Fish, Fishing and Fisheries of Pennsylvania. 



the present day, on the eve of his ninetieth year, he is the most vener- 

 able and respected follower of old Isaak Walton to be found in the 

 United States. The writer thus speaks of Mr. Shiras because the latter 

 has almost a national reputation as an angler, and is yet an annual vis- 

 itor to the Sault de St. Marie, where he is an honored guest of the old 

 Chippewa house. There is a great arm chair brought out on his arrival 

 at this old hoatelrie for his special benefit on every fair day during his 

 soj oum. The old gentleman is on the alert for trout, and it is not an uncom - 

 mon thing for him to bring in several trout from three-quarters of a 

 pound to three or four pounds in weight. If during his absence from 

 the hotel anyone should be thoughtless enough to drop into the old 

 chair, he is quickly reminded that it is the exclusive right of Mr. Shiras 

 to occupy it, and he is politely invited to vacate. 



East of this beautiful region in the Cumberland valley is the Newville 

 spring, a great flow of limestone water, located at the village of that 

 name near the line of the Cumberland Valley railroad. This stream is 

 famous for its fine trout and the number it contains. It is one of the 

 very first streams in the state, the banks of which are lined with eager 

 fishermen on the annual opening day of the fishing season. It is the 

 natural home of the speckled trout, but it has been plentifully stocked 

 with California or rainbow trout, and it is one of the very few streams 

 in Pennsylvania in which that species of fish has been known to propa- 

 gate naturally. Newville spring has considerable depth and width and 

 flows through the most beautiful portion of the Cumberland vaUey. 



In this valley is also the Conodaquinet, a stream that has been plenti- 

 fully stocked and is a favorite resort of the local fishermen. 



At Shippensburg some years ago a Mr. Dyckman, who had accumu- 

 lated quite a fortune in business enterprises, located and became owner 

 by purchase of a large stream similar to that at Newville, where he en- 

 gaged in the work of trout culture. On this property he spent much 

 money and made quite an attractive place of it, so that many visitors 

 came to his ponds. His work seemed quite successful, but whether his 

 fish culture work stiU continues is unknown to the writer. 



There is also at Carlisle, which has been mentioned in history and 

 documents of record ever since the earliest of colonial days, a good trout 

 stream or two, and others have been lately stocked. 



Striking southwest to Westmoreland county, in the neighborhood of 

 New Florence on the line of the Pennsylvania railroad is Tub Mill run, 

 a most excellent stream, a tributary of the Conemaugh. 



These streams mentioned are but a tithe of those which are to be found 

 in nearly every section of the state, and which have afforded good sport 

 for the angler for generations, and which are likely to for generations 

 to come, of the beneficent laws now in operation continue to be enforced, 

 and the wise poUcy now prevailing of assisting the fish commission in 

 its good work. 



