The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
r0wC0D BEGINNING 10 RrA
North River Decss Are Sow FILLED " IN
Eager Fishermen.

The tomcod have started 20 nun II, an
the waters around Greater New Yo-.
Tomcod do not make their appearance m
The local waters until the cold weather
sets in. but from now on an long a, ~.
weather continues cold the -tommi.,s-
will continue to run. and the docks ami
stringpieces along the Hudson ami IN.
East rivers will be crowded ever; dav
with fishermen. Although they rarely
come over foot In length old fishermen
say that no gamer fish inhabits the IocaI
waters.
Sunday is the busy day for the ana
tours. and on that day there isn't an
accessible spot from Seventy-second
street TO Inwood not occupied by tomcod
fishermen.
The spot which tempts most Of IN.
fishermen on the upper West Side - AZ
the foot Of West Ninety-sixth. or In rha-
vicinity. The best fishing Is TO be had
there. The long docks that ju, out into
the river arc crowded every Sunday with
the fishermen. On the dock AT NINETY
seventh street there is room for alr,o-,
100 fishermen. with plenty Of room for
the fishermen TO cast their lines without
getting them tangled.
The overflow from the Ninety sew enth
street dock finds room on the Ninety
sixth street dock. which il almost ,s
long and wide. The only fault is that
brick barges tie up at the Ninety-siX,h
street dock and leave no room. But the
fishermen hop aboard the barses and
fish from the sides Of them.
The tomcod season Ia young yet. bur
from present indications it promises
To- be- n good one. not only for tn. r.n
Of the Ash but for size. There was TIM.
not long ago when most of the fishermen
were content with one line. and they were.
also content TO hold this line in their
hands and wait for a bite. This season
things seem TO be- more up to date along.
the river front. for most Of the fishermen
are now using two or three lines and
the majority are fishing with poles and
reels
These fishermen who do not use poles
and have two or three lines TO look after
watches the lines fer them Befor.
casting their lines o, erboard the fisher
men hammer down into the soft wood
Of the docks and stringpieces pieces
Of wire with bell attachment on the top
Each bell has Different tone. and when
the lines are attached to the wires RI.
bells ring when a fish jerks on the line
The fishermen being familiar with tho
tones of the bells are able to tell lust
what line the fish il biting on.
There is very good tomcod fishing
over on the Jersey side Of the river arou nd
Edgewater and Fort Lee. and crow d.
OF New Workers take the ferryboats over
there every Sunday 20 fish On the
North Shore OF Long Island around tn.
vicinity OF Port Washington the best
tomcod fishing in years has been re-
ported. The Gov eminent has been plant
ing tomcod fry in Jamaica Bay for some
years. but the -tommies" are very scarce
down there az the present time.
Owing To the fact that tomcods appear
in large numbers in the cold weather
they are sometimes known AZ frost
fish These are the smallest members
Of the Goldfish family. but the idea that
they are young cod is erroneous. How
ever. they closely resemble the common
cod in markings. shape and color.