150 Tlilrli/sn-nilli AiiiiunI Mrrii,,;/ 



was made from an cxaiuplc cau^ulit hy \hv artist in ( 'liautan(ina 

 Lake ill the fall of liMXi. A l)lack and white i)ieture. adapted 

 from tlie original drawin>:-, was ut^cA hy Forest and Slrcaiii (in its 

 cover ])aiie Xoveml)er o, IDOIi. Mr. liliead's aeeunnt of Ids e\- 

 ])erienee in fishing for this species, ])nl)lished in Forest diid 

 Strcdui of the date nientiont'(K contains interesting facts alioul 

 its feeding habits and its actions wlien hooked. He considers 

 this fish the best of its race from every point of view. 



]\rr. Ehead fonnd tliat live or artificial minnows are not tak- 

 I'n until faU. and that s]ioons of ditt'erent sha])es and sizes are 

 used siiccessfnlly in the early ])art of the season. His iii-st suc- 

 cess came on a luminous tandem, smaller than muskalongt' 

 s])oons, and a good Inre, close, compact, and the triangle hook 

 well covered with feathers. At the suggestion of W. \l. Brown in 

 charge of the hatchery at Bemus Point, he tried a s|)oon made 

 by a local expert angler, and found it so meritorious that other 

 hirers were scarcely used. The s])oon is made of brass, copper, 

 steel and gold. Instead of the customary triangle, it has a pow- 

 erful double hook, (•ur\ing downward and ingeniously co\-ered 

 with bucktail, a red feather on each side, and just a touch of ]jea- 

 cock's feather to give l)rightness. 



The mode of fishing practiced l)y local anglers and guides 

 is to ti'oll with rods placed in sockets on each side of the l)oat, 

 and two hand-lines worked closer in toward the boat, so that 

 four spoons at varying distances require attention nearly all the 

 time. Working as they do toward and in the weeds, better suc- 

 cess is likely to ensue, though added trouble is caused by reason 

 of snags. In trolling, a noiseh'ss boat is necessary, and even and 

 regular rowing. One trip over a strip of water is no criterion 

 of its ])ossil)ilities. A day's patient fishing in one place is surest, 

 for the muskalonge is a swiftly moving fish. 



^luskalonge have been taken that were literally crammed 

 with fishes of various sizes and kinds, showing they were not 

 hungry. The number of fish swallowed during a single summer 

 is almost incredible. They are not minnows and small fry only, 

 hut large enough to reproduce their kind. In rowing over Chau- 

 tampui Lake Mr. Rhead saw many good-sized fish floating on 

 the surface, not yet dead, with great gashes and pieces of flesh 



