The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-06
FISHING THROUGH TIE ICE.
CATCHING PTCKEREL ~ SOnE or RIM
M1SS.I tHISLTIS LANES.
sport In which the Fi-h May Use FRY
Hooks and Lines ut Once The Best Ponds
In plymouth County Live SINNERS for Halt

M1SSifHiNIfIS IIhfS.
sport In which the FI-h rrren May Use Ftrv
Hooks and Lines ut Oncc-'r Best Ponds
In plymouth tounty-Livc SINNERS for Halt
PEMBROKE, Mass, Jan. 2.-NOtwithstand-
ing the very mild winter. the ice II sufficiently
thick 10 allow of fishing through il for pickcrel.
The kinks have been shaken out Of hundreds
" lines within the past week. and the luck had
has put them Odern IAah Waltons in their jullirst
mood. For many winters. ! have met with
very good success ON the ponds in Plymouth
county. and have many times taken from them
more than one hundred pounds Of fish in day.
In size they ranged from half pound to four
pounds.wth occasionally an old settler that will
tip the scale ut the six pound notch
There are many fresh water ponds. from two
to ten miles in circumference, within n radius
Of twelve miles Of the old town Of Plymouth.
They abound with pickercl. despite that Troy
have been the resort Of scores Of sporismen.
Town laws prohibiting the taking of pirk rel
through the lee are enacted vrar after year. Int
y generally conveniently happens that two or
three towns neglect this prerauttpn. - tIh
their limits tie Other lakes are 20
plenishing OF late years. however. oD-
somewhat ahrged hv TIE action NJ the $50
authorities in stock I'M! u number uf the ponis
with hlack bass, ana prohibiting fishing IN
| have met With the best success on Indian
Head. a muddy bottom lake. q mil. across n
than an hours ride by the Ola COLONY Railroad
from Boston,, NeNt To tins for good tiqis u.o
luahan pond which IL conn '0t u with IT, l.' n
Head 10y small stream milo In length; Nom
ponseli am East ponds. IN Halifax. two -
distant; St"ispn + orr ns II u.s. nIN 'iiII' - ~
moni lake. in pymp0u. ami Great aud tito
sandy Bottom ponds, IN Il mblokc. don. river
pond, viii n LIS purity in P.mhro,r and
partly in Pympton. is tho lnrgn-f no Oh rl u.
being about seven miles long aut from uIi1
70 two milcs wide. 80 ' 10 ius hcromr % UIlu,
la ram N NINF .ffHNNH 81
10y nungliug steam. at a"ii"ni. 10y MlIrh
several p"t19ns l1st tl,rr hW-. nns
average ma u larger than tlO-r ilh "a from
any of the other pom .s. the prkrrnI taken
this and Diamond lakes ara of a ro',i"n color.
with brighter yellow spots Those ol tn" Hail
.nN ponds arr darker tolurel ana NOR. 'lu1py.
Bptn species nre found IN Indian Head. Those
Of the two Sandies arc long gIlled slender. and
OF very light color.
in an irregular lne from west to east. nll the
WAY from Brdgrwutcr To Plymouth. N'ar.y al
Of them are fed 10y brooks that drain the Vlst
cedar swHnps nl'ng their line, lhrsr swlmls
are the homes ia summer for thousands Of tue
beautiful wood ,lu Ks and other wild fowl. In
| spring and tail hundreds OF wild geese are
| killed in the ponds
| The bait for fishing through the ice should be
| nlive. The best II the haf-grown sinners, hut
| there il greater dim 'ulty in Obtaining them
| than there In getting the salt watr minnow or
For convenience the standards OF the traps
| should AL b" of the same len 9Th. 4 hath cut n
| halves Will nuke two standards Of proper di-
| inrnaions; Tho line Is pars 'd through the
| lower end and securely lastenod Ihi, end 10
placed IN santing notch in the lee. thrre or
four inches from the hole down which tine iino
pns- (which should be- at least slN inches IN
| diameter. THIS le1yrs the standard inclined a.
an angle sum lent to allow the line 90 hang
rrif from ihr slll. al IN SIDE ana n'ul ur tlp
| OF Ga" standard down through the centre of the
| mol" ia the nee. li'ipw where the lin" Is faught
IN TIE -."t q rcd nt- Two in,h = -luHr' is asst
! tnHd upon II. When the fish tlh H- tIr Nu tle
Slgnni il pulled below thr suriaee. nni Is dis
| Hpreartn 20 warns me il7h.rnhu iIai hr has
| liif. N" limos ~'llu'i if 40 iri~i fIIffA I H n