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ling's down into the main waters to be- 

 come a prey to cannibals of their own 

 breed. So great has the belief in 

 the inutility of this method of planting- 

 become among practical and observ- 

 ant club members, that it is not un- 

 usual to hear a chairman of a fish com- 

 mittee reply, when queried on the 

 subject : 



" Oh, yes, we'll plant the usual thou- 

 sands of fry this spring. They cost us 

 nothing, and if they serve no other good 

 purpose, our big trout will grow faster 

 for next season's catching." 



The economical question of State 

 Hatcheries raising yearling trout for 

 free distribution is growing in agita- 

 tion and importance, but it will not be 

 settled affirmatively until our Fish Com- 

 missioners are willing to forego accen- 



tuating in ponderous numerals the 

 many millions of fry raised, and con- 

 tent themselves with proved results ; 

 30,000,000 of trout fry hatched and dis- 

 tributed looks far more imposing, in 

 their annual reports, to the constituent 

 reader than 3,000 adult trout under the 

 same conditions, and yet the latter 

 would give the best results as food and 

 pleasure products. 



The personelle of the Fly Fisher's Club 

 of Brooklyn is made up as follows : 

 Chas. A. Bryan, President ; Dr. F. ' S 

 Howard, Vice-President ; James Rice 

 Jr., Treasurer ; Lody Smith, Secretary. 

 The other members of the Club are : 

 Messrs. C. W. Townsend, C. B. Boyn- 

 ton, A. T. Sanden, R. D. Robbins, J. 

 Ralph Burnett, R. S. Sayre, A. Snedecor. 

 The membership is limited to twenty-five 



A STRETCH OF THE BEAVERKILL, NEAR CLUB HOUSE. 



