Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-04-22
Sturgeon Fishing at CEDAR Beach.

The sturgeon sshing in the Delaware bay
is now an iutere, ting and profitable employ
meut for many Of Iflford's young men.
hundred or more are engaged in the business
in the employ of several individuals, the
owners of the outfits used in the catch. The
greater number are in the service of Captain
Ken. Sadler aud Captain Charles Shubert
The formers fleet is composed Of fifteen
boats aud the latter's of twelve boats, and it
is a pretty sight to see them all unfurl sail
stand out to the fishing grounds some three
to Eve miles off shore. The first run Of hsh
have gone up the bay, being much earlier
this season than usual, and the second run
is now on; Captain Sadler's boats alone tax
ing thirty.f four during Tuesday. The largest
individual catch goes to Captain James Pom
der Warren, eighteen fish. with William Pot
ter IS sixteen good second-the other boats
have taken various numbers from six to
thirteen each.
A sturgeon ef mammoth size, over ten feet
in length aud weighing 500 pounds, was
caught by Pott er's boat on Monday, 1t took
the crew of three men twenty minutes to
boat it. The fish of Captain Sadler are all
cleaned. skinned, dressed aud sided on
board of his "lay boat" and the meat brought
to Milford where it is packed in ice and
Skinned in a ventilated car to Max ANS x
Co. the celebrated fish dealers, of Jersey
City. who are also large buyers aud ex-
portsrs of roe for canning as "caviare." "
This industry which has so so recently as
sumed notable proportions in this locality
brings forth its pecuniary points as evil
deuced by the big pay rolls of each Saturday
and is The means Of relieving the wants of
many families in our midst and bringing
gold to the Golfers of our enterprising meT-
Chants.
The two principal clay boats" are tied up
to the south shore at tue mouth of the Canal
for Cedar Creek. That used by Capt Shu'
bert is the commodious schooner Mccullough
so familiarity known to the residents OF our
town. The lay boat OF Capt. Saddier IS
veritable counterpart of the stereotype PIC
lures of Noah's ARK, 4 he rain left OUT, The
naval architectural genius which Designed II
sureiv had in mind that venerable boat
rs interior arrangement is most admirably
and completely adapted to the purpose Tor
which It is used, being pArtitioned of int
the G,lloNiug ROOMS The Captain estate room
then the Office, the store room, bunk room
dining room, kitchen presided over BY two
very excellent cooks, asd in the forward
mart Of the craft the butchering depart'aen'
in charge Of Nose" who can extract th'
roe ola FISH, skins, sides and dress it in min
utes from the time it is landed on board
This boat surely contains happy family
/ anS Cant. Srl,er So .lk5 very highly 1t hi
3 crew and the esprit d. corps" manifested
by them.
] Nor is it all work for the men, they hav
r l5g hours when for various reasons they can
not fish and these are agreeably spent Il
boat sailing, games of cards etc aud tn
q eSeninqs in music rendered by Milford's wei
+, kbow violinist, Mr.. Han. Graham, assisted
bv W. Potter's piccalo, Capt. Stills eornet
: iuterspersed with stump speeches. songs
n etc
The fishing for sturgeon will cease aoou
= Nav 10th, when the lay boats and thei
beautiful and trusty fleets of skiffs move ~
the bay to the mouth of Blackoird creek
y f,ltowiug the fish up the bay and river until
. the catch ceases to be profitable and the
n the boats and nets are given rest till til
K next spring whose coming will be locke
y for BY many from year to year with feeling
Z of qualification and relief