The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
Good Trouting in Streams
of CatSkiH Mountains
New Jersey Waters Also Afford Fine Fishing
cttstown Gives Access to Musconetong Pequest
and Raritan Rivers 'e~
NJ FELLOW FISHERMAN.


return TO Hackettstown You meet many
friends on the streams. The fis1, and
game wardens are your friends They
are Interested In your CATCH. and viii
often give you timely advice and help.
II you. Mr.. Business Man. become ~.
| angler or q hunter for the~ recreation
there 10 in II (for you have the born
instinct), you win khe more readily
appreciate and value the work done b,
the several States In propa eating and
protecting fish and game. As means
Of preserving national virility alone the
| money required for this work 10 well
| spent.
Good Fishing at De Bruce.
Before leaving Hackettstown a word
| to fishermen and others about our genial
host Curley McCracken. proprietor Of
the American House. Scion OF a fast
departing race Of hotel hosts amlable,
! solicitous and generous. few are left like
him, and We have met none better. Be-
sides. he is an ardent angler.
From Hackettstown, N. j., to De
Bruce. N. Y. by way OF the Delawar,
Water Gap, following up The Pennsylva-
MIA side Of the Delaware River to Port
Jervis. and thence through Middletown
Monticello, Liberty and Livingston Mano.
to the border OF the Catsltllls; the nat
ural scenery along this route Is too we'll
known to tourists to require description.
Suffice 1t to say, the journey was a pleas
ant ipterlude to our trip. All anglers
appreciate nature In its entirety.
At De Bruce, where streams converge
to make variety and option possible,
again we found weather and stream con-
ditions bad. In spite of storm and high
water we took our share of trout, and
always on ny. My brother anglers will
observe am using an editorial I'VE" ]
don't want them to forget havo a com
panion. There Is design in the we.
Fishing the Willowemoc at De Bruce
we suddenly came upon a youthful ang-
Ter. little boy about Z years old, ex-
citedly hurrying to string a seven inch
trout on crotched stick nearly as big
In diameter as the trout.
AS we approached and learned the
cause OF his excitement we were filled
with admiration. ''Misterl Mister {"
said the lad. Wont you please carry
me across This stream? I Just had a bite
over near the other Shore"
waded the stream with boy, trout
and all upon my back and left him on
the further side fishing eagerly his
favorite hole. The animation, anticipa-
ton and thankfulness in the boys face
was rich reward.
There Ia good trout fishing in and
about De Bruce. Under favorable con-
dit.ons one could count on good catches.
A famous old guide. who in past years
conducted many fishing and hunting
parties through this region. vouchsafes
this. This same guide, martyr to
poor Workmanship, boa SITS Of moro buck
shot under his skin than deer in open
season. Or it may have been bird shot.
At all events he Is we'll informed and
still q good sport.
Schoharfe Productive Stream.
| From, De Bruce we made a short ex-
cursion to the Neversink, beautiful
stream that should have been more pro-
ductive. I mention 1t only because 1t
was here my companion saltwater"
| nearly met his waterloo. Poor still
water! And Neversink Is a nisnomer.
that still water runs deep we all know,
but my companion here learned that
swift, turbulent water may also run
deep and that one may sink in the
Neversink. In trying to wade the
stream he got in over his boots and the
swift current bowled him over. Fortu-
nately saltwater" Is n good swimmer
as we'll as a good fellow. He crossed
the stream. but when he recrossed It he
went back to his own element. selecting
still water.
Leaving the Neverstnk We flshed Red
XIII. n branch of the Schoharie. It
was here we learned we were again
on the right trail for big fish. We met
here an intelligent farmer and to give
evidence that there were big trout in
the stream he took US TO the barn and
showed US the dried heads of some dozen
brown trout strung on a wire. mute
evidence of his prowess These trout
would range in size from two to six
pounds Like an Indian Chief OF old.
with his belt full OF scalps. he exhibited
these trophies.
Who says the farmer does not benefit
will be enforced as tightly as possible.
farsighted In securing his evidences
there would be fewer unbelievers to-day
stocking streams? Had Jonah been thus
by the money expended by the State in