The morning call., 1894-07-22

that at the headwaters of the river some good
trOut-ishing may be had and that the fish are
IN far better condition than those found In the
sluggish parts of the stream. Among those who
assisted TO make the hours pass pleasantly
were: Charles Ford, William Bannon, George
BannOn, Dick Armstrong. W. Hayes, II. Gassa-
lind, William Roach Song and dance artisD, j..
Donovan and Joe Gassman. Mr.. Cate recon-
mends aniseed oil as preventive from mos
quito bites.
Charley Precht returned from the lakes last
Sunday with a basket of fish and broke
buggy. He left his horse standing in front OF
kerr's house and the animal, having grown
weary OF waiting for Charley, concluded 10
take little nap. In his drop 10 mother earth
he broke the shafts of the vehicle, and IL is
presumed that the next time Charley VIII jour
ney 10 the lakes in q conveyance he Will unhar-
ness his charger and turn him over 10 Prince
Patrick the equine caretaker OF kerr's Hotel
de Eonlinalis.
Trolling for trout in the lakes has been very
poor this season, much TO the chagrin OF The
men who fancy that style of Fishing most.
The experienced angler who understands the
art of casting fly has been rewarded with the
largest catches ana best fish.
Mr.. z. Quinlan held the record for having
taken the largest bass from San Andreas Lake
this year up 10 last Sunday week. when an oc-
casiOnal angler bowled him over by landing a
3%4 pound beauty, which, by the way, was the
only fish he had caught.
A gentleman who had grown tired OF catch
ing trout in San Andreas Lake last Wednesday
tried his luck for bass and met with first-class
sport, catching eight or ten Whoppers near
Smiths Point Strange TO say the fish were
taken on worms, which lure the SLICK leDacks
greedily devOur this year, causing much annoy
ance thereby TO bass fishermen. Last season
the little Sticklebacks gave very little attention
to the "baTnvard hackle," and consequently
anglers cannot understand why they have taken
such fancy to wrlgglers this year. There are
splendid bass in San AndreaS Lake, but having
such a large quantity of SticklerS to feed on it
is no easy matter TO tempt them with any de-.
vice.
There have been many discussions among
anglers and trOut-breedeTS relative TO the age a
trout attains, but as there is invariably differ.
eDce of opinion expressed on this point The
! words OF NJ. Mcdonald, United States Fish
Commissioners, may prove of interest TO many.
To question of this nature Mr.. Mcdonald
writes:
81 regret TO advise you that / have very lit
tie trustworthy information upon this subject
at hand. AT pODd stations many OF our kinds
OF trout cease TO be useful brood fishes after
the age OF 8 or 10 years. This applies more
particularly TO the black spotted species, which
/ have been imported from Europe namely: the
! Won Behr and Loeb Leven trOuts. / believe
tue usefulness of the brook trout is impaired
even earlier. Lake trout have been kept IN
ponds more than ten years, and have been
maintained in thrifty condition.
"In DR.. Days work on British and Irish
! SalmonidR 1t is stated that Loeb Leven trout
! at HowetOun, Scotland, cease TO be prolific
/ breeders az or 10 years of age.' In the same
| work the author mentions a trout which was
! stated TO have been kept twenIy-eight years in
I We'll IN DuMDartOn castle, WDlIe an0tner IS
! said 10 have been fftylhree years in we'll In
| The orchard of Mr.. NJ OssOp OF Board Hall, near
| BrOughton-ln-F uTneSs.
"ln the Field, February 8. 1894. there is an
/ account OF trout taken from The River Slitrig
about thirty years previous, when IL was put
| into spring well in the garden of Mr.. w.
Leithead, Crowbyres, and lived there until the
/ first week in February, 1884, when he died.
Although well fed and kindly treated IL never
| weighed more than a pound Again. in 1885,
! trout about five inches long was taken from
! the River Leader aud put into well in the
| town OF Earlestown, where the village children
| fed il many years. Ii grew we'll for some time,
then got emaciated, and died in 1869, but
never increased in weight over / 15 pounds
Il mention these circumstances TO indicate
the alleged age of certain kinds of trout in
Europe. regrettine that precise information is
not available in reference 10 our own species"
Speaking OF the brown trout, to which fish
THE CALL has frequently called the attention
of the Fish Commissioners. with the view Of
having them represented among imported fish
Tor STOCKING purposes. this Is what A. N.
Cheney, most experienced Discleulturst and
aDslersays In ForeSuand Stream: Mr. w. {.
Witherbee of Port Henry, n. Y, who has been
active in stocking the waters in Essex County,
n. Y, also stocked with shrimp, but L cannot
tell without OverhauliDg bis letters. Anyway
he writes me very recently as follows: 1 am a
firm believer IN stocking our waters ana pro-
tecting he fish, for l have seen the good re.
suits OF the first in our local waters, which
were just about depleted from over fishing, but
are now, thanks 10 restocking, pretty fair
fishing. / was interested in this week s
Forest and Stream article by you on the brown
trout in the Hudson. stocked pretty Literally
with them here. both streams aud ponds. and
| they have proved Il success in waters not quite
| suited for fontinalis. One brook has furnished
some firstrate fish, but it Is near the people
! at MineVille and Port Henry for the trout 10