The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
TIE ~OUINiNICHE.
Tuxedo Club EiShcrmcn Indor~c the Plan TO
shorten the season.

Tho bill! in the hands Of the Fisheries and Game
Committee 81 the Legislature at Albany to
shorten tho oG!nan;rhc season /. TIL, state is
strongly supported by many sport ,mcn. The
season now extends from May ! to Sept. 3u. but
On Long island ouinarichc may he caught rs
early Is April !. &c Kent OF tho TUXEDO Club
is The originator Of the proposed measure. which
would make the tlshi'c season for the ouina-
niche begin on April 1t and end on July /. He
would have the law Il general one Tor all parts
OF the state. 70" the ouiuunichc is not a dcniacn
OF Lone Island waters.
Il favor beginning tho season Cuinc.iCn'lv
with The trout fishing on April Ii. for tie uui.
nanichc are then in prrfcc. condition. said Kent
yesterday. AT that time and until the hot
weather scts in they arc The earnest fsh that
rises TO the fiy. IL" ogiHanirhe Is too noble To
l." caught Oh tho bottom with II worm like a
sucker, which il why The season should end OH
July /. Tie ouinsnjrhc or land.iOckCl salmon
can only exist in the coolest water. As soon
as The water rc=ins 10 warm with the
approach Of summer they cease to rise
10 the lily and live thereafter in the deepest
possible w.iGr, whcr" Il Is always cold, and feed
on '9,c '"''"m. Another reason why the season
s3oU!d r'c," carly, at Ions, IN tho southern part
OF the stale, j. this; tho ouinanlchc are heavy
WIN aplwn u August and september. Fly
r-h'rH:s = n MI paris y! the state have io'i me
That The bill should pass IN the best ]!ntcrcsl of
s sp" ;n "n,' Of 70 'b 'o s,r,n6 IrI ra nrTrliHS OF this nobi"
Tn" ou.manichc Is Il native Of only Il few Of
the lakes in the northern end % IA" State. and
are nj their best in Maine. New Brun-wirk. ana
in many Canadian lakes. They are NOT uuly
zane. hut even greater fighters than 'runi.
Ihr success OF the Tuxedo cub In Matching
them hrs attracted the uttCu.iun uf Iisci nj.
'W'i',s throughout the world, for the, are mot
millYrS OF the southern part OF llu - s'c, I.
Kent - the " r!-A Committee ot The IuNc6n
'lnh. althOu II The hatuhcriCs ARE I'm The actual
charge ot "A paid superintendent, Miiigm liur-
L., who was formerly with the United States
li-h Commission. The .ir-t rIiu,Ni"hn c-.S
were obtained from the tuirui : les Fish
'uANrist'un hatchery ~ iir,'l Uiyar, M. Tho
hrsi lot o. 10000 tHrc,-vctr-uiG wuru turned
oll IN ie large lake mt Tuxedo two Years ago.
Mnru they averaged "a puEui @Ht n quarter.
Ih.l hHN" iural-h"l such fine sport that III"
trout T. NOW IN The a'"und place with Tho rlV,-
10 anglers. List DrfpnUr eleven of HE uuin-
Hi',ar Wrrc stripped, uul from TIT, spawn
ti"rr are nov 5000 tu'cT,iug~ in the club
iH,, hrrN. This l" ~ -ulrAHtrH that the
"ul'Dni'hc VIII never die Ou' at VuNr,o.
Kent attributes The success, - the cool, deep
waters Of The lake. which correspond "a their
native l@M4'lurkrl hWni-. In iar deepest part.
a>ir~liiukcn in midsummer Aly" Demonstrated,
III" temperature ~ Ia" water never rises above
the OuiuluichC. Illuy streams aud lakes near
this CITY have been $50, kui with the ilsi. hgt
they have died ont iu tn warm weather. Should
the new law pass those whuroulrol deep. SPRING.
fed lakes viii receive" :. u"w n.rntiSc 10 ATTEMPT
the culture Of uUiuuHtrhc. for their stock viii he
protected after 'i'N cease taking the lis from
the trprrdu'!uU- 20. IN" bottom fishermen. The
limitation OF ll" season trulu AnTil l6 TO july !
WI! prevent III" klL!uSu.t ia" fish while b.y cd!ng.