New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
FOR TROUT FISHING IN CONNECTICUT.
PREPARING FOR THE SPORT OF APRIL FIRST
THE BIRDS OF SPRING.

PREPARING FOR THE SPORT OF APRIL FltSi-
THE BIRDS OF SPRING.
| Norwich March 90 SpeciaD-The price PAID oy
the Ponemah Cotton Company OF this town for te os
Baltic Mn plant eight miles north Of Norwlcn' was
dlvulged through lawsuit on the part OF INC "
11onnl Linen Company at WiiT antic this week Ni'.
shcdd who was a witness in the suit testhcd ''a'
the Baltic property. acquired by the recent pun"'e
covers not only the site Of the great stone MIL there
and the village attached to 1t, but all the "acrPo"
between Baltic and willimanic. representing la Oh
about 100 feet which estimated to be not less ina"
| : 600 or 5000 horse power. The power ut Baltic
| alone with a fall of 80 feet. is about 3ooo MORSE
power The price paid by the Ponemah Company
was only 49, 900, and, continued the witness '"e
dam alone the property at Baltic would cost moro
than the sum paid for the whole property INC
dwellings al Baltic belonging 10 the plant would cost
fully as much more" The original price asheu lor
the Baltic Mil 94OO,OOO.
The trout season in Connecticut opens on FRIDAY
next and scores OF sportsmen In Eastern Connecucu
are getting their tackle ready for sport me season
is likely 10 be an enrly one. The winter WIS rVor
able n front There was not much snow and Ice IN
the State and as there plenty OF water IN me
brooks. the fish were not driven into pools, where
offers and mus1rnts could get at them. great
many Norwich fishermen will be on the brooks in ms
part of the state at daybreak on April l. To accom-
psh il they either quit the city at or 8 ocioch III
the morning. driving from half dozen 10 sixteen
miles or more or else they out on the evening Oh
March 81 and spend the night at farmhouse IN 'he
region where they intend 80 fish. In this quarter OF
Connecticut about oil the trout fishing Is done with
ground bait and many fishermen have boxes OF angie
worms on hand. which were dug in the family garden
two or three weeks ago. The only obstacle In the
way Of the fishermen, interfering with their Tree en-
joyment Of the sport. is growing pracuce OH INC
part OF farmers Of leasing the streams flowing through
their farms to clubs OF wealthy sportsmen twenty
years ago all the trout brooks In Connecticut were
free to ALL" Now thnn half of them are prac'
tcaly controlled by fishing clubs, who pay the OWL
ers of them a good to keep other fishermen from
poacbing on them a syndicate Of fishermen has Just
leased all the brooks in the OF Portland. ana VII,
prosecute all poachers.
Trout fry is scarce this year. The Fish Commits
soner at PoQuonoc where the state hatchery Is have
announced that the number Of fry available at inc
hatchery is only aboui 100000 and there won't De
enough to 60 around" among the applicants, as they
do not think il advisable to plant less than 1000 fry
at a time. They have already received OBS apphc"-
tons for the State fry The supply Is larger by loo-
900 fry this year. they add. than 1t was year ago.
but the dry weather OF last summer kllled on Iaree
numbers of the younger fish. and every one they say
wants to stock streams this spring The Commits
soners will ask the Legislature for larger appro-
priaton with which 10 increase the capacity OF the
hatcheries.
Robins in focks reached Eastern Connecticut this
week blue birds have been here month, and some
sparrows and redwnged blackbirds for ten days.
Great focls OF wild geese have been streaming NORM
for four or five DAYS In crossing New England,
especially Connecticut. thew have many hating
places fresh water ponds. where tncy spend night
or two or il tho weather is cold, several days ana
sometimes weeks. Country sportsmen build blinds
on the shores OF tho ponds where they get shot or
two at the big birds. Along the seaboard OF Connec
ticut and Rhode Island which is dotted with a null
tituds OF ponds and marine estares. not few rural
sportsmen hunt the birds regularly In the spring md
fall They often make wonderfully fine shots. They
use heavy guns loaded with cartridges OF big pellets
and sometm y they rifles. The best Wild goose
hunter In the two states undoubtedly Is captain mn
YER BiryIick. OF Quonochontaug who has Killed from
three 10 six geese AT shot. Other good narksinen
of the same place are John q. and Herbert Wicox
one day latey these knocked five geese out or
flock with "a couple Of shots.