The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-29
ROD AND GUN.

Mrs. George T. Stagg OF Frankfort. Ky.
caught recently in Florida waters the
largest tarpon ever landed with rod and
reel. This monstrous silver king was 7
feet 3 inches long. feet 2 inches in cir
conference, and weighed 205 pounds.
The largest tarpon previously caught
weighed 1s4 pounds.
Near Pleasant Run, Hunterdon county,
black snake measuring feetI5z inches
IL length was killed on the farm of J1d
son j. Biggs. Two rattiesnakes, each 5
feet lang, were killed in the orchard Of
William Hoffman, near Lebanon. re-
Gently. Mr.. Hoffman narrowly missed
one Of the trees.
Weakfish may be expected before the
close of the month. The first fish will be
taken by the pound nets along the coast.
then some will be caught with sQuids on
the banks, and nearly q month later they
will be taking the hook at the Staten
Island resorts
Peter Cooper Hewitt has by far the
largest trout preserves in this State, and
occasionally gives friends permission TO
fish in the streams. which are replenlshed
every year from the hatchery at Ring
wood. 1t is said that the Wapaque river,
which Is fed by Greenwood lake, will be
stocked this year with fish from the Ring
wood ponds. The screen which was
placed in the outlet of the lake last year
will effectually keep the bass out Of the
stream, and the banks on each side have
been plentifully posted with signs forbid
ing fishing.
Green pond, Morris county, is singular
ly adapted for the growth OF black bass.
II is natural lake of remarkably pure
water, with rocky shores and sandy bot
tom. In 1887 and 1889 black bass OF both
kinds were put in the lake, and throve
amazingly. Last year the writer saw
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the yellow peach along the sandy shore at
the head of the lake. The bass were six
or seven inches long, ami had accommo-
dated themselves TO their surroundings,
having changed color to harmonize with
the light colored sand. When caught
and taken from the water they were
found to be Of light green hue. A mum
Der Of large bass were caught last sum-
mer BY men who were after pickerel, but
no scientific attempts TO catch bass were
made II is predicted that Green pond
will be one of the finest black bass waters
in the State in five years, and that the
miserable little yellow perch viii be ex-
Iiugnished in time.
Three years ago il was thought that the
man who could make a split bamboo rod
to retail for SO would be sure of a big
business, and that this sum was about as
low as anything in the line could be put
on the market. Now four split bamboo
rods can De purchased LoE <4O- 11ey are
cheap and untrustworthy to be sure, but
are better than any wooden rods for the
same price. They are split and shaped bY
machinery and are attractively flushed,
but the care in selecting the stock and ia
fitting and finishing the rods Is not by
any means the same as 10 handmade
rods. The lowest price that handmade
rod can be purchased at is about Sl2, and
a good one is worth $40 or SIS, while the
bess commands SIS. This is such a rod
~ sold for SIS a few years ago, but has
the advantage of improvements which
have been made IN recent years.
Thirteen black bass were caught on
Tuesday at Greenwood lake by a Newark
angler who was trolling for pickerel. He
threw them all back into the lake Dn
Monday another Newarker cast with flies
and frogs to see If the bass would rise
and did not catch one No signs of large
mouth bass spawning could be discovered.
but the nests of the small mouth bass
could be seen all along the shores in shall
low water. each guarded carefully by an
old bass who famed the eggs constantly
with tail and fins. Bob Terhune, one OF
the most observing gnides AT the lake.
SAYS that be never saw the nests 50 plen-
tiful. and that he believes this Will be q
great season for bass nshsng.