne
they get fully hreequsrters Of their living from the a-
sects Gas above) IN the |ater running through inc
ponds He thinks tho Trout in his ponds. and In the
creek devour fully GOO pounds Of these various Insects
daily.
These facts show how profitable the cultivation Of
Trout can be made with proper water. and care, and
also the with which all the depopuated waters VI
the country can be restocked.
The spawn can be transported rom the eth to the
l5!hday after impregnation glass bottles filed with
water by express to y Dlt OF the country with safe.
ty and will vury al hatch II distributed tniy over
web prepared gravel beds in the stream the spring
WHERE tie current Is gentle and the temperature re-
mains from 400 TO 46o through the Winter, and will
nearly care Of tte after haching through
the Spring and Summer and grow TO from three inches
to Eve inches In length by FAIL This is the esseet and
cheapest way TO stock all streams and ponds where the
temperature and water will permit But where they
"a not tien they must be stocked with Trout.
An outlay of from IS to ESQ., In spawn and preparing
the stream and gravel beds. according 10 the amoant
sny one may feel disposed to invest VIII produce cor
RESPONDING show In the early Spring OF young Trout
Some of these Young Trout Ill spawn In the Fall and
all the Fall fol OWING and With proper care IN q low
years ully stock the stream or pond ahd WIZ pay tae
owner and angler for all the expense and trouble ID the
very exciting sport taking them with the n.y. as Wen
as q delicious meal daily. 80
WeLimprel mated spawn can be obtained as 10" a.
SlQ Der th6uspnG.
he cheapest and best time TO transport Trout 10
while very small. or about the time they Commence
fsedinG say 10 March or April. Then about 500 esa
be carried IN barrel half or twothirds filed with
water They be CARRIED in this way any distance
by wagon or railroad. All tue required Is ~ keep
tue water COOL say from 500 to COO aud In constants
motion TO ill 1t with air as fast a. the Trout exhaust ~
or to change 1t often when standing STILL Trout OF THIS
age can be bad Tor $50 a thousand.
Large Trout eep DO moved In the same way Just a.
well only much less humber III barrel say about 20
one two and tbreeyear-oids. Trou. Of thus age are
worth 500 thousand.
With this information. any one can consult bis own
desire and purse 10 tue manner ana extent OF socADS
his stream OF pond
From my experience in growing large Trout would
not advise any grow them for profit 70 more than
or wears Of age, or from ounces 10 10 ounces in
weight After this age and sizs 1t requires so much
more 10 feed them, aud water TO keep them and they
arc 30 much more subject to die that ind II does nDs
pay. al