The sun., 1891-06-08
FISHING IN JERSEY.
Bass in Greenwood Lake-The wsnsSHe
to he Stocked with Trout.


1t was miserable day at Greenwood Lake
yesterday. but It was really the first time since
the season opened that good scores Of black
bass were made. Lots OF anglers clad in
mackintoshes were out In the rain casting fies
aud bait. The fish bit we'll. and many were
caught. but there were no large fish brought
ashore at Cooper. The largest fish caught was
three pound small-mouth. hooked by VIII
liam Hughes Of Jersey City while casting with
live frogs. The best score was nineteen. made
BY Charles Flock Of this city. They were all
caught on flies, his cast consisting Of D red
bodied white miller and q red hackle with gray
drake wings. Twenty-Five boats were ont from
the Glen House at Cooper Station. and all that
returned at supper time had fair scores Of fish.
Tom Garrison. one OF the Glen House guides.
was trolling near the head OF Ryerson's Island
on Saturday. whom a perch about Rht inches
long struck ut the troll and was caught. Tom
began to reel in the line, when big pickerel
seized the porch and clung to 1t tenaciously.
Tom saw in an instant what had happened.
md reeled In sill moro rapidly. When the
pickerel was alongside. Tom saw that 1t was
not hooked. but was securely fastened to the
porch. into which its teeth we're driven. The
landing net was quickly passed under the
p!ckerel. and he was taken In out Of the wet.
Hs weighed 81, pounds
decidedly poor. On Decoration Day over 200
anglers were out on tie lake and Tot more
the same on The following day. and Monday
and Tuesday were little better. On Weunes-
Hay few iishe,s were out. and the catch was
light. The fishing improved on Thursday.
friday. and Saturday. anu II it had given any
promise of being tair yesterday there would
and it would have been hara 70 get al guile. H sA''
The bass are found along shore In from one
to three feet OF wa,eE and all last week Lis
out near the shore. Nothing could tempt them
quarters between tho railroad bridge and De
Grnw's new dock. was anged for by twenty
asry s%h o who baS I
R9intsd Ip his ,Is rod fSr the Purpose OF trying
the dam last year. has sIeoiually prevented
pools below the dam have no bass IN them.
The Wana9ue River drains the lake. and 10 a
HsW fHsr eSS %So Sss rse Cooper
wood. means TO stock tho " anaque River with
trout; but first he intends TO get the GO.
which each shall share in rropcrsoa. TO tEs
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the land oMners. II ali consent to the errap es.a
meAt. the WanaGue eau easily be made one Of
the best trout streams within fifty mics OF
thus city. The lungwood River. WHICH runs
through AbraIn s. Hewe,ts land and Joins the
Wanague, is splendidin stocked WITH trout
fishing permita 70 only by favor.
Good black bass fishing In running water 10
hard to find in New Jersey. but the Passaio
places is in the pools below the falls al Little
Falls. and the bass are found Just now In the
cataract. There 10 a waatng streteh at Two
Bridges, two, miles above sinRac and three
junction OF the Peuuannock or Pompton
River with the Passaic, and there ia good bass
fishing ia both rivers. Besides bass there are
Carp also are constantly taking the worm In
the quieter stretches of tho river. but tho pick
erel ara few indeed. owing to the constant
!. stirring" or snaring which has been prac-
ticed for yearR