The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-06

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 light in the early purs of the morning, arrived at the paS1 at o'clock and as soon as he had szlooked his first fish, snapped his polgS short off. depriving him of the privilsge of catching any thing. He remarked that he thought he'd go to breakfast and come back later, but he hasnit been seen yet
 Another person, La boy who returned to the boat house 40out Il o'clock, an- nounced that he had caught 20 fish that were under the limit of weight, and he was obliged to throw them away and return without anything. He had made the mistake of trying to fish in deep water with worms, which is very bad practice, even for amateur fishermen.
 There was. no great rush yesterday, because everybody who wanted to fish was waiting for the rush to be over. This announcement is made in order that there may be no rush to-day as it is anticipated that many were waiting for the second day. The early birds however, began to arrive before f o'clock. and at 3:45 o'clock there were several sitting around the platform of the boat house waiting for the signal to be given. The letting of boats began at 4 o'clock.
 Less than three minutes after the party of three in the first boat led had reached the place they selected to fish the first fish taken under the public fishing rules was caught by George w. Jones. who landed large-mouthed bass weighing about pound and a half. The boat was let to George c. Harrington. George W. Jones and Emile Duhaime, who caught their allowance of fish in less than an hour and half. They fshed in the old lake near the grandstand, where the water is dirty and where there are probably fewer fish than in the cleaner waters of some of the other ponds. But they found the fishing all they could ask for and were well satisfied.
 The party made a good. catch of bass, perch and piclkerel. The fish bit well and there were plenty of them. The three fisherman threw over mummy chaugs to keep the perch there, and when they started fishing found bites came almost as soon as the lines were thrown over. For a time it was lively work.
 Another early party came in with nothing but pickerel, most of them of good size. These were secured in Cum. liff's Pond. where the water is clearer than in the other lakes.
 The second boat let followed the first by q very few minutes, and three more were out very soon after 4 o'clock. Three additional boats went out at 4:40. Tn fact, the early mornings hours were as busy as any during the day.
 It is a well known fact that there are some big German carp in the park lakes. As rule, these fish have to be eoaxed with special kind of bait, but one small, two-pounder bit at spoon hook in the early hours and was landed in one of the boats. It was the only carp caught during the morning. although in weighing the fish at the boat house to determine whether any of the fisher- men have exceeded their limit the carp are not to be included in the weight.
 Those who fished yesterday observed stictly the rules laid down by the Park Commissioners. Only two fish were thrown away at the boat house on ac- count of their being under the limit of size, and almost every boat took fish up to the limit and then returned to the boat house, while the occupants waited for another day. No flags were dis played from the boats showing the number entitled to fish from each boat, ,J, skiffs that were being built for fishing purposes were not all ready for use, but seven had been delivered Tuesday, and the others will soon be on hand Some who went out yesterday had to use the regular park boats. At no time were there more than 10 or a dozen out on the lakes at one time, and the rapidity with which fish were being caught made a continual change in occupants, for it was useless to stay out after the full catch allowed had been secured.
 Park Commissioner Peckhan took a party of three out about o'clock, and they secured their full allotment of 20 pounds in about an hour Superinten- dent Fitts also made fine catch in about the same length of time, starting at 5 o'clock. Three men, who went out at 4.15 o'clock, made probably the re- cord catch of the day, getting 20 pounds by 4:40 o'clock, One of them re-
 marked when he returned to the boat house: Tt was too easy. We felt like throwing them all overheard and begin- | ming over again.
 f Besides the two boats that brought back nothing, the only one recorded that was under the limit of eight pounds for a single fisherman was one catch of six and q half pounds. Only two were slightly over the limit
 Nearly all who wanted tofish brought their own bait with them, but Superin- tendent Fitts has offered man the privilege of selling bait in the park to accommodate patrons. The man was not on hand yesterday, but is expected later. Spoon hooks without bait were used by the majority of the. days fish, ermen, and trolling was the popular method. One man used worms and arl- chored in his boat quarter of a pound of perch. s Pickerel were caught in greater quantity than any other fish. Many of these were IS to 20 inches in length from the deeper lakes. and some ran as heavy as three pounds. Next in order | were white perch. Some bass were l caught, but in the deeper lakes where i they were to be found, lakes numbered | 4 and 5, the operation of the steam