FISH AND FISHING. 



ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. 



The following will be found accurate and val- 

 uable for the vicinity of New York City: 



Kingrish — Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to 

 September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels 

 of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, 

 shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and 

 tide: Flood, early morning. 



Plaice — Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to 

 November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal 

 streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand 

 laut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. 



Spanish mackerel — Haunts: The open sea, July 

 to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling — metal 

 and cedar squids. 



Striped Bass — Rock Fish, Green Head. April to 

 November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and 

 tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, 

 Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and 

 tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. 



The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- 

 ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. 

 Bait : Skinner crab. Time and tide : Day, flood. 



BLackfish — Tautog, April to November. Haunts: 

 Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays. 

 Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, 

 clams. Time and tide: Daytime , flood. 



Lafayette- — Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. 

 August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal 

 streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. 

 Time and Tide: Day and night flood. 



Croker — July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- 

 nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. 

 Time and tide: Day, flood. 



Snapper — Young of Blue Fish. _ August to No- 

 vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: 

 Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. 

 Time and tide: Day, all tides. 



Sheepshead— June to October Haunts: Surf 

 and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, 

 mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, 

 flood only. 



New England Whiting — Winter Weak-fish, 

 Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The 

 surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide: 

 Night, flood. 



Hake — Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open 

 sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish. 

 Time and tide: Day and night, flood. 



Weak-fish — Squeteague, Squit. June to October. 

 Haunts: Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder 

 crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand 

 laut, shrimp. Time and tide:' Day and night, 

 flood preferred. 



Blue Fish — Horse Mackerel. June to November 

 1 st. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. 

 Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. 

 Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. 



TROUT FISHING IN LAKE RONDAXE. 



Albany, N. Y. 

 Editor Recreation : 



The trout fishing season opens here 

 April 16, but our fishing trips commence 

 much earlier. What I mean by this is that 

 toward the last of March my father comes 

 to the store some bright, warm day, with 

 a peculiarly happy look, opens the day with 

 an extraordinary greeting, walks behind 

 the counter, smiling and making remarks 

 about the early Spring, etc. Then come 

 the expected accounts of former fishing 

 trips, of beautiful catches of brook trout, 

 and a little brag, of course, with probably 

 some useful information and advice. 



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Later, follows the trip to Lake Rondaxe, 

 on the North branch of Moose river, Herki- 

 mer county, in the Adirondacks. It is a 

 small lake but one of the prettiest. On the 

 South shore, at the foot of a mountain, is 

 a large log cabin, deserted by lumbermen, 

 which we renewed and made comfortable. 

 In there, on cold April nights, the happy 

 anglers assemble around the fireplace and 

 overflow with talk. 



The party this year consisted of my 

 father, Otto H. Fasoldt, called the Boss, 

 Mr. H.. D. Hawkes, my brother Dudley 

 and me. Our 2 days were precious and 

 will remain long in our memory. The first 

 day it rained, but how could we stop for 

 that? Preparing for the worst we went 

 forth and "when the wind blows from the 

 West, the fishing is at its best." The lake 

 is preferable to the river or the brooks. 



After a few favorite spots are tried with 

 the fly, we resort to trolling with 

 the meek and lowly worm and we find 

 this much more attractive to these 

 uncultivated fish. A joyous chuckle fol- 

 lows the first series of quick jerks, 

 and then the play. Five minutes elapse 

 before he is conquered, after numer- 

 ous attempts to get him near the net, and 

 Hawkes is the possessor of a beautifully 

 spotted and colored 14 inch trout. He is 

 not immediately placed in the basket. No, 

 No! The weight is guessed, and the meal 

 is contemplated, but not quite fulfilled. 



Meanwhile the Boss eagerly holds his 

 rod in readiness to gobble the trout he ex- 

 pects to attack his trailing bait. A slight 

 tug is felt, but not repeated, strange to say. 

 Reeling in, the Boss finds, to his disgust, 

 that the entire bunch of worms is gone. He 

 must artistically rebait. A few minutes 

 pass; again the quick jerks and a tug*that 

 nearly shatters Hawkes' nerves. The way 

 he handles the fish makes the Boss laugh. 

 Hawkes is proclaimed a corker. He re- 

 fuses to drown the fish and tries to land it 

 immediately. It took him nearly 10 min- 

 utes to get it into the net ! Sixteen inches 

 is the length of the trout and the weight 

 probably 2 pounds or more. Certainly 

 Hawkes should be satisfied. No, he would 

 take these home and catch more for the 

 table at camp. Two more he got, each 12 

 inches in length. 



Then the Boss landed 2, 14 inches and 12 

 inches, and that ended the catch. The fish 

 would bite no more. Dudley and I had 

 equallv srood luck, and I, also, secured a 

 16 inch beauty. 



The next day was one of the finest that 

 ever dawned. For a change, we tried still 

 fishing. It was remarkable how hungry 



