The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16
FISH AND GAME NOTES.
ANN ANGLERS WILL BE CASTING
,,yEs IN EVERY INLAND WATER.

unt EnIIN y HSH -
..eocI and Its Oysters-lsssk w.iton's
Yoase ut the WORLDS Fsir-si.nt Yellow
r.rch-Iucrease OF Grayii.e In Nichiee.-
Me-, Rod and Gun Ciub--stockire OF
Reconsideration waters-ninois's Cover
ror .nd Fish Commissioners-Coiorines OF
,rro,,-Oregon'- New GAME and Fish War
.u-Monsoiin Pheasants for Ininois-
r,.. os Cniform 8nme Laws In Various
.tate.-PhotoGraphs OF Birds In Flight.
Tho trout season Is now open generally
throughout this state. except In tho waters OF
Y.te George. where the date Is deferred to
W.v l. Anglers who visited Long Island on
Ipril 1 had an ideal day for trouting-warm.
Nth A light southerly wind. In the preserves
t-out were taken. but in tho open waters the
o.,eh was Insignificant 1nthe autumn. whom
ths trout on Long Island ascend the streams
a spawn. some runners out after ruled grouse
and rabbits do not hesitate to shoot them.
There is no question that anglers are endowed
18th A far higher esprit du corps than is the
average gunner. There resides a refining in
Suence In the anglers beautiful and delicate
.ouipment, whereas q gun In the hands OF the
.yerape man appears to beget o spirit OF utter
iAwlessness.
Tho season for salmon trout and land blocked
salmon in this State will open on the LIST Of
NAV. Black and Oswcgo bass may be taken
after the Both Of May. except In Lake George.
where the close season is maintained until
AUG. 1. In Black Lake. st. Lawrence county.
these fish may be taken as early Us May S. A
law forbidding the taking OF black bass until
July | would be o wise one. In Juno many Of
these fish have not ceased to spawn. The sea-
son for wall-eyed pike. yellow bass. aud pike
In the Susauehanna River and It's tributaries.
ANY kind. salmon trout or !and-lockod salmon.
caught In any Of tho inland waters OF this
s T'ihin sa the State S3. " from 1n"s any Of the CO" cou pfies
thereof. or possessed for that purpose. except
when aecomGaniet BY the owner. It is also
Esionce commences on tho 3Oth Of May.
ia 1G NM 4 bI,to the eo tI9st ssSs se9vs ops9 tSs
streams, with Fry from the state hatcherles
the season for Gbi!acS bass will open on june
H. The laws Of that state are rigid in regard
TO %tresPass: and anglers who may visit it viii
moreover. no State.in the Union Is more copl-
III Ierisiature Of Pennsylvania is now en-
gagged In framing a new Ash and game law.
which. however, may, not be passed. The
NAY !; and That for pike and pickerel on Junel.
Elsewhere in tho State the trout season com
IsSe trout Hn is sPla n OCTOBER aS; TN Sos s,Ssf sen snd Dor }er
cember. Bass. pike. pickerel. and Susaushanna
salmon. may he taken after June l.. No black.
Inches issiEUS' IN IN l erSth NOR NOR a trout ut Of lie less thar than i've "
Inches. The restriction against tn. taking Of
bass. nike and salmon in tho Delaware hiver
In Maine. land-locked salmon trout and
togpe may be taken after Maj |. and UsweGo
Tie taxing Of a land-locked salmon less than
n g I lnslc + nn4 4 trout r less than nan i Ioso inf fas
The, season for speckled trout in Ontario.
Canada. win orsp on May |: Tlokerei. May is:
not allowed to take more than nifty specified
fsh ia the aggregate weigh more than fifteen
opens for specified trout, Mnyl; for gray and
The season is now open. Bass and muskaIlonse
shall not be caught between May 70 and July
dths fee to be paid for the same is SO: more.
over. The license 10 only valid for the time and
place Indicated therein.
The notorious Gilbert bin has not been on
ACTED BY the Massachusetts, Legislature. The
Senate has 80 far refused to pass it to a third
reading. The object OF this statute was to per-
nit the sale Of artiacially reared trout during
tbs months Of February and March. This has
aroused the unanimous opposition OF tho an
Rlers Of the State. Some OF the senators in
favor Of tho passage OF the bill INDUCED In
curious statsMmsnts,. Among others. Senator
ilanne Of tho Third Essex district. who stated
that wild trout feed upon much disgusting
food. while tho arti!!cialiy rearen sort partake
chusetts. This is saying very little for the
SSrlci'ean tastes Of the. inhabitants OF that
S nnNn inaimueh as tho cultivated trout are fed
upon raw liver. 1t may be that this diet is
varied by one Of pork and beans. In which case
tnG remarks Of Senator Dame are an ample
}suhcation OF the formula. which, in his opin-
lon. lmparts to the Rrtiiicially reared trout a
mayor 80 lar superior to that OF the wild sort.
The destruction OF the flood gate in tho canal
connecting Shinnecock and Poconic bays on
Long Island. is u disaster the extent OF which |
Is only appreciated by tho fishermen and
growers o. oysters in the lrst-named sheet Of
water. The saline infusion which has flowed
through the canal from Peconic Bay has pro-
auced " quality Of bivalve in Shinnecock which
Is superior to that grown In almost every other
Day Or estuary Of the Union. Early in the
season THE Sun called attention to tho extra
III, merit OF these, oysters. with the re-
i sVo ''9 H. th ~ secured immediate popular
peculiar ss22lor OF i!s lesh. which is a light
D mar H. Moreover. II is endowed with u re-.
havor. Qualities which are due to peculiar
losal conditions which exist nowhere else.
me Legislature OF this State has been most
EE Linnnl IN ny approximations in aid of tho
Sundred yards in length. The work. however. |
mas been utterly botched. and for the sums
oAnehied the ditch should have been guarded
sHgalhst the disaster which has oyertaken II.
antoh.h me DESTRUCTION Of the flood gate, the
nonelneht OF sand BY the action OF the tides is
tUrmlig shoals. which. unless speedily
arenEed. VIII result in the closing Of the canal
snu lls speedy destruction Of the fish and oys-
"Fihdustry OF Shinnecock.
us probable that anglers who may visit thu
chicago Exposition will have an opportunity
20 inspect an exact reproduction OF tho fish.
ing lodIs OF lzaak Walton and Charles Cotton.
Inns enterprise is to be undertaken by the
ehi'aGo fly Casting Club. which will secure n
suitable site near tho Fisheries building. Tho
!oage was originally built on a peninsula
1tounu which fowod the river Dove n sInrt
distance from London. 1t was erectad Hs
XXphIles 'otton Tor tho convenience ~ Jyank
Mal,on and other angling friends. II iSa
small SQUARE, building Of stone. with n naaed
Iool covered with slate or tiles. iSaw. tSa
n9or is the inscriptlon "Piscatoribus SacTumS
sacred to Anglers. and the date, lj74 W.
tor 10 tnis structure In l7s4 describes
inside inside a CUBE Of fifteen feet. that f9 %as