The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-22
THE GREAT SUMNER SPORT.
CATCHING CAME FISH AND T-sH
TH1T ARE NOT GAME.


York Capt. John burbank on BIueash-
| iug-Oid sports after Saltwater Trout
| n Thensand Dollars for a Chance to Fish.
by judcious use Of facilities within easy
reach, the piseatoriay-incned New Yorker who is
| Obliged to remain at home during the summer
| months may enjoy more genuine sport than many
who travel hundreds Of milee and eypcnd large
sums OF money in q vain search for that which lies
| at their own doors.
coin O FOR BLuErsu
For healthy excitement there Is nothing like troll.
ing for bluedsh. by inquring Of experienced Hsh-
dealers during the months Of July, August and Sep.
TENDER. proper day be selected for a sail.
Never 70 while east or northeast wind is blow.
inR You might as wen FISH cut OF the second story
window into your back area. A mild southwest
breeze is best for fishing around New York. The
best places for bluehshing lie OF Rockaway and
Sandy Hook
AN OLD oTsrLRnAN's OPINION.
Capt John Burbank, commander Of the oyster
yacht Sally Ann, Of Great Kills, says:
" man who has never ished for weak fish over
the lister beds, caught big b.uefsh or shrk Che
Captains way Of pronouncing shark, knows moth.
ing OF the pleasures Of lite. When you sit
In the stern Of the boat" remarked the
Captain, with your line in your hand.
the squd is darting through the ripples
like frightened moss bunker hundred feet from
the boat As soon the nsh zee Il, they 20 for It
with rush. In an instant one las swallowed It,
and the hook at the end OF the squid is firmly
fastened in the fsh's throat You feel a fierce tug
then comes the tug Of war Hand over hand Won
seem TO be pulling In about 4 ty pounds OF the live.
hest fish you tackled. All at once you feel that
you have lost him, hut YOU haven't; the rascal is
only running ahead Of the line trying to unlock
himself Now pull quick, or ycull lose him.
ANOTHER struggle, and you land ten twelve pounds
ah an fba V.ay ~ A.
boat. BE careful or he will nip you with his sharp
teeth They are the most rayenous Gsh that swim
IN the sea. Sometimes after one is hooked the
Others will nearly deyour him before YOU can pull
Inn into TIE boat; Fact is, ] have seen 'em turn
a. he finished his description,
g From tue middle Of August TO the latter end OF
september the fish are in their prime.
PLENTIFUL CAME FISH.
Weak fishing affords rare spor, for the expert hand.
lers OF the rod and reel. These saltwater
same time as .had. They are first caught
N nets, as they seldom bite before the ist Of July
From that lime until the end OF the month fine
messes Can I . taken with line OF Rossyille, on
oyster beds on the south shore, al Princes Bay.
Annadale Gldord's Station (Great Kills. are alive
with them. The Kills are famous for large. fat yel.
low.hnned weakhsh. This IL the favortte resort of
genial Bill Dod, OF Newark, who. while trout Gsh.
ing this season, was teegraphed that his factory was
burning; William teegtaphed back that as the fish
were taking hold beautifully, aud he had great con
hdence In the Newark Gre department, he should re
Harry Randolph hold weekly sessions at the Kills
Ihey make Il rule to throw back into the water
Here the champion fisherman Of staten Island MIR
Thomas Gil. CAPTURED seven.pound weakGsh, and
r is ,Ile we pulled up shark as long as the boat
ION says the boat was nineteen feet long.
FrFTY-rwo.PouSDER.
The largest game fish ever captured in the Kills
vas taken few summers ago by Cant Joseph Van
elect. the energetic proprietor Of the Great Kills
House. The fish was a striped bass, which weighed
dressed, ~ pounds. Capt. Joe sent the fish To his
friend Mr. Gabriel Kent OF West Forty.seventh
and purchased ten acres OF land fronting The spot
where Capt Joe caught the bass.
THE RAREsT OF THEM ALL.
The striped bass is the rarest OF our saltwater
game, fsh. 1t il the ambition OF every man who
that VIII top % pounds But few succeed.
raer aS er 0f the bass fir. a'hS Io. III rS Sgy
run in along the shores Of the bays and at the
@ The rocks in the East and North s'f Rivers sn
and Harlem River but they are now inst disappear.
from the end Of the piers on food tide. The
wrer captured anne n one hour Ias; fan from the
Sam Ludlow took one at weehawEen that Weighed iG
pounds. on cleaning the Ash fifteen nsh-hooks were
found inside OF II This establishes the truth OF
statements often made 10y fishermen, that they got
hold of splendid fish, but that he carried away
Der So9s yd,b !, a 1N, said nat member Of the
Bedloe's Island weighing u pounds.
MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS.
There Is club composed Of wealthy New York.
ers, who own an island near NarrpgansCtt, where
striped bass abound during the summer months.
The initiation fee is $1,000. Members frequently
capture fish running from ity to eighty pounds.
The bait used IL menhaden. which they put whole
on the hook. From tGOO to $500 IL expended for
bait during the season. he play OF a large bass
nearly equals that of salmon. The STANDARD bsit
for game fish around New York is shedder crab,
soft crab, and shrimp.
PoRGIEs AND BLAcKFisn.
To q philosopher, fond OF taking notes and por-
gies, trip TO the Fishing Ranks Is not without
interest Pick cut some day when The sky Ia little
overcast; take your rod ana reel, ana fsh from
the upper deck. so as 10 clear tho fringe Of lines
that surround the boat be satisfied with Just catch
ing nice mess give the cook quarter To clean
them pack them away In your bask st then take
your lunch, wash II down with what you fancy best
Light n cigar. and calmly observe your surroundings
Our word for It, you will repeat the trip the first
opportunity.
HEAVY FISHING.
For persons fond OF muscular sport and muscu-
lar party, cruise to the Cholera B4nks il the
proper thing to do. Wonders OF the deep sufficient
TO ioun' marine museum are frequently pulled up
on these excursions. Sea bass, blgckfs nukes
large poraies. skates stingcTees, doc fish blow ASH
sea robins sharks, &c, vary the monotony.