New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
THE TROUT SEASON AT HAND.
1T HAS OPENED ON LONG ISLAND.
DISCIPLES OF IZAAK WALTON MAKING PREPA-
RATIoNs FOR EXCITING sPORT-THE STREAMS
or, TUE cAMy FISH

DISCIPLES OF IZAAK WALTON MAKING PREPA-
RATIoNs FOR EXCITING sPoRT-THE STREAMS
FULL OF THE GAMY FISH.
Deyotees Of trout fishing jubilant yesterday
over an amendment to the fish and game law provid-
ing that when April dhe date for the opening OF the
trout season Long Island) shall fal on SUNDAY
trout fishing In the streams Of the island shall De
lawful on the preceding Saturday This was brought
about last Wednesday by Colonel Albert Wagstan,
clerk Of the Court of Common Pleas. Desiring to
have n fishing pa rty OF Court Judges at his home
at IslIp Long Island, Colonel Wagstan went 10
Albany and, with the aid Of Mr.. Sulzer, hurried
through the bill, which Immediately signed
and made operative by the Governor. The amend
ment applies only to the streams of Long Island.
Before the adoption OF this amendment April l
was the lawful dste for annually opening the trout
fishing season on Long Island and in Spring Brook
Creek about twenty miles southwest or Rochester
which never freezes. April 10 Is the lawu date or
all other parts OF the State. The difference III the
date Is caused by climatic conditions. The opening
of the season Long Island is earlier justhed by
those conditions which do not exist in me colder
northern parts Of the state. except in Spring BROOK
Creek which is only about one mile long ana never
freezes The seasons end on September l. except
in the forest preserves OF Ulster, Delaware ana
Sullivan counties, where they end on September 10
Boards OF Supervisors in tho various counties may
still further restrict the close season but cannot
extend 1t.
FISHING ON SUNDAYS PROHIBITED
In all parts of the state. except jamaica Bay,
| fishing on Sunday is prohibited. and made 4 mis-
/ demeanor punishable under the penal code by me
| or imprisonment. or both A bill recently intro
/ duced into the Assembly by Mr. Harrigan OF
/ Wcstchestor. to legalize Sunday fishing was de-
/ feated by two votes although 1t received the en-
! phatc approval of President J.. D. Huntington ana
! his associate Fisheries Commissioners. Another
bill Is now pending to per.at Sunday fishing In the
| five populous southern counties of KINGS, Queens
Suffolk Richmond New-York and Westchester.
! Sunday fishing in Jamaica Bay was made legal Two
years ago.
THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THE Law.
The penalty for each violation of the FISH ana
game laws is So and SO for each fish unlawfuIly
caught Trout which are caught when less than
six inches long must be Immediately returned u
the water. The Commission has only twenty de-
tectiyes to enforce the laws in the whole state
! which contains sixty counties. The state is divided
into nineteen districts and detective is assigned
| to duty in each district. The twentieth detective
| acts as chief and inspects each district as IRE
| ouently as practicable Any of the detectives may
make arrests in any part Of the State. With Sc
small force It is impossible properly to police th'
streams and many trout unlawfully caught
surreptitiously. while enthusiastic anglers VINO Us,
economy that Some fishermen use the truth IN re-
atng their exploits are sacrilegious enough 10 rs,
| Il is reported that trout will be pentltul I'M
season on of the industry shown cspecall,
| during the last years. by the Commlsslonef'
in propagating them at the great pubH9 httGhea?
| Island and the enterprise OF an increase numbe
| OF private pscculturists. The finest trout showi
| in Fulton Market last year were from the eXten
sive preserves of the South Side Sigb IN the aesH
borhood OF Islp. l.. l. Austin Corpn also mas S SA
| tensiye preserves from which are obtained nn'
trout Great precautions are taken 10 pre yen,
! poaching in the private streams. The CChhS5loh
ers have planted over 5CO0CO trout fry, or youn;
trout in the brooks Of the state in the last year
| The first few Long Island trout captured
| the opening Of season command hl$n price
| epiclres frequently paying as much as - poun,
| for them but soon after the prolific streams o
| the Adrondacks and other remote parts pecom
| available, on April 15 the price falls fuliy % pc
! cent .z 4.
| Long Island. with Its network OF pure streams l
! a natural home for trout, which ike clear water
hut most of those streams are controlled By privat
! persons or clubs. leaving few for the common PEG
| pie who like to beguile the toothsoine trout h'
! fatal captivity.