The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
WARM DAYS BRING
JOY TO FISHERMEN
Brook Trout Season in Some
States Opens This
Week.
SPORT STARTS IN JERSEY
Trout Fishing Permitted in
New York After Next
Saturday.

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The brook trout season opens next
Wednesday in New Jersey. New Hamp-
shire. Massachusetts. Connecticut, Rhode
Island. Nebraska. Oregon, South Dakota
and West Virginia. In Maine the season
opens As soon as the ice 10 out.
In the rush Of bills that came UP for
passage in the final hours after the time
set for adjournment Of the New York
I.eGislature a part OF the conservation
programme included IN the Sanner bill
concerning trout was reintroduced a. the
Jones bill. which permitted the taking Of
brook trout on Long Island or anywhere
else in the State. beginning with the nrst
Saturday In April. This bill passed both
houses and will be signed by Gov. Giynn.
Members OF the South Side Sports
mems Club OF Long Island, which has q
hatchery upon its grounds. are able to
'sh at any time for brook trout which
they propagate. The special Long Island
trout law repealed by the last Legisla-
ture permitted the taking OF brook trout
from the last Friday In March" but II
has been the custom Of this club not TO
fish before the legal opening day. This
year. however. the club decided TO take
advantage of the right which the Conser-
walton Commission has given II to fsh for
brook trout at any time.
The club pays $50 a year for the privi-
lege. the commission giving in return 4
machine for the tagging Of the nsh. which
Is renewed from year to year by sub
sequent payment Of 81. All fish must be
tagged Immediately after taking.
April Is Ia the opening day Of the
season in Iowa. Minnesota. Ohio. Penn
sylvania Wisconsin and In ;vermonts
brooks and streams In Delaware the
season opens on April IS.
May Is the first day Of the open sea-
son In Colorado In lakes below an alu-
tude Of 1900 feet May :6 In lakes above
1900 feet. That date IL also the FIRST
day OF the season in Vermont. Washing
ton. Michigan. North Dakota, Nevada
and Idaho have their opening day On
May I. and May 10 Is the opening day In
Wyoming and New Mexico.
In Arisona tho season begins on Juno
I. and in Utah on June Is. although 4
special season Is permitted In Utah from
February Is to March u. after which
there 10 a closed season to June IL.
There IL no closed season for brook
trout for hook and line angling In I'LL
nois. Indiana, Louisiana and Montana.
| California has county laws governing
brook trout fishing. but no general law.
II became known last year that the
| Conservation Commission intended 10
have introduced In the Legislature n
bill 20 license anglers. the resident TO
be charged Clio for the privilege Of
angling Tho news brought letters show
/ ing that anglers were opposed to paying
/ for fishing and tho bill was not intro
I duccd.
Only q few States have laws making
/ a charge to anglers. although all the
! Canadian provinces charge " 10 the
non resident who fishes from his own
boat. II man Ia not resident OF
| Canada and owns no boat. he Is per-
mittcd TO Ash on the payment of 81
/ license fee. which permits him to take
/ black bass. nsskinonge. pike perch. called
also pickerel. and trout. The whole
| family may fish for . IS fee. provided
| they have no boat.
California. idaho. Montana Nebraska,
Nevada, South Dakota and Washington
charge non-residents ~ for seasons
nshing In Delaware the fee Is $3.50
and In Michigan 81. unless one fishes for
brook trout. when II 10 50. A 81 fee 10
charged on-residents fishing In Indiana,
New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin.
New York anglers intending TO visit
New Jersey streams this season have been
alarmed by the Egan bill. which provides
that the nonresident must pay license
fec OF 35l5. A reading Of the bill in Its
entirety shows however. that II It be-
comes law II will not 20 into effect until
| January l, 1915.
In many Of the Western States there
IL no limit to the size or the catch OF fish,
but nearly every Eastern State has law
| limiting both size and catch OF trout. In
some Of these States size and catch limits
| for brook trout are as follows Maine. .
inches. 1b pounds, or 25 fish In all New
Hampshire, 8 inches. 10 pounds: Yer
mont. inches. pounds; Massachusetts.
s inches. no limit on the catch; Rhode
Island. 8 inches. no limit, Connecticut, 4
inches. 80 fish: New York. s inches, 10
pounds; New Jersey, s inches. no limit
Pennsylvania. 8 inches. 40 Ash,
How to bring trout home Is "A question
to many. According to ", W. Blair. who
| has fshed all over the United States
Canada and Mexico. In many places. par.
ticularly In Mexico. II is customary to wrap
a wet flannel cloth around pitcher OF
Jar OF water. BY reason OF the gradual
evaporation the water is kept cool. and
| even reduced In temperature.
The angler usually desires to take
homo his catch Of two and possibly three
days This can be done readily II the
weather has been cool by the following
method:
Select the hsh which II 10 desired to
take home. dry them with u soft cloth
and place them. unopened. In dish upon
a cool cellar floor. II the cellar Is not
sufficiently cool . cake OF Ice may be
placed within one or two feet, but mus,
never be allowed TO touch the fish. When
It Is desired TO pack tho nsh for trans
portation again wipe them dry and then
pack them In the following manner: Talks
four or Ave thcknesses of ordinary wrap.
ping paper. or II that cannot be obtained
newspapers; enclose the trout In the pa
per and tie up the package.
Then take q woolen or flannel cloth
an ordinary blue flannel fishing shirt will
answer every purpose-soak II thor
oughly in cold spring water. then wrinS
the water out and wrap the cloth three
or four times around the package OF
trout. To prevent too rapid evaporation
wrap three or four more thicknesses OF
paper around the bundle. and the pack
age need not be examined until homo IL
reached.
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