The sun., 1891-04-13
WAR ON THE FINNY TRIBE.
THE GRIP RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAY
IN THE ONSLAUOHE


tead the Close Season fer TroSt.
There has been very little encouragement
for anglers 10 improve tho time since tho sea-
son oponcd on April I. brook trout fishing
was announced to begin on that day In several
States. On that day. and on several days since.
the weather was fairly mild In Conn md
southern Now York and in New JERSEY and
Pennsylvania. There was the usual heVira Of
New Workers to eastern Long Island who no
moro miss their outing on April than first
nj, h,er skips tho opening night Of the play. II
truth were strictly to be obser, cd by the ang.
lere. in relating their experiences by the brook.
SIDE they would have to confess that fly flsh-
ing on April l is q delusion and n snare. Trout
nre sharp enough to know that Professors"
and the scarlet ibis "dont fly when tho ntmos-
rhere IL cold enough to fieese their gausy
wings. Trout will seldom rise TO tho fly when
there 10 raw Atmosphere and tho wind 10 keen
and bi,iuR. There are really few PLACES
where good 0y fishing can bo had SO enrly In
the yenr. and this year lever streams have
been whipped than usual. The fnilure Of fish,
Ing club members to report catches In the
weekly newspapers devoted to angling liiera-
ture Is sufficient evidence that the sport just
now neglected. Undoubtedly. the prevalence
OF tho grip has chilled anglers enthusiasm.
aud. furthermore. the Joy OF stringing cold
worm on a hook. feeling II lazy tug at the line
instead OF the nervous twitch the summer
trout gives, pulling out OF tho wRter trout
with sheen and spots dimmsd and faded. and
finally seeing II die calmly Oh the river bank
without lap Of Its tall or gasp Of its gills 10
not sufficient to repay tho angler for the effort.
The fact Is that public waters where trout may
not frequentsd BY sportsmen but for tho most
part by mon who NAV be termed amateur pot
e hsy T tS sss Week: *:
.hs ts'Ss to take she worm II the sss:oa
ediy be good ty fishing In the brooks al the
spring. for BY, that time the trout would be
mer 9 ss Q male male less Pprodustiys q iYn y n:
n.s II sas eedsr sSss piess many 0
o6s9sd IN The 9oa ,rens AZ n9SS 2S
y1a Year and there % was wa not snouxS to supply ths
demand. In Connecticut nets were, placed
across many M streams ear ana 9TH the trout driven up
plants are heard that owners OF streams lease4
their streams TO anglers for . round sum OF
the % trout W With III nets and sent them 10 maEEet
The angler on catching GnLy. a few nn.erIles
sSSSa.sa sSS,S sai' sFowl at his bad luck" as A'
There are . few reports OF hardy trout fish.
p' susn COUNTY 5S Sns
nes
the only places where trout ilshina may BE- had
without obtaining permission from somebody
Hns But 70 The . angler With shsrs purse the pris
down dow q fst silver dollar for Tor every every pound 4
trout hs Saptu.os. =. @ In the waters h OF ths S0ltS
HOOK tSRs 0o 9ne ss said xeisSna
three pounds: IN The public winters near
H1t nss ws Ssss ses;
| taken in Long Island. Connecticut and north.
err New Jersey were. however. not over ten
From s parts oi the trout fishing ~ .sSs sSgptsy
long ions and and severe in the North. the trout streams
u neeu 9 e q hs m ha
not ct III uniayorable to good spring fishing.
sA ,ss Sss sSss gsa sSf yssE:
sss oa,S '1sss :uR.is
s. III si sad e
ans q sods hs e shs q sns nd @ lava
which provides among other things that the
for trout shall Ssn ass
Viii i look for the result d The meeting q tie
senats Compittes on GENE M Laws thas & L. L. e
| the bill that they will lot meet as usual on the
IN s suns
of the Commtsstoners desire TO argue before
o ef
present Commissioners will never meet agsin.
rev Pm that rex fisa na Gem.
% mission lsRoIi.ned: I The bili % passed ii Tie % Xs.
ssnbg with iqsr dsssRtiDg votes s w nSs 1S
snaious that GOV. Hill should have the aD-
~ t,,ln nj q 10
4 Fs has S
been ,non.psrtisan and the ConmifsssatIpne1s f'saI @
or tRs
tfers VI! probably b be sOaaeS ia sh and
to copy the example OF the Vernon Fish and
and game laws printsd On aoth Tor ast
button and posting throughout the state nj 10
EDUCATION Of sportsmen in this way has been
neglected. and they are ready to confess that
and fisa s Who Know nothing about the open ana
close season. The Lake George Ass9ciaton
VICE aH
Shad fishing In the Hudson has already be;
gun to show results in the markets. rp snq
| down the Jersey shore a new crop OF shnd
sherSen s sef Arrive r from the coast along s9ath-
Nsx and Foy e Ie Thes @
shad poles with them and set set them With shs
| AID OF IOuE men 10 eN6Ty uOle. Viii NV
on the poles. IN which the shad. In running up
The ishermsn, are praying that there may
be more shsd his year than last year, as they
owing 70 the poor ran and their big expenses ss
| this year all they can with the new hsh
car. Fish Commissioner =: @. Blaekiosd:
who was before y Legislative Committee
the State granting approp1iation.s ~ ioE
thoIe is great pressure in Ger Rress to get one.
| and preferred that the public money should 20
to aid IN planting shad fry in the HUDSON BE-
cause plenty Of shad means cheap food fish for
the poor. The new fsh car which 10 nearly
completed. will. it is expected. be ready for the
artificial pi opngation Of shad this spring. The
Legislatnre has recently nnproprianied n s2'SOo G
| entire equipment. including STATIONARY cngine
and shad Matching apparatus. IT Is to tie run
M and down tho Hudson on the Vanderbilt
s'Tho following fisnres show the total distrib bu-
tion Hf Try and eggs from the Caledonia hatch.
cry this spring 10 be the largest ever made
from this the banner hatchery in the state:
Lake trout eggs Sao!waS
Lake trout ~.S5My
Brook and bro trout TIS SD
Brook md brown trout Try lo.wS