The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-23
Aouatic Notes

Aquatic Notes.
An eel, reported to be three feet long,
is said to have been caught at the mill
dam on Saturday afternoon.
1t is said that the poor fishing just now
Is partly the result of water being drawn
OF of cranberry boys, which makes the
streams too high and brings down large
quantity of feed.
When Harley ShemeleY can't catch pike
all other anglers might just as well stay
at home. Two days fishing Melted him
two small pike. and he will not go out
again until after rain.
In order that he may make some extra
money at the end of the week, an enter
prising fellow conducts a refreshment
stand on the upper creek, about two miles
from Mount Holly, on Saturdays and Sun
days.
Hiring boat at Hacks wharf. and tax
ing substantial lunch along with them,
the family of prominent Mount Holly
business man spent Sunday on the upper
creek. That was the first time they had
ever been along that stream, which they
thought was beautiful and a delightful
place for an outing.
Believing that better results In fishing
for pike and bass can be attained over the
method of using live bait, some Mount
Holly anglers have decided to do more
trolling this year. This form of fishing,
by which more ground can be covered,
would undoubtedly become quite popu-
lar If more people knew how to scull
boat.
In order that her refrigerator might not
become depleted SO often by demands for
ice water on the part of those using the
upper creek for outing purposes, Mrs.
Edward Hack, In connection with the
boat house business conducted by her
husband on Mill street. has put In a stock
OF soft drinks for the benefit of patrons
at that point. This is an innovation that
will be appreciated, as the beverages can
be purchased Ice cold.
The opening of the bass and pike sea-
son brought out many anglers on Satur-
day morning. Some of them made cast
as early as four o'clock, but there was
very little doing in this section. All sorts
OF bait were used at the mill dam, but the
fishermen became disguised and left there
soon after arriving. Two nice pike were
caught in Schrayshuen's cove by Oliver
G. Billings, and those who accompanied
him had to be satisfied with few strikes.
The weather conditions were not as favor
able as they might have been.
Notwithstanding the expensive tackle
carried by some anglers, who had little or
no luck at the opening of the fishing sea-
son. on Saturday, 1t remained for Ernest
Kay, boy living at Smithville. who was
using homemade outfit, to land pike
which old residents who have seen most
all the large fish caught there, declare
it to be the biggest pike ever taken from
the creek at that place. 1t 1t said to have
been considerably larger than the 81
pound pike caught there last year by
Harry Jones. The correct weight of the
fish caught by Kay has not been learned.
Owing to the delightful weather, the
coves and pleasant retreats on the upper
creek, most all day on Sunday, were occu-
pied by pleasure seekers from far and near,
there being patrons of the water from
Browns Mills and other points with their
padding skiffs, whose presence among
the large throng of health seekers gave
the creek the appearance of being lined
with carnival of boats. Stored away
in many of the shady hooks, partly hidden
by foliage, were moored canoes. In some
cases the fair occupants were reading the
news of the day to their male escorts, and
in other cases the occupants we're enjoy.
ing nap which they evidently thought
was coming to them.
Me mbers of the various canoe clubs Of
the American Canoe Association will EN-
bark on cruise down the Rancocal
creek from Browns Mills to Wissinomins
on Saturday, May 81. The trip will tax,
three days and will be participated in by
clubs from Burlington, Beverly, Florence
Bordentown, Trenton and the Red Dragon
Canoe Club. Members of the New Yorl
Canoe Club will take part. The member
will ship their canoes to Browns Mills b,
rail and on the 9th will 60 to that resor
and on the following day will start on tn
the trip down the picturesque stream
The first over night stop will be made a
New Lisbon, the next at the spring fou
miles below Mount Holly, and on Tues
day, the following day, the trip will enc
at the house of the Red Dragon Cano
Club on the Pennsylvania side of the Del
aware river near Holmesburg. William
p Randall, of Mount Holly, is membe
of the committee In charge of the cruis,
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