The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-05
FISHING AND CUNNING

Frank Meyers fshed the Saddle River
yesterday and caught six trout. The hsh
along the stream to Undercii1.
William Barry says that fishing from the
Dreamland pier is good enough for him.
He caught five cunners, two ling and two
sea bass there yesterday. He likes ii so
well he is going over Saturday night.
Herman Betz and James Curtis made
what seems to be the best weakish catch
of the Fourth. They fished between Prin-
cess Bay and Gifford's, and caught sixteen
fish. The smallest one of the fish weighed
six.
One has to tell Of failures as we'll as
catches. especially when such good fish
nett. and Billy Lawrence. Of New York,
both members of the Tuesday Club, make
the failures. They ished off Cliffwood
yesterday. and all they got was a good
John Henegel and Gustav Filler and a
party of friends made merry at the Sea
Side Club. at the Highlands, yesterday.
are nney never ars a di 2oI5y fHod w Se5 of t fellows fs,, aF TO
induce the f1sh to cor1e their way. They
have a fuke trip in view. and will fish off
Sandy Hook.
Weeuuahic Park Lake was popular yes
terday. Host Winterbottom was kept busy
furnishing boats, lines and bait to those
VINO suddenly made up their minds to
fish. A few blsckbass were taken. as well
as a number of catfish and cells. The
largest catfish caught was by George
Tucker. and II weighed about two pounds.
Joseph. Carter and Henry Boise fished
IN Roskland Lake, near Congers, N X,
three pickerel and two blackbass. and
Boise caught six catfish, two piekere1 and
three blackbass. They saw an angler land
a 1onr-pound small-mouthed blackbass from
the side of the lake near the railroad.
John Lawrence. Herbert Brewer and
Thomas Lake will finish their vacation to-
morrow; They are stopping at the At
lantic Highlands, and yesterday they sent
nome twelve fine weakish by Edward
Lawrence. They caught the fish in Rari-
tan Bay Wednesday.
Greenwood Lake anglers report pickerel
fshing as good, hut the blackbass hshing is
disappointing. John Martin caught one
bass on the sunken meadows yesterday,
and Charles Dean caught two near Big
Horn Island. George Bates caught three
pickerel and one bass near Storms Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Smith, of Walls
burg. went out to the fishing banks yes
ing Ash for a week il they cook ali they
caught. When the boat started for home
Smith. weighed the cunners. seahass ana
ling they had caught, and found ffty-two
pounds.
Charles Koehler was bubbling over with
JOY. when he stepped off the train last
night, proudly carrying a ten-pound striped
lass ST. that ne Zee. caught at Beim n rr yessae sbing
and he will be telling the story Of what a
fight the fish gave him for a long time to
come.
John Murray, of Orange street. had o
tale of woe to relate last night, when
asked why he had only caught two weak
fish yesterday, after promising. his neigh,
bers to give them a mess when he returned
home. He had just anchored in a good spol
on the Shrewsbury River and hooked twt
.weakish as soon as he got his oail
out, when along came two boats with SLY
young men and anchored close TO him. sev,
| eral Of them had revolvers, and commenced
I to discharge them, much to the annoyance
OF John. He didn't get another bite aftei
/ that. and told the celebrators that they
should know that the noise frightened the
fish away. but they only fired the more
and he had to quit.
Fishing is good IN the Shrewsbury. AZ
Fair Haven, yesterday. with Jacob knodei
of Highlands, j. w. Batkin and Phi
Stauber caught thirteen weakfish, tht
largest five pounds, and they averaged
two and one-haIf pounds. They USED
shrimp and fshed without lead. The river
is full Of great schools of fish, sporting anc
playing. They caught fish on the first hall
of ebb tide.