The New York herald., 1922-04-29
ROD AND GUN NEWS
HIGH WATER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS APRIL 20 TO MAY 3.
Good prospects for sunday Fishermen

Good Prospects Tor Sunuhy Ftsherme"'
The wonderful run Of cod on the Jersey
grounds and at the Seventeen Fathom Bank
and the Farms has subsided a bit, and while
they are still fairly plentiful they have been
Joined by schools OF blackfish that gonnie
up much of the bait before the cod gets
chnace at IL.
The blackfishing throughout the week has
been phenomenal and the ca.cnes ,s.,d run hoats ,
have taken quantities of them and the gem
eral average is a fair size.
orr to the east the boats located codfish
this week and some good catches were
brought into Wreck Lead and Queenswater.
These fish were found cose in on the Long
Beach grounds and some fairly large ones
The cunners are both large and plentiful
at the Seventeen Fathoms and at the Farms.
so that the catches in point OF numbers have
been high UP.
Ling have come inshore and are now biting
at the bell buoy. Some good catches have
been made there this week. They have been
biting for some time out Mt the lightship
and the fishing pilots have been expecting
them inshore ior ,9. MEEK OF mn more hei, huny
on Wednesday last and the fish have been
there daily since then.
The founder fishermen are surely. having
their harvest. for the favorite flat fish are
In evidence everywhere where founders ATE
found. The Sound fisng boats are getting
quantities Of them at different Sound points.
oyster Bay, Matinnicock Point. Cold Spring
Harbor, Cow Bay, Sands Point. Execution
Rocks and Roslyn have all produced good
founder fishing for the last two weeks. The
catches In the Great South Bay on boats
running out from Babylon, Seaford and Bay
shore have measured up with any season for
the last ten years. The Freeport boats and
the boats from Wreck Lead have found the
fish more plentiful than ever.
The founder season all round has been an
excellent one and the very kind OF season
that usually follows a mild winter. The
fish have been quite Plentiful In Jamaica
Bay.
Trout fishing conditions in this State and
IN New Jersey are better and while the
streams are nearer to normal the nights so
far have been 30 cold that the usual matches
of flies are behind time. They are apt TO
swarm In millions the brooks and ponds
next week and the deep dyed In the wool fly
fisherman will have chance TO compete
with the real thing. Some good catches have
been made on the Neversnk UP In the neigh
borhood OF Big Bend and Little Bend pools.
This is the fishing territory of Herman
Christian, who lives at Bitter Sweet and who
Is considered one OF the best trout anglers
In tho State.
For the benefit OF anglers who may be
enthusiastic enough to try the fishing
the Neversink between Bfidgevilie and OAK
land, Charles Guhring of Brooklyn says
there Is but one posted area between these
two points
Monday ushers In the open season for
pckefci and pike In New York State except
in some restricted areas. The open season
Pike perch may he taken IN New York
May 10, and In New Jersey on May 20.
Fresh water anglers must be careful nc.
10 confound the niaskaionge with the plke.
for the maskaIonve may not he taken IN
New York urri-JGne Is.