The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-30
COLLIES STILL POPULAR WITH DOG LOVERS|
FOUNDER FISHING
ATTRACTS ANGLERS
Bay and Off-coast Waters Fur
nish Good Fishing Grounds
for Thousands.
BY WILL WILDWOOD.

The anglers armada OF fishing boats.
a mighty array OF sea-worthy craft Of
great variety. armed and equipped with
appliances adapted to catching founders
In the bays and off-coast waters near
New York city, and making daily To-
rays upon favorite haunts of these pie
beians, during the spring season. must
be regarded as proof positive that this
Is a popular branch OF sport with the
many thousands fond OF sea fishing. II
is admitted by all that the founder is
not entitled to rank as a game fish, nor
is it first best" as Tom Draw would
say. among the food fishes. yet 1t fur
nishes exciting sport at a time when the
genuine sporting species OF surf and
deeper waters are either absent or not
in the receptive mood so essential to
good fishing. hence its popularity.
The founder hibernates to a degree
during the winter months, especially
when the weather Is severe, and resting
nj the soft mudbanks quietly awaits
milder conditions; usually going into
winter quarters late in November. and
resuming activity about the middle OF
March. retaining its habitat in the shoal
depths are sought, and the founder
fishing season IL over-for the angler
until the following September. In very
mild winters the fishing is fairly good
throughout. and on the whole no other
species of salt water fish gives the
angler so long a period of rod fishing.
At the present time the rodsters of
New York city and vicinity are making
their farewell spring casts for founders,
as it is probable the seward migration
will set in early in May. A little later.
perhaps the last week in May. a larger
species of the same family, tho fiuke
viii put In an appearance, but while
greater in size the number caught each
season will not compare with the catch
OF founders.
Good fishing grounds are numerous
within easy distance OF the city. A
few of the favorite places are near Baby
lon. in Great South Bay and the ocean
and in the vicinity of Fire Island: along
the shores of Staten Island, at Giffords
New Dorp. South Beach, &c. at Jamaica
Bay. in Beach Channel. Goose Creek and
other points: In Flushing Bay and
creek; Coney Island Creek. Clason Point
Cold Spring Harbor, Flushing Bay. City
Island and various locations up the
Sound. Fishing boats make regular
daily trips to some OF the best localities
or most of these can be reashed readily
in small boats from the nearby towns
along the coast. easily reached by raj
or by automobile.
There is little in the appearance OF this
founder to indicate activity or any OF
the qualities required to giro npert In
fishing with rod and line. but when
hooked a fish or fair size--one pound OF
more--will fight for freedom with sur-
prising vim and vigor. As 1t is bottom
feeder found In black mud at depth OF
from six to ten feet at high tide. and IN
the deeper channels at low tide. II is well
to study the bottom. selecting places
showing small shellfish and using sand.
worms preferably for bait. The rod
should be light but strong. as one OF
the large specimens weighing as r1uch as
four pounds or more may be taken: and
a No. Kirby Is serviceahle hook
using two or three Of these. with wire
srreader to prevent tangling. and attach
ing near the sinker as possible. Soft
clans are sometimes found to be very
taking bait.