The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-18
BEST OF WATERS,
Can Be Made Finest
of Fishing
Grounds.
EVERYTHING IN ITS FAVOR.
Warden Delano Has Moth
but Praise For Lake
Quinsigamond.
EVERYTHING IN ITS FAVOR.

]. w. Delano, chief fish and game
warden of the state, has been in Woc-
oester during the past week, and, in
company with Henry A. Mower, made
trip through Worcester county, look
ing for evidence of illegal fishing, at
the same time laying lines for the en-
1orcement of the game laws when the
shooting season opens in a month.
Mr.. Delalo, with Mr.. Mower, passed
TWO entire days at Lake Quinsigamoud
ana left yesterday charmed with the
sheet of water as superb gamefish wa
ters. He believes there is no lake in
New England, not excepting the ia
NOUS lakes of the Pine Tree state, bet
ter adapted to the breeding and in
crease of almost every variety of inland
game fish.
He took soundings at frequent inter-
walls from Lincoln street bridge to the
lower end of the lake in order to de-
termlne the depth of water, with ViaW
| or hnding out the adaptability of the
lake to the successful culture of land
locked salmon, many thousands Of
which are now being reared at the
state hatcheres for liberation in Wor-
cester. -.
The water in the centre of the lake
from point just above where Coal
Mine brook enters to within a quarter
of mile of the dam, was found to be
| from so to 70 feet in depth, and in
many places where spring holes abound
the depth reached as high as 80 feet.
Salmon trout require a great depth
OF water into which they may retreat
when the surface water becomes tepid
during the summer months. The pres
ence of cold springs, such as are every
where to be found in the lake, makes
Quinsigamond peculiarly suited for the
gamest fish that swims
Mr.. Delano is an authority than
whom no better exists in the state,
and he only wonders why the sports
men of Worcester have not awakened
to the opportunity for superb fishing
at the very door of the city, and are
only now realizing that Lake Quinsig-
amond may be made as fine fishing
ground as is to be had throughout me
length and breadth of the state.
There are now at the state hatchery
in Wilkinsonville 5000 salmon trout
which have been reared to yearling
size, and the first instaiment of these
will be put in the lake this fall, the
balance being wintered and liberated
in the spring.
Under the guidance of Mr.. Mower,
the state warden made thorough ia,
spection of Mud and Poor Farm
brooks as spawning places for game
fish, inspecting the fshway over the
falls in the latter brook, Contrary to
the generally accepted belief the ex-
pert believes Mud brook and its upper
waters better adapted to breeding pur-
poses than the famous Poor Farm
stream, and regards 1t as prime salmon
water. The fact that the lake has no
Low CT ny
brooks, Mr.. Delano does not consider
any appreciable handicap to the breed
ing of salmon, for the fish will find
plenty Of suitable spawning beds along
the Nshores of the lake.
During the warden's stay in Worces-
ter, he and Henry A. Mower covered
practically the whole of Worcester
county looking for fish and game law
violators. Webster Oxford, Charlton,
Dudley, Leicester, Spencer Brookfield
and other towns in all parts of the
county were given a quiet visit and no
evidence of illegal fishing was discover
ed, at least not enough to warrant an
arrest. Troll and net fishermen were
what the wardens were looking for and
they We're at the work early and late
and throughout the night. All day
Sunday was passed at the lake and the
greater part of the night, but the men
failed TO ind any evidence OF lllegal
Sunday fishing. Mr. Delano believes
that there is not another section of the
state where the fish protective laws
are so vigorously enforced as in this
county and Mr.. Mowers work in sup
pressing Illicit fishing was compli-
mented highly. There have been
score of arrests and in most cases con-
victions have been secured. The re-
suit of the campaign has been the al
most total suppression of illegal fish
ing and a strieter observance of pro-
tective laws than has been known in
Worcester county during the past 10
years.
The campaign is just beginning. Mr..
Mower will continue at the work and
Mr.. Delano will pay Worcester an Of
fetal visit in the near future when the
two wardens will again work together
throughout the county Mr.. Delano
closed his business in Worcester with
an inspection of many of the markets
where he searched for short Holsters.
His home is in Marion and his work
is mainly in connection with the en-
forcement of the laws governing coast
wise fisheries.