The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
Flower and Yeliowies Opening Friday.

! Friday is the opening day under the new
Federal regulations In the following states
| for black beliied and golden plovers and
greater and lesser yeliowlegs: New York,
including Long Island; Maine Connecticut
sachusetts. New Jersey, Rhode island and
\ Delaware. The bag limit Is fifteen birds 10
the aggregate Of all kinds In one day.
Lake Hopatcopg and Its Anglers.
| Up to this time the mystery OF why
fresh water fishing resort in the East had
| remained an unsoived problem.
msnS irips there Hs fe.p ,ha, rI have unrav
| eiled It,
During the past few weeks at the lake
| disappointed after a days trip, some Of
them vowing there are few Z any hsh
In the Jake. when. behold! within a . few
ward had . catch that would make them
turn green with envy.
few men--i should hardly call them
| sportsmen and doubt whether the name
fishermen would ht-who catch fsh--yei,
on what bait you are rewarded by a steer
| In the wrong direction.
II they were caught at the lower end Of
the lake you may be sure they will direct
you to woodport. six miles away. or II in
| the upper lake you will be advised to try
While live bait is the most killing
! there are times when weather conditions
| are such that an artificial bait will do bet
|
not put you wise. For them IT'S all. and
for the stranger JUST what he's lucky
enough to run across.
Hopatcons Full Of Fish. but
For my part don't feel this way. I've
nshed 1t for years. and to me It's my lake
I'm proud of It, and l don't want to see any
one going away without FISH II can help
him. The lake is full OF fish and the
| State Is constantly restocking. so there's
nsh for all. and the catch the other fellow
gets will not hurt my fishing bit.
M n he ma "a hn n
take a trip. leaving home in the morning
and returning the same night, Isl Don
| do II. Go to tho movies instead. IT'S less
| chance of bringing back Ash
Herein lies the secret OF why so many
| rive here about $50 and by the time they
are on the lake fishing II is after .. After
hshing the midday with but little success
! they are ready for AN early train home.
The fisherman who knows the lake gem
| orally stops his morning fishing about the
when they leave OF. A few mornings ago
| I fshed from to A. ". and came in
INN six ad ss ws nhsp on sss ht5
unless they are exceptional-but they were
| beauties: two of them had to be twisted
in loop to get them in the divided fish
| went out after breakfast. and after two
hours, in which l did not get strike. /
Anothsr day ia been fishing off and on
| all day for want OF something better to
no. ana ndu only suCeeueueu IN wasting
| some bait.
In the evening tried for an hour and
| took eleven large calico bass. when I ran
| out OF live bait and had to quit. This is
| the way II goes
Some one has called this the Lake
! George of New jersey, and II is well
| named, only of course 1t Is more beautiful
than Lake George. especially to Jer-
| seyite.
There Is no inner body OF water IN the
| East, surely none within easy committing
distance of New York, for the fast trains
! on the La ckawanna make tho trip In q few
minutes over an hour. ~
Early Morning and Evening Fishing!
| II your New Yorker will arrange to FISH
the lake from dayhreak until breakfast
| time. spend the middle Of the day In sight
| seeing and start in again in the late after
| noon. fishing until dark, he Will not only
get hsh but the beauty Of the sunrise and
sunset will multiply his pleasure a hun.
dredfoid.
Not all OF the lake men arc FISH hogs
and while do not want to be taken fol
an advertising man ] want to say that a
, the West Shore House Host I-ozier will
always give the newcomer some pointers
When I want a vacation 1 look for nc
| sim collar hotel but place where ! car
come 10 meals and feel at home in my
| flannel shirt. and I've found II there.
| There are big ones in this lake only