The sun., 1900-11-04
WARNINGS TO ANGLERS.
DANGER ~ OrERST TOCKJNG PONDS
iND STREAMS WIN IISH.
Experience on Preserve Near New York
Black Bass No Carefully Protected That
They Became Dwsricd - Trout streams
Ruined Too by Indis, inmate stocking.

Ruined Too by discriminate stocking.
Within 100 miles of New York city Is the pre-
| serve Of a we-known sporting organ "a ion.
| only members and Their guests may hunt and
| fish thcr', and poa hing is ef"Ctually pre-
vented Ih"r' are nre trogt streams and hand
some natural mountain lakes within its inclos-
ur"s To -ccu'e an abundance Of sport, a fish
hatchery L. kept in operation and many thou
sands OF fish fry are annually brought INTO the
world
Into this sportsman's paradise there crept a
fea', some time ago, that all was not right and
a "A consequence, an official conn. ctrd with
one OF the stat fish commissions was invited
to make an inveS igation and 'cport TIE re-
suit Of this investigation wa- 'tartling to the
officers of the club and was co sidercd OF such
| importance To every person Interested in pro-
tectng fish that the commission dccld d to
publish the report which was very vouminous.
In fun In Its own annual report 10 the Leyisla-
ture
The report starts out bv declaring the
findings OF the writer: First. that II Is possible
TO give too much protection 70 a stream ur lake
second, that II i poss bic to overstoCk n stream
or lake third, that indscrimiua'" stocking *
worse than no stocking at all furth on no
adds another conclusion. namely, that the
planting OF mature fish in any quantity for
S'pCklUs pun O1l"Il - u IlOr' eNH
than persistent IoaCher. and that the best fish
for planting purpos are yearljngs or les.
An investigation was first made into the con-
d,ions which cxi ted IN a lake stocked with
small-mouthed illck bass. According to the
report. the waters ard everything connected
with the lake wer ideal + the rapid growth of
this fish. II was nr,t stocked IL isd7, and thH
fish iuCre sed with such marvellous rap'dlty
that four years later there were uousands OF
ba-- OF larges ~ In the lake
At that time th. - was an abundance Of other
life in the water There were millions Of
sinners. yellow perch. sunnSh and crawiish
bc,ides other water life This was before the
CluD took possession. The like is some niles
from The clubhouse. The road l. mostly rough
and thus tn uunber Of per-ols who ti,hed Il
annually u. relatively spe1kiur. small. 1t i
a wc-known fact. continues tn report that
the black bass are 50 wonderful ~ prolific and
hardy that It is almost impossible to eNtermi-
nate them from waters in which tlcy have
gained a hold by IN" angling OF rod fishermen.
with the cnforcnm NJ Of n rule thar no fsh Of
less than rinc inch.- be killed II l. impossible
even 10 estimate" the rrop'rtio"Ate Ircrcase in
~" number Of lack bass annually yer those
caught. bu' IL is sa'e To say that there ar"
jo-day millions In th" waters Of tn lake"
Under the rule of the club. an Ter may kill
fifty black bass from this lakein dav, and The
fish are 80 abundant. says the report that tie
atty may ea-,ly be caught within two hours
II was nothing unusual for th' writer, whl"
making his investigations, to have III" three
flies he was using an takcf, at the same tiuo
III" he continues. "ihe n-h were iik- tie fish
cos whcrc here would b. no G-cltrr sport on
the face Of the clob . but they are not The
black bass are thin and dwarf"d to pitiahlo
degree. | do mot believe there j. "A ilsh In tho
lake VII On weighs a round The average
lonCth WAS from lour to ~,S inches, and this WAS
on July wh"l, unlcr normal c'ntit "S fh"ro
could be no black bass Of such -2''s 7 -" Nm
were all from 10 wears cd Their teeth
were fully davalopod, the markings ol maturity
were all clearly defined and the head were all
of mature fish.
An examination of tho lake showed hat
there was not living cieltur" In II, except the
black bass Tia" millions Of water III" which
existed there thirty year, ago had al gone 80
fe d them. In short bns, have been starved
until a l"ngth thcy have become dwari..
In recoUm"uduE cours" for the club to pur-
sIe IN order Guica,y 10 attain better condition
Of affair." the INVESTIGATES reads n lesson on the
danger OF ovor-prutnc'iuc black h1s.. H. brief
be- lods hat an open season beginning a tor
the fish have spawned ard IN strict enforce
meut of "A nw prohibiting N" Eiliirs e "a bass
~ dor nine inches in length and tho prohibition
"i the tse oi any deNcc except rod, h Ok and
linoar all the prot ctou Hack bass n eds
particularly on the roIerty ot porting club
In iaci, he says thht IN p'"S"rN', u Is Almost
impo'~i'Ie to lis hIa'@ na>~ lax" too hard
The -"c. NJ lak" invest gated showed a con-
dIto1 OF anair- Tar d.f'rc0f ron III" first
II was s,r king liiu'ira'on OF the error Of
indiscr.mirat" -'ockinG. Ii often happens.
says tn" report. mat those who are inter-
e>ted In ia" stock,'c oi lax" 40 10 on" or
tho other "t Nv" extremes. one insists that
two g 'r'aiu SPECIES of gnln" fish n, for in :
stance. the i,"k'r"l and black bass. cannot .
exist for any length OF time in IN" sar0e body I
of water that on" Is bound TO eNtermlnatc tn" /
other The other "N'rein" Is ia" assumption |
that number of species OF hsh may be- !
placed in BODY oi water sutahl" to thcm [,
and that they Will live together aG lnppy I
family. Increase and multiply This + IA. faa- |
ous ms tho other, and is, moro Vcr. what the |
other Is not namely, danc"rouSo Of execution. |
VI * dangerous. because very 'f'"n il causes /