The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-16
WATER IN BROOKS
NOW DOWN TO
LOW MARK
Shrinkage Due to Absence Of
Trout Caught Yesterday
SOME OF THE FISHERMEN
Nearly All the Sportsmen Have As
Good Luck As Usual on Opening
Day OF the Fishing Season.

II was a far better opening day for
the annual trout fishing season than
was indicated by the reports brought
in during the forenoon. Nearly every
fisherman caught trout and some of
the baskets were pretty well filled.
The Bickford hollow brook, which had
been closed fer three years, proved a
disappointment in that the trout taken
from The stream were poor flesh and
not In nearly such good condition as
will be the case couple of weeks
later.
The main stream as usual was the
scene OF many good catches and was
fisbed hard for several miles above
and below the village.
II. T. Southall has the credit Of
catching the first trout of the season,
good one taken out from under the
bridge at Camp Comfort few
minutes after | o'clock In the morn
Ing.
George Bond took eight good trout
out Of the main stream and opened his
office as usual at O'Clock.
Joseph Jubb caught good basket
Of trout on the main stream and had
one strange experience. He was fish
Ing some distance behind G.. p En-
dress. who, at one big hole. hooked a
fair sized trout. The leader caught
on piece Of rock and parted from the
line. In less than half an hour Mr..
Jubb landed the trout with the three
foot leader and shot sinker hanging
10 the hook In its mouth.
Garry W. Papers took II good sized
fish from the small stream in the vici-
nifty OF North Bennington.
Herbert Armstrong made catch OF
good-sized fish on the main stream.
G.. p. Endress got Is good trout out
OF the main stream.
One OF the best baskets brought in
was that of Ed. Hackett, who had
better than half hundred good fish
| James McGurk made fine start
and got a dozen big ones but broke
his rod and had TO quit early.
The veteran fisherman John Evans
was on the grounds AT one O'Clock
Friday morning and filled his basket
| Master Robert Cummings of North
street got up at four O'Clock this morn
ing to go fishing and he returned be
fore seven with five nice trout. They
were caught in the main stream near
depot dam, one Of them weighing
about threequarters of pound. Mas
ter Cummings is only eight years old
s. II. lockwood made the best
catch of anybody on the Woodfort
streams, filling nine pound baske,
on the Bickford Hollow yesterday ant
again this morning. 4. b. Patterson
did nearly as well, Mr.. Patterson was
accompanied by T. S. Hoyt of Troy
who had good catch.
| I. A. Davenport got about foul
pounds on the Bickford Hollow.
Nate Smith got eight pounds o
trout on the Bickford Hollow.
DR.. +. S. Pratt and DR.. A. z. Cutler
fished the Bickford Hollow stream
with fair results.
| Postmaster c. NJ, Graves was one o
those who fished Bickford Hollow ant
filled a ten pound basket half full.
The general verdict of those VIII,
fished the Bickford Hollow stream wa,
that 1t was no better for having beer
closed for three years. Fishing in tn,
main stream below the mouth of Bick
ford Hollow was better the last yea
and started off better yesterday.
this Is due to the breeding In Bickfor,
Hollow Ii is the only way the closin,
has been benefit.
Alfred Harbour fished the Glasten
bury stream and He'll Hollow and go
small mess. The He'll Hollow
stream is full of small trout but fey
are caught there over six inches long
h. ID. Moore and the editor got
pounds Of trout on Bickford Holloy
and nearby water.
Fred Bowles and a companion 60
40 nice ones In Bickford Hollow.
Mail Carrier Fred Harmon made
catch In the main stream that weighe
when dressed nearly Ave pounds.
II. B. Hyde and Harold Cole wen
to Arlington yesterday and brough
| home an eight pound basket of trout
Fred T Hopkinson came home FIR
day with nice mess which he caugh
in the main stream.
/ w. II. Lake of Beech street fishe
Furnace brook and filed six poun
basket yesterday
T II Is reported that the Benningto
, party on the Battenkill and Gree
Rivers have been having their usu'
luck and will bring home little les