The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27

| - Joseph w. Stray OF Brooklyn writes from
the tarp5n register Kept by the 1saak Wal
! ,on Club showed total of sea tarpon
the rSs sf nss Ss1 fGG e. to
were counted drifting for tarpon In Bocs
Grande Pass.
Kublcr Takes Big stripers in Sound.
Fred kubler OF New York on Friday
] csught at Cold Spring, Long Island SOUND,
! three striped bass ranging from 10 to 20
pounds each. q.
| New York Casting Club Closes Season.
| e. n. Phillips. secretary OF the New York
Sasung Club, writes that the CLUB has Just
developed several men with possibilities In
them to do great things in> casting.
| Call for Tho songs Of Wreck Lead"
| The Rod and Gun editor would be glad
10 have the name and address OF the au-
thor Of The Songs OF Wreck Lead"
Founder Time Ended for Mohrmsnns'.
The Mohrmann Fishing Club OF York
Vile. whose Headquarters 10 at s7th street
| season with a catch OF 2,425 fsh. The
| anglers included Mohrmann, Casey.
| schsum, Verne. Nobel and Van Horn; The
/ taker. in Great South Bay. The club Will
next try for fuke and weaknsh.
Mohawk Yields Three Species Of Trout
Rod and Gun column readers who often
and four kinds q ssh on a days trip from
Sheepshead. Bay, many of which are more
or less At to eat, would appreciate fishing
In the Mohawk at this season OF the year,
where three varieties OF trout are being
taken.
Friday we experienced one of those
Rome rains. which 10 still more or less
effective after thirty-six hours duration,
causing the waters In the many streams
hereabouts to rise above normal and make
Rainbow. brown. speckled or native
brook trout have been caught quite gem
orally in the Mohawk for the past three
w nnLW - NRer tn a
weight Bait fishing IL just about at an
ED though. and the big fellows are now
taking the fly.
Night fshing is very popular here. due,
suppose, to the fact that fishermen are
all mill men, and as the town Is laid out
Shs m ssa ssSs IN .setion being miles
from the residential. consequently . ana
o'clock 10 about the time they gather
above the city along the banks OF the MO-
hawk on both sides, UP as far as the dam
below Delta Lake.
The writer accompanied H. c. Ackley.
president of the Rome Fish and Game
Protective Association, in his Maxwell up
to Delta Dam Friday night. arriving about
] o'clock. just as this present nore easter
parked along the bank when we arrived.
Two fishermen were wading the big pool
at the foot of the concrete structure nm
ished three years ago to create water
storage for the new Barge Canal. thus
forming Lake Delta. in peaceful valley
formerly occupied by the village s, OF De a1s
wall on either bank were fishermen OF
every known nationality. On the right
Glass" casting for trout while on the
S sa,cf. are the The bait fishermen taking white
sionai speckled trout. l saw three men
in a party on the "bullhead side that
night hook big trout.
Prize Trout taken by Bullhead Angler.
Their landing net was up the hill in their
nrA he afa
up to the car to get 1t. while the other
two stood pat with their hsh apparently
firmly hooked and twice breaking In full
view of their audience.
Their landing net had evidently been
missed when they overhauled their tackle
for when one reached down over the edge
of the wall and the other swung his FISH
around toward the net. said net and handle
parted company and away went the hsh
fore 1t was carried away by the current;
President Ackley caught four speckled
trout during the course Of the evening, and
managed to hold two. one Weighing
just over a pound and the other fourteen
ounces. fisherman who rode back to
town with us had two about the same size.
Ackley's four weighed three pounds.
Last week two browns were taken from
the Mohawk. one of which may be the one
1t weighed eight pounds and was taken
BY Mr. Palmer while he and his wife
were fishing for bullheads. Mr.. Ackley
took six pound brown on buck tai OF
his own make. =
Bass Taking the Fly.
Bass are already taking the ny. but we |
had to throw them back as the season Is
not open yet.
Lake and Wanakena; but won't hurry as
the water must surely be high after all
this rain, -
abouts is they don't provide themselves |
with anN bait until they reach their desti-
nation. then you will see them oNerturn-
ing up the worms They even keep hoes |
and shovels hidden in convenient places
to dig with. -, |
perch, sunfish and bullheads, and at this !
season with navigation not booming pro-
vides the younger generation with mueh
Reports coming from further up the val
ley tell OF catches of rainoows, ana triou-
taIy brooks provide the native s tro ssreral
years OF the Rome Fish and Game Pro
tective Association. through the untirins
devotion of President Ackiey. Is now being
enjoyed by all lovers of the grand out
doors, and I think they are w SRRR2rTeES1oSRfe36
Riverdale, Rome. y. Y, May "a.
Fishing Height OF Earthly Contentment.
thing that's good for what ais US Is 10
fan in love" May ! add; And ,, e. asn
with what or with whom, Just so we fall
and fall hard.
Love Is the only purpose OF ire ana 10
20 fishing with those that you love twhRt-
ever may be their relation to you) is the
height OF earthly contentment
CHARLES A. EIFERT.
$40 West Seventy first street. May %.
Looking Backward and Forward.
Now that we are approaching the time
when weakhsh strike in perhaps weak
fishermen VIII be Interested in our catch
Tor last yetr. The fishermen included Y.
G. Wertlnuller II. s. La Wand. L. W.
schantz William Grosspeter OF staten Isl
and and the writer. We hshed with Capt,
Abe Hapenney OF Great Kills, Staten
island. Catches follow:
July 10 10 weakhsh, IA croakers, ) nuke.
7 sea bass; July II. sc weakhsh, 81 croak-
ers, duke. sea bass; July 20. 30 weak
hsh. u croakers, . nuke. o sea bass; July
al storm not out.
August I, . weakhsh. 81 croakers; Au-
gust IA 10 weakfsh. I croakers. 4 luke
ROD AND GUN.
DEEP SEA FISHING.
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