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pointed strongly to two prominent citizens of the village. He 

 said that three salmon, weighing from eight and one-half to 

 twelve and one-half pounds, were found dead floating about 

 the day after the dynamite was used. 



Mr. Johnson also reported that a salmon was taken there 

 recently on a trolling spoon. I never heard of such a case, 

 and can hardly believe it. Will investigate further, and try 

 and find out about it. Henry Burden. 



Troy, N. Y., November 12th. 



Mr. Fred Mather. 



The name of the man who took a salmon with a trolling 

 spoon is John Conners. He is employed in the Fitchburg 

 car-shops at Mechanicville. Henry Burden. 



Newburg bay. — A newspaper slip, sent me by a correspond- 

 ent, said that Mr. Eugene B. O'Sullivan, who lives at Fishkill 

 Landing, caught a salmon, weighing nine and one-half pounds 

 with a fly, and sold it to Thomas Talbot, a fish dealer at the 

 latter place. This was important, if true, and in conversation 

 with State Game Protector Willett Kidd, I told him of it. 

 Mr. Kidd kindly looked the matter up, and found that the 

 fish was taken in a shad net. 



recapitulation of captures. 



Gravesend bay 28 



New York bay 20 



Prince's bay 3 



New Jersey shore 5 



Hudson city 8 



Stockport 4 



New Baltimore 3 



Highland Falls i 



Mulls 2 



Catskill Point i 



Cornwall i 



