The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-29
ROD AND GUN.


MThere are numerous inquiries made
every day on the part of enthusiastic
anglers as to the time when the trout
season opens this year. The number of
anglers mas been on the increase greater
than the proportionate increase of popu-
lation; especially last year was there a
large increase due undoubtedly in a
during the season. 1t became known
that Senator Marsh had introduced a bill
to open the trout season GA the first of
March, and naturally anglers were
anxious to take advantage of the first
day on which the law permitted the cap
ture of trout On the niuth of this
month Governor Albeit signed a bill
which had passed both Houses: the bill
was designated in the dispatches as a fish
bill, aud the trout anglers presumed that
tins was the bill opening the season on
the first of March. The Fish Warden
communicated with the Secretary of State
in relation to the matter, and received a
copy OF the new law; it provides that the
Fish Commissioners of the State may re-
build and remodel the fshways in the dams
in the Raritan River when such work is
deemed necessary. The bill opening the
trout season on March l has not been
passed, nor has any other bill affecting
nsh or game Consequently anglers will
be required TO keep quiet until the first of
become a law before that time. Ths fish
warden OF the county has made arrange
ments by which he will receive copies of
all fish and game bills as soon as signed
by the Governor or filed by the Secretary
of State, and these laws will be published
as soon us received.
The mere fact of the season OPEN
ing on April does not insure
that trout will bite. however,
and it is really dependent upon a period
of warm weather ensuing. The water
will have to be much warmer than it is
now TO encourage the fish to take the
werm. There are numbers of good trout
streams open TO anglers in Passaic and
Sussex counties and they have all i'm
proved III late years through stocking.
Captain George Bailey, Captain L. S.
p. Brown and r.. S. Campbell of Manas-
guam, have organized with a capital of
s., GOO to build a fish pond in the ocean
near the mouth of Manasquan river.
These ponds are quite common at Sea-
bright and Sandy Hook
Our best hunters say that game has be-
come very wild, and it affords no sport to
seek after It, They are after the red
legged turtle now, aud he is as delicious
a bird as any and costs no ammunition
Wild ducks are beginning to afford
sport at the lakes SIS well as at the bays.
Some good bags have recently been
made at Hopatcong.
The biggest yellow perch on record was
caught at Lake Hopatcong recently by
J. III Van Nortwick of Pennington. It
weighed three pounds and one ounce.
Hawks have become SO bold in Cape
May county as to carry off chickens within
ten feet of the owners. Over a hundred
fowls have been carried off from the poul-
try yard of half dozen persons near Cape
May Court House.
Charles Edgerton and party Of fisher
men at Budd's Lake, Morris county. re-
Gently secured $50 pounds of pickerel.
The largest weighed six and half pounds
Large quantities of rine smelt are still
being taken in the Hackensack.
Charles Edgerton and party of fisher
men at Bndd's Lake, Morris county, re-
Gently secured $50 pounds of pickerel
The largest weighed six and a half
pounds.