The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07

IS TO the size OF the catch. but I was SUI
prised TO find that good catches and bad
catches were made in the same locality.
l supposed that 1t would be agreed by all
fishermen in a certain locality that there were
no shad to be caught there, or that fishing was
generally good; On the contrary some fisher
men got scarcely any fish. when another near By
would have his net filled 20 the breaking point.
guess its all luck; Twenty-Five reported that
they had taken half as much as an average
catch, six that they had got 30 per cent Of the
average and ten that they had netted 15 pes
cent. Four got 80 per cent; eleven 90 per cent,
their catch was in excess of the average
There were l I6 shad fishermen whose catches
Though more than 100 replies were receiyed'
these were all OF value to us. These l15 fisher
men caught s6 ,6 last sPrns according e their
was fish liar in the lot. These men fish for a
Lying and they get very poor living at that.
end OF the season on June Is. found that their
average catch last summer was 30 per cent Of
the average annual catch in the past Ave years.
The Commissioners will certainly make
some recommendation to the Legislature" con-
tinged President Huntington, that fishing
restricted and that existing laws against the
defling OF the waters OF the river and hay must
Legislature will be asked 10 prohibit taking
shad by any device after June instead of June
u; as now. The Hudson is frightfully over
nshed in the shad season.
- You would be surprised 10 learn how much
dinfculty has been experienced by the Commits
sioners In getting shad enough in this region 10
propagate artihcially. Citizens in the city buy
their shad in the markets, and not one in a hun
dred knows that in all probability that shad
was brought here from the Delaware or Susaue-
hanna Rivers. Matching and planting OF shAd
has been an annual work, and Tor two years the
Legislature has made special appropriation OF
$4,000 for il. Notwithstanding our best efforts
the supply Of shall IN the Hudson has been
netting on sunday. so that the fish might have
one day In which 10 ascend the river tO their
The fish car SdirondaS K has 6esn OF inestima-
BILE service TO the citizens OF New York city
especially in bringing TO the Hudson River fry
frs from the waters OF the Hudson To stock the
a rye 1Ty as We might Last year there we're
and planted in the Hudson. There were also
planted ,5Ia,OOO fry furnished by the United
states Fish Commission AT their station ON the
Delaware River, which were transported and
planted In the Hudson River b. messengers from
the Cold spring Harbor hatchery under the SUI
perElsion 81 Fred Mather, making a total plant
OF 3, !sS, 900 for the season.
looked carefully into the matter last spring
return for the appropriation, 50 determined on
a new departure this season. ! conferred with
the United states Fish Commissioner. Col. Me
Donald, and arrangements we're made with him
by which the New York Commission was 10 be
furnished with eggs and frs at one Of The United
states hsh Matching stations. The Federal Gov
eminent furnished frs and eggs from the Bat
terry Island station in the SAquehanna River
and delivered them to the Ash car Adirondack
at Hayre de Grace. Md. The eggs were hatched
IN the car hFfOFe starting 10 return. By this
plan MAS enabled 10 plant Ia the Hudson River
last spring, between New burgh and Albany, no
less than 4. 100, 900 fry.
AS 20 the practical value Of many OF the
Sdde d' PrsseSs HuR f3s
am skeptical. yet there are many that are
worthy OF consideration. and on The whole the
answers struck me As good Illustration OF
human nature. The fishermen down near the
me nth Of the Hudson wanted their brethren up
the stream not "a disturb the spasninE beds.
and those WhO live along the banks Of the upper
Hudson we're deeply panied al the fTtghtfui re
suits Of purse and pound net fishing below. l
Has surprised that there sere no more com
Rtlints Of pound net and Purse nst nshing. That
EAoGld b checked"