The sun., 1884-05-04
TIE TROUT SEASON OPENED.
where the fiaest Fssk Csa be Csughs ia
sa,iivna asd PSks C"oosise.

poRr JEHvIs, N. Y. May 8.-The trout
fishermen Of this locality are Just now in the
hcight OF the sport nnd large parties OF tho To-
cal sportsmnu nre out every day In company
with others from Nav York city and other To-
oHtins fur und nonr for tho streams OF this
vicinity hre widely known for the quantity and
sis" of the fish caught and what Is more de-
sirable. the SPORT is nowhere 30 koenly enjoyed
as among tho hills OF Sullivan and Orange
counties. The number Of streams which are
nppronchablo from this village is almost legion.
Within II few miles from here are tho Dasha's
XIII. the khiugio Kin. the Bushktll. tho Mover.
sink. Monynup. tho Beavorkill. the Willowo-
moe. and hundrods of smaller streams with no
name ut all Trout fishing begins. or rather is
supposed to begin hero. on April I. A few gen-
orally venture out on that day. but 1t il rarely
that the sport begins In earnest before the 18th.
Tho reason for this Ia that there is still sn w
and Ice Ia tue backwoods regions OF Sullivan
county. not twenty mics from this village.
Trout ilshIng is but half sport Unless the fish
rrman can wade tho strsnn. and TO wade all
Gay IN ~ ssr,Am OF water tho talnreratlre OF
which h ~ Fnhr"nhait Is anything but en-.
Joynble. sti1l. " few fishermen brave this and
venture ont.
James Taylor. n l5-year-o oil Ind Of Callicoon,
went out tho other day with n rod cut from u
hickory sapIIns. u limo mude from his mothers
Worm worms " lie % "ams S""k u IN nm hour viii nI one
solitary fish. but it's sszs made up for the de-
| f.,enry IN number; Young Taylor said he was
afraid II he stayed any longer hcd lose tho
| fish. 1t was iourtonn inches long. weighed 3Js
| pounds. an,l was IA lin" specimen OF the Cali
from % the ] streams around here. The State Fish
| Commissioners In 1850 placed 100 600 young
California mountain trout In til. various
| OF any sins have been takpn. Now they arc
found to outnuml,cr tho native trout. and are
| much larger. 1t Is not an uncommon thing to
| catch fifteen or twenty pounds of The speck led
beautios in four or li,s hours,
A local tishing celebrity on being asked whnt
| bait no found 10 ba best for trout ishing. said
Young man lest you tel EN- t don't M, make
no dirrrnee what hit they Use. si the sh s
ilshed with grass o p.ra. and I've hshod with
these ere new innElcd flies. an can't ace as 7
| hungry. Ell they haint hungry you cou,ln't
coay 'em TO bite: an 'twont make no odds et
whether you've got ons cut from the woods an
a62N o. worms: . ms. ! was out nshin, tot9er ~ :
| its tn Adams Creek down below, Dingman's
in Pike county; But We can't fish there till after
ont fshin in in th' Bushkiil a lew days ago
There was one Of those city chips with his ex.
prns,re p rIgoIt inst 81 ahead . O. me- It is eight y
where II joins the Monyaup. Well. to make II
short, when we met down below. that feller had
while l. had u fine basketful. an / had nshsd
right down behind him. an used worms, II
| SHOWS mat ks all IN KNOWN now. why. na'
bout hity poun O. Us nice trout rs you evel
aee; three Of 'em were 7 least three Founders
| an were bsaut's."
The rout ilsh,ng season does not open In
Pike county. Pa. until Thursday. but severn
| he strings have been caught there by over
anxious sportsm-n. It Is. perhaps. u wis.
| provision that tho season begins month latel
there than in this State. for rnrsly does the
| snow get from tine hills Of Pike county before
that time. In 1878 the PENNSYLVANIA LegisA
tura passed special !nw for Pike county
robbed of the fsh. A number of the sport smer
had tho streams rsstoeksd and a protective
| law passed. and now there Is plenty Of goot
ishing IN the county. The best brooks are TIN
snwkiil. R4ymondskill. Sawniill Riff Brook
and kattlesnAke creeks. where q good fisher
man o,n nni plenty Of snort and ~ the SAM
time q fine lot Of fish. NJ ilford ID the contra
| York city sportsmen go there every year dur
ing May. The hotels will furnish an entir,
| outfit and guide for u moderate charge.