New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06
WHERE GLIDES THE TROUT.
A FAMOUS REGION IN THE DELAWARE
RIVER VALLEY


DONE TO PRESERVE THE Willy FISH FROM
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MILES OF
STREAM AND a COSBY SUMMER
HOME FOR THE MEMBERS.
Madison. April (speciaD.-In few days the law
fu season FOR trouthshing in New-Jersey will ar
rive. Then the sportsman who loves 10 cast fly
into The dark water OF a mountain stream and await
the attack OF a speoked beauty will go forth In
hopeful anticipation OF capturing sufficient num-
be: least 20 fill his creel.
Sussex ard Warren counties. particularly the
former. contain the prolific streams in the
State. or these Big Flat Brook with It's main
feeder. Little Flat Brook. and a myriad Of small
tributaries that flow ogt Of the Blue Ridge Noun
tans is the largest and contains OF larger size
than can be caught elsewhere IN the Delaware River
region
The Fla Brook Clue. composed of residents OF
Mcrrstown. has after earnest effort. secured con-
troll OF more than twenty miles Of Big Flat Brook
and It's feeders. and from the brook itself derived
the clubs name. The club was incorporated under
the New-Jersey State laws in 1893. and has a men,
bership Of over forty. The officers Albert NJ
Bgelow. president: Theodore Morford vice-pres-
dent: Robert H. McCurdy. treasurer Stephen II.
Little secretary Board of Directors Charles F.
Cutler, George W. Jenkins. Robert VI. McCurdy.
Louis Thebaud. Charles VI. Marsh. Albert NJ
gelow. Theodore Morford and John j. Van Sickle.
The postOfce address of the club Is Bevans Sussex
County, while the clubhouse is situated directly on
the brook, at a point six miles from Branchve. the
terminus OF the Sussex Railroad a branch Of the
Delaware. Lacka wanna ard Western
When the club first began operations. the club
house was an old farm dwelling on the Van Sickle
farm. The structure has since been remodelled and
has been made a comfortable abode There have
always been trout in the streams. but breeding
ponds established for restocking purposes
Sixty-two cans Of young trout and three thousand
shrimp were obtained from the New-York State
hatchery. ard placed in the ponds These have
grown and multiplied in most satisfactory way.
and the streams have been materially benefited.
An additional pond has recently been made and
ali are at the clubhouse. The ponds at present
tain about 1000 large trout weighing from to
one and half pounds. hatchery has also been
added TO the preserve. and has lN.VD eggs now In
process of ha ching
Tne region through which the brooks flow is called
flst Brook Valley at the head OF watch is High
Point, the highest altitude in New jersey. In,
and is bounded on the by the Delaware R.vor
ard some hish land constituting rs eastern bank
Thio Gg the ee csn, Of hs Valley ana cons
H. waeTshed are Big Eat Brook ana It's tributary
twenty-five miles through the valley, to where the
former joins the Delaware River. about ten miles
above Delaware Water Gap. These streams are re-
iniorced and supplied throughout their .eng,h by
PIKE County. Pennsylvania, they have always been
famous Tor the number and SIZE OF their trout.
The territory controlled by The cub comprises ~
It's extent Of nearly twenty miles every variety o.
brook scenery. woodland and open. swift rapids and
runs. ami long reaches of stiil water. aud in the
Sled hv springs whsr" m, trout resort In lry ,i.n,s
and which afford safe winter refuge for them Abov"
ard below the clubhouse are ten miles OF unn'eg-
ruptcd fy nshins. ana over scat portion - this
distance il il not necessary 10 wade. In all "a" ex
is lot possible TO cast A ry. excepting IN few
PAGES where the club has found IT desirable FOR thf
protection Of the trout that fishing should not be