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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Sen and giver egushuffl. 



FISH IN SEASON IN AUGUST. 



FISHING IN THE SCHUYLKILL. 



NoRKiSTWN, Pa., August 10th, 1874. 



Editor Forest akd Stubam:- 



Black boss fishing has commenced in tin* Schuvlkili. and quite a i 

 l-er have been caught, r.mniiie from Ho 5 bounds in weight in the I 

 *ater S belojf Ebwlings, Catfish, Norristown, CanSholiocken and 

 Rock Hums. Tlic principal bail used is the live minnow (ehinei I, altni 



nsful 



v. IK. 



rites "ii August lTlli that success is varying, j 

 W. C. Rogers, of New York, caught seventy king ' 



•oil 



—The display of fish on the market slabs is about as last 

 week, in quantity and variety, but much briny area is for- 

 aged in order to gather them in, and fishing for sport has 

 become slack, and the tish "mighty onccrtain." Our 

 correspondent at Bar-negat Bay, who keeps us ihoroughiy 

 posted, writes 

 One day"W 



fish and twenty weakl'isli off Forked River Point. On the '. 

 mussel beds near Kiusey's, at the Inlet, is a favorite sheeps- | 

 bead ground, and fleets of skiffs and sneak boats are always ' 

 there. Half a dozen fish to a tide is a pretty fair catch, i 

 so that, if thercare twenty boats, the total catch would 

 reach :>00. The best time for fishing is at high water shirk, 

 that is, from the first of the flood to the first of the ebb. 

 iji. day or two ago young Willie Kinsev, son of J vv. Kin- 

 sev, the proprietor of the Inlet, only eleven years old, took 

 a ten pounder with a roil and reel, which is a very credit- 

 able performance Foi any one. A few biuefish have been 

 caughi in t'ne channel and at the "Entrance buoy:" weak- 

 fish is the staple article al present. Soft crabs plenty, and 

 "deviled crab-," tun, for that matter, at Al K.'s We can- 

 not, in the present state of things, promise heavy catches 

 to any visitor to Barnegat. We have a letter from a Peeks- 

 kill gentleman who was down last week, who speaks of 

 haying most gratifying success catching weakfish for two 

 consecutive days, "vera hundred in all. 



Their is a ii.'iliu*! rivalry between Waretown and Bar- 

 n.-gui tillage, but as the places are but three miles apart, 

 bv i tic -ame railroad, both are equally* accessible logout! 

 fishing points. 



—The fishing for striped bass in the East River has 

 been good 'lining the past week. Parties leave Col. 

 Brown's ui Ninety-second street and avenue A, where boats 

 and bait are always to be had. for the best fishing grounds, 

 viz. • I log's Back," Flood Rock, Mile Rock, Holmes Hock, 

 "\.:.".er Point," and the Hope Walk, Ward's Island; also 

 the I. omj. Island shore at Woolsey'.s Point and Lawrence's 

 lvi.lv. The tish average three pounds each. Bat 

 the (ittSOil li.a-s weighing thirty pounds are taken hy- 

 ing w illi squid at night in Hell Gate and vicinity. 



— Capt. Benjamin B. Church, of Cutty hunk, ret 

 .■aught a big bass, but while hauling it in a big shark t 

 it and took half. The portion saved weighed 

 pounds. 



— Al Alexandria Cay, on the St. LawTeuce River, and 

 throughout: the Thousand Islands generally, fishermen and 

 fish have congregated. At the Grossman House there weie 

 175 people at one time, including the following notables, 

 anglers, and "gentlemen in general:"— Hon. John (.'. Breok- 

 enridge and wife of Kentucky; C. R. Breckenridge of New 

 Orleans: lien. Al. Mciluade, and family of Utica; Mayor 

 Hunter and family, Brooklyn; Marcellus Massey and 

 family, New York- Fred S. Masseyand family, Brook- 

 lyn; Dewitt C. West and family of l.owville. The 

 Crossm an House i- already a favorite resort and seems to 

 be well liked and patronized from basement to Mansard. 



—All the Erie railroad officers are either fishermen already, 

 or are rapidly acquiring the rudiments. Secretary Mc- 

 Donough is now among the salmon and trout of Lower 

 .ui id l. Cashier Thomson goes to Colorado in a few days, 

 ill search of an item for Forest and Stjik am, astray in 

 tlie Middle Park; Treasurer Shearman gets away where- 

 iri be ean, and Superintendent Abbot is of course devoted 

 ;.. the "Abbey" and other flies. 



— Black bass fishing has not. been good thus far this sea- 

 son in the vicinity of Niagara Falls. A letter from a mem- 

 ber of the Niagara Falls Shooting Club, says:— 



i in. i ice here that, the grass on the bars that generally appears above 

 v. n.-r about July, is just beginning to show itself, a full month and more 

 late. As the grass bars form eddies at the foot in Bftieh the base delight 

 m lie, we may have our full amount of sport yet, although a lint.- Inn-. 

 The rock bass and perch fishing was fine this spring." 



— A letter froom Moosehead Lake says that trouting there 

 cannot now be surpassed. A. B. Farrar is now accommo- 

 dating twenty or thirty anglers at his house at east out- 

 let of Moosehead. He is an old surveyor and capital guide, 

 ami can be addressed at Greenville, Maine. 



-A few weeks ago \tr. Oscar Morse, of Amherst, Mass., 

 took, with lly, eight trout in a stream atShutesbury, twenty 

 miles from Amherst, weighing nineteen and three quarter 

 pounds. How is that, for fishing'- The largest one was 

 sold to a Boston gentleman for $5. 



—It is not known, that near as St. John's is to Montreal, 

 and large town as it is, the sport there is so good. Two of 

 [lie leading people here have caught thirty pounds of fiue 



Thursday last he 

 mi tish and chilli— fi' 



. at trial Kork Dam, four 

 ><k P.sb isiripeil bass) ti 



been. 



Onr river is now high, and muddy fr.ini the heavy lain of Saturday; Inn 

 when it clears vve look for tine lishiug. The experiment of slocking our. 

 rivers with has? has proved a complete success, and there is some talk of 

 stocking it with the delicious little fish, the white perch. S. 



irly-two 



fish between them .in 

 the Scotch guide expressed 

 A disciple of Mr. Isaac Walt 

 big a haul trolling with a minnow 

 has-', black bass, shad, Ac, and a. 

 two pounds. To those who likt 

 John's is a nice easy distance f: 

 not too fii 

 those win 



ith the fly, which, as 



s "gentleman's fishing." 



from Montreal, made as 



. They consisted of rock 



teof them weighed over 



'the gentle sport," St. 



Montreal, not too near, 



ellent English hotel there, and 



lociations with foreign clll 





LAKE STERLING. 



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Editor Pomst * 

 This beautiful la 

 held in high esteen 

 Ne-iliiiL- lovingly a 

 by woodland and g 

 clear as , r- 1 



SirVm-ns. \ v.. Augusi iai.li. JUT-I 

 ".'D .Stream:— 



,,',.]-, 





spend a day 01 twi 





ermines of the road. The train 

 junction at 7:30 A. M. and i 1". 

 iporinrcndont. John Q, Mi.-.-imar, 



Ti,eni..-t -tirces-tiilan-'.crwho, a- :->-. has Hahed there is a Mr. Millet 

 from Nc'vbnr-li. N V . win. Invariably catches a goodly number of 

 large Hsti In the month of July this gentleman, accompanied by his 

 family and a few lri.-i.d-. sp.-nl u .nnple of weeks a! tin: Int..-. bringing 

 wiui them three tenta and camp outfit, and pitching their tents in a u-w 



dry and ptc.ttrre6q.oe spot, rhey camped eat. taking -"'.id • I'.m: and had 



a good lime L-fui-rally. When iliey left, tenta and contents were left 

 standing and Villi no one to guard them, it brim- .Mr. Miller's purpose 



century Bat us 1 intend- 

 V fardier in describing the 



ill Only add thai n nttrc 



ewhomake.it. As 



The 



show 



■ P foi 



lugbi n 



ml i.i that time : 



tie said, •■ttiai. there were 



' stormy, and liahing wa- 



will enjoy a stay in a thoroughly French family hotel, 

 clean and airy, with good cooking and moderate charges. 



abandoned. 



One Of our party had a lame back; k medicine. Another a sore 



foot; took medicine Another toot medicine because he was wet, an- 

 other because lie was dry. Aie.tl.er. a philanthropist, in order to -In >w 

 Ids lniinaiiiiv to man. took some lo keep us comjiany Ttiree different 

 prescriptions, taken for different ailments, and yet. no matterwhoee 

 ~,-d. it met wiili a cordial reception. One, and hat one. of 



fishing. Procuring' some flies uud.-ruround near s pigsty, be proceeded 

 ;.. the lake, and finding a rod to his taste (u was tinjoinluiL old. crooked. 



abont 26 trout, brook and lake The brook tront. looked like theold- 

 fasbi.aie.l sun fish, being short and fiat, but being speckled, of course 

 Iheywere trout. The lake trout were golden yellow; hud they been 



thought it time to stop lie in- -inc.- go...- to Greenwood Lake to, have 

 it our. m.-ans to fish uhmc and eal.h »'. ■ Will expect a 



fishv report frotu him. B. B. Wanm u:ctt. 



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TROUTING IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



V Mabqoettk. L. 8, Mich., August 10th, 1874. 



Editor Forest and Stream:— 



As to the best truut streams in northern counties of Michigan. 1 will 

 commence at a point about thirty miles above While Fish Point, the en- 

 trance to Lake Superior, which is Bfly or sixty miles from Saull So- 

 Marie. Gravel river has large trout, una a gr m my Of them, A beau- 

 tiful lake, i miles wide and 2 long, lie- about 4 miles from Grand 

 Marina river, and ts tilled with black bass and pickerel. A parly fishing 

 here last. Week caught 14 bass in Iwo hours, by trolling, the largest of 

 which weighed r. pounds. Pickerel are very large here also— as high as 

 20 pounds or more. This lake is about one mile south of bake Superior, 

 and requires boats to be earned across an immense sand blutl to get to 

 it. it isa great resort for deer all through the season, and more or less 

 can be shot any night by torchlight by whoever will lake the trouble. 

 Leaving here, we pass the Grand Suable, the Pictured Hocks, and come 

 to Miners river. Here I have caught many line trout and shot deer. 

 NexMs Brand Island, A tine hotel here, and summer resort. Trout and 

 deer are plenty. In Anna River, at the head of the bay , I have caught 

 many trout, of 8 and 4 pounds tu weight. I have also caught them as 

 large off. the dock in the bay. There are many small streams and lakes 

 Iul.be vicinity full of trout. An-traiu Lake comes next, abounding iu 

 pickerel, wiih plenty of deer about . Next comes Laughing White Fish 

 Point, and then the C'hocoly River. In this river, which is three 

 miles from Marquette, I have taken trout weighing over 5 pounds. This 

 river and its branches are full of trout. I have also shut deer and duok 

 on its borders and in its waters. Then comes Carp River, full of fish, 

 and then Marquette. Marquette has flue accommodations for the trav- 

 eler and sportsman, it being a city of over B.OOO inhabitants. Two rail- 

 roads, terminate here, and steamboats from all points make this their 



principal stopping-place. Steam yachts, tugs, and pleasure boats of all 

 kinds can be had here. From this place to Huron Bay— 50 miles or more 

 — trout fishing is excellent. At a place called Sank's Head, in 1837, Mr. 

 B. B. Campbell and myself caught in two forenoons, between the bourn 

 of 111 and 2, 68 f pecklad trout. Two or them weighed over 7 pound!, 

 each, as many good sportsmen can testify. 

 Y.-tc.-day Sir. S. P, Kly caught the largest one taken here this Season, 

 . .-ral hours after taken from the « ater) 5 lbs. 2 oz. This year 



this. I ,nii afraid, will gradually exterminate the large fish. T- 



Chicago come here and take all offered, whether caught in Gill neisor 



BOtexw&o. t always make it anoint todeetroytl tietawnerevm I come 



across them, i.a-t week, .Mes-r-. Richard and William Kay ol Boston, Dr, 



Little c.arlick l.'i-.er. >ahnon. Trnat and Huron Rivers KTC all tilled with 

 large trout. A tent i- a nece-sary adjunct of all parties lo these -..'■ Alt 

 But I have made this long, and will here close. Yours truly. 



II. 1!. MATHKK 



CATCHING A STURGEON. 



[\ Madison, Wis., August ph. is; i 



Editor Forest and Stream:— 



The usual routine of our summer fishing has been surprised out of its 

 customary decorum by the capture of u monster, 



In ourproliticUkes we have canget ■.'.'.■pound pickerel and Tglt hupp. . 

 c-potind black bass and felt triumptiam ; even Plo-pouud catfish and have 

 survived: but. on Sunday, duly 26th, all our ideas of propriety as fisher 

 men were knocked into pi by the capture of a sturgeon (i Pet. 7 inches III 



The capture was witnessed by hundreds of people, who happened to 



beasserabledata Die nic. \ Mr Wilson 'fir' iced the iish playing 



on too surface of (be water of Lai:.' M tui.ntiil tmmodlafoly weiu 



a-b. •.;•.• a.-.! informed Mr. ll.iniden. a veteran old hunter, ot in.- raw 



capture, tu'il'.rs. coining ie 



'. Haindeuslio 



...red that the 

 id so, and this 



lab 





e spear firmly through the base or one of her dorsal 



lapped the spear handle like a match, and 



Contest, which lasted about two hoots. 



than .Mi. Itainden been -ul the other end 



fins. One "hi.-k ol her 

 then ensued a very excit'in 

 Had any less skilful lisbernu 



to the surface she iaslied tin- water like a young whale, and . 



on iho -id.- of He- lishennan, am] the nsir sturgeon was draw u qui 



oily alongside, the line passed through her mouth and gills, and -he ns 

 iove.1 ashore, where h.-r anpearance produced' the \>iid.--t excitement 



rts follows: Length, .i feel 1 inches; circumference, front of caudal tins. 

 8J inches: front of dorsal Una, 31 inches; front of anal fine, u) inches : 



The 



• the 



n .t,. 



lakes! 11 nor* long has this "Id lady been the sole one of hat apt ci - 



OOCopyfDg .his beautiful sheet. if water? And many nthor speculations 

 concerning Ibe mailer afford unbounded scope for theory. I skinned 

 the ti- 1 ... preserving the skin with Dr. (.rain's embalming compound, find 

 have a very line specimen. 



Is not this the largest rrosh water sturgeon ever caught:- This speci- 

 men, in some respects, differs from any known member or the sturgeon 

 f.Tlliilv. ul least so far as the r-.ollecliOll of those viewing it, went. Dr. 

 Hoy. one of our Stale. Fish .•omiili-sioii.-rs. .alls ii ..|c;>oi...v) ,,,,,< 

 (Hoy), bin i am not -tire that this will stand lire. The. old lady must. 



BUrely uave hud some relations at some time of her lire, and flou.1 



other members or this family have made the acquaintance of the ./?»./-- 

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huliimq nnd fronting. 



>u< a ml r'rhtitf* th.nld br mnifr.d »r,t 



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'1 in- r.-gui':: of fliu New York yacht club, at Newport, 

 rra T'.i.-dtiv I Ik- lltli, in which tin: 'Eastern yacht club had 

 lit-eii invited to enter, and in which the schooners and sloops 

 harl been imnditaippi-il separately, a prize being oili red I 

 each '-lass, vras declared no race, the lending yacht not 

 completing the coni.-e in the required time ol eight hours. 

 It on- tin iiiteresiing .-vent, however. From I he heavy fogs 

 which would settle down ami envelope the fleet, leaving 

 each yacht in. darkness as to the movements of the com- 

 petitors and in fact to its own position and prospects. The 



new vachl Allow, Mr. Daniel Edgar, was tne first of the 

 fleet home, but lost, the race bynliout twelve minutes. The 

 Arrow, (irnete and W'av ward" worked down the west shore 

 on their outward, hound course, and t.y so doing, obtained 

 a very gn-ai advantage over their rivals, the Coming Vision 

 and Vindex, who went lo the eastward nnd eventually had 

 lo start sheets ii: order to round Bloek Island buoy. The 

 (Iraeie put back when the fog first settled down, and the 

 Wayward had not been sufficiently allowed by the com- 

 tuitfeo to stand a chance with a very large vessel like the 



Arrow, or the schooners, the Idler was the flrsi to ■■ ■ • 



Block Island buoy, Coming hack oil' the win. I, rue]. 

 .-.ehooitef entered would lead iu tutu, as she would receive 

 a favorable slant of wind. Tlie Magie was fortunate enough 

 to have the last good turn, and securing the honor ol - 

 iu first of i he schooners, although it did uot entitle Iter to 

 a prize. 



The regatta of the New York yacht club, not finished 



in time on the 11th, owing to the fog, after some discussion 

 in the lleet, was sailed on the day following. The list of 

 entries, however, was very much decreased, many of the 

 vessels preferring to lie at anchor to sailing races. At 11:18 

 the first siiinal was given to prepare, and al, 11:33 the second 

 was given.' permitting the yachts lo cross any lime, within 

 fifteen minutes. The course was the regular Newport 

 course, from an imaginary line drawn between the stake 

 ii-.ir hm! ihe Dumpling rocks to and .around Block Island 

 uUOy, returning to" starting point. The following yachts 

 crossed the line as under: — 



II. 31- S. H. M. 8. 



ViSion.. 11 38 SO Arrow 11 39 50 



tirade 11 IB 05 Wanderer U 41 55 



Magic 11 38 » ttambier 11 42 30 



Vindei ,._ 11 38 381 



