New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-17
THE TROUT SEASON IS OPEN.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT OF THE FISH
IN FULTON MARKET.

AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT OF THE rloh
IN FULTON MARKET
The opening OF the trout season In this city yes
terday was welcomed by lovers of the nsh. VINO
may now lawfully eat them In the metropolis al
though the people of Brooklyn have been enjoying
them since March g. the amended Game La" ais
eliminating In favor OF Long Island and compelling
neonle IN all other parts Of the State to walt I'LL
Apr 16 before they can lawfully possess any trout
The law provides penalty Of SIS for Its infract.on
and so for each trout caught or possessed oeIore
April &C. except Long Island. Keepers OF ho'e's
and restaurants and private consumers IN tn's Guy
naturally complained Of this discrimination.
At the annual trout exhibition held at the OPEN
ing OF the season by Eugene G. Blackford' m Full
ton Market Yesterday. there was significant dis
play In this connection. This display consisted OF
large heap and very small one OF mite wh''e 's'
the heaps resting side by side on wide board
On the large heap there was n card inscribed ror
Consolidation" and one on the small heap bearing
the words Against Consolidation" The heaps rep
resented the relative size OF the votes for ana
against Tho Greater New-York" They caused
much comment
The exhibits were skilfully arranged by Super
.ntendent Marsland. who was kept busy answering
questions asked by visitors and explaining the al
ference between the various kinds OF trout SHOWN
There were about seven hundred live trout eA-
hibited in a large marble tank and long. deep
f. Among the live trout. which were OF all Sizes
there were three exceptionally fine specimens from
the State Fish Hatchery, at Cold SPRING harpo'
Long Island. These beautiful California
rainbow trout. Weighing seven and three quarter
mounds; a handsomely marked German brown trout
weighing four pounds and bouncing Long Island
brook trout weighing Ave pounds. While In cap
tvity the live trout fed finely chopped raw
beef and small whitehall but when at liberty In the
streams they kept supplied with the roes OF
haddock. cod and other fishes
There were also in the tank and aquarium ten
handsome landlocked salmon. weighing from three
TO six pounds each. These brought from
Maine. and the number shown Is unusually large
very scarce Their bodies are long and compare
lively slender They are Of a silvergray color with
beautiful brown spots. The price OF landiocked
sa. mon at 81 80 n pound. .
tractiyely arranged moist beds OF green ana
gray moss and interspersed with goldfish In globes.
and bright red crawfsh and Holsters which gave
variety and brllliancy 10 the display. The deah
trout are 81 and the i've ones 81 70 pound bu, IN
the course Of few days this price Will decline
fully one-third. The trout. both live and dead:
aside from the extra heavy ones mentioned. ranged
In weight from one-sixth 20 three POUNDS cach
There were trout shown for the nrst Time from
Odessa y Y. and also from Bridgewater. Mass.
Some shown from Brookdale Mass. whence
none had been brought for I'VE years There were
many from Plymouth Mass. and from the Old
wild trout were in good supply and there was the
usual number OF brook-trout from Islp Patchogue.
Brookhaven and other places. and Few from
Kingsbridgc. Anglers may TOW freely hsh FOR trout
weeks later before conditions viii be fully favor
able for fishing in the Adirondack streams.