The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05
PRIVATE TROUT GROUNDS.
They Arc Easy 20 Build n rou Have Run
ming wstsr-Interestine Experiments.

They Arc Easy 60 Build n You Have Run
ming watsr-Interesting Experiments.
The growing popularity Of trout fishing has
produced q new form Of craze among anglers
that is greater this year than ever. 1t is an
Unsuitable ambition to own trout streams. aud
fishermen are organizing clubs to buy trout
streams and surrounding land with the design
| OF Transforming them into choice fishing
grounds The work Of building Is proceeding
now with activity IN certain sections Of New
Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA small streams are
being damned and enlarged by flooding the
surrounding land. In the hope that tho
supply OF fish will be multiplied and
the enjoyment OF the anglers increased.
In some instances where good deal OF money
has been invested In the enterprise the result
has not been so successful as was ANTICIPATED.
and the expectant amateur anglers have
brought out expensive tackle only to and that
they couldn't get any fsh after all their trou-
bic. Some OF these disappointed fishermen
have asked TIE SUN to ind out what the mat
ter Is. 1t may be said that In all cases where
these trout ponds have been unproducttve OF
nsh the defect has been due to blunder in the
selection OF tho ground and the construction
OF the pond.
Nothing, IL easier" said Editor Harris Of
a where the
pond Will be fed with running water from nat
efooof
building, a dam, AZ, the point Of outlet Of the
pE ss pond aas the ESsn sSt be Sdss
Water that r,s Is rs% IL the
b more fayorsbls for the Increase q the sup;
trout VIII hide: %ateioTssses, planted q he
the deys S OF The schools o. trouts:
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otherwise. The idea that it is Detrimental to
@ntsT bs Sn snd
SS IN tSs pona Sss won't
capacity Be reed
To- spend money for improving It by. digging
chs sRa s
its banks: I remember, q strikingly success
full experiment OF this kind which was made
miles long that ran along . nearly straight
bank ana dus about twe2e
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Of fine fishing ground. which Is now richly
stocked with healthy fish. 1t WAS a profitable
return for the money invested In the improve
ment and it's success proves that 1t can be tried
elsewhere. where the increase Of club mem.
bership demands an increase of fishing.
Another interesting experiment was sue
cessfully carried out by the Quaspeake Club.
an organization OF expert angers that owns Q
quarter OF q mile OF meadow land In Rockland
county In this State. through which runs q
be- FSpy ID by tbs
droughts in July. and the sport Of the mem
bers was .proportionately interfered. with:
some bright angler conceived tho idea OF
building series OF small dams across the
etream at that distance. converting it thereby
into group OF miniature ponds The happy
result Of this expert ment Is that there is now a
plentiful supply, Of water there. With lots Of
by the summer droughts. The stream is sup
piled by running springs. and the water Is de-
licious. have leaned over the boat side after
the sun has been beating down for hours on
the surface OF the stream. and scooped up the
water In drinking cup and found 1t cool and
refreshing. Watercresses were planted along
the banks OF the stream. and the fish have
thrived there wonderfully. Tho members.
fishing week ago. caught a heap OF beautiful
trout averaging ten INCHES In length: This
experiment Is also ono that can BIO tried upon
similar streams elsewhere with results calcu-
lated to enthuse the expert OF the rod"