French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-03

Nav 18th the government Will open
= foberman's paradise to the anglers
of the United states. 1t is the eo'Ooo
acre Pisgah National Forest, A1zo
snnara miles of the late George Wi
kVanderblt's mountain estate Dousht
nv thn nation to serve as part OF the
! forest reservation protecting the heau
uTatersyof nayigable streams. IL COM
nrises the watershed of d DaEIo-
son and Mills rivers which dlVeTse
from nearby sources fan-shaped 10 the
French Broad river.
There are so many brooks ana ram
how trout in these streams ana LnelL
tributaries thatf they were all taKen
ont at once the water would ar q
foot. it is claimed. NoEprOot 9 thts ~
nossible, because the government WI
not allow the claimants 10 mae ~
necessary demonstration OnS
contrary, the Forest service VIZ ny
conserve the fish so that there VIII al
wovs no an abundant supply. and TO
+bis end has made regulations Wnlch
tho wardens will enforce with the pow
or of the u, s.. courts. The results
- tho coming season will determlne
wbo+her these restrictions Will Is
lessened or enlarged. >,
Two Thousand fishing days are 10
bo allowed in 1917, these being repre-
scented by permits for which a cndlse
liz S1 q day will be made. Iemale
memhnrs OF permitee's family Detns
charged one-half of this sum- anu
cbi1dTen under IA years of age OelnR
allowed To fish free. Not more tnan
fonr days fishing will be permitted 1C
onv nerson. Not more than I'out
doys will be available befare / l
s00 DAVIS being reserved from then I'M
til the close of the season WHICH i
September 1st for brook trout. AM
lOctober 1st for the rainbow OF Cali
fornia variety.
Application for permits are now re
q ceivable. No official nouncem
has been made Is to the course u ~
g followed in case the applications eH
: coed the 2~,000-day limit. IL VIII ~
8 causa surprise if this case develop
l. bocoTsn there is no trout preserve, Il
0 Eastern United States at least, ope
p +o tho nublic which compares VII
This ~nrinceIy domain of mountain an
], stream. fror
q AshnviI1es where it's peakS=@an pre-
q memories show a skyline green Q
a orav with the changing seasons
great garden in the wilderness or I'd
RIue Ridge. There are ridges an
N hear cavern road cliffs and chestnut
+imbered slopes rising to the shar
= SHIRE of 5.757 feet high. Mt. P1sgal
little. valleys and grassy glades' III
Venerable tangles of snowy-hoWere
an rbododendron splotches of azalea an
he rose-tinted kalmia. dogberry hamln
Tn white in spring and sourWood SCARF
in the fall. There are ferns and gaia
and violets, and lofty heights see
ic, waves of a stormy sea.
w. This is a garden of rare variety u
ut cause latitude makes for Southei
or fora. and altitude brings h grow
Ike of the further. North. VegetaClon
D~rofuse because the rainfall Is neat
at and so the streams u tuli anu last
e. and some run faster, Just a ne
: vo11in" with a crescendo of crash11
waters. Davidson and Mills rive
m mainly run swift but not torrentls
We r~ock-hottomed mostly, with SOL
lct Garth floors to darken pools for o
ey fch There is a pleasing variety
90 fchine water. The imported specKl
cir trout have banished the fnllgenoo'
wn sneck1ed ones to the headWaters
associate with the deer. wild turKe
- hear and pheasants. 1t is estlmau
there are $500 deer in the foreest' !.
to Anglers who put their trust. in {
gh wiggIv worm must change their MS
MS mo methods when they enter this n
tie Eden because the use of bait is fo
it hidden. Ffahfng is permitted v
tic, with undated artificial fly hook
lf- and the use ofnets is unlawfu1. b
who wants baitswhen a feathered no
rt. Aicked lightly on the foaming stree
ZEN will bring a lightning strike ION /.
SIS rainbow-banded California OF Inc
Is specklede brook trout. "A days cat
hs is limited to Is fish, and the nnr
ry- folks must not be disturbed w
- n IA and 5.a. ID. Brook trout e