Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-16
Fishing


Charles Smith, Alvin Van Name,
Charles Mully and F. c. Lanhorne, of
Plainfield, on Monday caught over
seventy-five weakfish, the largest
which weighed over five pounds.
City Clerk Charles MacWilliam
had good luck yesterday, but refuses
to give the number.
The nets at Morgan and Clifford
are taking great quantities of men
haden, and in each haul there are
many weakfish and bluefish for those
who go down to take dinner and get
a basket of fish. Solder makes it a
point to furnish all of his guests with
fish when they are ready to leave for
home.
The fad along the south shore of
Staten Island early last week was all
night fishing by moonlight, and N
glers who loafed in the shade during
the heat of the day, went out after
supper and stayed out far into the
morning hours. They had good sport,
as weakfish are night feeders. The
moonlight is not supposed to be par
ticularly favorable to success in weak
fishing, but it is a great convenience
to the anglers. Over at Coney Island
they catch weakish from the piers at
night, and it is believed by old fisher
men that the brilliant display of cleo
trio lights lure the fish along the
shore, as they are seldom found there
by daylight.
A loggerhead turtle estimated to
weigh 500 pounds was caught off
Long Branch early last week and
shipped alive to New York. 1t was
nearly as large as the famous Brad
ley turtle, of Asbqry Park, which
weighed we 700 pounds.
A tarpon, the third of the season,
was sent to New York last week from
somewhere on the Jersey shore. Tar
non are ARE summer visitors along
our shore. Many years have passed
since the last one was recorded at
Long Branch.
The weather last week was most
discouraging to anglers in fresh and
salt water. When the sun was out IT
was too hot for comfort, and when
there was no sun there was rain with
high winds.
The members of the Thursday CLUB
are out in full force today. They eX-
pect to fish the Kearny flats, In the
Raritan river. They left for Morgan
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The Union Fishing Club, OF New
ark, fshed off Sandy Hook for luke
last Sunday and caught eighty-nine
very large fuke. The members had
the motor yacht Acme, chartered for
the day. John Hess, of Morris e
nue., won first prize, with a six pound
fuke.
Edward Marshall, Joseph McCord
and William Seitz caught thirty-one
weakfish on the flood tide at Keyport
Sunday. Marshall caught a twenty
five pound turtle and Seitz caught a
shark. AS soon as the shark appear
ed the weakfish stopped biting.
Monday was BARRIERS day at tne
fishing resorts. AT Sewaren, Newark,
Jersey City, Elizabeth and Plalnhelu
they were represented. At Cheese
quake creek a party from m
had possession, but all parts OF the
state were represented at Asbury
Park. And those fellows can fish,
make no mistake.
Henry Gotsleben started for Sc
warren Sunday with a few friends, but
by mistake boarded h Long Brancn
express. At Long Branch he could
not hire a boat, so the party journey
ed back to the Highlands and then
found every row. boat engaged. FL
nally they got to Sewaren and caught
two weakfish and five cells.
David Bovine fshed at Sewaren
Sunday with a party of friends. They
caught eighteen weakfish and a large
iuke. They anchored their boat on
the cinder bed and baited shedder
crab.
Striped bass are biting near the
~Cheeseouake creek ~jetties. The fish
run about three pounds and are full
of fight. Trolling on the flood tide
is he best time to fish, and use long
/ blood worms for bait.
B. Fairly and e. M. Ziegler went to
Broad channel and connected with
about twenty bluefish and a few weak
fish.